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’ve only been to New York City once, and it was brief. In August 2010 I landed in LaGuardia airport and needed to make my way to Grand Central Station in order to catch a train to Connecticut — where my cousin was getting married. As the plane descended the captain came on the intercom and announced that it was 29°C on the ground and the humidity was maxed-out. It was 9:30 a.m. As the reigning champion of the Nares Lake Whocan-stay-in-theglacial-water-thelongest Derby, my cold weather credentials are beyond reproach, but I absolutely wilt in the heat. I wandered through the terminal with that stereotypical first-time-in-NYC mix of awe and anxiety; it was written all over my face. By the time I navigated customs and found my way outside to hail a cab, my t-shirt was drenched with perspiration and my man-tits were clearly visible to anyone who cared to look. Like the Las Vegas strip, television and movies cannot prepare you for the reality of your first trip New York’s Grand Central. The majesty of the huge arched ceilings stand in contrast to the sheer explosion of humanity that plays out on the station floor. There were thousands of people representing every age, racial hue, and other demographically significant category. And they all crisscrossed each other with precise gaits and obvious destinations. I just stood there and sweated. After getting my bearings and a Gatorade I managed to locate

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My first trip to New York was blistering. a booth that sold the ticket I required; my train was leaving in minutes. I forsook any façade of poise and stumbled pell-mell through throngs of more organized travelers. I made it to the platform and walked the length of the train looking for any compartment that wasn’t jammed with presumably curt New Yorkers. The luggage I was carrying included an old duffel bag and huge banana crate filled with papermaking material; the whole arrangement was more than cumbersome. Car after car was packed and I dreaded the inevitable awkwardness of trying to organize and store my belongings in these sardine-like conditions. But luck can change in a New York minute (whatever that is) and as I neared the end of the train there was one compartment that was only sparsely populated.

Incredulous of my good fortune I rushed in and flopped on a seat, somehow managing to feel victorious and utterly defeated at exactly the same moment. The reason for all the elbowroom? My chosen train car had a busted air conditioner. By the time my cheerful Aunt Janice picked me up an hour later I was less a man than a bog. Mosquitoes were spawning larvae on me. Bellyaching about the weather is one the most universal forms of communication we have, and Yukoners — myself include — indulge in the activity with vigour. But every time I feel particularly persecuted by a stiff winter’s wind I try to remember that moist day in August. For this Anglo-Saxon ginger the choice between 30°C in New York City and -30°C in Whitehorse ain’t no choice at all.

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On the Cover Harold Cowx has been a Sourdough Rendezvous volunteer since the beginning.

Judy Gage, left, Bertha Moose and Alexis Crystal Jim chat and make beadwork cardholders and moccasin tops during the free sewing and Southern Tutchone language class in Whitehorse Feb. 13.

Inside Jickling’s Jabberings................ 2 Beadwork Class....................... 3 Virtual Village........................ 4 A Klondike Korner................... 5 Middle Row, Centre.................. 7 Quasar: Bach to Zappa.............. 8 DISCourse.............................10 Seeking Beervana...................11 Rendezvous 101.....................14 Eating Alive..........................16 Mr. and Mrs. Yukon.................17 Science Lecture.....................19 Northwest Passage.................20 Poet Clea Roberts...................22

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s nine-year-old Alexis Crystal Jim focuses on picking up a brilliant blue bead with her sewing needle and fastening it to a piece of hide, the women several decades older than her chat and laugh and sew. And as the time flies by, the little girl soaks up traditional knowledge and the Southern Tutchone language spoken around her. There, among women supporting her – and supporting each other – she’s also learning about the warm comfort of her kin. Jim comes with her grandmother to the sewing group, which takes place every Monday and Wednesday at the Champagne

and Aishihik First Nations (CAFN) administration building in downtown Whitehorse. The sewing and language class is free to all CAFN members and their families. Val Fromme is not of First Nation heritage, but her husband is. And so are their children. She feels at home in the sewing circle and over the past few years she has been learning the First Nation style of beadwork. On Feb. 13 she once again joined the six women at the table for the class she has become so fond of. “I really like the end product and the process, but I particularly like hanging out with these women

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and listening to their stories and learning these new techniques of sewing,” Fromme says. Jim’s grandmother, Bertha Moose, is an instructor of the sewing group, along with Lorraine Allen. “They give us this space to revitalize the First Nation traditional artwork,” Allen says. She points to Jim, pulling thread through the thick hide. “She’s learning. And she does a good job.” Jim’s first project was a beaded leather cardholder for bankcards and such. She gave that one to her Mom, now she’s making one for her aunt and her plan is to make another for her grandmother. “Then I’m going to sell them,” she says. “I like making projects. It’s fun.” “It’s good to see younger kids sew,” Moose says. “That’s how young we started sewing. I’ve been sewing for a long time. I was taught by my grandmother and my mother.” Then the knowledge started missing generations. Tina Grant is of Champagne heritage and her great grandmother used to make beadwork,

but she just picked up beading four years ago. And she’s picked it up in a big way. She has exhausted the local supplies of bead colours and has been ordering them through the internet to get an inspiring new array. “I’ve invested a lot of money in beads, but I’ve given a lot away as gifts,” she says. “But when I see my work, it gives me more money to buy more beads.” For Grant beading is not about tapping into the culture of her family, rather, it’s a hypnotic way to pass the time – and create something useful and beautiful. “It’s just a hobby,” Grant says. “I enjoy it; it relaxes me. I really love sewing and beading and being productive.” Three years ago the class started with beginners and now the women are not only giving away their work as handsome gifts, but also selling it and taking custom orders. The free sewing and language class meets every Monday and Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the CAFN administration building in downtown Whitehorse.

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the address is the site you believe it is and https:// should be the first part of the address. The biggest risk lies in what the server does with your credit card information after the transaction. Many do not store credit card numbers, but those that do create some risk.

your credit card information for later transactions. This is not a wise practice. The extra work of entering your card number on a repeat visit is little price to pay for the additional security. Review your monthly card statements. If a transaction looks odd,

intercepted and decrypted is minimal. The browser you use will provide a display indicating that it is a secure transaction. The easiest thing to do is check the address box to see that

The largest thefts of credit card numbers have come from criminals hacking the online merchants and stealing credit card numbers from them. Many sites allow you to create a profile and save

contact your bank. The agreements you have will vary with the type of credit card and bank, but most will not hold you responsible if you can show that you did not make the purchase

and that you did not give away your card information and PIN (in the case of chip cards) to anyone unauthorized. Since most fraudulent sales happen away from the city where you live, proving that they were not your purchase is often easy. It is, however, an inconvenient process and you should check your cardholder agreement to determine the exact rules for your bank and card. Interestingly, people tend to trust debit cards more than credit cards. However, there are far more cases of fraudulent use of debit cards. Online banking and shopping provide great convenience, but a little caution provides some added security PHOTOS: Birch Kuch to this convenience. Doug Rutherford teaches computer networking and security for Yukon College and three post-secondary educational institutions in British Columbia.

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A Klondike Korner with Dan Davidson

Handling the Quest is a Fine-Tuned Operation

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A mid morning arrival in Dawson City is swarmed by Yukon Quest officials, handlers, media and fans.

o matter how many words I log here to the contrary, it seems impossible to shake the impression that Dawson City goes to sleep when the tourists leave and, like bears in winter hibernation, only stirs when something happens to disturb its slumber. If you lived here you’d realize that the schedule can get pretty crowded. Nevertheless, the accounts of visiting reporters here during the Yukon Quest invariably give the impression that our sleepy town has lurched to life just because they happened to arrive. One thing is true: the Visitor Information Centre (VIC) has been largely empty for months by the time the Yukon Quest handlers and

media groupies begin to arrive one or two days after the race begins. What’s Up Yukon’s own Gabriela Sgaga has been busily organizing her volunteer crew for many weeks before this and will run on an absolute minimum of sleep during the week that the VIC is Dawson Quest Central. She’s been a Quest volunteer since 1999. At the volunteer sign up meeting this year Gaby told my wife, Betty, who loves to donate time to this event, that she’d had way more people signing up than usual. Things were ready in plenty of time for the actual teams, even though they were a day (at first) and then half another day, ahead of when they were supposed to arrive. The dog yard was ready in the

Government Campground across the Yukon River. Volunteers were assigned there to help the vet crew, or trained to assist at the finish line in front of the VIC. The chute through which the teams pulled up to the big Yukon Quest banner in order to have all their gear checked before settling their dogs was about 15 metres from the Klondike Sun’s front door in the Waterfront Building and by Wednesday we could no longer use our parking space when delivering our latest edition around the town. Inside the VIC the tables were crowded with reporters and race watchers, many of them glued to their laptops, watching the live tracking of the teams and making sure their cameras were ready when the next one rolled along the top of the dike trail, moving like a slow locomotive before the dogs dropped down onto Front Street and the glare of the musher’s headlamp resolves into a team and sled in the twilight. The room would empty in seconds when someone stepped inside to warn of an approaching team. While waiting, folks could avail themselves of a variety of hot food and snacks from the concession table run by the Percy DeWolfe Committee, which uses this activity as a fund raiser for its own race, the one that will wrap up the mushing season in late March. The food is first rate, though the ambience of the overheated bodies in too many layers of clothing permeates the VIC and tempts a person to bring some air freshener along. It would be a great place

Hot Spell

YOU DON’T THINK ABOUT YOUR WINTER CLOTHES AN’ YOU WON’T FREEZE YOUR NOSE. YOU WON’T FREEZE YOUR SEAT AND YOU WON’T FEEZE YOUR FEET. WE DON’T NEED TO BURN DRY TREES ‘CAUSE WE CERTAINLY WON’T FREEZE. WHEN WE’RE IN A HOT SPELL WE DRINK WATER FROM THE WELL. WHEN IT’S HOT YOU WON’T SHIVER AND YOU’LL SWIM IN THE RIVER. WE HAVE TO WATER OUR DOG TEAM AND WE EAT LOTS OF ICE CREAM. WE PLAY IN THE MIDNIGHT SUN

for one of those blindfold scent commercials that are so popular right now. The pace increases from Tuesday to Thursday as the teams trickle in. Usually it’s a 36 mandatory layover at the midpoint here, but this year complications on the American side of the trail added another four hours to the stay and kept the VIC in business just a bit longer.

AND DARKNESS THERE’S NONE. KIDS DRINK LOTS OF KOOL-AID AND WE SIT IN THE SHADE. PEOPLE DRINK LOTS OF COKE SO THEY DON’T GET A HEATSTROKE. SOME PEOPLE GO TO SEE THE NURSE ‘CAUSE YOU CAN DIE OF THIRST. KIDS JUMP IN THE POOL THAT’S HOW THEY STAY COOL. WHEN THERE’S A HOT SPELL I WONDER IF IT’S A TASTE OF HELL.

Allan Benjamin , Old Crow, Yukon

By the weekend it was time to put the tables away, take down the arrival chute and — heh! — go back to sleep for a few weeks until the snowmobiles arrive from Tok. After 32 years teaching in rural Yukon schools, Dan Davidson retired from that profession but continues writing about life in Dawson City.

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Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre Craft Fair featuring local artists and crafters, including First Nation arts Fri, Feb 22 Latin Dance Classes 7:30 PM Leaping Feats Dance Studio Beginner Merengue and Salsa and Intermediate Salsa and Rueda de Casino Dance Classes. salsayukon@gmail.com or 668-6517 for info Sat, Feb 23 Whitehorse River Runner 120 3:00 PM Shipyards Park one of the longest skijor races in the world ? offering a 60 mile and a 120 mile category with 2 to 4 dogs Sat, Feb 23 Writers at the River peer gathering 4:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library All prose and poetry writers are invited to discuss their work Tue, Feb 26 Brave New Words 7:00 PM Rah Rah Gallery Brave New Words Spoken word and Freestyle Poetry Sat, Mar 2 Quasar saxophone quartet 8:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre Bach to Zappa presented by Whitehorse Concerts Sun, Mar 3 Bax & Chung 8:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre .

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Mama is showing at the Qwanlin Cinema Centre gist intervenes to help the couple in their bid. In return for the exclusive right to study the children’s development, he sets up Lucas and Annabel rent-free in a luxurious townhouse owned by his research institute, where the girls settle in with them.

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essica Chastain graces local screens for the second time this month, but on this occasion, the redheaded Oscar nominee is scarcely recognizable. Decked out in a jet-black wig and sporting a tattoo, she plays Annabel, a punk-band guitarist, in firsttime director Andreas Muschietti’s new horror film Mama. Taking its original inspiration from a three-minute short, this Canada-Spain co-production was filmed at Toronto Pinewood Studios and on location in Barcelona and Quebec City. It’s been doing fairly well at the international box office since its original release last month. The film opens on the aftermath of a murder. A man named Jeffrey has just killed two of his business partners and his estranged wife during the 2008 financial meltdown. He is now leaving the scene with his two young daughters, three-year-old Victoria and her infant sibling Lily. Speeding too fast on a snowy Midwest highway, his car overturns and plunges over a ravine. Unhurt, the shaken trio takes refuge in an abandoned summerhouse. There, Jeffrey prepares to end his life, as well as those of his two young daughters. Just as

he aims his gun at the head of an unsuspecting Victoria as she gazes out the window, an unseen figure intervenes from the shadows, snapping his neck instantly. He’s met his desired fate, but the children are spared. It all takes place quickly, noiselessly. The girls warm themselves by the fire that their father has built, uncomprehending. The unseen presence tosses a cherry out of the darkness to them for sustenance. The narrative moves forward five years and trackers that Jeffrey’s brother Lucas has hired find the abandoned children, alive and unharmed. Someone or something has protected them all this time. But they scarcely resemble the children they were. With no human presence or instruction, the toddlers have become feral, skittering about on all fours and sustaining themselves on moths, insects and the mysterious cherries. Lucas, with the grudging acceptance of his girlfriend Annabel, fights their great-aunt Jean for custody of the girls. His case is clouded, however, by the bohemian lifestyle the couple lead, prejudicing their perceived ability to raise the sisters. A prominent child psycholo-

It soon becomes apparent that the mysterious force which has helped the children survive their formative years has accompanied them to their new home. They call her “Mama” and though the figure is never really seen until the film’s end, its presence is clearly felt. Moreover, it soon becomes apparent that Mama’s maternal instincts are clashing acutely with the presence of Annabel, as she begins to warm to her new charges. Mama is a cleverly designed, mostly understated ghost story, without a lot of the gore and mayhem that contemporary examples of its genre seem to thrive on. It builds its suspense satisfactorily and holds its audience well, although it often telegraphs its punches with an annoyingly ominous score and obvious dramatic giveaways like lights mysteriously flickering on and off. Mama is rated PG-13 and is showing at the Qwanlin Cinema Centre at 6:45 p.m. and 9 p.m.

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ake a string quartet: two violins, a viola and a cello. Imagine it whipping up a challenging entrée of Bach. As side dishes, how about some 1930s-era Glazounov romanticism and a bit of contemporary Canadiana? A little Zappa for dessert, perhaps. But first, replace the strings with saxophones. That’s the menu Whitehorse Concerts has in store for Yukon audiences in early March when the Montreal saxophone quartet Quasar makes its first visit North with a show called From Bach to Zappa. They’ll be playing in Whitehorse on March 2 and in Dawson City on March 3. Quasar’s artistic director, Marie-Chantal Leclair calls the evening a “discovery program” for people who may not be familiar with this particular brand of music. “People are not so used to listening to a sax quartet,” Leclair says. “So with this program, you get most facets of the sax ensemble.” The four members of Quasar are all music graduates from the Université de Montréal who studied under the same teacher. Since its formation in 1994, the award-winning quartet has introduced some 70 new works by Canadian and other composers to the contemporary music canon.

Two of those pieces, “Levées” by Gilles Tremblay and “Geyser Ghetto” by fellow Montreal composer Michel Frigon, will be on the Yukon bill of fare. “Sometimes people don’t really realize the richness of Canadian music,” Leclair says. “We hear about Beethoven, or Brahms and we don’t realize that in Canada we have really strong composers. “So it’s part of our mandate and we’re really happy to do that. For me, it’s vital to promote our culture.” Leclair acknowledges that new music can be an acquired taste — in fact, a composer friend of hers likens it to blue cheese. “The first time you eat that, you say, ‘Oh, my god’ and then finally you go on to become a big fan,” she suggests. “Also, with blue cheese, you have Roquefort, you have Gorgonzola. Some are soft, some are really strong and so it’s also a matter of developing the taste.” Quasar is also noted for its imaginative work with live electronics, as well as improvisation and structured improv, much of it complex and demanding. “We work very hard to learn new pieces, but also to keep them in shape,” she says. “But it’s the same, I guess, with a Bach string quartet. Those are very challenging pieces as well.” The dynamics of what is essen-

tially a chamber ensemble are different from those of an orchestra, Leclair points out. “It’s very collaborative,” she says. “It can’t be otherwise. It’s pretty demanding for a musician. The repertoire is very challenging and so we really need to work together, to be in the same state of mind.” After nearly two decades of performing together, being what Leclair calls “a family thing” no doubt helps. In addition to Leclair on soprano sax, the group consists of her brother Mathieu on alto, her husband Jean-Marc Bouchard on baritone and André Leroux on tenor. Besides the Tremblay and Frigon pieces, From Bach to Zappa includes excerpts from Bach’s The Art of Fugue; Alexandre Glazounov’s Quartet op. 108; Will Gregory’s Hoe Down!; and two works by American rocker Frank Zappa, Zomby Woof and Black Page #1. Quasar will appear Saturday, March 2 at the Yukon Arts Centre at 8 p.m., with a pre-concert talk from 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. It will follow the same format in the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture Ballroom in Dawson City the following evening, beginning at 7 p.m. Ken Bolton is a former What’s Up Yukon editor who now lives in New Brunswick.

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Song Rise Filled with Diversity and Talent Yukon Women in Music’s newest CD spans jazz to rock Rose Kirchner eases the listener into this collection. Her introspective lyrics on Fireweed are matched by delicately fingerpicked acoustic guitar. Claire Ness’s Call of the Yukon follows. While Ness may be better known as clown, she is in full-romantic mode on this song — singing about what draws her back home. With a throaty and characterfilled voice, she sings, “When the dark nights of winter just aren’t long enough/I long for sundogs howling at the moon.” Sylvie Painchaud’s Me Voilà, the first of the French language offerings, has a similar substance, though completely different style. Against a steady crescendo of music built around her piano and versatile voice, she describes how the Yukon gave her the strength to be herself. Nicole Edwards finds strength

within herself. Living with scleroderma, an autoimmune disease, Edwards sings powerful, positive, heavy rock songs, like I Still Have Something, which can inspire us all to meet adversity and grow from it. This Road by BJ MacLean follows in complete contrast to Edwards’ song. MacLean sings it with a light vibrato against her delicate acoustic guitar, underscored by light electric guitar provided by Bob Hamilton. Blue Hibou consists of banjoplaying phenom Kim Barlow and ukulelist Hélène Beaulieu, joined on Courir sur la plage by Micah Smith on lap-steel guitar. It’s a light quirky song, reminiscent of Vaudeville or even earlier, as though Barlow and Beaulieu are reviving a lost art form. Pourquoi by L. Grace (Lauren Tuck) is a bilingual song, drifting between folk and pop rock and

switching easily between English and French lyrics. The bridge includes a light melodic rap, similar to her other musical project, The Lore. The album’s jazz number is Fawn Fritzen’s I’m a Fool for You. Her voice is soft, playful and romantic, as is her piano. One of my favourite artists is brigs (Andrea Burgoyne). With lyrics that rival John K. Samson’s and a powerful backing instrumentation provided by Jordy Walker, her song The Night Wins is huge. I’m only disappointed that brigs didn’t contribute a new track: I need more of her music. Sense of Distance by Home Sweet Home matches Kate Weekes’ lyrics with Keitha Clarke and Boyd Benjamin’s fiddles, giving it a down-home feel. With Slide Over by Brenda Berezan, the compilation returns to rock. This song cruises through the verses, accompanied by Wayne Garrett’s surf-rock guitar solos. Karen Furlong’s Fear and Common Sense oozes a raw sensuality like early Liz Phair. Furlong’s voice seduces the listener as she sings, “I bet you’d thrill me again and again and again and again.” Sara MacDonald’s The Sun Too Will Die, was previously released

by her band, the august arrival. It’s swirling folk melody and existential lyrics. Kim Rogers’ I’m the Girl is the compilation’s big finale. With heavy guitars by Rick Santers and Kurt Schefter and Rogers’ passionate voice, the song has a hard edge like Heart in their heyday. Outstanding Tracks: Courir sur la plage, The Night Wins and I Still Have Something. Song Rise is available for sale in Whitehorse at Mac’s Fireweed books, Unitech Sound and Lighting, Dean’s Strings, Triple J’s Music and Well-Read Books. Barry “Jack” Jenkins keeps close tab on the Yukon music scene. In this column, he reviews and discusses Yukon CDs. If you are producing one, please contact him at melford12@hotmail.com

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ot long after I met my partner I bought him a beer kit. This was in the mid-1990s, when microbreweries were starting to come into their own. I was still drinking Kokanee, but I would often pick up a six pack of Big Rock Traditional Ale as a diversion and because it was hip at the time. When you grow up in a small town with few choices, beer-isbeer. Brewing our own beer at home changed that. All of sudden there was a wide range of beers we could make – spruce tip ale, porters, extra special bitters, raspberry beer, etc. Brewing our own beer would spawn a deep quest that would take over precious storage space and suitcase volume on vacation. Some people brew their own beer to get suds you can’t buy locally, others to save a few bucks and others to learn the ancient art of brewing. Most homebrewers start out making beer using a kit. The main

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February 21, 2013

2013 Rendezvous Festival-W RENDEZVOUS KICKOFF!

Thursday, February 21 Yukon College Queen’s Luncheon 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Sponsored by Yukon College and Culinary Arts Program Open to the public, $12/Adult, $7 Youth/Seniors/Child Tickets available at Arts Underground in the Hougen’s Centre & Yukon Arts Centre Box Office Location: Yukon College Cafeteria

2013 International Snow Carving Competition All Day Organized by the City of Whitehorse Teams from far and wide continue crafting their snow sculptures. Judging will take place Saturday morning, with awards Saturday afternoon on location. Location: Shipyards Park

NEW! Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre! 6:00 PM

Presenting Sponsor: Outside the Cube Murder and Mystery surround the guests on the sternwheeler on this evening of entertainment and superb food! Participants will be members from the public, and will have the task of solving the crime! Scripted by local play write- Erin McMullan and will be performed by the 11/12 M.A.D. class! Tickets: $65.00 available at– Hougen’s Centre or Yukon Arts Centre Box Office Location: Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre

Rendezvous Mini Giant Bingo 6:00 PM Organized by: Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Society. Location: Elks Hall Licence # 2013-007

2013 Queen Contestant Variety Show 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Features the 2013 Queen Contestants showcasing their talent in this event! This is a family based event. Donations at the door Location: Shipyards Park Main Performance Tent

FEATURE! Superstar!

7:00 PM

Presenting Sponsor: Yukon Energy Come out and cheer on talented Yukoners as they vie for the top prize in the competition! Tickets: $20/Adult, $12 Senior or Student, available at Arts Underground in the Hougen’s Centre & Yukon Arts Centre Box Office Location: Yukon Arts Centre

2013 Sourdough Sam Contest Talent No Talent 8:00 PM Sponsored by: Yukon Brewing Company. As we start to wrap up the contest, the Sam’s pull out all the stops as they show you their hidden talent, or lack of it! Location: Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre - $5.00 entry fee

Int. Hair Freezing Contest All Day Organized by Takhini Hot Springs. Location: Takhini Hot Springs

CASINO!

8:00 PM

Organized by the Whitehorse Lions Club. Blackjack Tables, Roulette Wheel, Crown and Anchor Wheel! Location: Yukon Inn, Fireside Room Licence # 2013-021

Friday, February 22 NorthwesTel Spelling Bee 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Yukon Sourdough Air Display Aircraft Arrivals All Day

High School grad classes compete for prize monies throughout the weekend in a number of events – bed races, smoosh board, flour packing, chain saw chuck, log toss, axe throw, partner pack Location: Shipyards Park

Annual Sourdough Rendezvous Recreational Hockey Tournament 9:00 AM–Midnight

2013 International Snow Carving Competition All Day

Rendezvous Fiddle Show 7:00 PM

Organized by: Whitehorse Recreational Hockey League. Recreational Hockey Tournament with ‘A’, ‘B’, and Women’s divisions. Location: Takhini Arena and Canada Games Centre

Organized by: the City of Whitehorse Teams from far and wide continue crafting their snow sculptures. Judging will take place Saturday morning, with awards Saturday afternoon on location. Location: Shipyards Park

Presenting Sponsor: Mic Mac Toyota Features performances by Grand Master Fiddler Daniel Gervais and Guitarist Clint Pelletier. Tickets: $25/Adult, $15/Senior, Student, Child- available at Arts Underground & Yukon Arts Centre – Online / Box Office Location: Yukon Arts Centre

Dog Sled Workshop & Display 11:00 AM–2:00 PM

Cabane à sucre Sugar Shack All Day

NEW! Masquerade Party

Family Fun Fair

Presented in part by: Lotteries Yukon, Canadian Heritage, and YTG-Tourism and Culture Celebrating ‘The Magic and The Mystery, aspects of Yukon arts and culture, blended with Mardi Gras elements will make this evening memorable for guests of the general public. Come dressed in Masquerade clothing, or purchase your mask at the door! Tickets: $25/Adult, $15/Senior/ Student –available at Arts Underground & Yukon Arts Centre – Online / Box Office Location: Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre

Competitors from across Yukon. Categories for both English & French. Location: YTG Administration Building – Main Foyer

Sponsored by: RBC – Royal Bank & RBC – Dominion Securities Educational workshops-caring for sled dogs-free rides for children 4-12 yrs . Organized by CasaAventures Sled Dogs – ‘Training with love’ (info@ casaventures.com) Location: Shipyards Park Jenni House/Rendezvous Office (Register at the registration booth in Shipyards Park)

Rendezvous Performance Tent 11:00 AM–6 PM Featuring the Northern Lights School of Dance, Highland Dancers, Gillian Campbell,Lana Rae, Sharon Shorty, RCAF Military Band, among many others.

KIDSFEST! Slide ‘N Glide Kid’s Activities Shipyards Park 11:00 AM We will have races and fun games on the hill! Bring your sleigh or snow toy to join in the fun. At 2 PM - we will sing by the fire and have a nice hot cup of cocoa and maybe a cookie or two!

Sponsored by Westmark Whitehorse Location: Whitehorse International Airport

Organized by: The Association franco-yukonnaise Venez goûter à la tire d’érable et à bien d’autres produits! Come and enjoy maple taffy and much more! Location: Shipyards Park

12:00 PM–5:00 PM

Organized by: Yukon Soccer Association Kids have an opportunity to win prizes by playing a variety of games Location: Whitehorse Elementary School – $1.00 admission fee

Thinking Day Open House 1:00 PM–4:00 PM Organized by: Girl Guides of Canada- Yukon Everyone welcome to help Girl Guides celebrate 99 years of fun and service in the Yukon. Come find out how we build girl greatness! Location: 302 Steele St.

Angellina’s Toy Boutique Prince and Princess Extravaganza 3:00 PM-5:00 PM ALL NEW FORMAT! Open to the public, Complimentary. Two age categories for boys and girls. Ages 4-7& 8-12 Location: Shipyards Park Main Performance Tent

Rendezvous Fiddle Show (Afternoon Matinee) 3:00 PM

Presenting Sponsor: Mic Mac Toyota Features performances by Grand Master Fiddler Daniel Gervais and Guitarist Clint Pelletier. Tickets: $25/Adult, $15/Senior, Student, Child - available at Arts Underground & Yukon Arts Centre Box Office Location: Yukon Arts Centre

The 3rd Annual Rendezvous Grad Challenge Events 3:00 PM Presented by: TD Group and Canadian Tire

Annual Sourdough Pancake Breakfast 8:00 AM–1:00 PM Organized by: Knights of Columbus Location: CYO Hall Corner of 4th & Steele

Annual Sourdough Rendezvous Recreational Hockey Tournament 9:00 AM – Midnight

Organized by: Whitehorse Recreational Hockey League Recreational hockey tournament with ‘A’, ‘B’, and Women’s divisions. Location: Takhini Arena and Canada Games Centre

7:30 PM

2013 Sourdough Sam Contest – Sam Knighting 8:00 PM Sponsored by: Yukon Brewing Company The contest comes to a close and one Sam will be Knighted 2013’s Primo Yukon Male. Don’t miss this one! Location: Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre - $5.00 entry fee

NEW! Youth ConcertHey Ocean!

7:30 PM

Presented in part by: TD Group & Castle Rock Enterprises All youth aged 14-18 are invited to this FREE concert featuring the up and coming Vancouver band, Hey Ocean! Location: Shipyards Park Rendezvous Tent

Int. Hair Freezing Contest All Day

Organized by Takhini Hot Springs. Location: Takhini Hot Springs

CASINO!

8:00 PM

Organized by: The Whitehorse Lions Club. Blackjack Tables, Roulette Wheel, Crown and Anchor Wheel! Location: Yukon Inn, Fireside Room Licence # 2013-021

Rendezvous Tent, Shipyards Park 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Entertainment includes Leaping Feats, Gillian Campbell, CAFB Band, & others

NEW! Paul Hann 10:00 AM-12:00 PM Presented in part by: TD Group and Castle Rock Enterprises Vancouver Island based artist, providing two 45-minute concerts ages 0-10 – bring the whole family out to see this artist perform his acts from his famous collection! Free to the Public Location: Shipyards Park Tent

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February 21, 2013

Weekend Schedule of Events Saturday, February 23

Annual Sourdough Pancake Breakfast 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Organized by: Knights of Columbus Location: CYO Hall Corner of 4th and Steele

2013 International Snow Carving Competition All Day Organized by the City of Whitehorse Teams from far and wide finishing crafting their snow sculptures. Judging will take place all morning, and awards presented in the afternoon Location: Shipyards Park

Int. Hair Freezing Contest All Day Organized by Takhini Hot Springs. Location: Takhini Hot Springs

Cabane à sucre – Sugar Shack All Day Organized by: The Association franco-yukonnaise Venez goûter à la tire d’érable et à bien d’autres produits! Come and enjoy maple taffy and much more! Location: Shipyards Park

30th NorthwesTel Yukon Loppett All Day Organized by: Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club Long distance ski event with categories for recreational, novice, competitive skiers for both classic and skating technique. Choice of distances for both kids and adults. Location: Mount Mac Rec Centre

Babe Southwick Memorial Dog Sled Races 10:00 AM 6-Dog Division- 6 Mile Race Brought to you by: RBC Dominion Securities / RBC Royal Bank / Totaltrac (2012) Inc. Location: Start Line at Shipyards Park (Dog Race Presentations to follow starting line area)

Yukon Yamaha’s Mad(am) Trapper Contest 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM The Athlete of all athletes! Enter this competition and you automatically enter this competition and you automatically enter the Flour Packing, Axe Throw, Chain saw Chuck, Swede Saw, and Log Toss. Scores are combined to find the ultimate athlete, plus you can win the prizes of all these events and the grand prize for the Mad(am) Trapper! Category for men and women. $1500 in prizes!

Annual Sourdough Rendezvous Recreational Hockey Tournament 9:00 AM–Midnight Organized by: Whitehorse Recreational HockeyLeague. Recreational Hockey Tournament with ‘A’, ‘B’, and Women’s divisions. Location: Takhini Arena and Canada Games Centre

KIDSFEST!

Registration and Weigh in for One Dog Pull 9:00 AM Location: Shipyards Park – Snow Pad

Rendezvous Tent, Shipyards Park 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM Featuring youth performers, Gillian Campbell, Musical Marjie, Artillery Band, Nicole Edwards,Brenda Berezan as well as many others.

KIDSFEST!

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Events taking place both inside and out! Come down to Shipyards Park and the Frank Slim Building to take part in the programming that is safe for all ages Location: Shipyards Park Kids Area

Yukon Energy’s Family Wilderness Survival Contest 11:00 AM Bring the whole family to participate! Location: Shipyards Park

Dog Sled Workshop & Display 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM Sponsored by: RBC – Royal Bank & RBC – Dominion Securities Educational workshops-caring for sled dogs-free rides for children 4-12 yrs. Organized by: CasaAventures Sled Dogs – ‘Training with love’ (info@ casaventures.com) Location: Shipyards Park – Jenni House/Rendezvous Office (Register at the registration booth in Shipyards Park)

Yukon Electrical Flour Packing Contest 11:30 AM This event showcases some of the life skills necessary to survive the Yukon at the turn of the century - competitors pack hundreds of pounds of flour on their backs and head for the finish line. Location: Shipyards Park

Junior & Senior One Dog Pull 11:30 AM

Registration & Weigh in 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM Come watch these mighty K9’s pull their weight and earn their supper! Location: Shipyards Park Snow Pad

Yukon Sourdough Air Display 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Sponsored by: Westmark Whitehorse Featuring squadrons from across North America! ADMISSION - FREE Location: Whitehorse International Airport

Family Fun Fair 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Organized by: Yukon Soccer Association Kids have an opportunity to win prizes by playing a variety of games

Location: Whitehorse Elementary $1.00 admission fee

The 3rd Annual Rendezvous Grad Challenge – Traditional Rendezvous Events 1:00 PM

Presented by: TD Group and Canadian Tire Help support our grad teams by participating in these “carnival style” activities. Come out and try your luck at these games! Hockey Shoot out & Snowball Toss Location: Shipyards Park

Yukon College Community Challenge 1:30 PM A fun filled contest based on a humorous theme, Got a team? Sign up at the Rendezvous Office. Come on out & show what your team is made of!! Location: Shipyards Park Ice Oval Gazebo

The 3rd Annual Rendezvous Grad Challenge – Road Hockey Tournament 2:00 PM

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Chainsaw Chuck 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Presented in part by: Totaltrac (2012) Inc. This event is about physical strength & technique, but it also helps you to relieve the frustration on a busted chain saw. Cash prizes awarded for the top 3 men and women! Location: Shipyards Park Snow Pad

Sourdough Snowshoe Races 11:00 AM

Trek your way through this event on snowshoes and win some great prizes! Location: Shipyards Park Info Centre

Snow Sculptures & Fire Dancers 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM Take in the incredible snow sculptures at night while you tour the park and watch the Fire Dancers!

Fireworks Extravaganza

8:30 PM

Presented compliments of: Backcountry Construction & Capital Towing Coordinated by Warren Zakus and Fireworks Committee. Best viewing from Shipyards Park! Bring your lawn chair and enjoy the show!

Party on the Waterfront Featuring Hey Ocean! 8:45 PM – 1:00 AM

Presented by: TD Group and Canadian Tire Road Hockey Tournament – round robin tourney, including finals. Each school will submit two teams of four (each team must have minimum 1 female) Location: Shipyards Park

Sponsored by:

Arctic Star Log Toss Event 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

$5.00 donation request at the door

Try out this event with categories for men and women! Location: Shipyards Park on the Snow pad

River Runner 100 Sled & Skijor Race

3:00PM

Organized by: DPSAY – dogpoweredsports@gmail.com 130-mile Dog Sled and Skijor Race/ 65-mile Skijor Race Location: Start Line at Shipyards Park to Mendenhall Community Centre

KIDSFEST! Mae Bachur Pet Parade 3:30 PM Bring your pets down in their best outfits! Entry by donation: to Humane Society Yukon Location: Shipyards Park – Rendezvous Tent

Better Bodies Partner Pack 4:00 PM Great prizes to be won! Open to all couples! Location: Shipyards Park on the Snow Pad

KIDSFEST! Mae Bachur Dog Howling Contest 4:00 PM

Sunday, February 24

Events taking place both inside& out! Come down to Shipyards Park and the Frank Slim Building to take part in the programming that is safe for all ages Location: Shipyards Park - Kids Area

Rendezvous at Night Saturday 8 PM - 1 AM

Builders Supplyland Swede Saw/Log Splitting Contest 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Remember to pull, not push your way through this one! Location: Shipyards Park

Yukon Sourdough Air Display 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Sponsored by Westmark Whitehorse Featuring squadrons from across North America! ADMISSION - FREE Location: Whitehorse International Airport

Yukon College celebrating its 50th year as a post secondary institution! Jive the night away in the Rendezvous Tent, beside the Yukon River.

(19 and older only) Location: Rendezvous Tent in Shipyards Park Bring your musical, howling friends! Entry by donation: to Humane Society Yukon Location: Shipyards Park – Rendezvous Tent

NEW! Yukon Arm Wrestling Championship! 5:00 PM Presenting Sponsor: Matco Transportation Systems Test your strength at this competition for a chance at the title of Yukon’s arm wrestling champion! Categories in both men’s and women’s Location: Boiler Room @ Yukon Inn

Superior Propane Queen Crowning 6:00 PM–8:00 PM Featuring performances by the winner of the Queen Variety Show as well as other Rendezvous Characters. All this plus the crowning of the 2013 Rendezvous Queen & Court! Tickets: $20/Adult, $12/Senior, Student, Child - available at: Arts Underground in the Hougen’s Centre & Yukon Arts Centre Box Office

The 3rd Annual Rendezvous Grad Challenge - Teens vs. Queens - Exhibition Road Hockey Game 1:00 PM Presented by: TD Group and Canadian Tire Come out and watch the winning road hockey grad teams taking on the newly crowned queen court! Location: Shipyards Park

Location: Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre

The 2013 Hairy Leg Competition 9:00 PM Brought to you by Jarvis Street Saloon Prize for most horrific hair overall! Win your share of the great prizes! Location: Jarvis Street Saloon

The 2013 Tattoo Competition to follow the Hairy Leg Competition

Brought to you by Jarvis Street Saloon Men’s & Ladies categories, cash prizes to be won! For more info call the YSR office. Location: Jarvis Street Saloon

The 2013 Beard and Moustache Growing Competition to follow the Tattoo Competition Brought to you in part by: Murdoch’s Gem Shoppe Prizes for best old growth, and most colourful and best Moustache! Win your share of the great prizes! Location: Jarvis Street Saloon

Solid Gold Communications Men’s and Women’s Axe Throw Contest 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Men and Women’s Divisions - spectators, stay in the bleachers for this one! Gold nuggets to be won! Location: Shipyards Park – Snow Pad

Rendezvous Wrap-Up Parade 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Featuring Rendezvous Character floats (parade entries should converge at 1:00pm for judging) Whitehorse Elementary School: Float staging area

Check out our program online at: www.yukonrendezvous.com then click on the link to download your Festival Program

Information contained in this Schedule of Events is correct at time of production. Times and events are subject to change

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February 21, 2013

Rendezvous 101 ~ Your Guide to the Subculture of Rendezvous ~

Dropping Your Jeans and Donning Your Petticoats

etting out of jeans and into a Gold Rush era gown is a popular part of the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous festival. So much so that a local dressmaker has developed a collection of more than 600 turn-of-the-century dresses. But Myrna Kingscote doesn’t just dress the ladies, she’s also got another 300 suits for men in the style popular in 1898. Myrna and her husband Jack have been like an engine generating Rendezvous good times for 32 years, and not just with

Myrna Kingscote holds a grad dress that she “went to town” on to convert into a 1900s era gown. PHOTO: Tamara Neely

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PHOTO: TTyler Kuhn

This year’s lineup of can-can dancers kick-off the Sourdough Rendezvous at the Westmark Hotel. costumes. Jack organized the air show during Rendezvous for decades and the two are notorious for hosting some pretty rowdy Rendezvous parties at their place. The costume rooms promise more good times — and women take their time in there. They’ll try on a dozen dresses/feathers/gloves/hats/purses looking for the perfect outfit.

But when the right outfit comes together, hoots and squeals emanate through the house. “Jack sits upstairs and listens to me and it’s like I’m doing a jig down here,” Myrna says. Men, on the other hand, are in and out. Myrna has developed such a knack for eyeing a gentleman’s size and setting him up that she can suit up a guy within about 15 minutes. “A man will tell me, ‘Oh, I’m this size of jacket and pant.’ And I’ll look at him and say, ‘Not bloody likely,’” Myrna says. She’ll then put him in the right size of vest, pants, tails, top hat (or bowler hat for a gambler) and arm band — with enough room to feel comfortable through the Rendezvous week. A whole outfit for men or women rents for $75 per week. But for those who want to buy a costume, Adult Temptations sells such party favours as corsets, fishnet stockings and feathers. Feather boas and boys’ top hats and bowler hats can be found at the Great Canadian Dollar Store. Rent or own, wearing a costume during Rendezvous should at the very least keep you out of the Keystone Kops’ paddy wagon and might even get you into the kind of party that will go down in history.

by Tamara Neely

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February 21, 2013

Rendezvous 101 ~ Your Guide to the Subculture of Rendezvous ~

Keystone Kops Kollect the Delinquent and Donations

ith their black hats, billy clubs and the trench coats covered in buttons, I find the Keystone Kops to be one of the most iconic aspects of the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous. Though certainly not a destination in the whole Rendezvous experience, their presence during the week is always felt. The Keystone Kops are a part of Rendezvous you can’t get away from (unless you have on your garter, beard or button). They can come for you (remember that co-workers, friends and family can put out “a hit”).

The Keystone Kops can be seen around town “arresting” any “low life gamblers, leggy dancers and wise-cracking miners” they see on the streets not sporting either a beard or a garter and placing them in the mobile paddy wagon pulled behind their car. I arrived in the Yukon too late to see it, but they used to lock up their guests and parade them around town in the cell as they drove. You will see the Keystone Kops all over town collecting the delinquent and donations. Freedom can be yours for the purchase of

Keystone Kops roam for the beardless or garter-less delinquents. PHOTO: Robin Armour a pin and maybe the telling of a dirty joke. They are available for special functions and can be called upon to target an offender of your choice for a suitable donation. You can call upon the Keysone Kops by calling the Kinette Club Hit Line at 393-3537.

by Mark Beese

The Tao of Rendezvous

ure, there is the One Dog Pull, the Yukon Arm Wrestling Championships and the Ice Carving Competition, but for many people the true spirit of the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous still resides far from the sanctioned events. For these folks Rendezvous is about setting aside adult responsibilities for a weekend, getting together with old friends and trading stories and wise cracks until the hour grows late — and then early again. For this group of merry-makers, Rendezvous is not something to be attended; it’s something to be catapulted into the centre of. And of course, the natural habitat for this particular breed of Rendezvous reveler is the bar. Which bar? It hardly matters.

They are all packed to the gills with good friends and old acquaintances; all eager to have a good time; all excited to be shedding January’s Seasonal Affective Disorder (more colourfully known as Cabin Fever) for the euphoria of palpably longer days. Taoists have this concept called wu wei. The idea is that one should not hold too tightly to one’s plans and should instead be open to spontaneous action as dictated by the flow of the universe. Rendezvous weekend is filled with wu wei. If you simply show up at a bar with no preconceived notions about where the night will take you, there is no limit to the possibilities. You may find yourself debating the Kennedy assassination

Canuck Chuck Lands Difficult “Job” W

PHOTO: courtesy of Rolf Hougen

Rendezvous merry-makers in 1946.

outside the Roadhouse, or trying to make a citizen’s arrest of gas thief at 3 a.m., or better yet, sharing a cheap bottle of wine with someone on top of the clay cliffs. Admittedly, it’s not everyone’s scene, but if you have a few cab numbers memorized and you are open-minded about the possibility of phoning in sick on Monday, the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous can be the first magical adventure of the spring.

by Peter Jickling

rangling a bevy of beautiful can-can dancers and introducing them to the world is a tough job, but Canuck Chuck, aka Charles Frisbee Tiberius Mackenzie, handles his duties with style and grace. The Rendezvous can-can MC originally hails the small coastal town of Inverness, Nova Scotia. At a young age Chuck headed to Newfoundland to become a stage man on George Street, St. Johns. After four years working the George Street saloons the urge to travel hit him once more, so he began his journey west and North, with nothing to his name but a bowler hat and a lucky bow tie previously owned by Fred Astaire, handed down to him by his father. He worked odd jobs across the country until finally the desire for riches and gold brought him to the Yukon. In his first winter Chuck found the North hard; he was cheechako in every sense of the word. Then he met Kabin Fever Kate, the can-can manager — she took him in, showed him how to get through those long, dark months and set him up with the gruel-

ling gig of controlling 10 beautiful women with a penchant for trouble. Now in his second year as the can-can MC, Canuck Chuck declares, “Rendezvous is everything that is wonderful in the world, it is a time to celebrate, to reach out and enjoy simple revelries with your neighbors and friends. It is rare that one can find a festival that reminds you so much of home and still 100 per cent Yukon authentic. That makes Rendezvous my favourite time of year.”

by Amber Church

PHOTO: Tyler Kuhn

Canuck Chuck, aka Charles Frisbee Tiberius Mackenzie is the can-can dancers’ wrangler and MC.

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February 21, 2013

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Cancer Prevention

Part 1 of 2: Nutrition

ome popular nutritional suggestions for preventing cancer include avoiding obesity, cutting down on fat intake, eating high-fibre foods, frequently eating cruciferous vegetables (cauliflower, broccoli and cabbage), juicing fresh fruits and vegetables and minimizing salt-cured or smoked foods in the diet. I have recently done some more extensive research into nutrition and cancer. Here is what I found out.

Insulin

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In Peter Morgan Kash (biotechnologist) and Jay Lombard’s (neurologist) book Freedom From Disease: The Breakthrough Approach to Preventing Cancer, Heart Disease, Alzheimer’s and Depression by Controlling Insulin states, “… as insulin (levels) go up, so do the rates of breast, prostate and colon cancers.” To maintain an even bloodsugar level and reduce your need for insulin, eat four to five small, healthy meals during the day. To decipher which foods are best, you can refer to the glycemic index online at www.GlycemicIndex.ca for more information. Another way to maintain your blood sugar levels, which I find easier, is to choose whole, natural foods and stay away from processed, sugar-laden and white flour products. Also, sugar and refined carbohydrates are not only hard on our blood sugar levels, but they can directly feed cancer cells according to researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (Aug. 18, 2009).

Acid-alkaline balance

Our bodies have a very low tolerance range for proper acid-alkaline levels. Various studies done by Dr. Ted Morter (www.Morter. com) have shown that if our bodily fluids don’t stay within this range, diseases such as cancer may occur. Nutritionist and professor Felicia Drury Kliment says in her

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Creating meals from organic, whole foods – not pre-packaged and prepared foods – helps the body fight cancer for several reasons: stabilizes blood sugar levels, supports alkaline levels, supports immunity and reduces exposure to toxins. 2010 book The Acid Alkaline Balance Diet that to prevent cancer, we need to focus more on eating alkaline-forming foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables and less acidic food, such as meat and processed foods.

Immunity

With a strong immune system, even the few cancer cells that are normally generated by our bodies will be easily removed. Eating to support this system is imperative in cancer prevention. Nutrient-dense foods such as raw, organic produce, whole grains and legumes are important as well as Omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil and flax seeds and adequate highquality protein (but not too much).

Toxins

North American diets are typically full of toxins from processed foods, artificial sweeteners, nonorganic meat, dairy and produce, artificial colours and flavours and trans fats. Our bodies also accumulate toxins through environmental chemicals. We absorb chemicals in the air we breathe, in the water we use daily and the cleaners and other household products we use. They all add to our toxic load, which accumulates over time. Elson M. Haas, MD, wrote in his book Staying Healthy with Nutrition that, “Toxic substances . . . have been indirectly linked to many chronic, degenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s, asth-

ma and most forms of cancer.” Doing regular detoxification cleanses is good prevention against cancer. Adding lots of fibre and water will aid detoxification and is a healthy daily practice.

Supplements

Some supplementation can interfere with cancer treatment, so if you are undergoing a medical cancer program check with your doctor before taking any supplements. Some of the supplements I’ve learned about that are worth further investigation include the antioxidants N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) vitamin C, wheat or barley grasses, blue-green algae and bioflavonoids (in particular, pycnogenol). Other supplements include melatonin and modified citrus pectin (MCP). Another book worth noting is The Cancer Prevention Diet by world-renowned Michio Kushi (founder of the Macrobiotics Diet) and dietary counsellor Alex Jack. Although the dietary suggestions are quite out of the ordinary compared to what we are used to in the west, there is a lot of scientific evidence backing the ideas. There are also helpful and easy-to-read sections on each type of cancer, including what types of foods to eliminate in each case. Amoree Briggs has a diploma in Holistic Nutrition through the Canadian School of Natural Medicine and lives in the Yukon countryside with her family.

Rendezvous’ Mr. and Mrs. Yukon Fit the Bill

Mayo residents Hilda and Wilf Tuck have deep roots in the Yukon by Samantha Dawson

ayo resident Hilda Tuck was surprised to hear that she and husband Wilf had been offered the title of Mr. and Mrs. Yukon for the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous 2013. “I thought Wilf was just pulling my leg when he phoned,” Hilda says. The news has now sunk in and Hilda says it’s an honour to have been chosen. As dignitaries, the pair will attend Rendezvous events this weekend and a couple more during the year, such as the Commissioner’s Ball. The couple are long-time Yukoners and have made their home in Mayo. Hilda was born at Ft. Selkirk, Yukon to Rachel Baum, granddaughter of Selkirk Chief Hannon, Robert Campbell. Her father is George Dawson, hereditary Chief of the Ta’an Kwach’an. “We had the best childhood growing up,” she says. “Lots of hard work and hard playing.” After doing their chores, Hilda and her siblings were free. “We used to hunt gophers, grouse, and rabbits,” she says. “We used to walk a mile down to a lake… so we could skate.” Hilda, who worked as a remedial tutor in the J.V. Clark School in Mayo for many years, remembers in 1945 making the trip to Whitehorse for the Yukon Carnival Week, which was the precursor the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous. That year she watched the ski races. Two years later she was taking home trophies in two categories, the downhill and the cross-country ski races. “My love for skiing started when my brother Arthur and I found one ski that someone had thrown away out near my dad’s trap-line,” she says. “For that winter we were adamant that we were going to ski on one ski down the hill. We even-

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until - Fri, Feb 22 Mining the Archives ODD Gallery the DCAS Member’s Exhibition Tue, Feb 26 Public Forum: DRAFT Animal Control Bylaw 6:00 PM Council Chambers Tue, Feb 26 Old Timer Hockey 6:30 PM Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre . Tue, Feb 26 Berton House Writer-in-Residence Chris Turner 7:00 PM Dawson City Community Library Refreshments provided and all welcome! Tue, Feb 26 City Council Meeting 7:00 PM Council Chambers . Thu, Feb 28 - Sun, Mar 3 Trek over the Top [1] All Day Dawson City Visitor Centre KVA (867) 993-5575 20th Anniversary of Trek over the Top Poker Run from Tok, Alaska to Dawson City, Yukon. Sat, Mar 2 Family Coffeehouse & Open Mic Night 7:00 PM KIAC Admission is by donation with all proceeds contributing to a community group. Everyone is welcome to perform in any medium. Don’t be shy! Sun, Mar 3 Quasar Sax Quartet Concert 7:00 PM KIAC - From Bach to Zappa Mon, Mar 4 Recreation Board Meeting 5:30 PM Dawson Rec Centre Recreation board grants are due the Thursday preceding each meeting Thu, Mar 7 - Sun, Mar 10 Trek over the Top [2] 12:00 AM Dawson City Visitor Centre KVA (867) 993-5575 20th Anniversary of Trek over the Top Poker Run from Tok, Alaska to Dawson City, Yukon. Thu, Mar 7 YEU Local Y026 (Klondike) monthly meeting 7:00 PM YTG Property management building Dawson City 667-2331 . Fri, Mar 15 Sun, Mar 17 Thaw Di Gras 12:00 AM Throughout town. KVA (867) 993-5575 Celebrate spring as only Dawsonites can during this exciting carnival weekend with something for everyone! Visit www.dawsoncity.ca!

Public Skate 3:30 PM Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre 993-2350 Youth Sticks n’ Skates 4:30 PM Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre 993-2350 Open Gym 6:15 PM Robert Service School 993-2353 Kickboxing & Boxing 6:30 PM Robert Service School mason66@yahoo.ca or brudif@gmail.com Saturdays Preschool Gymnastics 9:30 AM Robert Service School 993-2353 until Dec 1st Kids Soccer 10:30 AM Robert Service School dcminorsoccer@hotmail.com 5 and under Youth Radio Broadcasting 12:00 PM Open Studios/Drop-In Painting 1:00 PM KIAC Classroom kiac@kiac.ca 867-993-5005 Bring your own projects and supplies Closed Feb 23rd and month of March Wee Sticks n’ Skates 1:30 PM Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre 993-2350 Public Skate 2:00 PM Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre 993-2350 Sticks n’ Skates 4:00 Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre 993-2350 Sundays Drop In Basketball - All Ages 2:00 PM Robert Service School 993-2353 lana.welchman@ cityofdawson.ca Family Skate 12:30 PM Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre 993-2350 Sticks n’ Skates 1:30 PM Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre 993-2350 Drop In Volleyball 1:00 PM Robert Service School Chris 993-6215 Women’s Drop In Volleyball 3:00 PM Robert Service School 993-2353 lana.welchman@cityofdawson.ca Ages 16 and Up Yoga with Jo 5:00 PM Robert Service School Mondays Sticks n’ Skates 11:30 Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre 993-2350 Hӓn Language Bingo! 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Learn a little of the language of our land *subject to availability Kickboxing & Boxing 6:30 PM Robert Service School mason66@yahoo.ca or brudif@gmail.com Family Drop in Badminton 6:45 PM Drop-In Curling 7:30 PM Dawson Curling Club dawsoncurling@gmail.com All Welcome Adult Drop in Badminton 7:30 PM Women’s Drop In Volleyball 3:00 PM Robert Service Mindy 993-5585 Tuesdays Sticks n’ Skates 11:30 Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre 993-2350 Lunch Hour Yoga with Joanna McDonald 12:05 12:50 on break until Jan 8th Public Skate 3:30 PM Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre 993-2350 Jigging 3:30 PM Robert Service School Marjorie 993-5435 Family Skate 5:00 PM Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre 993-2350 Dawson City Minor Soccer 6:15 Robert Service School dcminorsoccer@hotmail.com 9 & under (born 2005/06) Cancelled Dec 18 Old Timer Hockey 6:30 PM Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre League Curling 7:30 PM Dawson Curling Club Paul justcruisindawson@gmail.com 993-4426 . Community Contra Dance 7:30 PM 9:00 PM Robert Service School No partner, no problem! Adult Drop in Soccer 7:45 PM Robert Service School Ian 993-5122 or Sonny 993-5794 Cancelled Dec 18 Old Timer Hockey 8:30 PM Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre

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Wed, Feb 27 Community society meeting 7:00 PM . . Thu, Feb 28 Marsh Lake Community Society 7:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre All welcome Sat, Mar 2 Guided Improvisation Dance Workshop 1:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Center email: marshlake@gmail.com, phone: 660-4999 Come try out guided improvisation dance with local dancer Zoe Verhees. No dance experience is necessary Thursdays Sewing Bee with Linda 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 Teen Nights 6:15 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre. 660-4999 (every other week, next Feb 14th) Yoga Drop-in 6:45 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre with Richard (every other week, next Feb 7th) Fridays Dinner at the Jackalope Marsh Lake Community Centre Steak/Rib Nights - last Friday of each month Reservations appreciated: 660-4999 Drop-In Volleyball 9:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 Saturdays Tot Drop-in 10:00 AM Bring your ‘toddlers to five year olds’ for a morning of creative play in a safe environment. Marsh Lake Community Centre 6604999 Drop-In All Ages Hockey 2:00 PM weather permitting at the Rink! Sundays Badminton Drop-in 11:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre Rec. Director 660-4999 Yoga Drop-in 5:15 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Rec. Director 660-4999 With Richard Meuller Tuesdays South of 6 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 Parents and Preschoolers social time. North of 60 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 North of 60 - Socialize, play games, meet neighbours! Wednesdays Drop-in Floor Hockey - Kids: 7:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 Drop-in Floor Hockey - Adults 8:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999

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Weekdays Community Access Program 1:00 PM The Drop In Centre Wednesdays Kids Events Ages 12 Years & Under 4:00 PM The Drop In Centre Soccer - Elementary School ages 7:00 PM School Gym Soccer - High School/Adult 8:00 PM School Gym Drop In Sewing 7:00 PM Mayo Drop In Centre 9962251. Bring your sewing projects or come to learn how to bead Thursdays Traditional Lunch 12:00 PM The Drop In Centre Wii & Movie Night 4:00 PM The Drop In Centre Fridays Movie & Games 4:00 PM The Drop In Centre Dinner & A Movie Night 5:30 PM Community Hall Teen Drop in Gym 7:30 PM School Gym Saturdays Movie & Games 4:00 PM The Drop In Centre Mondays Wii & Movie Night 4:00 PM The Drop In Centre Tuesdays Kids Events Ages 12 Years & Under 4:00 PM The Drop In Centre Sewing Night 7:00 PM The Drop In Centre

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How Did Our Toxic Chemicals Get to the Arctic? Science Institute hosts free lecture Feb. 26 by Danielle Nadine Daffe

ven a pristine and remote location like the Arctic is not free from contamination. Toxic chemicals, such as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and mercury, are found in the Arctic — they have arrived from outside sources and researchers are trying to determine how much contamination there is, what the impact is on the Arctic ecosystem and what can be done about it. The Yukon Science Institute is hosting a free lecture in Whitehorse on Tuesday, Feb. 26 to share research results with the public. The lecture is called Atmospheric Transport and Transformation of Contaminants in the Arctic. It will be presented by Hayley Hung and Sandy Steffen, who worked with Environment Canada to conduct research at Alert, Nunavut and Little Fox Lake, Yukon. They will also present measurements taken over the sea ice and from various sites that may be impacting the Canadian Arctic. POPs and mercury have been the focus of atmospheric research as part of the Northern Contaminants Program and the International Polar Year. For the past 20 years, Environment Canada has been investigating how these contaminants travel on air masses and how they are deposited into the Arctic ecosystem. Hung and Steffen will present the history of these issues; how the Arctic uniquely treats these toxic chemicals; and what they have been doing to understand how they behave. And perhaps most importantly, they will present what is being

PHOTO: courtesy of Alex Urosevic done to address the situation. The Yukon Science Institute (YSI) is a volunteer run, non-profit organization that seeks to promote public awareness about science activities in the Yukon, and to aid and facilitate scientific research and development. The institute hosts free lectures to the public, on approximately a monthly basis. YSI was created in 1985 with the objective to “encourage, promote, and support research on scientific, engineering, medical and socio-economic matters that will contribute to the achievement of the social and economic

goals of the people of the Yukon Territory.” The YSI is hosting the lecture Atmospheric Transport and Transformation of Contaminants in the Arctic next lecture on Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. It will take place at the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre, beside the Transportation Museum in Whitehorse. For more information about the institute or the lecture series, go to www.taiga.net/ysi or contact them by email at ysi@taiga.net

Sandy Steffen and Hayley Hung on a research mission at the Dr. Neil Trivett Global Atmospheric Watch Observatory in Alert, Nunavut.

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Cruising the Northwest Passage Ruth Armson recounts her voyage to Greenland

by Ruth Armson The cruise ship Clipper Adventurer at the beginning of the tour to Greenland, shown here just off the coast of Kugluktuk (Coppermine) in Nunavut.

n September 2012, my friend Sue Langevin and I joined the tour group Adventure Canada, for a voyage called Out of the Northwest Passage. We began our tour at Kugluktuk (the Inuit name for Coppermine) in the Northwest Territories and cruised through a labyrinth of channels that form a byway across the top of the continent. We continued up Smith Sound to latitude 80°05” N, breaking a record for the tour ship that cruised the farthest North. Finally, we sailed down the coast of Greenland stopping at numerous communities before reaching our destination: Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. It is a vast, breathtaking land of islands, mountains, tundra, drifting icepacks, Pre-Cambrian and Cambrian rock, glaciers and waterways. The 118-passenger ship, called the Clipper Adventurer, is registered in the Bahamas and has been refurbished in Scandinavia with an ice-strengthened hull and stabilizers. The captain and rear admiral were from Sweden, and the crew was multi-national.

the Dorset lived There were from approxifour Inuit culturmately 500 BC ists on board who to 1200 AD; and gave talks on life following them in the North and were the Thule, held panel discusan archaeosions on cultural logical culture protection in a linked to the modern world. direct ancestors Almost every of present-day day during the Inuit. These seventeen-day early people tour from Kuglukhad superb fishtuk to Kangering and hunting lussuaq, we cultures that boarded Zodiacs included elaband cruised the Aaju Peter, left, sits in the remains of a Thule home of long orate northern waterways, landtechnology. We ing at islands ago on and performs traditional drumming with Thomas were fortunate and communities Johnson. The two are Inuit culturalists from Nunavut to visit sites of or just moving accompanying tour guests onto Devon Island, Nunavut. those early Doramong glaciers. set and Thule It was exciting cultures as well to stop in at comas modern Inuit munities in northcommunities. ern Canada and Even now, I down the west can still “see” coast of Green- The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame the enormous land where we met the indigenous people who long ago. According to the Avataq variety of birdlife, the beauty have their roots in the very early Cultural Institute, the Pre-Dorset of the northern lights and the Pre-Dorset, Dorset and Thule cul- people lived in the North from ap- breathlessly colourful dawns and tures that spread across the North proximately 2000 BC to 500 BC; dusks.

Believe me my young friends there is nothing — absolutely — half so much worth doing as messing about in boats.

I remember the enormous polar bear in Coningham Bay, the walruses on the rocks, the narwhals near the steep cliffs and Beechey Island with its lonely graves from the Franklin expedition. I can recall the first trek on the tundra, the cruising in Zodiacs among the gigantic icebergs of Disco Bay, Kane Basin and Karat Fjord and the colourful and steeproofed buildings of Greenland villages. The otherworldly beauty of Skraeling and Bylot Islands still lingers with me, as does the drumming on the tundra of Devon Island, and the 168-kilometre Sondre Stromfjord, on the west coat of Greenland, with its deep green waters and snowcapped mountains. Throughout the voyage my appreciation grew for the region’s loveliness, its grandeur, its harshness and the dignity and capability of its people—all of which filled me with a sense of timelessness.

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Active Interest Listings Fri, Feb 22 - Sun, Feb 24 Yukon Curling Senior’s Championships Atlin Rec Centre executivedirector@yukoncurling.ca 6674237 . Fri, Feb 22 Sourdough Rendezvous Recreational Hockey Tournament Takhini Arena Recreational Hockey Tournament with ‘A’, ‘B’, and Women’s divisions. Fri, Feb 22 Punjabi Bhangra Dance 7:00 PM Family Literacy Centre a natural alternative to Cardio exercises, it requires energetic, rhythmic movements Sat, Feb 23 Yukon Loppet - 30th Anniversary Year Mount McIntyre ? A great annual event with distances for all abilities Sat, Feb 23 - Sun, Feb 24 River Runner 100 Dog Race 1:00 PM Whitehorse to Mendenhall and back Categories: 120 mile sled (6-10 dogs), 60 or 120 mile skijor (2-4 dogs), more details: dpsay.wordpress.com Sun, Feb 24 X Country Ski & Snowshoe Days in Haines Junction 1:00 PM 4:00 PM Forestry Trailhead Equipment available. Call by Fri to reserve. Thu, Feb 28 - Sun, Mar 3 Trek over the Top [1] Dawson City Visitor Centre KVA (867) 993-5575 20th Anniversary of Trek over the Top Poker Run from Tok, Alaska to Dawson City, Yukon. Fri, Mar 1 - Sun, Mar 3 Chilkoot Trail/Log Cabin non-motorized weekend . 667-3910 other weekends multi-use Sun, Mar 3 X Country Ski & Snowshoe Days in Haines Junction 1:00 PM 4:00 PM Forestry Trailhead Equipment available. Call by Fri to reserve.

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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 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

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. 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 *resumes January 9th* 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. *resumes Jan 9th* 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

Thursdays

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* Local Ice Climbers Night 6:00 PM 9:00 PM Takhini Hot Springs Christopher Gishler 334-3725 Equinox Ice Towers at Takhini Hot Springs Traditional Yang Family Style Hand Form, Part 1 6:00 PM Hidden Valley School Pam Boyde 633-6034. This class focuses on the first 16 movements of the 103 Movement Hand Form. *begins Jan 10th Roller Girls Free Skate and Fresh Meat 6:30 PM Christ the King Elementary School juniorderby@yukonrollergirls.ca 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

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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. Youth Badminton Club drop-in 7:00 PM Takhini Elementary School Kate Krabel 456-7773

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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. Yoga with Sabu 4:00 PM Shanti Yoga Studio 303 Hawkins St 456-7123 or email chaitanyayoga@gmail.com. Hatha Yoga Experienced professional instruction. Ultimate Frisbee 5:30 PM Canada Games Centre Everybody is welcomed 668-6517 Zoomer’s Wellness 55+ 7:00 PM 10 Hyland Crescent, Riverdale Susana 633-6821 or Rob 668-7239. Two left feet welcome!

Mondays

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

Wednesdays

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 Hospice Workshop, Living with Loss 6:30 PM . for anyone living with personal loss or supporting others who are grieving, please call to register Thursdays Co-dependents Anonymous 7:00 PM Whitehorse United Church Calvin 334-5863

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

Sundays

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

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

Zoomer’s Wellness 55+ 4:00 PM 10 Hyland Crescent, Riverdale Susana 633-6821 or Rob 668-7239. Two left feet welcome!

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 334-4706. Self-empowering addiction recovery support group. Overeaters Anonymous 7:30 PM 504 Cook St, upstairs oayukon@gmail.com. This is a 12-step program of recovery from compulsive eating. No weigh-ins, diets, dues or fees. Yoga In The Alpine “CORE” 7:30 PM Alpine Bakery. wallymaltz@northwestel.net. Instructor Erica.

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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. 6686466. Support for families of compulsive gamblers.

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Alcoholics Anonymous Wednesday

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 Maryhouse 504 Cook St., Big Book Study

Thursday

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)

Friday

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) 9:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St.

Saturday

Detox Meeting (OM, NS) 1:00 PM DETOX Bldg 6118-6th Women’s Meeting (CM, NS) 2:30 PM Whitehorse General Hospital (across from emergency) Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting (OM, NS) 7:00 PM Hospital boardroom

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Sunshine Group (OM, NS) 1:00 PM DETOX Bldg 6118-6th Marble Group (OM, NS) 7:00 PM Hospital boardroom

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The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. New Beginnings Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St.

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The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Ugly Duckling Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Juste Pour Aujourd’hui (OM, NS) 7:00 PM 4141B 4th Ave.

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February 21, 2013

Bathing in the Poetry of the Forest

Yukon poet finding success at home – and in Germany by Shelley O’Brien

hitehorse resident Clea Roberts is achieving national and international

success with her 2010 book of poetry Here Is Where We Disembark. Roberts spent 10 years writing the poems and sent the manuscript out to publishers only after she felt the poems were ready as a collection. The subject matter of the first section of the book is life in the Yukon and northern B.C. When asked about her relationship to nature and to the North specifically, Roberts mentions her appreciation and affinity for “Shinrin-yoku” or Japanese forest bathing, where one spends a short, leisurely time walking through the forest, breathing in and benefiting from the subtle natural aromas of the trees, emerging refreshed and rejuvenated.

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“It has also taught me a lot about discipline and gratitude, particularly living in the North, where our winters are so extreme and our wilderness is so vast,” she says. The Reader’s Guide to Disembark (commonly included in novels for book clubs to use, but rarely with books of poetry) was released this past December. In it, she affirms her connection to the natural world: “I’ve always been interested in the bridges between the natural and the human-made worlds. There is a dynamic force in our relationship with nature that intrigues me. Nature simultaneously ‘contains and expels us,’ as the poet Christian Wiman said. This shifting intimacy is a rich source for my poetry.” The second section of Here Is Where We Disembark concentrates on the women of the Klondike Gold Rush. As part of her research for the Klondike poems, Roberts spent a lot of time reading personal letters at the Yukon Archives. “Having this connection with the women I was writing about, whether they were real or fictional women, helped me to bring more of myself into the poems,” she says. Currently, Roberts is adapting her poem “Cathedral” to film. Shifting artistic mediums from the written word to visual images is proving both challenging and a natural fit. “It’s good and a little frightening to be a beginner again,” Roberts says. “And it is good to find new ways of looking at things, new ways of articulating the essence of a poem. Film and poetry are very compatible because they both use images and sound. But at the same time, film is a completely different creature from poetry — it has its own unique language that operates on a completely different set of rules.” In March, Roberts is planning a book tour of the eastern provinces. In September 2013, German publisher Edition Rugerup will release a German translation of the book. Here Is Where We Disembark, published by Freehand Press,

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Cathedral

by Clea Roberts And that is what we almost believed in that winter, we almost believed in heaven and all its permutations as you fiddled dog biscuit, house key— the artifacts of the known world in your pocket and I walked beside you, breathless, arms swinging the baby in the pulk shushing behind me, the sad and the angry and the peaceful rooms inside the decisions we’d made, and the poplars so remarkable in their thin, white gowns, while the prints of all the creatures crossed paths at their feet. From Here Is Where We Disembark Copyright © by Clea Roberts. Reprinted by permission of Freehand Books.

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February 21, 2013

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March 4th Ice climbing, GPS Adventure and Hot Spring soak

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March 5th-6th Snow Shoe Expedition (overnight)

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