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Jickling’s Jabberings with Peter Jickling

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ometimes I’m asked how I deal with writer’s block. Usually I tell the inquirer that I can’t afford to get it; that writer’s block is a luxury for hobbyists, not fledgling wordsmiths racing neck-and-neck with the poverty line. But here’s my confession; I say that mostly because I think it sounds cool, not because it’s 100 per cent honest. It’s certainly true that I can’t afford to give up and take a nap, but writer’s block does strike occasionally. In fact, I cured my last bout about 10 minutes ago. I think the root cause of such mental constipation is the realization that I don’t know what to write about followed by a feeling of heavy panic. Panic prompts block, which prompts more panic, which prompts more block. When I’m in the middle of an episode it’s not a pretty sight; I get up, I sit down, I mutter to myself, I pull my hair, I look in the fridge, I cruise YouTube, I pace back and forth with an unfriendly expression on my face. When it gets really bad I just start staring at different objects in my environment

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Writer’s block is always lurking while my inner dialogue plays: “Clocks. What do you know about clocks? Not much. Can you make clocks interesting. Probably not. Okay, toasters. What do you know about toasters? Even less than clocks. You burned yourself on a toaster once, can you write about that? No. That would just be stupid. You’re stupid. Your sock has a hole in it. You should have taken business in college.” A few months ago I wrote an essay about a cobra and a mongoose that was a direct result of the above-mentioned method. As if by magic, as the deadline ap-

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proaches something always twigs. I don’t know how the psychological mechanisms work, but luckily they always seem to for me — just in the nick of time. However, once writer’s block has been conquered the scribe must be careful not to acquire the opposite affliction; literary diarrhea. Literary diarrhea is characterized by an author’s tendency to natter on, to beleaguer the point, to be long on wind, to give too many examples, to pontificate uselessly, to say the same thing over and over again in slightly different words, to be seemingly clueless about the reader’s desire to finish the article, to retread old territory, to linger over a small detail that isn’t really the main thrust of the story anyway and to just not shut up when he should. Not wanting to be accused of such a crime-of-letters I hereby pledge that this sentence (the one I’m writing right now) will be the last one in this piece. So there.

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Breakdancing is Still Cool Breakdance Yukon Society’s alumni win competition in Calgary

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omehow the days of popping a mixed tape into the ghetto blaster and breakdancing on a cardboard box slipped away. But breaking never died, it just slipped underground, simmering as a sub-culture in the shadows of slickly produced top 40 songs that dominate the music scene. Since the 1980s the terminology has changed as each new crop of dancers have been learning the moves and the culture of hip hop, graffiti, DJ-ing and MC-ing. Now, breakdancing is called breaking. The dancers who do it are called b –boys and b-girls. Far, far north of the birthplace of hip hop and breakdancing, Whitehorse is the home to a seasoned crew of six dancers who just won the title at a breaking battle on Feb. 2. And there are 90 more b-boys and b-girls getting into breaking. It started 14 years ago when Leaping Feats Creative Danceworks Studios started offering lessons. Simpson-Fowler saw girls getting inspired by ballet and jazz and other types of dance, but boys weren’t as much. She wanted to get boys excited about dance, too, so that they could have the benefits that come from getting inspired by something, flexing their physical creativity, developing people skills and feeling like they’re a part of something. Her husband Jamie, who developed his breaking moves on cardboard with a ghetto blaster,

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Emile St. Pierre checks in with his instructor, B-boy Thaiyo, as he does a backflip at breaking class, Feb. 21 at Leaping Feats Danceworks Studios in Whitehorse. taught the first class. “I remember sitting here and we had our first class of young boys and I started to cry – there was 10 boys in front of me dancing and loving dancing and it was an epiphany for me,” she says. “As human beings we have this innate desire to dance and in western culture we have a habit of oppressing that in boys. There’s a negative stigma there – I don’t know if it’s a homophobic attitude or what. But I found the key to opening that up, I figured out that through breaking this is what young men need to express themselves and be physically creative.” The breaking classes were working for the boys – and their fathers. “Now we have up to 90 boys

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part of breaking is the creative aspect. “Once the movements become natural, it is easy and welcoming to get lost on the music and just dance,” he says. The effects of breaking extend past the dance floor and into his everyday life, too. “Group cohesion, marketing your image, importance of giving back to your community, leadership, goal setting… I find the experiences I have had help me in most endeavors,” he says. The GWS crew are gearing up for more battles, competing in Seattle in April and Montreal in May. But that’s not really enough adrenaline for Robinson. “Hopefully there’ll be some local competitions in between,” he says. Breakdancing Yukon Society will be showcasing their talent at the Yukon Arts Centre on May 30 to June 2 at the Dance Through Life performance and July 26-29 at the Cypher Fest, which is an urban dance festival. For more information about the breaking classes at Leaping Feats Creative Danceworks Studios go to www.LeapingFeats.com

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As of last fall the entire program has been transferred to the Dawson Community Chapel on Fifth Avenue, just across the street from the Gold Rush Campground. Maria Nyland, one of the people running the operation, says her congregation collectively decided to get involved. The church converted one of its Sunday school rooms into a storeroom. It is securely locked up when not in use, but it contains a couple of large freezers and floorto-ceiling shelves of canned and dry goods. Mining and exploration camps donated their surplus supplies in the fall. The grocery stores made donations. There was a grant from the City of Dawson. The Pioneer Women of the Yukon donated funds towards the purchase of a freezer. “It’s been amazing, the support of the community and people wanting to get behind it,” Nyland says. “I think it’s an outlet for people wanting to do charity and to do it in Dawson.” While the people running the

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Allan Benjamin, food bank will respond to emergency situations, Tuesdays from noon to 5 p.m. are the regular hours and they encourage people to plan for that. Nyland says that the weekly use of the food bank varies widely. “Some weeks there’s no one and then the next there are 15 or 20 people,” she says. “We try to give two or three days worth of food and encourage people to make monthly visits.” The Women’s Shelter still has some involvement, handling the annual distribution of food hampers that has become part of the pre-Christmas season here — with food being collected at all the schools and churches. Taken together, its clear the Klondike community tries to care for those who need some extra help. Dan Davidson retired after 32 years of teaching in rural Yukon schools, but continues to write about life in Dawson City.

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February 28, 2013

Archery to Zumba with Amber Church

Special Olympian Brings Back Hardware Michael Sumner captures silver at the World Games Sumner. “We even had Michelle Kwan skate for us at the closing ceremonies. Plus we had awesome uniforms to walk into opening ceremonies with. The red sunglasses were the best part.” Those sunglasses appear to be one of the only pieces of Sumner’s Team Canada uniform that made the return trip with him. “I made a lot of great friends at the games,” he says, “and we decided to trade uniforms — I traded

both my jackets and my pants for gear from Nepal, Korea, and Turkey.” Sumner says that his world games experience ensured that he will continue to commit training time to the sport. “I think I’ll compete in figure skating until I’m 50,” he muses. That said, as Special Olympics Yukon gears up to focus on summer sports for the next couple of years, Sumner does plan to split

his ice time with the soccer pitch. “I’m really excited to be going to Abbotsford for the Summer Special Olympics Provincial Games with my fellow teammates later this year,” he says. “The chance to share the experience of a games with my best friends will be awesome.” Amber Church is a Whitehorse-based writer and artist.

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Whitehorse resident Michael Sumner proudly displays his silver medal from the 2013 Special Olympics World Games in South Korea.

t’s not every day that a Yukon figure skater is named to Team Canada for the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games. For that athlete to win a silver medal is a very proud moment and that is exactly what 15 year old Michael Sumner did in Pyeonchang, South Korea this month. Sumner joined 101 athletes from across Canada to compete against a competition of more than 3,000 other athletes from around the world, all convening in South Korea from Jan. 29 to Feb. 5. “The experience was exciting and amazing,” Sumner says. “Although I was a little bit nervous before I stepped out on the ice.” After his compulsory elements skate, Sumner was ranked fifth. “My roommate (Marc Theriault from British Columbia who was skating in his seventh world games) really helped me to focus for my free skate,” he says. “The night before the competition he told me to dream about skating perfectly… and I did!” Sumner won his level one free skate competition, garnering him the silver medal for his overall performance at the games. Team Canada as a whole scored impressive performances. The

120-person team came home with 44 gold, 44 silver and 21 bronze medals. Sumner stresses that although the medal was awesome it wasn’t the best part of the experience. “Meeting new people and trying new food were the most exciting parts, although some of the food was a little spicy for me – oh and I got married,” he says with a laugh. “Three days ahead of the opening ceremonies we got the chance to take part in a series of cultural events, including experiencing a traditional Korean wedding ceremony – so I got ‘married’ to my fellow Team Canada member Sara McKelvie.” The Canadian athletes made sure to give something back to their generous hosts during the cultural program. “We performed a skating show for them — which was really fun — and then they took us to a set of hot springs, which was even better,” Sumner says. “They also taught us to dance Gagnam Style,” he laughs. After their three-day cultural program the athletes were treated to a spectacular opening ceremonies. “Both the opening and closing ceremonies were incredible,” says

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Kitchen Sink Wines

ith the exception of New Years Eve, I think I drank two glasses of wine in January — not propitious behaviour for a wine writer. I even missed having something nice for my birthday, but I guess the flu followed by pneumonia is a decent excuse. I even managed to lose 10 pounds, which under other circumstances would have been a good start on a New Years resolution. Now my taste for wine has returned and I wanted to share with you my fondness for wines that I like to think of as (everything but the) kitchen sink wines. The style for the past 20 years has been to move towards singlegrape wines. Where our parents drank wines like Bordeau or Burgundy or Chianti, which were blended with multiple grapes and named after their regions of origin, we live in a time where the labels say Merlot or Sauvignon

Blanc or Viognier. There are some very good things about this trend. For example, we can begin to identify wines of particular grapes that we enjoy. I love old vine Zinfandels. These spicy, red, California treats are made from zinfandel grapes grown on vines that are often 50 years old, or older and the concentrated, fruity, spicy taste is one of my favourites to sip, or serve with grilled meats. Unlike a blended wine, where a talented wine maker can improve a sub-par grape by mixing in several other grapes, a single-grape wine must sink or swim on it’s own merit. This can be very good. Consider a fine Cabernet Sauvignon, which may sell for multiple hundreds of dollars per bottle. However, in some cases it’s disappointing, as I have found any number of California or Australian Chardonnays to be. Recently, I have seen a reversal

of this single grape wine pattern and a celebration of blending the grapes again. Part of the art of the wine maker in our parents’ era was the blending and balancing of different amounts of different grape juices, to find that perfect balance of taste. When achieved, it almost seems like the wine is playing with your tongue, landing in one place, then another and filling your mouth with a rich fusion. It’s a bit like hearing a chord, rather than a single note of music – but the chord needs to be harmonious in order to be pleasing. I am enjoying the trend where wine makers are mixing together multiple grapes and turning out some very approachable and fine wines. One such wine that just arrived on the shelves in Whitehorse is the charming 14 Hands Vineyard’s Hot to Trot Red Blend ($20), found (as soon as the stock is replaced) in

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Middle Row, Centre with Brian Eaton

Not Every Silver Lining Leaves You Satisfied

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wanted to like Silver Linings Playbook more than I did, and really anticipated seeing it when it came to Whitehorse, two months after its release practically everywhere else. It has eight Oscar nominations going for it, plus a solid cast of Robert De Niro, Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper. The film also deals with a theme of some professional interest to me — mental illness. Yet the film fell flat about halfway through. Silver Linings Playbook features Bradley Cooper as Pat Solitano, a Philadelphia resident who has just been released from a mental institution in Baltimore. We never really get to find out what avocation Pat pursues when he’s not busy being a mental pa-

tient. But he plays his role to the hilt, waking up his parents in the middle of the night to loudly criticize an Ernest Hemingway novel, or running through the house at a similar hour in a frantic search for his wedding video. The immediate cause of Pat’s consternation is the discovery of his wife Nikki in the shower with the history professor at the local school where she teaches English. After attempting to beat his rival to a pulp, Pat is confined for treatment, with a restraining order that’s been issued upon his release. He believes he can reconcile with his wife, and has long monologues with himself on the subject. One day while he’s out doing his daily run, he literally bumps

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A Sign of the Times

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ne conversation can change everything. Now, thanks to the services of American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter Amanda Smith, the gulf of silence between members of the deaf community and the hearing community is being spanned, one interaction at a time. Smith has been working as the Yukon government’s first full time, registered sign language interpreter since September. Previously, interpretation was provided on an ad hoc basis to the estimated 18 members of the deaf community. Yukon is a pioneer in providing interpretation free for nearly any purpose. Smith first began learning ASL as a girl in Vineland, Ontario and became proficient in her teenage years. She later went on to do several years of interpretation training. “After finishing school, my goal was always to work in a community,” Smith says. “Before coming here, I spent a few years working in communities across northern BC.” And every place is different “With different ages come different dialects, so the dialect depends on where they were raised, if they were raised orally,” says Smith. “ASL is not universal and the dialects in Canada vary between the east and west.” As an interpreter, she is constantly adapting not only to a community, but to each individual. “With every client your signing changes to meet their needs,” she says. “Some people might want you to mouth a little bit, other people might not want it at all.” Smith’s position in the government is being funded as a twoyear trial and her services are being closely tracked and categorized. One such category is medical needs, which consists of interpretation services during health related appointments and procedures. Then there’s interpretation for employment, which helps people gain and maintain a job. The third category is quality of life assignments. This refers to any of the interactions people face throughout their day — doing banking, buying a television, seeing a lawyer. “It’s the small interactions that really make a difference,” says Smith. “Like if you need to have

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Amanda Smith makes the American Sign Language (ASL) sign for the word interpreter. Smith stepped into the role of the first full-time American Sign Language interpreter for the Yukon Territorial Government in September. someone come over and look at your furnace, with just a bit of communication you can develop a rapport. We take those things for granted.” Smith has even provided interpretation services at a concert. She and a few other interpreters signed the entire performance of the Grand Ole Northern Opry in December after obtaining the lyrics in advance.

“It was a bit of a challenge to get it all organized,” Jon Breen, manager of Disability Employment, recounts. “But the response from the deaf community was great. Some of them said they’d never been to a concert before.” Neal Bird was at that concert. For Bird, who has been deaf since birth, it was a stunning experience. “(The lyrics and signs) matched

so well,” says Bird. “It was awesome the way the interpreters were signing the music.” Though Bird hasn’t found being deaf in the Yukon particularly difficult, he acknowledges that a full-time interpreter is a huge benefit to the deaf community. “I’ve used (the service) a lot,” he says. “It’s really inspiring to have the option of an interpreter. It’s very important.”

Smith made a particularly favourable impression when she accompanied Bird to a doctor’s appointment for the first time. “She did a really impressive job,” he says. Interpreters can generally do up to fours hours of interpretation per day. In a typical day, Smith can take a wide variety of assignments, but she has to be aware of her limits. “There is mental and physical fatigue,” Smith says. “Interpreters are prone to carpal tunnel and tendonitis. For one interpreter working alone in a community, you have to make sure you’re monitoring your body and mind.” Interpreters must also be prepared to deal with issues of ethics. For example, an interpreter may be aware when one person is withholding information. Her task, however, is not to become a third party in the conversation, but to interpret what is said as accurately as possible. Another important role is to bridge the cultural differences between the deaf community and the hearing. “You’re interpreting language and facilitating communication, but under that umbrella you’re interpreting culture as well,” says Smith. “Sometimes you might see misunderstandings that don’t result from the interpretation of language, but through the difference in culture. You’re always interpreting meaning and the cultural meaning of things.” As Breen says, “Having interpretation has probably been even more meaningful to the hearing community as it has been to the deaf community in terms of opening their minds up to what their experience has been.” Smith is also offering sign language classes. A different member of the deaf community attends each class. “By the end of the course, the people attending will have met a large number of the deaf community and will be comfortable interacting with each other and hopefully this will build understanding between the two communities,” Smith says. Information on the Yukon government’s sign language interpretation services can be found at www.psc.gov.yk.ca/asl.html Glenda Koh is a Whitehorsebased writer.

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Sleeping Outdoors

it sheds the perspiration from our body through evaporation. Silk is good for the same reason. Some of the manufactured materials work but the natural materials seem to be best. Keep a pair of fresh wool socks to change into. A toque or balaclava will keep all that body heat from escaping from your head, which is usually outside the sleeping bag. If you go to bed chilled or have trouble keeping warm feet put an air actuated hand or foot warmer inside each sock. They stay warm for approximately six to eight hours, so that should get you through the night. Sleeping bags can ice up due to warm, moist breath. Like it or not, you perspire and that puts moisture into the bag as well. Pound for pound, down is probably the best insulator but it is the loft (puffiness) of the down that keeps the heat in. After a couple of nights of absorbing moisture, the loft of a down bag can diminish

rappers and dog mushers have always slept out in the cold and with a few exceptions have done well. I got my start in occasionally sleeping outdoors in the winter in 1998 during a winter hunting season for bison. A lot of hard lessons were learned and planning and preparation swiftly became more important. A few hardy types slept in unheated three or four season tents, while the majority of us camped in wall-tents with wood-stoves to keep the chill as low as possible. The wall-tent stove traditionally keeps the tent either very hot or very cold, with little in between. Because of the extreme cold that sneaks into the tent when the fire dies, some thought needs to be put into what to wear to bed, the right sleeping bag and the right insulation from the ground beneath. Wool itches too much for many of us to wear next to our skin, however Merino wool does not itch and being a natural material

visibly and affect how warm you are in the bag. The manufactured fillers are somewhat bulkier and are not as likely to be affected by that level of moisture. With either bag they should be aired each morning to minimize dampness. A bag liner — often fleece — adds to bag warmth and is easier to air each morning. If you don’t have, or can’t afford, one of the high-tech bags you can improvise by using two lesser bags inside one another. Whether you sleep on a cot or a bed on the floor, a closed cell (Ensolite) pad is essential. These pads do not allow the heat from your body, nor the cold from the

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Winter Camping ground or the air under the cot, to pass through the pad so the heat stays put. Where possible, camp with an older person who has to answer nature’s call a few times during the night. While they are up they can stoke the fire.

Larry Leigh is an avid angler, hunter and all-round outdoors person. He is a past president of the Canadian Wildlife Federation and retired hunter education coordinator for the Government of Yukon.

Vernissage: jeudi 7 mars

Exposition collective d’artistes féminines francophones

Opening: March 7th

Group exhibition of work by French speaking and French loving women artists

by Michelle Genest

Exhibi� ons Upcoming Exhibitions: >> in theJUXTAPOSITION Yukon Art Society Gallery: THE SEVEN TEXTILE ARTISTS Celia McBride and “How Does it Felt”

Amber Church Mar 1st Gallery: >> in theOpening Hougen Heritage YUKON ARCHIVES from 5-7 p.m. Archival Gold: Favourites from the Vault 30th26, 2013 Exhibi�Closes on closesMar. January Exhibi�on closes December 1st, 2012

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Klondike Institute of Art and Culture

FAMILY COFFEE HOUSE Saturday March 2nd 7pm at KIAC

QUASAR SAX QUARTETFROM BACH TO ZAPPA 8 pm, Yukon Arts Centre

Sunday March 3rd

Pre-concert Interview 7 – 7:30 pm

Doors Open 7pm at KIAC $15 adv/$18 at the door

Tickets at Arts Underground and the Yukon Arts Centre $32 adults, $25 students/seniors

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Classical Coffee Fundraiser

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Monday March 4th

Doors Open 7:30 pm at DZCC

DAWSON CITY INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL Call for Volunteers ThursdaySunday, March 28-31 Call Dan at 993 5005 or email filmfest@kiac.ca

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Watson Lake Skiing at Mt. Maichen in February Saturdays and Sundays: 11:00am - 3:30pm Wednesdays: 6:30pm - 9:30pm Fridays: 6:30pm - 10:00pm Meal Specials at the Mt. Maichen Chalet Saturdays and Sundays: Eggs Benedict 11am-2pm Wednesdays: Pasta Night 6pm-8pm Fridays: Steak Night 6pm-8pm

>> Ceramic Open Studio Sessions << My Collection Sundays from 2:30 to 6pm $5 per hour Gabriele Watts >> Acrylic Pain�ng for Open Featured theStudio << with Neil Graham month of March every ﬁrst and third Wednesday of each month 7 to 9pm $10 per 2 hour session

Hougen Heritage Gallery:

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Ceramic Open-Studio Every Sunday from 2:30-6:00p.m. $5 per hour paid to Studio Tech Acrylic Painting Open-Studio with Neil Graham Every first and third Wednesday of every month from 7-9p.m. $10 per 2hr session paid to Studio Tech Please contact 667-4080 or reception@artsunderground. ca for further information

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Community Happenings Fridays Sticks n’ Skates 11:30 AM Art & Margaret Fry Wednesdays Board Games 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Recreation Centre 993-2350 the Teen Centre Bring games and snacks - Everyone Public Skate 3:30 PM Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre 993-2350 Welcome Youth Sticks n’ Skates 4:30 PM Art & Margaret Fry Wednesdays Ladies’ Lunch & Carpet Bowling Recreation Centre 993-2350 Recreation Centre Open Gym 6:15 PM Robert Service School 9932353 Kickboxing & Boxing 6:30 PM Robert Service Last Sunday Each Month Catholic Church Mass School mason66@yahoo.ca or brudif@gmail.com 8 PM Saturdays Preschool Gymnastics 9:30 AM Robert Service School 993-2353 until Dec 1st Kids Soccer 10:30 AM Robert Service School Thursdays dcminorsoccer@hotmail.com 5 and under Pottery with Claudia McPhee 3:15 PM. Youth Radio Broadcasting 12:00 PM Mondays Open Studios/Drop-In Painting 1:00 PM KIAC Open Gym Night 7:00 PM Classroom kiac@kiac.ca 867-993-5005 Bring your Tuesdays own projects and supplies Closed Feb 23rd and Pottery with Claudia McPhee 3:15 PM. Community SoftBall 7:00 PM Carcross Community month of March Wee Sticks n’ Skates 1:30 PM Art & Margaret Fry School Bring a glove if you have 1 your own water Recreation Centre 993-2350 and snacks. Everyone welcome Public Skate 2:00 PM Art & Margaret Fry Women’s Group Carcross Community Campus 7:00 PM Geraldine James 867-821-4251 The group Recreation Centre 993-2350 Sticks n’ Skates 4:00 Art & Margaret Fry Recreation will be every Tuesday Centre 993-2350 Sundays Drop In Basketball - All Ages 2:00 PM Robert Sat, Mar 02 Little Salmon Carmacks FC Special Service School 993-2353 lana.welchman@ General Assembly 10:00 AM Heritage Hall Council cityofdawson.ca Clerk Cathy 863-5576 Family Skate 12:30 PM Art & Margaret Fry Tuesdays & Thursdays Indoor Soccer 6:00 PM Recreation Centre 993-2350 Sticks n’ Skates 1:30 PM Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre 993-2350 Drop In Volleyball 1:00 PM Robert Service School Thu, Feb 28 - Sun, Mar 3 Trek over the Top [1] All Day Dawson City Visitor Centre KVA (867) 993-5575 Chris 993-6215 Women’s Drop In Volleyball 3:00 PM Robert 20th Anniversary of Trek over the Top Poker Run Service School 993-2353 lana.welchman@ from Tok, Alaska to Dawson City, Yukon. cityofdawson.ca Ages 16 and Up Sat, Mar 2 Family Coffeehouse & Open Mic Yoga with Jo 5:00 PM Robert Service School Night 7:00 PM KIAC Admission is by donation with Mondays all proceeds contributing to a community group. Sticks n’ Skates 11:30 Art & Margaret Fry Everyone is welcome to perform in any medium. Recreation Centre 993-2350 Don’t be shy! Hӓn Language Bingo! 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Learn Sun, Mar 3 Quasar Sax Quartet Concert 7:00 PM a little of the language of our land *subject to KIAC - From Bach to Zappa availability Mon, Mar 4 Recreation Board Meeting 5:30 PM Kickboxing & Boxing 6:30 PM Robert Service Dawson Rec Centre Recreation board grants are School mason66@yahoo.ca or brudif@gmail.com due the Thursday preceding each meeting Tue, Mar 5 Dawson City Community Meeting 6:30 Family Drop in Badminton 6:45 PM Drop-In Curling 7:30 PM Dawson Curling Club PM Odd Fellows Ballroom Phone: 1-800-661-0408 dawsoncurling@gmail.com All Welcome ext.7050 / Email: reception.ndp@yla.gov.yk.ca Adult Drop in Badminton 7:30 PM Discuss the issues that matter to you with NDP MLAs Liz Hanson and Jim Tredger. We?re listening Women’s Drop In Volleyball 3:00 PM Robert Service Mindy 993-5585 and want to hear from you. Everyone welcome! Tuesdays Tue, Mar 5 City Council Meeting 7:00 PM Council Sticks n’ Skates 11:30 Art & Margaret Fry Chambers Heather Favron . Recreation Centre 993-2350 Thu, Mar 7 - Sun, Mar 10 Trek over the Top [2] Lunch Hour Yoga with Joanna McDonald 12:05 12:00 AM Dawson City Visitor Centre KVA (867) 12:50 on break until Jan 8th 993-5575 20th Anniversary of Trek over the Top Poker Run from Tok, Alaska to Dawson City, Yukon. Public Skate 3:30 PM Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre 993-2350 Thu, Mar 7 YEU Local Y026 (Klondike) monthly Jigging 3:30 PM Robert Service School Marjorie meeting 7:00 PM YTG Property management 993-5435 building Dawson City 667-2331 . Family Skate 5:00 PM Art & Margaret Fry Fri, Mar 15 Sun, Mar 17 Thaw Di Gras 12:00 AM Recreation Centre 993-2350 Throughout town. KVA (867) 993-5575 Celebrate Dawson City Minor Soccer 6:15 Robert Service spring as only Dawsonites can during this exciting carnival weekend with something for everyone! Visit School dcminorsoccer@hotmail.com 9 & under (born 2005/06) Cancelled Dec 18 www.dawsoncity.ca! Old Timer Hockey 6:30 PM Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre League Curling 7:30 PM Dawson Curling Club Paul Daily Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre Sundayjustcruisindawson@gmail.com 993-4426 . Thursday 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Friday & Saturday Community Contra Dance 7:30 PM 9:00 PM 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM Beside the Bonanza Market Robert Service School No partner, no problem! Wednesdays Adult Drop in Soccer 7:45 PM Robert Service Sticks n’ Skates 11:30 Art & Margaret Fry School Ian 993-5122 or Sonny 993-5794 Cancelled Recreation Centre 993-2350 Dec 18 Public Skate 2:30 PM Art & Margaret Fry Old Timer Hockey 8:30 PM Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre 993-2350 Recreation Centre Kickboxing & Boxing 6:30 PM Robert Service School mason66@yahoo.ca or brudif@gmail. com Dawson City Minor Soccer 6:15 Robert Service Fri, Mar 1 New Issue of The Frozen MukLuk Town School dcminorsoccer@hotmail.com 7 & under of Faro Website . (born 2005/06) Cancelled Dec 19 Wednesdays Yoga with Joanna McDonald 7:00 PM KIAC No Parent & Tot Story Time 11:00 AM Faro Library For class Feb 13th & 20th Babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Drop-In Curling 7:30 PM Dawson Curling Club Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School 994dawsoncurling@gmail.com All Welcome 2760 (Grades 1-8) Soccer 7:45 PM Robert Service School 993-2353 Kids in Action Store 3:00 PM DVG School 99413 & under 2760 Thursdays Figure Skating 4:00 PM Faro Arena Sticks n’ Skates 11:30 Art & Margaret Fry farorecreation@faroyukon.ca 994-2375 Recreation Centre 993-2350 Adult Floor Hockey 7:30 PM Recreation Centre Lunch Hour Yoga with Joanna McDonald 12:05 - 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca 12:50 No class Feb 14th & 21st Thursdays Public Skate 3:30 PM Art & Margaret Fry Playgroup 10:30 AM Recreation Centre 994-2375 Recreation Centre 993-2350 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Dawson City Minor Soccer 6:15 Robert Service Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Rec Centre School dcminorsoccer@hotmail.com 7 & under 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca (born 2005/06) Environment Club DVG School 3:45 PM Drop-In Curling 7:30 PM Dawson Curling Club Alternating Thursdays dawsoncurling@gmail.com Ladies Curling Crafting Club 12:30 PM Alternating Thursdays Adult Drop in Soccer 7:45 PM Robert Service Archery 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 School Ian 993-5122 or Sonny 993-5794

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Thursdays Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Rec. Hall Active Kids: Active Bodies, Active Minds 3:45 PM Snack provided, must have your own ride home. Fridays Pre-school Playdays 10:30 AM Tagish Community Centre 399-3407 Saturdays Wed, Feb 27 Community society meeting 7:00 PM Tagish Library and Tagish Treasures Thrift Shop 12:00 NOON Marsh Lake Community Centre All welcome Pick-up Hockey 2:00 PM Tagish Community Thursdays Centre Krista 399-3407 drinks available Sewing Bee with Linda 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Sundays Community Centre 660-4999 Tagish Community Church 7:00 PM Tagish Estates Teen Nights 6:15 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre. 660-4999 (every other week, next Feb 14th) Road. tagishcc@gmail.com Monthly community church service in Tagish Yoga Drop-in 6:45 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre with Richard (every other week, next Feb 7th) Fridays Dinner at the Jackalope Marsh Lake Community Thurs, Feb 28th World of Cooking – Cajun Style Centre Steak/Rib Nights - last Friday of each month 6:00 PM Teslin School Kitchen 390-8800 Reservations appreciated: 660-4999 Fri. March 1st 24 Hour Challenge RecPlex sign up Kids’ Hip Hop Dance Classes with Zoe 7:00 PM with Katherine 390-2530 Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 Sat, March 2nd Student Pancake Breakfast 11:00 Drop-In Volleyball 9:00 PM Marsh Lake Community AM in the Hall Katherine 390-2530 Centre 660-4999 Mon, March 4th All day youth event contact Saturdays Katherine 390-2530 Tot Drop-in 10:00 AM Bring your ‘toddlers to five Tue, Mar 5 Mini Rendezvous planning meeting year olds’ for a morning of creative play in a safe 12:00 PM Council Chambers Katherine / 390-2530 environment. Marsh Lake Community Centre 660/ teslinrec@northwestel.net If you know that you will 4999 be unable to attend, please feel free to share your Guided Improvisation Dance Workshop 1:00 PM ideas with me ahead of time. Marsh Lake Community Center email: marshlake@ Wednesdays gmail.com, phone: 660-4999 Card Games for Adults 1:00 PM. Seniors Complex Drop-In All Ages Hockey 2:00 PM weather Iyengar Yoga 5:30 PM Teslin School Gym richard@ permitting at the Rink! yogawhitehorse.ca Sundays Hockey 6:30 PM Teslin Rec Centre teslinrec@ Badminton Drop-in 11:00 AM Marsh Lake northwestel.net Community Centre Rec. Director 660-4999 Thursdays Yoga Drop-in 5:15 PM Marsh Lake Community After school sports 3:30 PM Teslin School gym Centre Rec. Director 660-4999 With Richard Badminton in the hall 6:00 PM Teslin Rec Centre Meuller teslinrec@northwestel.net Wednesdays Badminton 7:30 PM Golden Horn Tuesdays Hockey 6:30 PM Teslin Rec Centre teslinrec@ Elementary School Tracy 393-7641 South of 6 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Community northwestel.net Fridays Golden Horn Judo Club 3:30 PM Golden Centre 660-4999 Parents and Preschoolers social Fridays Horn School judoyukon@gmail.com or Mike 668time. Archery with Sam Johnston 3:30 PM Teslin 6952. Under 15 years North of 60 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre School gym *no archery on Heritage Day Sundays Badminton 7:00 PM Golden Horn 660-4999 North of 60 - Socialize, play games, meet Saturday Elementary School Tracy 393-7641 neighbours! Public Skate 3:00 PM Teslin Rec Centre teslinrec@ Tuesdays Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Wednesdays northwestel.net School Terice 668-6631 Drop-in Floor Hockey - Kids: 7:00 PM Marsh Lake Sundays Community Centre 660-4999 Seniors Carpet Bowling 2:00 PM Teslin Rec Centre Drop-in Floor Hockey - Adults 8:00 PM Marsh teslinrec@northwestel.net Lake Community Centre 660-4999 Mondays Thu, Feb 28 Diyet and Nive Nielsen Concert 7:30 After school sports 3:30 PM Teslin School gym PM St Elias Convention Centre Tix at the door Meet Brownies and Girl Guides 5:00 PM Teslin Rec & Greet with the artists after the show with baking for Centre teslinrec@northwestel.net sale by the Dakwakada Dancers Hockey 6:30 PM Teslin Rec Centre teslinrec@ Weekdays Sun, Mar 03 X Country Ski & Snowshoe Days northwestel.net Community Access Program 1:00 PM The Drop in Haines Junction 1:00 PM Forestry Trailhead Drop in curling 6:30 PM Teslin Rec Centre In Centre Equipment available. Call by Fri to reserve. teslinrec@northwestel.net Wednesdays Sat, Mar 9 Haines Junction Fun Days Da Ku Kids Events Ages 12 Years & Under 4:00 PM The Tuesdays Cultural Centre Shannon / 634-6242, Stephanie / Parents & Tots playtime 10:00 AM Teslin Rec Drop In Centre 634-4013 A day the whole family will enjoy. Soccer - Elementary School ages 7:00 PM School Centre teslinrec@northwestel.net Wednesdays Hockey 6:30 PM Teslin Rec Centre teslinrec@ Gym Mun Ku - Craft Afternoons 1:00 PM Mun Ku 634Soccer - High School/Adult 8:00 PM School Gym northwestel.net 4018 or dblair@cafn.ca Drop In Sewing 7:00 PM Mayo Drop In Centre 996- Drop in curling 6:30 PM Teslin Rec Centre Mun Ku - Games Nights 1:00 PM Mun Ku 634teslinrec@northwestel.net 2251. Bring your sewing projects or come to learn 4018 or dblair@cafn.ca how to bead Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga 5:15 PM 6:45 PM Thursdays Old Da Ku Traditional Lunch 12:00 PM The Drop In Centre Thursdays Sat, Mar 02 Be Fit for Life! Raising Healthy, Wii & Movie Night 4:00 PM The Drop In Centre Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:30 AM Mun Ku Active Kids & Label Reading Workshop 10:00 AM Fridays 634-4018 or dblair@cafn.ca Watson Lake Rec Centre Free lunch provided Movie & Games 4:00 PM The Drop In Centre Southern Tutchone Classes 4:30 PM Da Ku 634Mon, Mar 04 - Sat, Mar 09 Northern Lights School Dinner & A Movie Night 5:30 PM Community Hall 4018 or dblair@cafn.ca of Dance info & register call 8022 dance lessons Teen Drop in Gym 7:30 PM School Gym Family Cooking 4:30 PM St. Elias Community for ages 3-99+ Saturdays School Thu, Mar 7 Town Council Meetings 7:00 PM Movie & Games 4:00 PM The Drop In Centre Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga 5:15 PM Old Wednesdays Mondays Da Ku Weight Room 6:30 am - 10:00 PM WL Rec Centre Wii & Movie Night 4:00 PM The Drop In Centre Adult soccer 7:30 School Gym Aerobics 6:00 PM WL Rec Centre Tuesdays Fridays Kids Events Ages 12 Years & Under 4:00 PM The Greyhound Southbound 7:40 PM Bingo Fridays 7:00 PM Mun Ku Marianne Joe at Thursdays Drop In Centre 634-4212 or Will Jones at 634-5263 Play radio bingo Weight Room 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM WL Rec Centre Sewing Night 7:00 PM The Drop In Centre together Squash Club 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM WL Rec Centre Mondays Greyhound Northbound 10:15 PM Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga 5:15 PM 6:45 PM Fridays Old Da Ku Weight Room 6:30 am - 10:00 PM WL Rec Centre Thursdays Tuesdays Greyhound Southbound 7:40 PM Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Youth Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 PM Da Ku 634Saturdays Centre 4018 or dblair@cafn.ca Weight Room 2:30 PM - 10:00 PM WL Rec Centre Mondays Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Greyhound Northbound 10:15 PM Volleyball & Floor Hockey Night 7:00 PM Saniz Takhini Hall Mondays at 966-3238 Sewing Circle 6:30 PM 8:30 PM Dä Ku Weight Room 6:30 am - 10:00 PM WL Rec Centre Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 PM Takhini Hall Aerobics 6:00 PM WL Rec Centre Greyhound Southbound 7:40 PM Squash Club 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM WL Rec Centre Wednesdays Tuesdays Tagish Library and Tagish Treasures Thrift Shop Weight Room 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM WL Rec Centre Wednesdays 12:00 NOON Kids Craft time 3:00 PM HJ Public Library Yoga 5:30 PM WL Rec Centre will resume in the Public Skating 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Thursdays new year Krista 399-3407 Concession Booth Open Playgroup for parents & tots 10:00 AM - Noon Girl’s Night Out Ages 12+ meet at WL Rec Centre Cruizers Concession Coffee & Chat 2:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre call Agnes 6677-9pm. Community Centre 399-3407 7083 for more information Greyhound Northbound 10:15 PM farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Public Skate 4:00 – 5:30 PM Faro Arena 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fridays Public Skate 4:00 – 5:30 PM Faro Arena 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Figure Skating 5:45 PM Faro Arena farorecreation@faroyukon.ca 994-2375 Pucks & Sticks 7:00 – 8:00 PM Faro Arena 9942375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Youth Group alternating Fridays next one Feb. 22nd Rec Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Saturdays Public Skate 1:00 – 3:00 PM Faro Arena 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Sundays Faro Sunday Church Service 11:00 AM Faro Bible Chapel All are welcome.Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442 Public Skate 1:00 – 3:00 PM Faro Arena 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Mondays Glee Club 1:00 PM DVG School (All grades) 9942760 Tuesdays Playgroup 10:30 AM Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Primary Ball Skills 12:30 Del Van Gorder School 994-2760 K – 3 Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School 9942760 (Grades 9-12) Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Rec Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Public Skate 4:00 – 5:30 PM Faro Arena 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Archery 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Badminton 7:00 PM Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca

Fridays Learning Lions Homeschoolers Get Together 1:30 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Questions contact Ruth Lera 668-5871 or email ruthlera@ northwestel.net

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Thu, Feb 28 - Sun, Mar 3 Trek over the Top [1] Dawson City Visitor Centre KVA (867) 993-5575 20th Anniversary of Trek over the Top Poker Run from Tok, Alaska to Dawson City, Yukon. Fri, Mar 1 - Sun, Mar 3 Chilkoot Trail/Log Cabin non-motorized weekend . 667-3910 other weekends multi-use Sun, Mar 3 X Country Ski & Snowshoe Days in Haines Junction 1:00 PM 4:00 PM Forestry Trailhead Equipment available. Call by Fri to reserve. Thu, Mar 7 - Sun, Mar 10 Trek over the Top [2] Dawson City Visitor Centre KVA (867) 993-5575 20th Anniversary of Trek over the Top Poker Run from Tok, Alaska to Dawson City, Yukon. Fri, Mar 8 - Sun, Mar 10 Old-Timers Annual Tournament Canada Games Centre Stu Mackay / 633-6961 .

Wednesdays

Yoga with Sabu 12:15 PM Shanti Yoga Studio 303 Hawkins St 456-7123 or email chaitanyayoga@gmail.com Hatha Yoga. Lunch Drop-In. Jr. Youth Climbing Club 3:30 PM F.H.Collins School Alain 668-4042 for Gr.8-12. Box Lacrosse Drop-in 4:00 PM Elijah Smith Elementary School 668-2840. Traditional Yang Family Style Hand Form, Part 2 6:00 PM Elijah Smith Elementary MultiPurpose Room Pam Boyde 633-6034 This class focuses on the first 2nd section of the 103 Movement Hand Form *resumes January 9th* Adult Biathlon Program 6:30 PM Biathalon Range Judy: 334-6726 or Vern 633-2297 Polarettes Adult/Teen Drop-in 7:00 PM Vanier School 867-668-4794 Yang Family Tai Chi Sword 7:00 PM Elijah Smith Elementary Multi-Purpose Room Pam Boyde 633-6034. This class studies the 67 movement Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan sword form. Students should know the traditional hand form. *resumes Jan 9th* Whitehorse Badminton Club Adults 7:00 PM Takhini Elementary Yeu Fang Sharma 667-4219 Yukon Amateur Boxing Association Training Sessions 7:00 PM Avalanche Combat Arts Centre. Jess 335-3831 Table Tennis Drop in 7:30 PM Whitehorse Elementary School. Dave 668-3358

Thursdays

Weekdays

Friends, Food & Drinks

Wednesdays - JAMAOKE with Ashley & Jackie

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

Wed Feb 28th - Live Comedy Night, followed by Karaoke

Qigong for those with health concerns 10:00 AM Golden Age Centre Helene Dobrowolsky 668-3814. Qigong is a practice of aligning breath, movement, and awareness for exercise, health, and meditation. *resumes Jan 9th* Free Nutritious Lunches 12:00 noon Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre. For moms and kids up to age 8. Yoga with Sabu 12:15 PM Shanti Yoga Studio 303 Hawkins St 456-7123 or email chaitanyayoga@gmail.com Hatha Yoga. Lunch Drop-In. Wellness Wednesday 1:30 PM Second Opinion Society 667-2037. Learn practical skills for Mental Wellness. Yoga In The Alpine “Level 1” 5:30 PM Alpine Bakery wallymaltz@northwestel.net. Instructor Shannon. Traditional Parenting Program: “Unfinished Projects Workshop” 6:00 PM Skookum Jim Friendship Centre Hospice Workshop, Living with Loss 6:30 PM . for anyone living with personal loss or supporting others who are grieving, please call to register

Thursdays

Fridays

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

Saturdays

Fencing for Youth and Adults 10:00 AM Takhini Elementary Tai Chi Group Practice 10:00 AM Takhini Elementary School Gym Janet Maclachlan 633-5287. An opportunity for more tai chi play. Yoga with Sabu 10:00 AM Shanti Yoga Studio 303 Hawkins St 456-7123 or email chaitanyayoga@gmail.com. Hatha Yoga Experienced professional instruction. Push Hands 11:00 AM Takhini Elementary School Gym Laura Beattie 456-7609. Tai chi partner work. Scottish Country Dance Club 7:00 PM Pat 668-4976. No experience needed. Youth Badminton Club drop-in 7:00 PM Takhini Elementary School Kate Krabel 4567773

Sundays

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

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Local Ice Climbers Night 6:00 PM 9:00 PM Takhini Hot Springs Christopher Gishler 334-3725 Equinox Ice Towers at Takhini Hot Springs Traditional Yang Family Style Hand Form, Part 1 6:00 PM Hidden Valley School Pam Boyde 633-6034. This class focuses on the first 16 movements of the 103 Movement Hand Form. *begins Jan 10th Roller Girls Free Skate and Fresh Meat 6:30 PM Christ the King Elementary School juniorderby@yukonrollergirls.ca Archery 7:00 PM Christ the King Elementary School. Les Johns, 667-7349. New members welcome. Whitehorse Rifle & Pistol Club Public Access 7:00 PM on Gray Mountain Road range; officers on duty. Polarettes Youth Drop-in 7:30 PM Vanier School 867-668-4794 between the ages of 10-14. Ultimate Frisbee 9:00 PM Takhini Elementary Kris 333-9393

Co-dependents Anonymous 7:00 PM Whitehorse United Church Calvin 334-5863

Fridays

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of gymnastics experience. Paddlers Abreast recreational paddling 2:00 PM Canada Games Centre Yoga with Sabu 4:00 PM Shanti Yoga Studio 303 Hawkins St 456-7123 or email chaitanyayoga@gmail.com. Hatha Yoga Experienced professional instruction. Ultimate Frisbee 5:30 PM Canada Games Centre Everybody is welcomed 668-6517 Zoomer’s Wellness 55+ 7:00 PM 10 Hyland Crescent, Riverdale Susana 633-6821 or Rob 668-7239. Two left feet welcome!

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The Tradition of Trek Snowmobilers trace a line between Tok, Alaska and Dawson City by Colin Hodd

Trek Over the Top participants on the trail during the Poker Run PHOTO: Klondike Visitors Association

here are no roads out of Dawson City in the winter, save to Whitehorse, except during Trek Over the Top. For the past 20 years teams of snowmobilers have resurrected the frozen Taylor/Top of the World Highway between Tok, Alaska and Dawson City, Yukon. They trace a 320 kilometre line between the two towns. Trek Over the Top has its origins in a 1993 run made by a group of snowmobilers over the Top of the World. Eric Zalitis, at the time stationed in Dawson with the RCMP, thought that there was potential for this to become more. “It was quite the scene as I don’t think anyone had done this before in such a group,” says Zalitis. “That summer contact was made with the organizers, who were with the Alaska Trailblazers from Tok. It was decided that this could work in a more organized fashion.” Starting in 1994, the Trek included events in Dawson at the end, with Trekkers staying two nights in town. The Klondike Visitors Association opened Dia-

mond Tooth Gertie’s for the occasion and the Dawson City Firefighter’s association held a barbecue. “In 1995 interest was huge and we expanded from a two night stay to a three night stay,” remembers Zalitis. “We expanded to two runs and then in our heyday we had three runs. The largest group we had was 640 persons.” After 18 years of organizing the Trek, Zalitis and his wife Laurie passed responsibility to the Klondike Visitors Association. This year it has fallen to Rachel Wiegers and Paul Robitaille to make it happen. “I think with any event there’s always hiccups, but it’s been great,” says Wiegers. “We really enjoy working with our Alaskan neighbours and this is the biggest event we organize.” For a city like Dawson with a population of 1,319, such an event is massive. The Trek provides an inflow of tourist dollars but economics isn’t the reason this event has lasted two decades. “They are here for a good time and of course they spend a lot of money,” says Wiegers. But some of these guys have been on 19 treks.

cated by a helicopter. “There’s a section called the Terrible Terrace and it’s notorious for being windy,” says Robitaille. “We groom the trail, but it blows over and becomes a sheer-angle drop-off that even experienced riders have difficulty with. This woman broke her ankle and had to get medi-vaced out. I thought, no way is she coming back. But then last year she called us and said ‘You know, my leg is healed and I’m getting married now. I want to come back and get married at Trek.’ And so she got married on the stage at Gertie’s.” This year nearly two hundred riders will make the eight-hour trip and each rider will be greeted personally when they come into town. The $525 entrance fee for the Trek gets fuel for the ride, accommodations in Dawson, meals and entertainment. Klondike legend Gillian Campbell is on the bill this year, among other festivities like the Snowmobile Olympics and the Trek King competition put on by Whitehorse’s Snowshoe Shufflers. Trek has attracted visitors from

They create relationships in town; they know the shop owners and the entertainers by name. These are people that have a connection to Dawson.” This connection binds through good times and bad. “Several years ago a very good friend to all, the president of the Alaska Trailblazers, died in a vehicle accident here in the Yukon,” says Zalitis. “We did a memorial run for him and it was the largest ride we ever had.” The cross-border Trek is made possible through a special agreement by officials on both sides. The trail grooming is also multinational. The Alaska Trailblazers groom the Taylor Highway section, while the Dawson City Sled Dawgs take care of the Canadian end. Despite grooming efforts, wind and weather can conspire to make conditions on the trail difficult. Trekkers have been known to ride with duct-tape covering their faces in order to ward off frostbite. In 1995, a group of 20 riders, now known as the Lost Patrol, split off from the main group and became lost before they were lo-

all over the United States, Canada and Europe. Perhaps the most famous rider was Sarah Palin, who did the run with husband Todd when she was still just the mayor of Wasilla. “She also did the Sour Toe Cocktail, which never came out during her campaign,” says Zalitis. “We have a couple fellows that have done it every year and they are back for the 20th. A few years back we had three generations of one family attend. One year we asked for all those over the age of 60 to come on stage, we had 25 people up there. I think our oldest person was in his early 80s.” Perhaps Wiegers sums it up best: “Most of the people who go on the run are characters. They all want a ride, they all want to party. They all want to have fun.” This year, Trek Over the Top will have two runs, the first leaving on February 28 and the second leaving on March 7. Colin Hodd is a Whitehorsebased journalist.

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March’s Night Lights

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Russian Fireballs, Comets and Asteroids

his year it appears that we are going to have comets and asteroids aplenty for our viewing and photographic enjoyment. The first visitor was called a near earth asteroid, named, 2012 DA14. About 45 metres wide and probably made of rock, it passed over Indonesia only 27,500 kilometres from the surface of our planet on February 15. This little asteroid was visible in telescopes as small as three inches. The great minds of science remind us that a similar-sized chunk of rock slammed into Arizona and made the mile wide gash called Meteor Crater, about 50,000 years ago. 2012 DA14 went sailing between the International Space Station and several earth observation satellites and the much higher band of geosynchronous satellites that provide our weather and telecommunications. Luckily there was no damage and it is now moving out of harm’s way. Can you imagine what it must have been like to be in Chelyabinsk, Russia on February 15 when a rogue meteor struck our atmosphere at 18 kilometres per second and then broke apart 20 to 25 kilometres above the city. This meteor weighed approximately 10,000 metric tons, was about 17 metres in diameter and the resulting explosion released the equivalent of 500 kilotons of trinitrotolulene, also known as TNT. Russian authorities report as many as 1,000 people received minor injuries. Most injuries were

due to the effects of the shock wave and not from fragments striking the ground. The shock wave struck the city below, causing thousands of windows to break, walls to collapse and other minor damage to the city. The internet is chock full of great videos and still pictures of this amazing Russian fireball. In the videos you can hear the sound of windows shattering as the meteor’s loud shock wave smashes into the ground. This is the most energetic recorded meteor strike since the Tunguska impact of 1908. Now for a most exciting springtime comet, the Comet PanSTARRS, named after the Hawaiian telescope that originally found it on June 11, 2011. By March 5, the comet will pass about 240-million kilometres from our planet — about the distance from the earth to the sun. By March 10 the comet will pass closest to our sun, about 45 million kilometres. On March 11, scan the western horizon with your binoculars just after sunset. The comet will be very close to the horizon, so choose your observing site accordingly. By March 12, the comet will rest beside the crescent moon making it easy to locate for an excellent photo opportunity. On March 14 the comet will move into darker skies and by March 16 it will be visible low in the northwestern evening sky for two hours or more. March 17 brings Jupiter, the crescent moon and the bright star Aldebaran, all clustered in a tight

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