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Jickling’s Jabberings with Peter Jickling

Enzo and his Masterpiece E nzo Ferrari emerged from World War II with a bold plan to design and build automobiles under his own name.

At first, he favoured the construction of racecars and had little interest building street-legal sports cars, but economic realities necessitated he pitch his products to a somewhat wider demographic.

So he compromised; he built cars that could legally be driven to the racetrack, and then win the race once they arrived. From the age of seven to 13 I was obsessed with these cars.

So when Christmas 1988 rolled around and my American cousins gave me a book called Classic Sports Cars by Brian Laban, with a Ferrari Testarossa on the cover, you’d think I’d have been overjoyed.

And I was. At first.

But there are two things you should keep in mind.

First: Rooting for one team is always more fun if you have another team to hate. The Flames have their Oilers, Coke has its Pepsi, and Atwood has her Munro.

Thus, by hitching my wagon to Ferrari, I became a sworn enemy of Lamborghini.

Second: As a youngster I loved statistics of any kind. The life expectancy of Bulgarians, the Gross Domestic Product of Nepal, or the height of the highest mountain in the Alps — if it could be put into numerical form I wanted to know about it. I even clocked the length of my urinations on my Timex Ironman watch.

So imagine my horror when I opened my new book to the Ferrari Testarossa chapter and discovered it has a top speed of 180 miles per hour (mph) and a maximum horsepower (bhp) of 390, only to later read that the Lamborghini Countach has a top speed of 190 mph and 455 bhp.

I was devastated.

But this book was published in 1986 and old Enzo Ferrari had one last trick up his sleeve.

In 1987, he personally approved an automobile bearing his name for the final time. In hon-

our of Ferrari’s 40th anniversary, the F40 rolled out of the factory gates. Enzo Ferrari died in 1988 at the age of 90, but rested in peace, knowing that he had created the finest, most beautiful sports car that ever would exist.

get out.

But this lack of compromise provides the car with an austere brilliance that nothing in its class can match.

The result is a vehicle that weighs only 2400 lbs., a feather strapped to a rocketship.

For a while I reveled in the F40’s ascension to the top of the supercar heap, but in 1990 Lamborghini introduced the Diablo. It had a top speed of 202 mph and 492 bhp. This struck me not as a legitimate victory for Lamborghini; it was just a dick-move.

Lacking imagination, Lamborghini created a car that went only one mph faster and had only 14 more bhp — like the guy at the bar that one-ups your story just so he can hear his own stupid voice. It should also be noted the Diablo really let itself go, weighing 1000 PHOTO: Brian Snelson, Wikipedia lbs. more than the F40.

Justice would come in the April 1992 issue of Car and Driver Magazine, when they took The finest, most beautiful sports both cars to a racetrack. car that ever would exist To quote: (The driver) averages 1:29.4 (per lap) in the Ferrari, 1:34.8 in the Lamborghini. A difference of more than five seconds per lap.

At the time of its release, the And the F40, he reckons, ‘has anF40 was both the most powerful other couple of seconds under its and fastest road car in history. It belt, if we fiddle with tire presachieved a top speed of 201 mph sures and start using all of the and a maximum horsepower of track.’

“Like a sore loser, the Lambor478. The North American version ghini grumbles about this workwas slightly slower at 196 mph.

But these statistics are just out. “(The F40) conducts its busipart of the story; the singleminded integrity with which Fer- ness like a lean, mean, all-purpose rari pursued its goal of creating a predator. Darth Diablo works its street car that performed like a magic from the other direction, doggedly attempting to dominracecar is the second part.

Despite its initial price tag of ate its driver, responding only to around $400,000, one look inside heavy hands and feet.”

The whole hullabaloo reminds the cockpit reveals not so much as one of the old parable, where the a cup-holder.

The dashboard contains only master musician tells his young the essential instrument pan- student, “You’ve memorized the els — no CD player, only the gor- notes, now you need to learn the geous hum of a monstrous V8 music.”

Sure, Lamborghini can pile a engine. The hollowed-out doors do not even come equipped with bunch of stuff in a chassis and call handles. Rather, once you get in, it a riff, but Enzo Ferrari knew a you pull the door shut by yanking symphony when he heard one. on a cord; I have no idea how you

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February 26, 2015

Talking to Strangers

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by Meagan Deuling

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t’s been done before, and Moving Parts Theatre is doing it again — transforming Well Read Books into a theatre. Around the corner from the till, in the back, is the stage, wedged between the “Biography” and “Literature” sections on one side, and “Hobby & Craft/Trains, Boats & Planes” on the other.

“People are Strange” by the Doors plays softly, surround sound, as the audience settles on opening night, February 19. There are about 25 seats, 10 are taken. One woman stretches her legs onto the empty chair in front of her. People sip mugs of tea and coffee.

The lights dim, the music changes, and Jacob Fitzsimmons waltzes onto the stage. He displays a wooden sign with the words, “Luke meets Charlene at a really nice bar” burned onto it.

He’s a good dancer, unabashed.

People in the audience laugh, as does whoever is controlling the music from a laptop in the “Hobby” section. He waltzes off, into the dark aisles of books that serve at stage exits.

What follows is the first of 11 plays; all of them are about seven minutes long. Mike Ivens and Carolyn Westberg play Ralph and Mona, a couple who pretend to be “Luke” and “Charlene”. They’re doing role-play. They pretend to be strangers, meeting in a bar.

Talking to Strangers is the name of the night of theatre, and a loose theme that runs through the series of plays. Taking in the two hour show is like reading an entire short story compilation in

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Inside Jickling’s Jabberings ............... 2 Talking to Strangers ................ 3 Johnny Cash ......................... 4 Klondike Korner ..................... 5 Didee & Didoo ....................... 5 Whitehorse Concert ................ 9 Frost to Frost .......................10 Living With Wildlife ...............11 Bailey’s Pub .........................13 Carpenters ..........................14 Who’s Makin’ ........................16 Fastmacht ...........................17 Leela Gilday .........................19 Novel Excerpt .......................20 The Play..............................22 Tombstones .........................25 Step Outside ........................26

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The cast of Talking to Strangers: Top, L to R: Émélie Caron, Carolyn Westberg, Mike Ivens, Winluck Wong, Mike Tribes, Iantha Greer, Jacob Fitzsimmons. Bottom, L to R: Laurie Gendron, Camille Luis, Anton Solomon one sitting, because you can’t put it down.

The beginning of each new story is hard to get into, because the previous one still rings in your head. But applause from the small audience fills the room at the end of each. Sighs are audible.

Some of the plays are fantastical, like “Stuck”, where two strangers are trapped in a re-

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She collects kisses; so far she has 387 under her belt. She writes each one down in a notebook, describes it, and ranks it.

Others would be mundane, if they weren’t so honest, like “Lost in Thought”. A man is (pantomiming) washing dishes alone, but he’s haunted by thoughts of an ex. There’s sex and quite a good fight in this play, but not really, because it’s all imagined.

Talking to Strangers shows us how chance encounters in the airport can grab our safe little worlds and turn them upside-down, or that it’s not the cards in a person’s hand that matter, but how he plays them.

Christopher Lockheardt wrote the plays; Anton Solomon, the

artistic director of Moving Parts, directed seven of them, while Mike Ivens directed three. Both Solomon and Ivens act in more than one.

Two hours of plays goes by fast.

During intermission, the audience mingles with the actors, peruses the bookshelves, or makes eye contact with strangers.

There’s a tentative standing ovation after the final play, “The Last Words of Sir Rupert Currington, as Captured on his Death Bed

by Nurse Heely”. It’s the only play where the actors speak with affected accents.

Talking to Strangers runs until Feb. 28. It’s at Well Read Books at 8 pm, admission is $17.

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

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Hosted by CBC’s Dave White, the concert features venerated performers like Hank Carr, Ed Isaak, Clint Carpentier, Kevin Barr, and Art Johns.

The up-and-coming rockers, The Midnight Sons Band, and the more traditional Nadine and Sammy will also pay respect to The Man in Black.

The night promises interpretations of Cash songs from every period of his life.

Producer Brandon Isaak is thrilled at the prospects for the night.

“I’m a fan of great music,” the award-winning bluesman says, citing the wide appeal of the songs.

“Johnny Cash, yeah, you can call that blues, you can call it country, you can call it folk, you can call it rock n’ roll. He’s just one of those guys who crosses the spectrum of music. They’re just cool tunes and everybody loves them.”

Isaak, well known as a lead blues guitarist, will be taking a backseat to the featured performers, which also includes jazz vocalist Nicole Edwards and Blue Creek Bluegrass Band, a five-piece band who perform around a single microphone.

Instead, the younger Isaak will join the house band, accompanying some of the performers.

“I’ll be strumming the old rhythm guitar, which is a new job for me.” Isaak laughs. “I’ve never actually strummed before in my life. I’ve just never been a strummer.”

Making up the house band with Isaak will be Wayne Smith from the Hank Carr Band, Ed Isaak and Ray Park from the Canucks, and Lawrence Gillespie from Yukon Jack.

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Producer Brandon Isaak After the tribute show, the night will continue with The Canucks.

“People can sit around and have a couple of drinks and do some dancing,” says Isaak. “The Canucks will be playing with some special guests, some people from the show.”

Appropriately, audience members who dress all in black will be entered into a draw for two tickets to Vancouver, two nights in a hotel and tickets for a Vancouver Canucks game.

“We’ll even fly you back,” Isaak adds.

Not only does the tribute concert promise to be a great show, it’s also raising money: $5 from every ticket will go to Karen’s Room, the chemotherapy suite at Whitehorse General Hospital.

Isaak explains the motivation

behind donating part of the admission: “We know Hank Carr has been battling cancer lately. And cancer touches everyone. We all know somebody who had it or has battled it or is battling it. So it’s nice to invest it in the community so that you can see the money put into use.”

So walk the line down to the Yukon Convention Centre on Friday, February 27 for some truly universal music and help out a great cause while you are at it.

Tickets are $35 and are available at the Yukon Convention Centre and online at yukontickets. com.

Barry ‘Jack’ Jenkins keeps tabs on the Whitehorse music scene.

Contact him via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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February 26, 2015

A Klondike Korner with Dan Davidson

Court Comes to the OTAB

Some court functions are in the ground floor of the OTAB on the north side (at left) and the court is sitting behind the three windows on the second floor past the main entrance to the south (right)

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he Yukon Supreme Court returned to the Old Territorial Administration Building (OTAB in local slang) late in January. It will continue to occupy space there until March, at the rate things are moving. The subject of the trial is not fodder for this column, but I’ve been spending so much time in the building lately it seemed a shame not to make use of it.

The OTAB was constructed on Fifth Avenue between January 1, 1899 and January 1, 1901, from plans prepared by Department of Public Works architect, Thomas W. Fuller, who designed a number of iconic buildings in town.

At no time since then has federal government taken as much interest in Dawson as did the Liberal government led by Sir Wilfrid Laurier from 1896 to 1911, determined as it was to prove that the Yukon surely was part of the Dominion and not to be traded off to the Americans.

The OTAB was the seat of the territory’s government until 1953, when the capital was moved to Whitehorse.

The Legislative Assembly met in the large, high-ceilinged room on the second floor, but that space was also used as a courtroom as early as 1910, when the Fuller designed court house on Front Street

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Today the OTAB is primarily the home of the Dawson City Museum, the nearly derelict two-anda-half story building having been saved by a rare all-party resolution in the 1980s.

The north end of the building still contains Photos: Dan Davidson territorial wildlife offices on the second floor, while the ground floor has the court registry rooms and another room where small legal matters are settled. It is also where teleconferences are held when local representation is needed for affairs in the capital. For the last three weeks it has served as the jury room for the trial being held upstairs.

The upstairs chamber is impressive, with all wood trim and fixings, large windows on the east and west sides and some anachronistic track lighting on the ceiling, reflective of the fact that it is also used for museum displays.

The wooden chairs in the room are not terribly comfortable. The wood has shrunk, and the glue holding them together has dried out. A number of them need to be

Cannibals

They don’t care if we’re the runt ‘cause cannibals like us to hunt.

They don’t care if I’m their friend ‘cause they’ll cook me in the end.

When cannibals take aim they think we’re big game.

They’ll give you an expiry date when they put you on the plate.

Cannibals will hunt for me an’ you ‘cause they enjoy people stew.

Cannibals like our meat ‘cause we’re what they eat.

But this is not a true story because it’s just too gory.

They don’t care how we feel cannibals just want a free meal.

They like our delicious flesh an’ cannibals like us fresh.

They don’t care about our life they’ll eat us with fork an’ knife.

Cannibals don’t care what we say they only want us for prey.

They don’t care if we’re slender but cannibals like us tender.

They don’t care if we get hurt cannibals just want us for dessert.

Allan Benjamin , taken apart and reassembled.

The jury is surely grateful that the presiding Justice took pity on them at the end of the first week, and had a baker’s dozen of the comfy chairs from the museum’s theatre room brought upstairs.

The museum’s display galleries are on the ground floor. The archives room is next to the chambers, and the open storage rooms are just down the hall. The museum’s offices and workrooms are in the two-story section behind

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I’ve never had the opportunity to spend so much time in this part of it.

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Fri, Feb 27 Gallery Opening: Grand New Beginning 5:00 PM Yukon Artists at Work Gallery 393 4848 until Sat, Feb 28 SKIN Art Show Arts Underground Inside the Focus Gallery “Skin” features work from six artists from the Studio Gallery Association, Shiela Alexandrovich, Larry DuGuay, Lyn Fabio, Neil Graham, Rob Ingram and Maureen Morris. until Sat, Feb 28 “Dawson, the Dock and a Dress: A Tribute to my Neighbour’s Basement” Northern Front Studio Gallery by Louise Hardy until Sat, Feb 28 Nicole Bauberger: River Beauty and other stories North End Gallery Paintings in oil and encaustic inspired by the delight experienced on or near the water in the Yukon summer.

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Wed, Feb 25 Trio Manouche 6:00 PM Wheelhouse Restaurant 456-2982 Wed, Feb 25 Rixx & Roxx 8:00 PM Casa Loma a very wide variety and style of music from originals to covers Wed, Feb 25 Johnny Rogers & the New Music Jam 8:30 PM Paddy’s Place 333-9315 Wed, Feb 25 BRU Night 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Wed, Feb 25 Jamaoke With Jackie 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Thu, Feb 26 Roxx Hunter Live 6:00 PM Tony’s Pizza Thu, Feb 26 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, Feb 26 Open mic with Scott Maynard 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn 867-668-4500 Thu, Feb 26 Old School 8:30 PM Paddy’s Place 333-9315 Every Thursday, classic rock at its finest Thu, Feb 26 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, Feb 26 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Fri, Feb 27 Yukon Musician: Anne Turner 6:00 PM Westmark Whitehorse Jazz and Easy Listening Fri, Feb 27 Leela Gilday Concert 7:00 PM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre A fellow northerner hailing from Yellowknife and Aboriginal woman with an impressive recording and touring history.

Fri, Feb 27 Courage Wolf 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Fri, Feb 27 Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Fri, Feb 27 DJKJ 9:00 PM Club 867 DjKj will be rocking CLUB 867 every second Friday Fri, Feb 27 “THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS” FEATURING CHRIS MOIR, PAUL SCOTT STEPHENS & DANIEL DUNPHY; 10 PM 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Sat, Feb 28 Jammin at The Sternwheeler Saloon 4:00 PM Sternwheeler Lounge with Peggy and “Jack”.

Sat, Feb 28 Death in Venice 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Sat, Feb 28 Whitehorse Concerts Presents Classical Territory 8:00 PM Whitehorse Concerts Local soloists and ensembles & The Whitehorse Community Orchestra Sat, Feb 28 Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Sat, Feb 28 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Sun, Mar 1 Lara Lewis 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn

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Mon, Mar 2 Ladies Night with DJ Carlo 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Tue, Mar 3 Open Mic Night With MC Turmoil 9:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Tue, Mar 3 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, Mar 4 Whitewater Wednesday 7:00 PM Epic Pizza goes till we are done!

Wed, Mar 4 Rixx & Roxx 8:00 PM Casa Loma a very wide variety and style of music from originals to covers Wed, Mar 4 Johnny Rogers & the New Music Jam 8:30 PM Paddy’s Place 3339315 Wed, Mar 4 BRU Night 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Wed, Mar 4 Jamaoke With Jackie 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Thu, Mar 5 Roxx Hunter Live 6:00 PM Tony’s Pizza Thu, Mar 5 JAZZ IN THE HALL & Keith Todd 7:00 PM The Old Fire Hall 867-3342789 Cabaret seating... musicians invited and lots of gear supplied Thu, Mar 5 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, Mar 5 Open mic with Scott Maynard 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn 867-668-4500 Thu, Mar 5 Old School 8:30 PM Paddy’s Place 333-9315 Every Thursday, classic rock at its finest Thu, Mar 5 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, Mar 5 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Fri, Mar 6 Yukon Musician: Anne Turner 6:00 PM Westmark Whitehorse Jazz and Easy Listening Fri, Mar 6 Ice Palace Blues: Brandon Isaak 7:30 PM Yukon transportation Museum 867-668-4792 Fri, Mar 6 Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room

Events

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Wed, Feb 25 Spanish Conversation Group 12:00 PM Yukon Government Administration Building 633-6081 Terry or Michèle Wed, Feb 25 White Ribbon Yukon AGM 7:00 PM Rah Rah Gallery Wed, Feb 25 MAD Variety Show 8:00 PM Wood Street School Wed, Feb 25 Moving Parts Theatre: “Talking to Strangers” 8:00 PM Well Read Books Thu, Feb 26 Kids After School Program: Manga & Comics 3:30 PM Arts Underground Thu, Feb 26 Kafka and Son 7:30 PM The Old Fire Hall Thu, Feb 26 Moving Parts Theatre: “Talking to Strangers” 8:00 PM Well Read Books Fri, Feb 27 Baby Storytime 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library Fri, Feb 27 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Community Luncheon 11:45 AM Health and Social Building Fri, Feb 27 Life Drawing Open Studio 7:00 PM Arts Underground Fri, Feb 27 Kafka and Son 7:30 PM The Old Fire Hall Fri, Feb 27 Moving Parts Theatre: “Talking to Strangers” 8:00 PM Well Read Books Sat, Feb 28 Long Ago Yukon SKYPE lecture 1:00 PM Beringia Centre 6336579 Sat, Feb 28 Consign Your Curves-Just My Size Plus 10:00 AM Jack Hulland Elementary 867-334-7028

Sat, Feb 28 Handbuilt Tiles and Vessels wi/Marlene Collins 10:00 AM Arts Underground 667-4080 Sat, Feb 28 Circus Arts Class for Kids 12:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale 332-0375 Sat, Feb 28 Archery Community Auction 4:00 PM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre 668-2840 Sat, Feb 28 Kafka and Son 7:30 PM The Old Fire Hall Sat, Feb 28 Moving Parts Theatre: “Talking to Strangers” 8:00 PM Well Read Books Sat, Feb 28 Talking to Strangers 8:00 PM Well Read Books Sat, Feb 28 Yukon Amateur Radio Association: Coffee Discussion Group 9:30 AM Emergency Measures Organization Sun, Mar 1 Handbuilt Tiles and Vessels wi/Marlene Collins 10:00 AM Arts Underground 667-4080 Sun, Mar 1 Circus Arts Class for Kids 12:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale 332-0375 Sun, Mar 1 BYS Annual Dance Marathon 9:45 AM Leaping Feats Creative Danceworks 393-2623 Mon, Mar 2 GO The Surrounding Game 6:00 PM Starbucks Chilkoot Centre Wed, Mar 4 Spanish Conversation Group 12:00 PM Yukon Government Administration Building 633-6081 Terry or Michèle Wed, Mar 4 Blind Date 8:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre Thu, Mar 5 Kids After School Program: Manga & Comics 3:30 PM Arts Underground Thu, Mar 5 Teen Scene: Comics 3:30 PM Whitehorse Public Library 667-8900 Thu, Mar 5 Camino de Santiago Info Evening 6:30 PM Hidden Valley School 335-4512 Thu, Mar 5 Blind Date 8:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre Fri, Mar 6 Baby Storytime 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library Fri, Mar 6 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Community Luncheon 11:45 AM Health and Social Building Fri, Mar 6 Blind Date 8:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre Fri, Mar 6 Rendez-vous de la Francophonie Multiple Locations

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Monday - Friday Math Tutoring! 11:45 AM F.H. Collins Secondary Free peer tutoring will be available at lunchtime. It will be Monday to Thursday from 11:45-12:15 . Please encourage your student to take advantage of this to help him/her to be successful this year.

Wed, Feb 25 Family Drop-In 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Wed, Feb 25 Toddler Storytime 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library WPL winter story time drop-in sessions for children 2-4 and caregivers.

Wed, Feb 25 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, Feb 25 After School Ball Pit 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Wed, Feb 25 Girls Group 5:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale Wed, Feb 25 FH Collins Parent Circle 7:00 PM F.H. Collins Secondary This is a safe place to come and chat about that amazing job we were handed without an instruction model: parenting teenagers.

Our focus for this meeting is Mindful Parenting. Please join us Thu, Feb 26 Open Ball Pit 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Feb 26 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.

Thu, Feb 26 After School Theatre 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Feb 26 Kids After School Program: Manga & Comics 3:30 PM Arts Underground Kids 7-12 learn to draw their own manga, and practice a range of comic art styles.

Thu, Feb 26 Kids Choir Ages 6-7 5:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Feb 26 Kids Choir Ages 8-12 6:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale Fri, Feb 27 Parent-Child Mother Goose: Multi Age/Preschool Group 1:45 PM Whitehorse Elementary Barbara 3352283 Multi-age/Preschool Group (3 years+) Free program; pre-registration required. Healthy snacks provided!

Fri, Feb 27 Open Ball Pit 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Fri, Feb 27 Parent-Child Mother Goose: Toddler Group 10:00 AM The Child Development Centre Barbara 335-2283 Toddlers 18 months to 3 years Free program; pre-registration required.

Healthy snacks provided!

Fri, Feb 27 Young Explorer’s Preschool Program 10:00 AM MacBride Museum 867-667-2709, ext.3 parents and children explore the animal gallery together. Play games, create crafts, read stories and sing songs.

Fri, Feb 27 Baby Storytime 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library WPL winter story time drop-in sessions for babies 6-24 months and caregivers.

Fri, Feb 27 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, Feb 27 After School Building & Sculpting 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Fri, Feb 27 Teen Drop In 7:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale Sat, Feb 28 Family Drop In 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Sat, Feb 28 Open Ball Pit 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Sat, Feb 28 Parent-Child Mother Goose: Multi Age Group 10:00 AM Canada Games Centre Lisa 668-8535 Free program; pre-registration required.

Healthy snacks provided!

Sat, Feb 28 Circus Arts Class for Kids 12:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale 332-0375 Weekend classes in circus arts, geared at kids aged 7 to 11 years old. Silks, trapeze, hula hooping, juggling, poi, dance ribbons, stilt walking, etc.

Sat, Feb 28 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.

Sun, Mar 1 Circus Arts Class for Kids 12:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale 332-0375 Weekend classes in circus arts, geared at kids aged 7 to 11 years old. Silks, trapeze, hula hooping, juggling, poi, dance ribbons, stilt walking, etc.

Sun, Mar 1 Singing, story-telling 3:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale Mon, Mar 2 Afterschool Art Exploration 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Mon, Mar 2 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, Mar 2 Learn to Sing Together Teen/ Adult 7:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Tue, Mar 3 Parent Child Mother Goose 10:30 AM Heart Of Riverdale Tue, Mar 3 After School Sing Together 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Tue, Mar 3 Kids Learn to Knit 6:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale Tue, Mar 3 Knitting Circle (Adult) 7:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale Wed, Mar 4 Family Drop-In 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Wed, Mar 4 Toddler Storytime 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library WPL winter story time drop-in sessions for children 2-4 and caregivers.

Wed, Mar 4 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, Mar 4 After School Ball Pit 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Wed, Mar 4 Girls Group 5:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Mar 5 Open Ball Pit 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Mar 5 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.

Thu, Mar 5 After School Theatre 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Mar 5 Kids After School Program: Manga & Comics 3:30 PM Arts Underground Kids 7-12 learn to draw their own manga, and practice a range of comic art styles.

Thu, Mar 5 Teen Scene: Comics 3:30 PM Whitehorse Public Library 667-8900 Learn the art of storytelling and make your own comics!

Thu, Mar 5 Kids Choir Ages 6-7 5:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Mar 5 Kids Choir Ages 8-12 6:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale Fri, Mar 6 Parent-Child Mother Goose: Multi Age/Preschool Group 1:45 PM Whitehorse Elementary Barbara 3352283 Multi-age/Preschool Group (3 years+) Free program; pre-registration required. Healthy snacks provided!

Fri, Mar 6 Open Ball Pit 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Fri, Mar 6 Parent-Child Mother Goose: Toddler Group 10:00 AM The Child Development Centre Barbara 335-2283 Toddlers 18 months to 3 years Free program; pre-registration required.

Healthy snacks provided!

Fri, Mar 6 Young Explorer’s Preschool Program 10:00 AM MacBride Museum 867-667-2709, ext.3 parents and children explore the animal gallery together. Play games, create crafts, read stories and sing songs.

Fri, Mar 6 Baby Storytime 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library WPL winter story time drop-in sessions for babies 6-24 months and caregivers.

Fri, Mar 6 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, Mar 6 After School Building & Sculpting 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Fri, Mar 6 Teen Drop In 7:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale

Workshops

Thu, Feb 26 Introducing Hand Tools for Woodworking 6:00 PM YuKonstruct Makerspace Thu, Feb 26 Living with Loss 6:30 PM Whitehorse Public Library 667-7429 In this workshop you will learn about the grief cycle that accompanies any kind of loss.

Fri, Feb 27 Life Drawing Open Studio 7:00 PM Arts Underground Sat, Feb 28 Handbuilt Tiles and Vessels wi/Marlene Collins 10:00 AM Arts Underground 667-4080 Explore the versatile world of handbuilding with artist Marlene Collins.

Sat, Feb 28 Circus Arts Class for Kids 12:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale 332-0375 Weekend classes in circus arts, geared at kids aged 7 to 11 years old. Silks, trapeze, hula hooping, juggling, poi, dance ribbons, stilt walking, etc.

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Sun, Mar 1 Circus Arts Class for Kids 12:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale 332-0375 Weekend classes in circus arts, geared at kids aged 7 to 11 years old. Silks, trapeze, hula hooping, juggling, poi, dance ribbons, stilt walking, etc.

Sun, Mar 1 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, Mar 3 Brave New Words 7:00 PM Rah Rah Gallery On open mic for writers or storytellers. Usually there is a live musician hosting, too. Also espresso, wine and beer available to buy.

Tue, Mar 3 YuKonstruct Weekly Open House 7:00 PM YuKonstruct Makerspace Tour YuKonstruct, see some projects in action, and meet some fellow makers Wed, Mar 4 Painting Open Studio with Neil Graham 7:00 PM Arts Underground Wed, Mar 4 Cramped Hand 7:00 PM 102 Gold Road, Suite 1 (upstairs) 633-3566 bring writing materials or work-in-progress for a couple of hours of free writing and/or writing from prompts Thu, Mar 5 Industrial Sewing Machine 101 7:00 PM YuKonstruct Makerspace Sat, Mar 7 Circus Arts Class for Kids 12:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale 332-0375 Weekend classes in circus arts, geared at kids aged 7 to 11 years old. Silks, trapeze, hula hooping, juggling, poi, dance ribbons, stilt walking, etc.

Sun, Mar 8 Circus Arts Class for Kids 12:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale 332-0375 Weekend classes in circus arts, geared at kids aged 7 to 11 years old. Silks, trapeze, hula hooping, juggling, poi, dance ribbons, stilt walking, etc.

Sun, Mar 8 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.

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Meetings

Wed, Feb 25 Northern Voices Toastmasters 2015-2-25 0:00 7:00 AM Sport Yukon 867-334-8654 Come and build your leadership skills, polish your public speaking in a fun and supportive environment! Guests are welcome to come and drop into our meetings at any time.

Wed, Feb 25 White Ribbon Yukon AGM 2015-2-25 0:00 7:00 PM Rah Rah Gallery Supporters and interested members of the public are invited to share their feedback on our 2014 campaign and provide input on our 2015 planning.

Thu, Feb 26 Ready, Willing and Able 2015-2-26 0:00 8:00 AM Westmark Whitehorse A Solution linking you to a hidden labour pool. Conference room 1 RSVP 667-4606 email yaclwhse@ northwestel.net.

Wed, Mar 4 Northern Voices Toastmasters 2015-3-4 0:00 7:00 AM Sport Yukon 867-334-8654 Come and build your leadership skills, polish your public speaking in a fun and supportive environment! Guests are welcome to come and drop into our meetings at any time.

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 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. 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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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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RRSP Pros and Cons RRSP contribution limits for Canadians continue to increase every year. Your allowable contribution is 18% of your earned income from the previous year to a maximum of $24,270 for 2014, $24,930 for 2015 and $25,370 for 2016. You may also be able to tap into any unused contribution room you have carried forward from previous tax years.

That allowable contribution is deducted from your gross taxable income for the year and you may end up with a tax refund (which many recommend putting right back into your RRSP for next year or even a portion into your TFSA). This makes an RRSP an ideal first choice for savings especially for high-income earners.

On the other hand, an RRSP only defers payment of income tax until your retirement years and forced annual withdrawal amounts after age 71 may reduce government old age benefits. Those with a rich pension plan, working in retirement or major sources of alternative income may want to consider additional savings options, such as a TFSA, in consultation with a financial advisor.

TFSA Pros and Cons The TFSA is an all-purpose way to invest as it can be used to save for any financial goal. Canadians can invest up $5,500 annually and carry-forward any unused contribution room. While that annual contribution is not tax-deductible, any growth in your TFSA investments is sheltered from taxation even when money is withdrawn.

Unlike the RRSP, you can withdraw TFSA money without paying tax at any time and, best of all, the full amount of any withdrawals can be put back into your TFSA in future years (but not the same year). So, if your $5,500 investment grows to $10,000 and you withdraw it tax-free, you can turn around the next year and put $10,000 (plus another $5,500) back into your TFSA to continue growing.

Also, unlike the RRSP, income earned in a TFSA and amounts withdrawn do not affect your eligibility for federal income-tested benefits and credits, such as Old Age Security or the Canada Child Tax Benefit. As well, unlike the RRSP, you don’t have to withdraw any money from your TFSA after age 71, so it is a great savings tool for seniors.

The chief disadvantage to a TFSA is that your contributions are not tax-deductible, so you don’t receive the immediate tax benefit seen with an RRSP. There is also no such thing as a TFSA spousal plan, but you can still give your spouse or common-law partner money to invest in their own TFSA, and the income earned on the contributed amount is not attributed back to you.

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February 26 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Build a Wall Shelf with Hand Tools

February 27, 28, March 1@ 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Repair Cafe – Drop in February 27 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Dog Sled Construction – Continued – February 28 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Bent Shaft Paddle Making Workshop March 3, 5, 6 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Industrial Sewing Machine 101 March 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

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COFFEEHOUSE & OPEN MIC NIGHT

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All donations will contribute to a local community group.

There will be hot coffee, tea, and delicious snacks.

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FOCUS GALLERY SKINHeritage Gallery: >> in the Hougen Exhibi�on closes December 1st, 2012

YUKON ARCHIVES Studio Gallery Association Runs: Feb. 6-28

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Open chance Studio Sessions Last to see! >> Ceramic Open Studio Sessions << Sundays from 2:30 to 6pm $5 per hour

HOUGEN HERITAGE GALLERY THE PUCKETT FAMILY: LIFE IN WHITEHORSE C.1900-1930

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(by donation for supplies and coffee) Tues 7:30- 9:00 KNITTING CIRCLE

Group may contract knitting teachers for projects - costs tbd 13 sessions (starts Sep 16) Fri 7pm - 10pm TEEN DROP-IN

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Classical Challenges

The Whitehorse Community Orchestra and Yukon Registered Music Teachers’ Association join forces again this weekend

by Ken Bolton

PHOTO: Bruce Barrett

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uilding an orchestra in a city as small as Whitehorse poses a variety of pesky challenges.

How do you fill the bassoonist’s chair, for instance? More dauntingly, can you corral enough qualified — and available — players to form a string section that can hold its own against the more forceful brass and woodwinds?

Henry Klassen knows those challenges all too well.

Klassen has been a dominant figure on the Whitehorse musical scene for decades. His name has been inextricably linked with the Rotary Music Festival since its origins in 1969.

He taught in the local school system for years, and in 1991 he founded the Big Band, which is still blowing strong.

In November of 2013, a longcherished dream came to fruition when he stepped onto the rehearsal podium to direct an ensemble of high-calibre musicians he had handpicked.

The Whitehorse Community Orchestra was born.

A few months later, the group made its public debut, providing orchestral backing for a performance of Modest Mussorgsky’s famous 1874 piano suite, “Pictures from an Exhibition”.

The event was a recital by members of the Yukon Registered Music Teachers Association (YRMTA), presented as part of the Whitehorse Concerts “Classical Territory” series at Yukon Arts Centre.

“In the end, we had an orchestra of 28 or 29 people, plus eight or nine piano players (members of YRMTA) playing in pairs. That was our first orchestral endeavour, at the end of January last year,” Klassen says.

This week marks the ensem-

Conductor Henry Klassen (in white jacket) onstage with members of the Whitehorse Community Orchestra last January ble’s sophomore appearance, when it plays two orchestral suites compiled from Georges Bizet’s 1875 opera, Carmen, as well as two pieces by Russian composers Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov and Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov.

While the match-up with YRMTA and Whitehorse Concerts seems like a good fit, Klassen doesn’t know what direction the orchestra will take in the future.

“I know that the second time you do something in the Yukon, they think it’s now a permanent institution,” he jokes.

One possibility is forming a separate society to administer the orchestra’s affairs, rather than relying on the sponsorship of YRMTA, which has limited resources.

“I do expect the orchestra will continue in some form or another,” he says.

“Whether I will be doing the conducting of it or not, that’s another matter. I have to consider other things, including my age and how long I want to do this. I’m not

hanging onto the position for dear life.”

He doesn’t sugar-coat the challenges, especially in light of statistics that suggest it takes a minimum population of 35,000 for a city to sustain an orchestra.

And despite the Yukon’s wealth of musical talent, finding qualified people who have the time to make such a major commitment is not easy.

Take those strings, for example.

“Right now I have seven people on violin, I have one viola, I have two cellos and I have two string basses. Those are my strings.

Ideally, I need about 30.”

Fortunately, some clever microphone placement by arts centre technicians can redress the imbalance between the strings and their brassier counterparts.

But sometimes Dame Fate wields a fickle finger.

For example, at the upcoming concert, you’ll definitely hear a bassoon. But don’t bother looking

for the bassoon player.

In the run-up to last year’s concert, Klassen had a “very good” bassoonist on board. Until she had a serious fall, followed by another one last spring, and is sidelined due to concussion.

Then her replacement also pulled out for medical reasons.

“So now I have a piano player

who used to play bassoon in high school who’s playing the bassoon parts on his synthesizer,” he says.

But Klassen takes it all in stride.

“I work in a world of professional adults who have their occupations as engineers, as consultants, as whatever they do, and so it is very hard to pull it all together,” he admits.

“I have had only one person who has been there for every rehearsal, besides myself.”

The Whitehorse Concerts event takes place at the Yukon Arts Centre on Saturday, February 28, beginning at 8:00 p.m. Tickets range from $12 to $37.

The first half of the program will consist of nine solo and ensemble performances by members of the YRMTA. The Whitehorse Community Orchestra will conclude the program.

For more information, go to www.whitehorseconcerts.com/ schedule/ Ken Bolton is a freelance writer and former co-editor of What’s Up Yukon.

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nything can happen in February, weather-wise.

It can be -30°C one day and 5°C a few days later. The sun can be very warm and the spring starts diminishing the snow and icing-up the roads.

January is a month of hibernation and rest. But February is a month of cabin fever; hence Rendezvous. February, the month of love, is also the time to start seedlings for the garden.

With all the snow and cold temperatures it sometimes feels like summer will never come.

But starting plants and caring for them provides hope that there will be somewhere to transplant these little seedlings when they need it. It also gives the plants themselves a head-start.

I don’t always start seedlings.

Some years I have had no place to start them, and some years the turns of life make caring for them unfeasible. Most of what we plant does well enough by just straight seeding into the garden.

One year I direct-seeded broc-

coli on the same day as transplanting broccoli seedlings to see if there would be a difference between the plants. It was the same seed variety from the same seed packet, but there was no difference in the growth or maturity of the plants. So I concluded there really was no point in starting them earlier.

Other vegetables, however, need the extra time to get going.

Onions (from seed), leeks, tomatoes, and peppers are a few that do better when started earlier. In fact they need to be started now, so there is something to harvest at the end of the summer.

Starting plants early also gives them more growing days, which is what some plants need in order to be productive here, where the growing season is so very short.

I had the best success with corn when I started it six weeks before putting it out into the garden.

Not only does corn need warmth to germinate, starting early also buys it more time to mature and produce. Beans also benefit by

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Spinach can be started early in order to avoid the long days of our spring, which triggers the spinach plant to produce seed.

Potatoes can be helped by placing the seed potatoes in light for a week before planting. This causes them to start sprouting, so when it’s time to plant, they are already growing.

But it is only February so I need to be content with starting a few of the vegetables we intend to grow this year; the rest will just have to wait.

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by Darrell Hookey

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t may not be a bar where everybody knows your name, but they sure as heck have seen you shoveling your driveway.

It’s a neighbourhood pub. Its busiest nights are between Monday and Friday as Porter Creek welcomes home its residents after a long day of work.

And Bailey’s Pub and Grill may not be an Irish pub, as the name suggests, but they will play up the connection on St. Patty’s Day. “Bailey is the name of my son,” explains Clayton Moore, who coowns and operates the pub with his wife, Samantha. “He is definitely a character.”

Moore has worked in restaurants since he was 17; at 19, he tried for his first liquor license.

Four years ago, at the age of 25, he and his wife opened the pub after his Auntie Heather saw a suitable space in the Porter Creek Mall.

“I knew it would work,” he says today. “There is quite a good market for it.

“There is minimum competition around, so, I took a risk and just got into it.”

Other than the lights behind the bar and the game on the televisions, the lighting is subdued and the walls and floor are a comforting blend of stonework and heavy woods.

There are couches in one seating area, and, in the far corner where the band used to play from a stage, a sectional and television are set up as a sports centre.

But, to be a success, the food had to be outstanding.

“Food is number one for sure,” he says. “The staff came up with most of it and the rest was market research to see what is being served around town and to see what is trending.

“We went to Vancouver and checked out pubs.

“Today, our food is pretty renown, a lot of people like it; we have a 4.5 on Trip Advisor, and it’s mostly raves about the food.”

But the research continues:

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they tried out six different types of chicken wings until they found one.

“They come from Brazil and were free run,” says Moore. “Very tasty.”

Wings Wednesday was launched and, now, “Wednesday is one of our busiest nights.

“I don’t like to toot my own horn, but they are awesome,” says Moore.

Other comfort foods are here, too: Chicken fingers, poutine, 10 types of pizza, and nine different burgers, including the very popular Angry Bailey.

“Our little guy does have a little temper on him,” Moore says of its namesake.

Most of the meats come from the far end of the mall at Stacey’s Butcher Block.

Then there is the Roasted Garlic & Brie Platter, with melted Brie and roasted garlic bulbs, chutney, and seasonal fruit.

Hold it. That’s Yuppie Food.

“It is what it is,” Moore laughs

uncomfortably.

“We have gluten-free foods that people are going toward these days,” he explains. “You need to keep up with the trends.

“In a business like this, you open the doors and pray that people come in.

“They don’t have to come in, so, when they do, you have to make them comfortable and make them want to come back.

“It is feast or famine; some weeks it’s great and some it’s slow — like when it is -30°C out — that is why we are opening this other side, it gives people an option to grab their offsales from us and have a big selection.”

Moore is referring to the addition that just opened. It is a takeout counter and offsales location with a rustic elegance.

The wine and beer selection, at first, will be based on data showing what sells in Whitehorse.

But, then, the tweaking begins.

And special orders can be brought in.

His servers were having a difficult time answering the phone for takeout orders and handling offsales while still concentrating on the guests.

With the new space and two to three new employees, it is more efficient.

And Bailey’s will start opening at 11 a.m. to feed the lunch crowd from neighbouring schools and industrial areas.

There will be different-sized pizzas, pizza by the slice, wraps and sandwiches, too.

“There’s a lot of people who don’t want to go into a bar and that is reasonable,” says Moore.

“They just want to be in and out.”

The pub is kid-friendly until 8 p.m. Takeout orders can be placed at 456-4742.

Darrell Hookey is a freelance writer in Whitehorse.

He can be reached via business@whatsupyukon.com.

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gilvie General Contracting is a small company; GrayHow’sBUSINESS don Keenan is it. And he and his long time friend Jona Barr took-on his first big project together.

It wasn’t just any job. This was for their friend Elijah Stick’s mom, Jan. “I knew I wanted to make it special for Jan,” he says. “She’s like family to me, many sleepovers, we go way back.”

Keenan started working in construction in 2000 and started his apprenticeship in 2004. “I didn’t rush through my apprenticeship, I took the time to get real experience. I spent half that time working on commercial sites and half

working residential. I wanted to see it all.”

He likes residential best. “(It’s) more flexible, there is more of a design component.”

He calls them loving touches; those things that help a homeowner choose the details to make a finished project their own.

Barr is an apprentice carpenter.

“A good one,” says Keenan.

“But he is an artist, a musician first.”

Barr is a member of the band Old Cabin, and is currently working as a facilitator for Whitehorse’s new youth art space, Splintered Craft.

I ask Keenan if he also has an

artistic background.

“No, nothing, this is my first,” he says.

“My company is aiming for something special, to get a feel for people and be able to create something unique for them,” explains Keenan. “The house, the idea, and the general theme was a collaboration between me and Jan.” The special touch, however, was a surprise.

It seems the work was almost done, “but they had left these two blank spots under the windows,” says Stick.

Stick was wondering what was going on, and finally the day before she was to leave for vacation,

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Graydon Keenan of Ogilvie General Contracting

The crow and the salmon represent Ed and Jan Stick

Keenan and Barr picked her up at work and said, “We have a surprise for you.”

The cedar shake panels under the window were Barr’s idea, and once he and Keenan did some research they realized that they could do something really special with them. Their friend Elijah’s dad had died a couple of years before and the young men decided to incorporate a subtle memorial into the design.

The image of a crow and a salmon were woven into the pattern under one window, representing Ed and Jan, and two more salmon were swimming under the second window, represented their chil-

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dren, Elijah and Jessie.

When Stick saw the finished work?

“I burst into tears. It was just so beautiful. A beautiful gift, a beautiful piece of art.

“It’s amazing now, to watch people walk by my home. They stop and look. It makes my house stand out as one-of-a-kind.”

To take it even one step further, Barr took the old cedar siding they removed from the house and brought it down to Splintered Craft, and used it there to beautify that space as well.

“Another cool thing,” says Stick.

Keenan is proud that the job turned out so well and that his client, his friend, is happy. He is getting ready to start on a second cedar shake art project for someone who admired the first one.

Keenan can be reached at ogilvie867@gmail.com.

Denise L. Norman is a Yukonbased writer and adventurer.

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For many people in southern Germany, Fastnacht is a far more important holiday then Christmas.

Families gather and celebrate ancient traditions.

It is the best time to travel to the Black Forest and to see a different side of it.

At first, the Fastnacht tradition may bewilder, but soon you’ll be dancing in the streets with strangers.

But there is a deeper and darker side to it. The pre-Lent festivities happen in the week before Ash Wednesday, which was on February 18 this year. Fastnacht goes back to the 1500s when people used the week before Lent to sin and rebel against the church by dressing as fools, devils, or animals.

In the small town of Elzach (140 km from Stuttgart), Fastnacht starts on the Sunday before Ash Wednesday. It is easy to get scared in Elzach, because their Fastnacht traditions include dressing as devils, which they call Schuttig.

Only men are allowed in costumes. Their wooden masks are handmade and come in many scary variations. They wear a hat in the shape of a triangle decorated with empty snail houses. Part of the costume is a stick with a dried pork bladder that looks like a balloon, but smells anything but fancy. Butchers in town collect and dry pork bladders for months beforehand.

The parade starts in the evening.

At 6 p.m. sharp, all the streetlights go out and one can imagine how the town looked in the middle ages. For a moment there is silence. Then, in the lambent of

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The tradition is different from the traditions in Elzach: Women are allowed to wear costumes as well, which get passed on from generation to generation.

Fastnacht in Oberndorf is about celebrating the upcoming spring, making noise, and giving goodies: The fools will bring the audience candies, pretzels, oranges, and dried blood sausages. In order to get goodies, you have to sing Fastnachts-songs. Don’t worry if you don´t know the lyrics — people are willing to teach you.

There are three types of fools.

Photo: Elke Reinauer The first is Narro. His costume contains bells Narro is one type of Fastnacht and shows hand painted images of fool; here’s a group of them the town. He represents the upat the parade in Oberndorf coming spring and carries fresh baked pretzels for the audience. is the bonfire, where the leader Pretzels are a symbol of fertility.

The second fool, Schantle, repof the Schuttig — the only devil dressed in black — jumps over the resents an old man, the wooden mask showing wrinkles and warts. fire.

After the parade, it is worth He hands out oranges and sausexploring the town and the many ages, holding a rod with a sausage pubs set in private garages, so people have to fish them with schools, and tents — only open their mouth.

The last fool is Hänsele; he during Fastnacht.

Music is everywhere, and you gives candies from his basket and will meet the Schuttig. They are shakes the bells of his costume. not allowed to lift their mask in Marching bands play between the public. Some restaurants and bars groups of fools.

When the parade is over, offer separate rooms for them to people gather in front of the old eat and drink.

I recommend spending Shrove city hall, and everybody dances in Tuesday in Oberndorf (50 kilo- the street.

In the evening, the celebrametres from Elzach), but not because it is my hometown. It has a tions come to an end and you can lot to offer besides Fastnacht: it is feel a sense of mourning; Fastfamous for its old monastery, and nacht is over, but luckily, it will all the weapon museum of the Mau- start again next year. ser factory. But do the sightseeing later, during Fastnacht it is time Elke Reinauer is a German for ancient traditions. writer based in Whitehorse.

The parade starts at 10 a.m.

Please email comments about People line up early on Main her articles to Street; the best place to see it is editor@whatsupyukon.com. in front of the old city hall. torchlights, which the devils hold in their hands, the parade begins.

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Elbows and Chins

After a lengthy absence, Juno-nominated singer-songwriter Leela Gilday is returning to Whitehorse this week

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here’s a post on Leela Gilday’s Facebook page from a woman who had just bought a guitar for her daughter.

The young girl’s immediate response was, “I’m going to sing just like Leela soon, Mom.” That’s the kind of reaction the Yellowknife singer-songwriter cherishes.

Gilday recognizes how she and other First Nations performers, such as her close friend, Tanya Tagaq, can inspire aboriginal youngsters, who seldom get to see “indigenous heroes” on TV or in social media.

She laughs warmly as she recounts an experience at a recent Aboriginal Days concert in Yellowknife.

“We were playing a song, and there were 10 little girls who must have been seven or eight years old, lined up at the front of the stage. They all had their elbows on the stage and their chins on the stage, looking up at us in adoration,” she says.

“It was the cutest moment.

And I thought, ‘Yeah, that’s something really great, because here I am, and they can see themselves reflected in me.’ That’s a pretty powerful feeling.”

Gilday grew up in Edzo, “a tiny Dogrib community of less than 200 people” just outside the Northwest Territories capital.

Her Dene mother and her nonaboriginal father met and fell in love when he was a 23-year-old musician and composer from London, Ontario, who had come North for a brief stay.

After a few years of corresponding by letter, he moved to Edzo to be with her.

On a visit to her family home in Deline, on the shores of Great Bear Lake, he asked Gilday’s grandfather for permission to marry his daughter. The older man agreed, on the condition that they remain in the North.

When asked where her own inspiration comes from, Gilday

speaks of her parents.

“They raised me in a way that fostered my own creativity, and I guess made me believe that I could really do anything, so they were my first sort of heroes.”

It was her father who first suggested that eight-year-old Leela might want to perform a song at the Folk on the Rocks Music Festival, which was then a fairly new, local event.

“I had to audition to play at the festival, so I went up and I sang my song and forgot almost all of the words, I was so incredibly nervous. I guess my cuteness factor paid off, because they still put me on stage,” she laughs.

Performing solo there, for the first time, with her Dad accompanying her on piano, was just something to do for fun.

“I didn’t know that this would be my life path. I couldn’t see a trajectory at that point.”

Part of that trajectory took her to the University of Alberta to study opera. While she loved the genre, she eventually realized something was missing.

“I felt the material I was singing wasn’t really expressing a key part of who I was,” she says.

The music of long-dead European men didn’t ignite “that creative spark you have inside to express all of your identity and tell your stories.”

So Gilday started writing her own songs and taught herself to play guitar.

“I sort of told myself it was just for fun, playing gigs here and there. I had every intention of continuing on; I was going to go to McGill and do my Masters.”

Instead, she pursued songwriting, “because it expressed that part that I found lacking.”

After 15 years of city life, Gilday returned to Yellowknife in 2009, but continues to perform elsewhere about two weeks out of every month.

Of her four CDs so far, she’s most proud of her latest, Heart

of the People, which came out in October and is in contention for a Best Aboriginal Recording at the 2015 Juno Awards in Hamilton next month. “ I actually did almost all of the vocals live off the floor while we were recording the bed tracks, so this CD captures some really raw and honest sound for me,” she says.

“I think it’s my best vocal performance, because I was right in the moment with the band, and that energy was there.”

Along with band members Jason Burnstick, Tony Raybould, and Scott Tucker, Gilday will be at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre on Friday, February 27, playing all the songs from Heart of the People, plus “some old favourites that I’ve played in the Yukon before,” she promises.

The concert begins at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults, $10 for seniors and youth, and free for those under four.

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Part Two

by Erma Odrach Part One was published in the Jan. 29, 2015 issue. It left the three French guys heading out on a big hunting trip.

Claude and Jacques want to bag a moose, while Marcel would rather not kill anything. Go to www.whatsupyukon.com to see the full story. Look for it in the “Literature” section.

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laude was in good humour, and punching Marcel playfully in the arm, said to him, “Hey, Marcel, if you want to try out my rifle, go right ahead; you know, for old time’s sake.”

As it happened, Marcel had always been an excellent hunter, the best of the three, but about a year ago everything changed when he met up with Alicia, his girlfriend, who was a vegetarian. Marcel now abstained from consuming any kind of meat, and hunting was out of the question. It was all out of respect for sentient life, is how he

explained it.

At once moose tracks appeared and the men studied them to see if they were recent or not.

“I’d say they’re at least a couple of days old,” Jacques was disappointed.

The men continued on. They walked between trees piled up one above the other and over small rushing streams. Save for the sound of the odd hawk-owl, silence prevailed. The wilderness went on and on and when a gust of wind picked up it blew them all to one side. With the sun showing itself dimly from behind the clouds, suddenly it felt warmer.

However, there was an eerie calm everywhere; it was as if this brushcovered no-man’s land was waiting for something to happen.

Then Claude shouted at once and pointing, “Look, moose tracks, and they’re fresh! Those hooves are perfectly pointed and they’re

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enormous; they definitely belong to a mature male. He’s somewhere here close.”

In his high boots and red hunter’s cap Claude went straight into a spruce thicket, looking first to the left, then to the right. Rolling up a piece of birch bark into the shape of a cone, he used it to make moose calls, and then later he tried grunting. But the forest remained unmoving, as if everything living was hiding away.

Flung over his shoulder was his game bag, which he hoped to soon fill. Followed closely by Jacques, Claude was confident it was just a matter of time before they would spot the animal.

Marcel trailed considerably behind; he didn’t want to be witness to the violent onslaught that was about to take place. He was now so far behind he had lost sight of his two friends. But he knew a gunshot would be coming any minute now. Closing his eyes and holding his breath he listened and waited, but nothing came. A minute passed, and then another, and still nothing. A branch snapped overhead somewhere, and then quiet once more. Marcel gave a deep sigh of relief and thought to himself, “Maybe the animal got away.”

Then suddenly to the right there came a crackling sound, followed by the rustling of leaves, then a heavy thumping on the

ground. It sounded as if footsteps.

Pinning himself up against a tree, hardly breathing, Marcel stood there and waited for what would come next. And suddenly, as if out of nowhere, a moose appeared before him and he was very big, the biggest he had ever seen. Amazing! Standing more than seven feet tall, he had extra-long legs, a massive body, and a very large dewlap under his chin -- he was beautiful through and through, a perfect specimen.

“He must weigh at least two thousand pounds!” thought Marcel.

At once a tingling sensation passed through him. He became very excited and it was not long before his hunter’s instincts all came rushing back at him -- and he had no way of stopping it. He forgot all about being a vegetarian.

The feeling of exhilaration started going to his head. If only he had a gun! More than anything he wanted to corner the beast, to bring him down -- he wanted to feel the triumph. As he was about to call out for Claude and Jacques, at the last minute he couldn’t bring himself to do it. And suddenly the prospect of death made him feel horrible.

He shouted to the moose, “Go on, shoo! Get out of here!”

Picking a rock up off the ground as hard as he could he hurled it at the animal, hitting him in the ribs.

The moose kicked up both his front and hind legs, snorted, and then bolted into the bush, disappearing somewhere down into the valley.

Claude and Jacques, coming up empty, called it a day.

The next morning the three French guys got an early start.

As they set off into the bush, this time Claude held a doublebarrelled gun cocked in his hand, while Jacques kept his rifle over his shoulder. Marcel went along but in the same capacity as the day before. Hour after hour went by, and after walking over roots and branches and under overhanging trees, to Claude’s and Jacques’ dismay, once again they had no luck.

Claude finally put it all together. He said to Marcel angrily, “It’s you who are the cause of all our problems. You’re driving all the animals away!”

The men at last decided to take down their camp and head back to town. Their trip had been a bust.

Stay tuned for Part Three.

Erma ODrach is an Ontariobased writer. The Three French Guys and the Moose is a true story, though fictionalized to some extent. The story is taken from a yet unpublished book she’s currently working on entitled Alaska or Bust and Other Stories. Contact Erma via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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Sat, Feb 28 Circus Arts Class for Kids 12:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale 332-0375 Weekend

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Sun, Mar 1 Public Skate 3:00 PM Father Rigaud Arena Sun, Mar 1 Ultimate Frisbee 5:30 PM Canada Games Centre 668-6517 Come out and play some frisbee. All levels are welcome.

Sun, Mar 1 Badminton 7:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary For more information: gh_bad@ live.ca Sun, Mar 1 Kayak Polo 8:00 PM Canada Games Centre Paddle with members of the Yukon Canoe and Kayak Club.

Mon, Mar 2 Faro Youth Hockey 3:15 PM Father Rigaud Arena Mon, Mar 2 High Velocity Range Practice 4:00 PM Biathlon Range Mon, Mar 2 Hand to Hand - Level 1&2 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Mon, Mar 2 Yoga: Level 1 Beginners Intensive w/Sabu Chaitanya 6:00 PM Shanti Yoga Sabu Chaitanya brings over 25 years of international teaching experience. Four week intensive, Mon-Fri. Mon, Mar 2 Sword/Bokken with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Mon, Mar 2 Yukon Roller Girls Team Practice 7:00 PM Elija Smith Elementary School 30 minutes off skate work followed by Skills and Drills Mon, Mar 2 Old-Timers Hockey 7:30 PM Father Rigaud Arena

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Wed, Mar 4 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, Mar 4 Faro Youth Hockey Skate Lessons 4:00 PM Father Rigaud Arena Wed, Mar 4 Public Skate 5:00 PM Father Rigaud Arena Wed, Mar 4 Hand to Hand - Level 2&3 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Mar 4 Yoga: Level 1 Beginners Intensive w/Sabu Chaitanya 6:00 PM Shanti Yoga Sabu Chaitanya brings over 25 years of international teaching experience. Four week intensive, Mon-Fri. Wed, Mar 4 Staff/Jo with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Mar 4 Youth Gymnastics Drop In 7:30 PM Polarette’s Gymnastic Club Wed, Mar 4 Badminton 7:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary For more information: gh_bad@ live.ca Wed, Mar 4 Kayak Polo 8:00 PM Canada Games Centre Paddle with members of the Yukon Canoe and Kayak Club.

Thu, Mar 5 Faro Youth Hockey 3:15 PM Father Rigaud Arena Thu, Mar 5 Velocity range practice 4:00 PM Biathlon Range Thu, Mar 5 Savaté (French Kick Boxing) 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo 335-4500 Thu, Mar 5 Yoga: Level 1 Beginners Intensive w/Sabu Chaitanya 6:00 PM Shanti Yoga Sabu Chaitanya brings over 25 years of international teaching experience. Four week intensive, Mon-Fri. Thu, Mar 5 Old-Timers Hockey 7:30 PM Father Rigaud Arena Thu, Mar 5 Kayak Polo 8:00 PM Canada Games Centre Paddle with members of the Yukon Canoe and Kayak Club.

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Core Competencies for FASD: Awareness to Understanding

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Phil’s Tire Tips

When you send your child out into the world, will you ever recognize it again?

by Ken Bolton

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ny parent knows that watching offspring leave the nest unleashes a jumble of emotions: pride, relief, disbelief, grief, envy, nostalgia, apprehension. Sometimes abject terror.

You give them a hug, or a slap on the back, and remind them to keep in touch, eat properly, use condoms, call if they need anything.

You try not to sound maudlin as you say how proud you are. You refuse to admit any fear about late-night calls from the hospital or the cop-shop, but offer a silent prayer that the world will treat your baby kindly.

I was reminded of all that one night a few months back, when a complete stranger phoned to announce he’d been asked to direct the first production of my play, Bernie & Nick.

My outside voice said, “Hey, that’s great. I hope you have fun with it.”

Meanwhile, my inside voice was screaming, “Who are you, and why do you want to hurt my baby?”

The conversation lasted just long enough for him to ask how to pronounce Lagavulin, and to sound me out about three small changes he wanted to make in the script.

Naturally, as any playwright would, I considered all three suggestions utterly ridiculous.

Not wanting to sound too precious or inflexible, however, I agreed to one, offered a com-

I might adopt a Tennessee Williams-like slouch in the back row, nursing a bourbon and branch water, scowling or chuckling quietly while making discreet notes about tweaks that would make the script more playable for the poor, beleaguered actors.

Secretly, I longed for the kind of clout wielded by another great American playwright, Edward Albee. He alone could direct the first production of any of his plays, and no subsequent director was permitted to change a syllable of the final script.

But that’s not quite how it went down.

By opening night, I still had no idea who would be playing Bernie. Or Nick.

Afterward, when I met the director for the first time, he explained that neither actor had ever had a speaking role before.

Photo: kozzi.com My outside voice croaked out, “Well, that was a courageous casting decision for a comedy.”

Speaking frankly is not My inside voice screamed, “What the hell could you possibly a convention observed have been thinking?” in theatre lobbies But, hey — There are certain conventions observed in theatre ego in service of the perfect tran- lobbies everywhere. Speaking frankly is not one. sition from page to stage.

So now, when someone asks my As Hamlet observed more than 400 years ago, the play is the opinion of that production, I smile politely and say, “I’m so proud thing. Is it not?

I envisioned a darkened re- of my baby. She has remarkable hearsal hall, where I might oc- cheekbones, don’t you think?” casionally slip in unnoticed to observe the sorcerer and his apprentices working their theatrical Ken Bolton is a freelance writer who sometimes fantasizes magic. With the director’s permisabout changing his name. sion, of course. promise on the second, and adamantly rejected the third (which would have rendered the entire plot meaningless).

Allow me to note that I’ve peddled words for a living for the past 50 years, but this was the first time a play of mine was produced without me being either onstage or in the director’s chair.

I harboured visions of a grand collaboration, where all concerned would set aside

Artist in the School Learning Lab for Instructors Facilitated by Ewa Sniatycka

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Westmark Whitehorse, Conference Room 4 Free of Charge | Registration is Limited Artist in the School Learning Lab is a 3-day learning event for arts instructors which explores new avenues for connecting and working with students and educators in a meaningful and relevant way.

All artistic disciplines welcome including visual, performing and the interdisciplinary arts. Artists will be invited to share their practice and ideas with the group. Participants will be engaged in fun exercises including drawing, painting, movement and journaling to open up creativity, sharing and peer-to-peer discussion. The focus throughout the process will remain that of improving current teaching practices and inspiring new tools, techniques and collaborations.

Who can attend?

Current Artist in the School instructors, Arts Ed-Venture instructors – all levels of experience are welcome.

We also welcome new artists actively engaged in their practice and who have an interest in teaching children through either the Artist in the School or Arts Ed-Venture programs.

To Register: Contact Marlene Collins at: 867-332-1904 or info@artistintheschool.ca.

• Please provide us with some information about yourself and your experience : artist bio, CV or Resume. The program works within the parameters of those involved.

• Some financial assistance is available to artists who would like to attend and would be traveling to Whitehorse from the communities. Please call for details.

Registration deadline: Friday, March 6, 2015

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Community EVENTS Atlin

Wednesdays Board Games 7:00 PM Atlin Rec Centre Wednesdays Ladies’ Lunch & Carpet Bowling 7:00 PM Atlin Rec Centre

Beaver Creek

Wed, Feb 25 Youth Gym Drop In 3:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Wed, Feb 25 Open Gym 8:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Thu, Feb 26 Toddler Gym 2:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Thu, Feb 26 Youth Gym Drop In 3:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Thu, Feb 26 Craft night 7:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Sat, Feb 28 Family Gym Night 3:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Sat, Feb 28 Volleyball 8:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Sun, Mar 1 Cooking Classes 4:30 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Mon, Mar 2 Tot Time 9:30 AM Nelnah Bessie John School Mon, Mar 2 Youth Gym Drop In 3:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Mon, Mar 2 Volleyball 8:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Tue, Mar 3 Toddler Gym 2:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Tue, Mar 3 Youth Gym Drop In 3:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Tue, Mar 3 Yoga 7:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Wed, Mar 4 Youth Gym Drop In 3:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Wed, Mar 4 Open Gym 8:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Thu, Mar 5 Toddler Gym 2:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Thu, Mar 5 Youth Gym Drop In 3:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Thu, Mar 5 Craft night 7:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Sat, Mar 7 Family Gym Night 3:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club

Carcross

Wed, Feb 25 Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Lunch 12:00 PM The Old Daycare 821-4251 For more info:kathleen.cranfield@ctfn.ca Wed, Feb 25 Hiroshikai Judo 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 332-1031 Wed, Feb 25 Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Thu, Feb 26 Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Thu, Feb 26 Prenatal Classes for Mothers and Fathers to be 7:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School With Kathleen Cranfield, Registered Midwife and CPNP coordinator Sun, Mar 1 St. Saviours Church Service 11:00 AM St. Saviours Church 867-668-3129 Mon, Mar 2 C/TFN Carving Shed open 5:30 PM Carcross Carving Shed Keith Wolf Smarch will be in attendance to provide guidance/help with all manner of traditional artwork Tue, Mar 3 Elder’s Breakfast 10:00 AM The Old Daycare Tue, Mar 3 Sports Night 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School Tue, Mar 3 Women’s Group 7:00 PM Carcross Community Campus 821-4251 Wed, Mar 4 Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Lunch 12:00 PM The Old Daycare 821-4251 For more info:kathleen.cranfield@ctfn.ca Wed, Mar 4 Hiroshikai Judo 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 332-1031 Wed, Mar 4 Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Thu, Mar 5 Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Thu, Mar 5 Prenatal Classes for Mothers and Fathers to be 7:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School With Kathleen Cranfield, Registered Midwife and CPNP coordinator

Dawson City

Wed, Feb 25 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Wed, Feb 25 Dark Room Club 6:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture *paper available for purchase.

For more information or to participate:please contact Rebekah at bekmiller1234@gmail.com Wed, Feb 25 CFYT Trivia 8:00 PM The Billy Goat A fundraiser for CFYT local radio.

Thu, Feb 26 Guitar Lessons 4:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Thu, Feb 26 Hatha Yoga with Joanne VanNostrand 5:45 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 867993-5185 To confirm a scheduled class, email yogawithjoanne@me.com, 24 hours in advance. Cancellations will be emailed to registered students in advance.

Fri, Feb 27 Klondike Ice Queens Invitational Hockey Tournament Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre 993-5998 Players of all ability levels are welcome to this round-robin tournament that mixes up players of all abilities. Individual players will be sorted into balanced teams. Players from all over are encouraged to sign up.

Fri, Feb 27 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Feb 27 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Feb 27 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Fri, Feb 27 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

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Sat, Feb 28 Hatha Yoga with Joanne VanNostrand 9:00 AM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 867993-5185 To confirm a scheduled class, email yogawithjoanne@me.com, 24 hours in advance. Cancellations will be emailed to registered students in advance.

Sat, Feb 28 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.

Brushes & easels are supplied, no instruction offered.

Fee $5 Sat, Feb 28 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sun, Mar 1 St. Paul’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Paul’s Church 867-993-5381 Mon, Mar 2 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon, Mar 2 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon, Mar 2 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Mon, Mar 2 Hatha Yoga with Joanne VanNostrand 6:45 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 867993-5185 To confirm a scheduled class, email yogawithjoanne@me.com, 24 hours in advance. Cancellations will be emailed to registered students in advance.

Tue, Mar 3 YEU Local Y026 (Klondike) monthly meeting 7:00 PM YTG Property management building Tue, Mar 3 Step n Strong 7:00 PM Robert Service School 867-993-2520 For more information email: getrealfit(at)me.com Wed, Mar 4 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Wed, Mar 4 Dark Room Club 6:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture *paper available for purchase.

For more information or to participate:please contact Rebekah at bekmiller1234@gmail.com Wed, Mar 4 Adult Tap: Intro Level 6:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture It’s Back! Adult Tap! With Terrie Turai. New tap shoes included in cost of Intro level course.

Wed, Mar 4 Adult Tap: Level 2 7:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture It’s Back! Adult Tap! With Terrie Turai. Level 2 course for returning tappers.

Wed, Mar 4 CFYT Trivia 8:00 PM The Billy Goat A fundraiser for CFYT local radio.

Thu, Mar 5 Trek Over the Top Snowmobile Run 12:00 AM Dawson City The most fun you can have with your snow pants on! Trek over the Top is an international snowmobile run from Tok, Alaska to Dawson City, Yukon.

Thu, Mar 5 Hatha Yoga with Joanne VanNostrand 5:45 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 867-9935185 To confirm a scheduled class, email yogawithjoanne@me.com, 24 hours in advance. Cancellations will be emailed to registered students in advance.

Fri, Mar 6 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Mar 6 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Mar 6 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Fri, Mar 6 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Faro

Wed, Feb 25 Parent & Tot Story Time 11:00 AM Faro Community Library For Babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Wed, Feb 25 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Wed, Feb 25 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Wed, Feb 25 Kids in Action Store 3:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Wed, Feb 25 Faro Market 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2728, ext. 5 new, hand crafted, home made or baked products Wed, Feb 25 Archery 4:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Wed, Feb 25 Kids Floor Hockey 4:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre 11 and under, equipment provided if needed Wed, Feb 25 Adults Floor Hockey 7:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre 12+, equipment provided if needed Thu, Feb 26 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Thu, Feb 26 Environment Club 3:45 PM Del Van Gorder School Thu, Feb 26 Basketball 4:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre All ages and abilities welcome.

Thu, Feb 26 Zumba 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Fri, Feb 27 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Feb 27 Kids Games 3:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Ages 6-11. Please register at the rec centre.

Fri, Feb 27 Kids in the Kitchen Cooking Program 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@ faroyukon.ca Fri, Feb 27 Archery 4:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Feb 27 Seniors Fitness class 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Fri, Feb 27 Youth Games 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Ages 12-18. Please register at the rec centre.

Sat, Feb 28 Faro Kettle Cafe 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Hosted by the Faro Youth Group.

Sun, Mar 1 Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 AM Church of Apostles Sun, Mar 1 Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel 994-2442 with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442 Mon, Mar 2 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Tue, Mar 3 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Tue, Mar 3 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School

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Tue, Mar 3 Faro Kettle Cafe 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Hosted by the Faro Youth Group.

Tue, Mar 3 Badminton 4:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre For more information: gh_bad@live.ca Tue, Mar 3 Tai Chi Faro 6:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre With Lucy Moreira, Free Drop In Meet at the Youth Lounge Wed, Mar 4 Parent & Tot Story Time 11:00 AM Faro Community Library For Babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Wed, Mar 4 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Wed, Mar 4 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Wed, Mar 4 Kids in Action Store 3:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Wed, Mar 4 Kids Floor Hockey 4:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre 11 and under, equipment provided if needed Wed, Mar 4 Archery 4:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Wed, Mar 4 All By Myself 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre A comedy in 45 minutes, starring Steve Marsh, Jodi Bod, Frank De Jong, Peter Kazda, Sally Baker.

Wed, Mar 4 Adults Floor Hockey 7:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre 12+, equipment provided if needed Thu, Mar 5 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Thu, Mar 5 Basketball 4:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre All ages and abilities welcome.

Thu, Mar 5 Zumba 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Fri, Mar 6 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Mar 6 Kids Games 3:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Ages 6-11. Please register at the rec centre.

Fri, Mar 6 Kids in the Kitchen Cooking Program 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@ faroyukon.ca Fri, Mar 6 Archery 4:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre 9942375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Mar 6 Seniors Fitness class 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Fri, Mar 6 Youth Games 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Ages 12-18. Please register at the rec centre.

Haines Junction

Wed, Feb 25 Kindermusik 10:30 AM St Elias Convention Centre geared towards children ages 2-3 accompanied by an adult.

Any preschool child is welcome to attend (0-5) Thu, Feb 26 Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 AM Mun Ku Thu, Feb 26 Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Community School Sun, Mar 1 St Christopher’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Christopher’s Church 867-634-2360 Licensed Lay Leader: Lynn De Brabandere Mon, Mar 2 Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga 5:15 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, Mar 3 Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, Mar 3 Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 PM Takhini Hall Wed, Mar 4 Kindermusik 10:30 AM St Elias Convention Centre geared towards children ages 2-3 accompanied by an adult.

Any preschool child is welcome to attend (0-5) Thu, Mar 5 Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 AM Mun Ku Thu, Mar 5 Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Community School

Marsh Lake

Wed, Feb 25 Beginner Bellydance lessons Marsh Lake Community Association 335-9625 followed by hot apple cider and refreshments.

Wed, Feb 25 Adult Basic Fitness 6:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Fri, Feb 27 Dinner at the Jackalope 6:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Reservations welcome.

Steak/Rib Nights - last Friday of each month Fri, Feb 27 Drop-in Basketball 7:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Sat, Feb 28 Tot Program 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Association Sun, Mar 1 Badminton Drop-in 11:30 AM Marsh Lake Community Association 660-4999 All welcome Tue, Mar 3 South of 6 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Tue, Mar 3 North of 60 Cafe 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Tue, Mar 3 South of 6 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Wed, Mar 4 Beginner Bellydance lessons Marsh Lake Community Association 335-9625 followed by hot apple cider and refreshments.

Wed, Mar 4 Adult Basic Fitness 6:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Wed, Mar 4 Waste Mgnt Society Meeting 7:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Fri, Mar 6 Dinner at the Jackalope 6:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Reservations welcome. Steak/ Rib Nights - last Friday of each month Fri, Mar 6 Drop-in Basketball 7:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Association

Mayo

Wed, Feb 25 Soccer K to Grade 3 12:00 PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 School Gym Wed, Feb 25 Drop in Basketball 7:00 PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 Mayo School Gym Wed, Feb 25 Drop in Volleyball 8:00 PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 Drop in volleyball Thu, Feb 26 Youth Ice Hockey 5:30 PM Mayo Hockey Arena 996-2317 youth hockey Thu, Feb 26 Draw curling night 7:00 PM Mayo Hockey Arena 996-2317 Draw curling Thu, Feb 26 Ice Hockey 8:00 PM Mayo Hockey Arena 996-2317 hockey

Fri, Feb 27 Elementary drop in gym night 5:00 PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 drop in gym night Fri, Feb 27 Dinner and a movie night 5:00 PM Mayo Community Centre 996-2317 dinner and a movie night Fri, Feb 27 High School drop in gym night 8:30 PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 drop in gym night for high school kids Sun, Mar 1 St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 AM St Mary’s Church (867)667-7746 Mon, Mar 2 Yoga in Mayo 7:00 PM Mayo Community Centre Yoga in the Mayo community hall, every Monday in the summer.

Tue, Mar 3 Boys’ basketball practice 12:00 PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 Come play basketball over lunch!

Tue, Mar 3 Youth Ice Hockey 5:30 PM Mayo Hockey Arena 996-2317 youth hockey Tue, Mar 3 Under 12 Kung Fu 6:30 PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 junior martial arts Tue, Mar 3 Drop in badminton 7:00 PM Mayo Community Centre 996-2317 drop in badminton Tue, Mar 3 Ice Hockey 8:00 PM Mayo Hockey Arena 996-2317 hockey Tue, Mar 3 Kung Fu for teens and adults 8:30 PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 martial arts for teens and adults Wed, Mar 4 Soccer K to Grade 3 12:00 PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 School Gym Wed, Mar 4 Drop in Basketball 7:00 PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 Mayo School Gym Wed, Mar 4 Drop in Volleyball 8:00 PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 Drop in volleyball Thu, Mar 5 Youth Ice Hockey 5:30 PM Mayo Hockey Arena 996-2317 youth hockey Thu, Mar 5 Draw curling night 7:00 PM Mayo Hockey Arena 996-2317 Draw curling Thu, Mar 5 Ice Hockey 8:00 PM Mayo Hockey Arena 996-2317 hockey

Mt. Lorne

Wed, Feb 25 Kids Craft time 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Thu, Feb 26 Playgroup for parents 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 Fri, Feb 27 Learning Lions - Homeschoolers Get Together 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 Sat, Feb 28 LMCA Recreational Hockey Tournament 12:00 AM Lorne Mountain Community Centre 335-3514 Limit 6 teams of min. 10 players of any combination of men and women.

Wed, Mar 4 Kids Craft time 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Thu, Mar 5 Playgroup for parents 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 Fri, Mar 6 Learning Lions - Homeschoolers Get Together 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 Sat, Mar 7 Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation 10:30 AM Lorne Mountain Community Centre 456-2748 This seven week session is for anyone who wants to practice meditation in a guided setting.

Old Crow

Thu, Feb 26 Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Sun, Mar 1 St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Lukes Church 867-993-5381 Mon, Mar 2 Volleyball & Floor Hockey Night 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Saniz 966-3238 Thu, Mar 5 Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center

Tagish

All events held at the Tagish Community Centre 3993418 or 399-3407 Wed, Feb 25 Library and Treasures Thrift Shop 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Feb 25 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Wed, Feb 25 Cruizers Concession Coffee & Chat 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Thu, Feb 26 Osteofit 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre 399-3407 Thu, Feb 26 Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Tagish Community Centre 399-3407 Thu, Feb 26 C.A.T.C.H Kids Club 2:30 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3407 Thu, Feb 26 Drop In Badminton 7:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Sat, Feb 28 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Sat, Feb 28 Monthly Music Jam 7:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Everyone is welcome to come and play, or enjoy!

Mon, Mar 2 Carcross /Tagish Renewable Resources Council Meeting 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Mon, Mar 2 Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Tagish Community Centre 399-3407 Tue, Mar 3 Stay Get Fit 6:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3407 Wed, Mar 4 Library and Treasures Thrift Shop 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Mar 4 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Wed, Mar 4 Cruizers Concession Coffee & Chat 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Thu, Mar 5 Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Tagish Community Centre 399-3407 Thu, Mar 5 Drop In Badminton 7:00 PM Tagish Community Centre

Teslin

Wed, Feb 25 Card Games for Seniors 1:00 PM Teslin Seniors Complex Wed, Feb 25 Archery 3:30 PM Teslin School Thu, Feb 26 Youth Badminton 3:30 PM Teslin School Sun, Mar 1 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Mon, Mar 2 Archery 3:30 PM Teslin School

Tue, Mar 3 Youth Badminton 3:30 PM Teslin School Wed, Mar 4 Card Games for Seniors 1:00 PM Teslin Seniors Complex Wed, Mar 4 Archery 3:30 PM Teslin School Thu, Mar 5 Youth Badminton 3:30 PM Teslin School

Watson Lake

Thu, Feb 26 Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Thu, Feb 26 Watson Lake: Hot Yoga 6:30 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Feb 26 Girls Night Youth group 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Feb 26 Watson Lake: Zumba 8:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Sat, Feb 28 Watson Lake: Hot Yoga 6:30 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Sat, Feb 28 Saturday Night Social 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Sun, Mar 1 St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM St. John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932 Mon, Mar 2 Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Thu, Mar 5 Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Thu, Mar 5 Watson Lake: Hot Yoga 6:30 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Mar 5 Girls Night Youth group 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Mar 5 Watson Lake: Zumba 8:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre

Skagway

Thu, Feb 26 Stick and Mat Pilates w/Katherine 8:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Feb 26 Breathing with Rain 10:15 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Feb 26 SR weights with Rain 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Feb 26 Spinning Xpress w/Charity 12:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Feb 26 Spinning Xpress w/Charity 12:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Feb 26 SRC After School Program: Open Gym 3:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Open Gym at the SRC! Thu, Feb 26 Spinning with Emily 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Feb 26 Zumba w/Tabitha 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Feb 26 Basketball for Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Feb 27 Spinning w/Katherine 8:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Feb 27 Gentle Yoga: All Levels w/Jasmine 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Feb 27 Gentle Yoga w/Jasmine 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Feb 27 SRC After School Program: Open Gym & Quiet Play 3:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Open Gym and Quiet Play at the SRC! Fri, Feb 27 Spinning/Yoga Level 1 w/Courtney 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Feb 27 SPIN/Yoga w/Courtney 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sat, Feb 28 Spinning w/Cindy 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Sun, Mar 1 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!

Mon, Mar 2 Spinning w/Katherine 8:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Mar 2 Restorative Yoga: All Level w/Katherine 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Mar 2 TRX Suspension Training w/Katherine 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Mar 2 Spinning w/Cindy 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Mar 2 Vinyasa Yoga: Level 1 w/Courtney 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Mar 2 Soccer for Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Mar 3 Chair and Mat Pilates w/Katherine 8:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Mar 3 Breathing with Rain 10:15 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Mar 3 SR weights with Rain 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Mar 3 Spinning Xpress w/Charity 12:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Mar 3 Spinning Xpress w/Charity 12:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Mar 3 Spinning w/Tom & Courtney 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Mar 3 Dance Fusion w/Charity 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Mar 3 Baseball for Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Mar 4 Spinning w/Katherine 8:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Mar 4 Back/Hip Yoga & Myofascial release 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Mar 4 Back/Hip Yoga: Level 2 w/Katherine 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Mar 4 Stretch & Breathe: All Levels w/Jeanne 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Mar 4 TRX Suspension Training w/Katherine 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Mar 4 Stretch & Breate with Jeanne 5:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Mar 4 Spinning w/Cindy 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre

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Grizzly Lake in Tombstone Territorial Park

by Alexander Weber

T

ombstone Territorial Park, and the highway that leads to it, evoke the images of the Yukon we love so much: vivid colours, vast, open land, and jagged-steep beautiful mountains. As such, pictures of the park regularly adorn Yukon calendars and postcards.

Naturally, I felt a strong pull to this place when I moved to the territory in November 2013. And imagine my disappointment when, come September 2014, I had not yet been there, and there was no time off in my foreseeable future.

Well, wouldn’t you know it — my job requires me to renew my CPR certifications every year. Mine was set to expire in a couple of days, with the next re-certification course eight days after the one-year date. Call it what you will — irresponsible dumb luck, perhaps — but an eight-day leavewithout-pay window of opportunity opened, and the Tombstone tundra lay before me.

So I drove up the Klondike Highway in a rental car. I beheld magnificent views of lakes and mountains, and that magical moment when the leaves are all the possible colours.

Off to a good start, I thought.

PHOTO: courtesy of Alexander Weber I arrived in Dawson after 9:00 p.m., checked into my hostel and set about tracking down the sourtoe shot I had heard so much about.

I’ll save you the gory details, but suffice it to say, I found the bar, and am now the proud owner of one Capt. Dick’s World Famous Sourtoe Cocktail club card.

The next morning I woke up early and headed off on the Dempster Highway to Tombstone.

The hike to Grizzly Lake is 11 km. It starts up a rather steep section, with looming views, showing the mountains and valleys that lie on the other side of that particular stretch of the Dempster.

At the top of this steep section Grizzly Valley spreads under your feet; bright colours of green, purple, red, and orange, and sharp intimidating mountains dominate the view. In the distance is Mount Monolith, which lies at the end of the valley, along with the titular lake.

From here, the trail continues along a mountain ridge for a while before gradually descending into the valley bottom where you reach the lake and monolith. The trail was a mixture of beaten down dirt and grass, scree rocks, and boul-

der hopping. The little snow I encountered posed no obstacle, and when I reached the base of Mount Monolith, I found the campsite dry and clean.

I had made great time and thought I could continue hiking to the next campsite, Divide Lake, which was about 6 km away, over a mountain pass.

The mountain pass is a slog up a steep hill. At the top I found snow on the other, much steeper side of the pass. The image of a floating park ranger head appeared in my mind’s eye: “No one will come and help you if you get in danger out there,” it said.

This was quickly followed by the realization of how disappointed my partner would be if I hurt myself on some silly solo-hike.

But, I’m pretty stubborn.

Onward.

I descended down the steep snowy section of the trail. The snow posed two dangers: it could act like a slip-n-slide from hell (or to hell, in this case) if I slipped and fell; and it concealed the larger rocks below my feet that could twist or brake my ankle if I miss-stepped. Luckily, I made it to the bottom unscathed.

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From there, Talus Lake is around the corner of a mountain ridge along the valley bottom.

I arrived at Divide Lake and made dinner on my tiny stove made from a cleaned-out cat food container. After dinner I continued towards Tombstone Mountain (Talus Lake).

Yes, the Tombstone Mountain was only six more kilometers from where I stood.

A light rain began to drizzle on me, and I put on my rain jacket.

Coincidentally, this is also the moment an irrational mortal fear struck me — I thought I heard the movement of a large creature approaching me from behind. I stopped and spun around as fast as I could, only to see a beautiful valley extravaganza, and not a murderous grizzly. This happened several times before I realized it was my jacket rubbing against itself.

At the conclusion of my 25 km solo hike, I made it to Talus Lake.

That night I couldn’t see much because the clouds and rain had moved in. I simply set up my tarp, crawled under my sleeping bag, and immediately fell asleep. I awoke in the middle of the night from a nightmare, wherein I was

camping in Tombstone, but I was also being hunted by an abominable tundra yeti. In that hazy, hypnagogic, post-sleep state, I truly believed, like a child, that both a) yetis existed; and b) one was out there, right now, looking to eat me alive. I both knew that that was preposterous, and knew that that was exactly what the yeti wanted me to believe.

I managed to fall back asleep and awoke again surrounded by the bizarre yet gorgeous sound of a dozen happy ptarmigans. The rain had stopped and the clouds had dispersed, and I was face-toface with the truly awe-inspiring view of both Tombstone Mountain, and a valley that appeared to go on forever.

I will always remember this moment when I think of the majesty of the Yukon — that and imaginary snowmen that are out there waiting to consume my soul.

Alexander Weber is usually too busy adventuring to think seriously about his life or where he is heading. When he isn’t outside risking his life, he can often be found inside reading a good book. Contact him via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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ce rescue is required when someone crashes through the ice, or finds him or herself in an area where there is no ice at all. Sadly, in many cases the victim is alone, and it’s often dark.

By the time other people notice the absence of the victim it can be too late.

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Close to shore it might be possible to break ice until the bottom can be touched, so that the victim can push against the bottom and roll onto the surface of the ice.

Where this isn’t an option, the victim should put his arms up onto the ice and kick, as if he were swimming. This will raise the lower part of the body to the surface, and the continual kicking will help the person to get more of the upper body on top of the ice.

It is vital to roll away from the opening in the ice, because that spreads the victim’s total weight over a larger area. Hopefully this keeps him from breaking through again.

Standing up is dangerous because the victim’s weight is focussed at his feet, and this makes him more likely to go through again.

Ice-picks — five-to-six inch handles with a spike sticking out of one end — are invaluable in a through-the-ice immersion.

Two of them should be fastened together with about 24 inches of cord, and worn around the neck; this makes them instantly available when needed.

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Ice picks — more than just a murder weapon spike on each into a corresponding hole in the other, forming a circle around the wearer’s neck.

This rig is simple to make out of two pieces of dowel with a screw or nail deeply imbedded into one end of each. The head off each can be filed off to form a sharpened point. A cord can then be fastened to each piece and draped around the smug wearer’s neck.

These devices must be worn as described; they must not be carried elsewhere.

The intrepid victim must get close to the edge of the hole into which he fell, and then reach out with both spikes and drive them hard into the ice surface. By pulling on the pick, the other pick can be driven into the ice a little further away. By kicking his feet

and pulling on the ice-imbedded spikes, the victim should be able to struggle onto the ice surface and roll away from the hole to where the ice is more secure.

Real survival situations are frightening, but the scout motto, “Be Prepared” can be the key to staying alive.

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

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