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essica Vallenga has an eye for quality-made clothes; she is an artist trained in textiles, and she makes clothes. She turns embroidery into pendants and earrings, and she makes lingerie. As well as making clothing, Vallenga keeps her eyes peeled for second-hand ﬁnds wherever she goes. Most recently, it was Seattle, where she found a whole bunch of great thrift shops. She always picks up something for herself, and often some things that she won’t wear herself, but that she can’t say no to. Vallenga sells her ﬁnds in vintage pop-up shops. She’s been popping up for two years, now. She started the endeavour with Evelyn Koh, who now owns Acacia Vintage in Haines Junction. Vallenga took her trunks of clothes, jewelry and textiles to the Dawson City Music Festival last weekend to try to sales luck there – They’ll get lapped up! I say, imagining the lipsticked Montrealers who haunt Dawson summers. “I hope so,” Vallenga laughs. She’ll be setting up shop in Shipyards Park this weekend, too, in the studio she rents from the Frostbite Society. This round of pop-ups is the

second she’s done without Koh, who Vallenga says has “incredible taste and such a good eye.” Vallenga has learned that it’s better to sell vintage clothes during the Yukon summers because “it’s hard to get people to try on clothes when they’re wearing parkas.” She says there is a taste that seems to be specific to Yukoners. There is the obvious love of the finely-made parka, and a penchant for the Cowichan sweater. But Vallenga says Yukoners dress ruggedly to face the outdoors, but also love a chance - any chance to dress up. “I’m just as comfortable in my xtra tuffs as I am in my ‘20s dress,” she says, to exemplify the extremity. She says there is no pressure to buy at her pop-up shop. She wants people to come and try on clothes, and to have fun. “We don’t have the chance, always.” This pop-up sale is really a opportunity for Vallenga to clean out her studio; she is taking a ninemonth sabbatical starting in April. She has so many things that people have been asking her how it all fits in her studio, and she

says, “I’m amazed it did.” She will be selling ‘50s and ‘60s dresses that she adores, a mink stole, and parkas. She says it’s a clearance sale, and there will be “garage sale prices”. Along with the second-hand clothes there will be the aforementioned Vallenga-made lingerie for sale. It was part of her contribution to the Northern Scene Fashion Show, and pieces are adorned with mohair, fur, silk and lace. They are vintage inspired. Vallenga is drawn to vintage because of the craftsmanship involved. She notices the details, and quality. “I have a good eye for structure and pattern.” Vallenga will be parting with her sewing supplies and patterns, as well as textiles. The Vintage Clothing and Textile Sale is on Friday, July 30 from 5 - 7 p.m., and on Saturday, August 1 from 12 - 4 p.m.. It’s in the log building with the red roof in Shipyards Park. Vallenga prefers cash, but she can take credit card payments, too.

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Concierge at Large

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Eric Pateman brings a lifelong enchantment with food to this weekend’s Yukon Culinary Festival

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ost youngsters try on adult roles from time to time, but few go from role-play to reality as seamlessly as Eric Pateman moved into a career in hospitality. The founder and president of Edible Canada has photos of his 5-year-old self with a waiter’s towel draped over his arm, serving lunch to his grandparents, complete with a written menu. “I’ve always been enchanted by food,” he says. By the age of 12, Pateman was already working in restaurant kitchens, but dreaming of a career in professional baseball. “When an elbow injury ended that, I kind of fell back into the cooking world,” he says. “I opened my ﬁrst catering company on my own when I was 17 years old, so certainly I’ve always been touched by the entrepreneurial bug as well as the food side of things.” After paying his dues with the “20-hour days of craziness” as a young chef, Pateman earned a Master’s degree in business, studying the impact of the Olympic Games on hotels and restaurants in host cities. That led to a job as hospitality consultant with a New York-based company. “But I still had this insatiable passion for food and for eating out, and my accountant was giving me a hard time for the amount of money I spent in restaurants,”

the fourth-generation Vancouverite admits. The two began talking about a business called Edible Paris, which provided a ‘culinary concierge’ service helping tourists and locals ﬁnd memorable food experiences in the City of Lights. A new career direction was about to unfold that would justify the cost of the 20 or so restaurant meals Pateman consumes in a typical week. “That’s where it all started from,” he says. “We set up a website called Edible Vancouver and started acting as a culinary concierge,” he says. The business soon branched out into events such as gourmet kayaking dinners and “fun food tours” in the Vancouver-Richmond area, as well as a retail space offering local food product in the Granville Island Public Market. Before long, his entrepreneur’s “constant need for chasing shiny objects ... led us to doing market dinners in the aisles of the market and adding more tourist events.” After those “once-a-month or twice-a-month dinners” became almost a daily affair, Pateman moved outside the public market, adding a restaurant and retail space to the brand of Edible Canada’s brand as a culinary concierge.

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These days, Eric Pateman (left) cooks professionally only a handful of times a year, “but when I do, I get to do it for really cool things.” He now spends at least half of every month on the road, promoting Canadian cuisine and food products, and helping people discover gustatory experiences that won’t necessarily break the bank. “I could take you to the best five-star restaurant in any city in the world, and you’d have a great experience,” he says. “But let me show you the holein-the-wall noodle shop that’s going to blow your mind with huge flavours and going to cost you ten bucks. That, to me, is where the value is”. Despite years of international travel and high-end dining, Pateman says nothing beats the simple pleasure of good, fresh simple ingredients. “I’d rather have an absolutely perfect tomato with some sea salt on top of it and a touch of olive oil. That would blow my mind far more than some super-elaborate dish.” He’s also an enthusiastic booster of Canadian cuisine, which he says enjoys an edge over many other countries. “When you look at France or Italy, or these hugely serious food cultures, they’re bound by tradition, they’re bound by reputation, they’re bound by techniques,” he says. “Our chefs are not bound by anything, other than the fact that Canada grows some of the most amazing products you’ll find any-

where in the world. “That, coupled with an unbiased and unassuming ability to use whatever cultural influence we want, is what makes Canada such a fun playground for chefs.” Pateman paid his first visit to the Yukon last summer, to play in the ‘chef’s playground’ known as the Yukon Culinary Festival. He’s been back five times since. “I very rarely go back to the same place more than a few times, but the Yukon’s captured my heart,” he says. Now he’s here again as a guest chef, feeling “crazy excited” about tackling a new cooking challenge at this year’s festival. “I’ve never seen anybody roast a side of elk on a spit before. I’m apprehensively nervous ... but we’ll figure it out, we’ll wing it.” As for the festival itself, the career foodie says it will be “a really fun weekend to show off a lot of the great local produce, and great local meats, and get people excited about what’s really in their back yard.” For more information about this weekend’s Yukon Culinary Festival in Whitehorse and Dawson, go to http://www.tiayukon. com/Events/TheYukonCulinaryFestival.aspx Ken Bolton is interim editor until the end of August. You can reach him at ken@whatsupyukon.com

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When Cory Thompson’s dog, Kyla, had to undergo an amputation after being hit by a car, Kona’s Coalition paid all the medical expenses companies are already sponsoring two or three other tournaments, they are already maxed out for the season,” she says. “We were stoked to create a festive, edgy golf tournament full of Mexican culture, music, colour and friendly competition.” After the last ball has been putted, a three-course dinner will be served by Compadres Burritos. If its burritos are anything to go by, its gourmet dinner will be mouth-watering. If you are not able to make it to Putt for Paws, Kona’s will be hosting a few more events this year, including the second annual Dog Jog on Sunday, September 6 at Rotary Peace Park and the MASQ II Halloween party at the Kwanlin

Dün Cultural Centre on October 31. On November 14, Juno Award winners Protest the Hero are slated to perform at Lizards Lounge in the Town & Mountain Hotel. Putt for Paws takes place on Saturday, August 1. Registration begins at 11 a.m., with a shotgun start at noon. There is space for 12 teams with four players each. For more information contact Jordi Mikeli-Jones at jjjmusiccafe@klondiker.com. Angela Symczuk is a Whitehorse-based writer. Contact her via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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Take Steps to Protect Your Family Business There’s nothing more important in the world to you than your family. However, your family-owned business probably helps support your family. So, when it comes to protecting both, you need to carefully consider your moves.

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ront Street is lined with vehicles and shoppers from late morning to midafternoon each Saturday during the summer, even on days when there’s a smoky haze or a bit of a drizzle. The biggest attraction is the traditional Farmers’ Market, which has been going on weekly for many years. The Klondike has a healthy crop of farms, both large and small. While some of their produce makes it into the grocery stores and onto the tables at the town’s restaurants, it’s a treat for residents to be able to buy produce straight from the people who grow it. The vendors set themselves up in the log-framed parking stalls and display their wares for the folks to see. There’s lots of browsing and conversation and you really need to get there fairly early if you want to ﬁnd a convenient parking spot. The original concept was that this would be a time and place to buy locally grown veggies and

other food crops. Then there are vendors who sell live plants, not all of which are necessarily foodstuffs. In addition to things related to eating, there are also garden plants, bushes and young trees for sale. The variety in the stalls has expanded over the years to include jewelry, clothing, kids’ toys and all manner of plastic kitchen ware. If it happens to be raining, some of this activity might be moved into the picnic shelter that was built next to the market area a few years ago now. But we are also in the third year of a ﬂedgling Artists’ Market, which is taking up quite a bit of space in the shelter on Saturdays throughout the summer. This was originally begun as an offshoot of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in’s economic development study, and was coordinated by a person hired by the Dawson City Arts Society. More recently, the artists have been scheduling themselves. That does seem to mean that attend-

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ance by the artists is not as organized or regular as it was in the beginning, but there is still a regular turnout. When the annual goldpanning competition was moved to Saturday this year, the existence of the two markets happening at the same time worked out very well. There are always lulls in the action at the goldpanning event, and the markets gave the audience something to do in between the various classes of panners. This type of shopping is an entirely different experience from pushing one’s shopping cart around the aisles of the two grocery stores. Not that they don’t offer good food and serve a very necessary purpose all year round, but it is nice to have this seasonal change for part of the year. Dan Davidson writes regularly about life in Dawson City. Please send comments about his stories to dawson@whatsupyukon.com.

As you know, you face plenty of challenges to keep your business running smoothly — but it can be even more difficult to pass the family business on to your children or other relatives. Why is it so hard to keep a family business intact? Sometimes, it’s because no one in the family is interested in running the business. Most frequently businesses disintegrate because of the lack of a succession plan. To create a succession plan, your first step — and possibly the most important one — is to collect the thoughts and preferences of family members on their future involvement with your business. It’s essential that you know who wants to really do the day-to-day work and who is capable. During these conversations, you’ll also want to discuss other key business-succession issues, such as the retirement goals and cash flow needs of retiring family owners and the personal and financial goals of the next generation of management. In developing a plan for the future of your business, you will need to work with a legal professional, in addition to a financial professional. You may start with determining who will control and manage the business, and who will eventually own it. These decisions will depend on a variety of factors, such as the time horizon, goals and financial needs of the family members involved. Your succession plan could incorporate an estate freeze. An estate freeze is a tax and estate planning strategy used to lock-in or “freeze” the current value of the business today and transfer any future growth to your family members. There may be several ways to establish an estate freeze. Another component of your succession plan might be a “buy-sell” agreement, which allows you to name the buyer for your business — such as one of your children — and establish methods to determine the sale price. Your child could then purchase a life insurance policy on your life and eventually use the proceeds to buy the business, according to the terms established in the buy-sell agreement. We’ve just skimmed the surface of techniques that might be used alone or in combination to carry out your business succession. The transfer can be complex, so you will certainly need to consult with your legal and financial professionals. It’s important that you fully understand the business and tax implications of any succession plan, as well as the financial effects of a plan on all your family members. In any case, once you’ve created your succession plan, you’ll need to work with your legal advisor to put it in writing and communicate it clearly to all family members. Surprises are welcome in many parts of life — but not when it comes to transferring a family business.

Looking for direction in today’s market? Let’s talk. You want to leave your family a legacy. And if that legacy is the family business, then you will want to take the appropriate steps to pass it on in a manner that benefits everyone involved. This will take time and planning — but it can be well worth the effort.

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No Exit

Trying to quit the Yukon is like a line from Brokeback Mountain by by Joslyn Kilborn

Joslyn Kilborn always knew she’d be back. She just didn’t know she knew.

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I’m out without my long johns. I start to feel as light as the sky at 9 p.m., then 10 p.m., then 11. The days lengthen into possibility. The forest ﬁlls with birdsong. The mountains lose their white hair, grow younger, ﬂeshier, turn their

navigating the endless errands of departure. Every day gifts me a happy chance encounter with someone I haven’t seen in months I realize how many people I’ve gotten to know here. How recognizable the faces of this city are.

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t’s mid-winter when I ﬁnalize the tentative plans I’ve carried with me since leaving Ontario to drive to the Yukon a year ago. This summer I will leave again: the myth of an uncle I’ve never met pulls me to New Mexico. I’ll slip down the West coast, visiting friends as I go, then cross into the desert as the season cools, avoiding America’s pelvis at its sweatiest I’ll winter there. In the South. In my camper. The following spring will return me to Ontario, the completion of a two-year continent-circling loop. I begin to save my money and tell my friends. I give my three months notice on my cabin. I start leaving my sweaters and coats at the free store, culling a desertappropriate wardrobe. I plan to go mushroom picking with a friend - we’ll drive out caravan-style in our own vehicles, make some money, then I’ll continue on my way.

PHOTO: Joslyn Kilborn I look at maps, plan my route, count kilometres. And from the people in my life I begin to accumulate something that is neither envy nor disbelief, yet tinged with both. Because I’m getting out. I’m

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leaving the Yukon. With no plans to return. Unlike the thousands of others who arrived from Ontario for seasonal visits before me, I’m not staying. Spring returns, my ﬁrst in the North. Light rapidly re-enters the sky, four noticeable minutes every day, half an hour every week. I leave the house without gloves on, then without a toque. Soon

faces to the spotlight of the sun. I start going on walks every morning, ﬁnally getting to know the bit of the Yukon River I’ve lived on all winter. I take my shoes off, meditate in the sand. I bring my notebook down to the water to write. My living room expands into the forest; my ofﬁce now has a river running through it. I spend more time in town,

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One day I run into someone I’ve been hoping to run into since I last saw him in October. We make plans to cook dinner at his cabin before I leave. Two weeks before my scheduled departure, I go on the kind of ﬁrst date I used to imagine all Yukon ﬁrst dates must be like: a handsome solitary man invites me into his beautiful, private home in

the woods. We stay up all night drinking tea, stoking the wood stove, sharing the intimate details of our lives. Around 3 a.m., coming back from the outhouse, he calls me outside. The sky is lit with the dancing green of the Northern lights. I lived a full winter here without catching them. Tonight they reveal themselves to me. Two days before leaving, my mushroom picking partner and I suddenly question why we’re both driving 2,500 km in separate vehicles. Why wouldn’t we carpool? We can take her car. I’ll just leave my camper here. I’ll come back for it. The handsome solitary man offers me a parking space on his property. When I arrive back in the Yukon six weeks later, no one is surprised to see me.

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Sat, Aug 1 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Sun, Aug 2 Ragtime with Grant Simpson 5:30 PM Coast High Country Inn Wed, Jul 29 Artist Demo Days: Beading with Mon, Aug 3 Arts in the Park - Brenda Berezan YAC staff 3:30 PM Yukon Arts Centre Free talks & 12:00 PM LePage Park Come and listen to some demonstrations with local artists awesome live music! Mon, Jul 27 - Fri, Jul 31 Arts in the Park - Virginie Mon, Aug 3 Ragtime with Grant Simpson 5:30 PM Hamel 12:00 PM LePage Park Fri, Jul 31 Chilkoot Trail Artist Residency Art Talk: Coast High Country Inn Mon, Aug 3 Ladies Night with DJ Carlo 10:00 PM Heather Bell Callaghan 5:30 PM The Old Fire Hall Jarvis Street Saloon Heather Bell Callaghan is a local girl who loves the Tue, Aug 4 Arts in the Park - Declan O’Donovan outdoors and was born and raised in the Southern Yukon. Her first art mentor was her Grandma, Tlingit 12:00 PM LePage Park Come and listen to some awesome live music! Artist Eliza Bosely (nee Fox), who lovingly shared with her various technical skills that she thought were Tue, Aug 4 Ginger Jam 9:00 PM Yukon Inn fully electric jam with a PA system, drum kit and guitars both useful and beautiful provided, and encourages the wearing of silly hats Mon, Aug 3 - Fri, Aug 7 Arts in the Park - Alana Wed, Aug 5 Arts in the Park - Keitha Clark Swing Warner 12:00 PM LePage Park Trio 12:00 PM LePage Park Come and listen to Wed, Aug 5 Artist Demo Days: Dolls with YAC some awesome live music! staff 3:30 PM Yukon Arts Centre Free talks & Wed, Aug 5 Whitewater Wednesday 7:00 PM Epic demonstrations with local artists Pizza goes till we are done! Thu, Aug 6 Yukon Youth Gallery: Creative Summer “Opening Reception” 6:30 PM Yukon Arts Wed, Aug 5 Arts in the Park - Soda Pony 7:00 PM LePage Park Come and listen to some awesome Centre artworks by Amzie Cooke-Goodall & Camp live music! Raven Campers. Wed, Aug 5 Rixx & Roxx 8:00 PM Casa Loma a until Sat, Aug 1 “Reflections” Arts Underground very wide variety and style of music from originals features artwork by members of the Yukon Art to covers Society Wed, Aug 5 Hump Day Trivia 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in until Sat, Aug 1 Community Gallery Exhibition: Crossroads Yukon Arts Centre Presented by Blood the Boiler Room Wed, Aug 5 Jamaoke With Jackie 10:00 PM Jarvis Ties: Created by artists who have experience with Street Saloon incarceration, this exhibit shows personal feelings, experiences, and understanding of the connections between hepatitis C and incarceration and the ability to rise above such feelings and find a sense of Wed, Jul 29 Summer Fun for Kids! (6-8 Year Olds) purpose, empowerment, and dignity. until Sat, Aug 29 Found, Forged and Fused Yukon 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library 667-5239 This program is designed to help children develop a love Arts Centre A survey of handmade works from the of stories and reading during the summer. A variety Yukon Permanent Art Collection. until Sat, Aug 29 Arctic Adaptations: Nunavut at 15 of free, exciting activities will be offered! Please call or email to register as space is limited. Yukon Arts Centre explores innovative architectural Wed, Jul 29 Artist Demo Days: Beading with designs shaped by Nunavut’s distinct land, climate YAC staff 3:30 PM Yukon Arts Centre Free talks & and culture. demonstrations with local artists until Wed, Sep 30 Stories of Traditional Land Wed, Jul 29 FREE Activity Night 5:30 PM Use Cultural Exhibit Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Through ancient artifacts, we can learn how the First Whitehorse Elementary Bring your child and have fun with many different activities happening every Nations lived thousands of years ago. Come and week! learn their story! Wed, Jul 29 Board Games and Karaoke 8:00 until Mon, Nov 2 “Somewhere Here” Arts PM The Watershed, Coffee shop & Bar Play some Underground What place names tell us about who board games with friends or try your singing skills we are and where we are. Presented by Friends of at karaoke! the Yukon Archives Society. Thu, Jul 30 Art Tasters - Create Your Own Piece of Yukon Memory! 1:30 PM Yukon Artists at Work Gallery Each week a new medium workshop with two artist to help guide the way. Wed, Jul 29 Arts in the Park - Zumba 12:00 PM Thu, Jul 30 Summer Fun for Kids! (8-12 Year Olds) LePage Park Come and listen to some awesome 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library 667-5239 This live music! Wed, Jul 29 Whitewater Wednesday 7:00 PM Epic program is designed to help children develop a love of stories and reading during the summer. A variety Pizza goes till we are done! of free, exciting activities will be offered! Please call Wed, Jul 29 Arts in the Park - Emerge Dance Company 7:00 PM LePage Park Come and listen to or email to register as space is limited. Thu, Jul 30 Yukon Culinary Festival: Fireweed some awesome live music! Community Market 3:00 PM Shipyards Park Take Wed, Jul 29 Rixx & Roxx 8:00 PM Casa Loma a a stroll around the local market to check out the very wide variety and style of music from originals selection of local produce, cheeses, breads and to covers Wed, Jul 29 Hump Day Trivia 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in other fresh edibles. Thu, Jul 30 Whitehorse: Fireweed community the Boiler Room Wed, Jul 29 Jamaoke With Jackie 10:00 PM Jarvis Market 3:00 PM Shipyards Park 393-2255 From stunning jewellery, fine art, and unique crafts to fresh Street Saloon produce, quality prepared foods and personal care Thu, Jul 30 Arts in the Park - Photo Prompt products. All hand-made, grown or produced by Songwriting Session 10:00 AM LePage Park a Yukon artisans. panel of songwriters each presenting a song that they’ve written in response to a picture selected from Thu, Jul 30 Yukon Culinary Festival Picnic: SS Klondike 7:00 PM S.S.Klondike Yukon Culinary a collection of photos by local photographers. 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Sat, Aug 1 Whitehorse: Fireweed community Market 11:00 AM Whitehorse waterfront wharf 3932255 Enjoy Yukon Food, Crafts, Music and Weekly Workshops on Saturdays Sat, Aug 1 Kona’s Summer Classic: First Annual Golf Tournament 11:00 AM Meadow Lakes Golf Club We are very excited to present Kona’s Summer Classic, the newest fundraising initiative from Kona’s Coalition. We are liaising with Meadow Lakes Golf Course to host our First Annual Golf Tournament! Sat, Aug 1 Whitehorse Dance Gathering 8:00 PM Leaping Feats Creative Danceworks a 60-minute mix of great music - world beat, acid jazz, pop - you dance or stretch or move how you like Sat, Aug 1 Swing Dancing! 8:00 PM TBA 335-2300 Free introductory swing dance lessons (also for advanced) please RSVP and we’ll let you know the location. Lessons followed by practice to live music. Sat, Aug 1 Second Annual YHMA Charity Croquet Tournament - Registration now open! 9:00 AM S.S.Klondike 867 667 4704 Bragging rights, fantastic prizes and special awards are all up for grabs! Registration includes entry into the tournament, a tasty BBQ lunch, swag, and refreshments at the après croquet. A portion of the registration fee is eligible for a charitable tax receipt. Sat, Aug 1 Yukon Amateur Radio Association: Coffee Discussion Group 9:30 AM Emergency Measures Organization YARA’s breakfast at the A&W. Casual event. Hams from outside the Yukon often join. Sun, Aug 2 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. Sun, Aug 2 Movie Night 6:30 PM The Watershed, Coffee shop & Bar Come and watch movies with friends and have some fun! Sun, Aug 2 Yukon Culinary Festival: Feast of Farms at Rivendell Farms 7:00 PM Rivendell Farm Whitehorse’s best chefs have collaborated on a menu with Yukon’s gourmet chef and author Michele Genest, Sydney Celebrity Chef Chris Irving and Edible Canada’s Chef Eric Pateman to create the ultimate farm feast here you will dine in the middle of the ﬁelds from which the chefs drew their inspiration. Mon, Aug 3 Euchre Night 6:00 PM Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 254 667-2802 Mon, Aug 3 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, Aug 3 Time Travellers 2 MacBride Museum (867) 667-2709 Your child will go back in time again to learn about the Yukon but this time in different decades! Tue, Aug 4 Art Tasters - Create Your Own Piece of Yukon Memory! 1:30 PM Yukon Artists at Work Gallery Each week a new medium workshop with two artist to help guide the way. Tue, Aug 4 Barbecue Tuesday 11:30 AM Stringer Park Barbecue to raise funds for The Whitehorse Food Bank and Nepal Restoration Hamburger or Hotdog $5.00 Tue, Aug 4 Summer Fun for Kids! (4-5 Year Olds) 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library 667-5239 This program is designed to help children develop a love of stories and reading during the summer. A variety of free, exciting activities will be offered! Please call or email to register as space is limited. Tue, Aug 4 Glacial History of Fish Lake 6:00 PM Fish Lake Road 393-7187 This free guided walk is brought to you by the Yukon Geological Survey. Tue, Aug 4 Open Mic 8:00 PM The Watershed, Coffee shop & Bar Come and play your music! Wed, Aug 5 Summer Fun for Kids! (6-8 Year Olds) 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library 667-5239 This program is designed to help children develop a love of stories and reading during the summer. A variety of free, exciting activities will be offered! Please call or email to register as space is limited. Wed, Aug 5 Artist Demo Days: Dolls with YAC staff 3:30 PM Yukon Arts Centre Free talks & demonstrations with local artists Wed, Aug 5 FREE Activity Night 5:30 PM Whitehorse Elementary Bring your child and have fun with many different activities happening every week! Wed, Aug 5 Board Games and Karaoke 8:00 PM The Watershed, Coffee shop & Bar Play some board games with friends or try your singing skills at karaoke!

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Wed, Jul 29 Summer Fun for Kids! (6-8 Year Olds) 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library 667-5239 This program is designed to help children develop a love of stories and reading during the summer. A variety of free, exciting activities will be offered! Please call or email to register as space is limited. Wed, Jul 29 Animal Crackers 4:30 PM MacBride Museum Explore MacBride Museum’s animal gallery

with one of our knowledgeable interpreters and play Who Dung It? Wed, Jul 29 FREE Activity Night 5:30 PM Whitehorse Elementary Bring your child and have fun with many different activities happening every week! Thu, Jul 30 Summer Fun for Kids! (8-12 Year Olds) 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library 667-5239 This program is designed to help children develop a love of stories and reading during the summer. A variety of free, exciting activities will be offered! Please call or email to register as space is limited. Thu, Jul 30 Animal Crackers 4:30 PM MacBride Museum Explore MacBride Museum’s animal gallery with one of our knowledgeable interpreters and play Who Dung It? Thu, Jul 30 Campfire Talks 8:00 PM Kathleen Lake Campground (867) 634-7207 Here we will talk about the park and the animals in it! Fri, Jul 31 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, Jul 31 Animal Crackers 4:30 PM MacBride Museum Explore MacBride Museum’s animal gallery with one of our knowledgeable interpreters and play Who Dung It? Fri, Jul 31 Teen Drop In 6:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale Fri, Jul 31 Campfire Talks 8:00 PM Kathleen Lake Campground (867) 634-7207 Here we will talk about the park and the animals in it! Sat, Aug 1 Animal Crackers 4:30 PM MacBride Museum Explore MacBride Museum’s animal gallery with one of our knowledgeable interpreters and play Who Dung It? Sat, Aug 1 Campfire Talks 8:00 PM Kathleen Lake Campground (867) 634-7207 Here we will talk about the park and the animals in it! Sun, Aug 2 Puzzle Dig 2:00 PM Beringia Centre 867-667-8855 Unleash your inner archaeologist! Sun, Aug 2 Family Games Drop-In 3:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale Sun, Aug 2 Animal Crackers 4:30 PM MacBride Museum Explore MacBride Museum’s animal gallery with one of our knowledgeable interpreters and play Who Dung It? Sun, Aug 2 2015 Yukon River Trail Marathon 8:30 AM Rotary Peace Park Start in Rotary and then end in Rotary! Register on the website! Mon, Aug 3 Boys and Girls Club of Yukon AGM and Grand Opening 4:00 PM Boys and Girls Club The BGCY AGM and Grand Opening of their new space at 306A Alexander Street. Mon, Aug 3 Animal Crackers 4:30 PM MacBride Museum Explore MacBride Museum’s animal gallery with one of our knowledgeable interpreters and play Who Dung It? Mon, Aug 3 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, Aug 3 Summer Art Camp 2 August 3rd August 7th 9:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Mon, Aug 3 Time Travellers 2 MacBride Museum (867) 667-2709 Your child will go back in time again to learn about the Yukon but this time in different decades! Tue, Aug 4 Summer Fun for Kids! (4-5 Year Olds) 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library 667-5239 This program is designed to help children develop a love of stories and reading during the summer. A variety of free, exciting activities will be offered! Please call or email to register as space is limited. Tue, Aug 4 Animal Crackers 4:30 PM MacBride Museum Explore MacBride Museum’s animal gallery with one of our knowledgeable interpreters and play Who Dung It? Tue, Aug 4 Girls Group 5:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale Tue, Aug 4 Campfire Talks 8:00 PM Kathleen Lake Campground (867) 634-7207 Here we will talk about the park and the animals in it! Wed, Aug 5 Summer Fun for Kids! (6-8 Year Olds) 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library 667-5239 This program is designed to help children develop a love of stories and reading during the summer. A variety of free, exciting activities will be offered! Please call or email to register as space is limited. Wed, Aug 5 Animal Crackers 4:30 PM MacBride Museum Explore MacBride Museum’s animal gallery with one of our knowledgeable interpreters and play Who Dung It? Wed, Aug 5 FREE Activity Night 5:30 PM Whitehorse Elementary Bring your child and have fun with many different activities happening every week!

Workshops

Thu, Jul 30 Art Tasters - Create Your Own Piece of Yukon Memory! 1:30 PM Yukon Artists at Work Gallery Each week a new medium workshop with two artist to help guide the way. Thu, Jul 30 Listen & Lead Workshop: For Women Who Like to Move: Meagan O’Shea 7:30 PM

Breath of Life Collective This workshop introduces physical-listening techniques and movement-games to hone collaboration skills. Drawing on Authentic Movement, Action Theatre, contemporary dance, somatic practices, physical theatre. Meagan O’Shea is an award winning contemporary dance-theatre creator and performer and a gifted teacher and facilitator. Sun, Aug 2 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, Aug 4 Art Tasters - Create Your Own Piece of Yukon Memory! 1:30 PM Yukon Artists at Work Gallery Each week a new medium workshop with two artist to help guide the way. Tue, Aug 4 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, Aug 4 YuKonstruct Weekly Open House 7:00 PM YuKonstruct Makerspace Tour YuKonstruct, see some projects in action, and meet some fellow makers Wed, Aug 5 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

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Thu, Jul 30 Whitehorse Baptist Church Elder Meeting 2015-7-30 0:00 4:45 PM Whitehorse Baptist Church Mon, Aug 3 Boys and Girls Club of Yukon AGM and Grand Opening 2015-8-3 0:00 4:00 PM Boys and Girls Club The BGCY AGM and Grand Opening of their new space at 306A Alexander Street. Mon, Aug 3 Yukon Amateur Radio Association: Meeting 2015-8-3 0:00 7:00 PM Emergency Measures Organization Prospective hams are welcome. Thu, Aug 6 Whitehorse Baptist Church Elder Meeting 2015-8-6 0:00 4:45 PM Whitehorse Baptist Church

Alcoholics Anonymous Wednesday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Porter Creek Step meeting (CM) 8:00 PM Our Lady of Victory No Pufﬁn (CM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St., Big Book Study Thursday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Polar Group (OM) 7:30 PM Seventh Day Adventists Church (PC) Friday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Yukon Unity Group Meeting 1:30 PM #4 Hospital Road Whitehorse Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Saturday Detox Meeting (OM, NS) 1:00 PM DETOX Bldg 6118-6th Women’s Meeting (CM, NS) 2:30 PM Whitehorse General Hospital (across from emergency) Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting (OM, NS) 7:00 PM Hospital boardroom Sunday Sunshine Group (OM, NS) 1:00 PM DETOX Bldg 6118-6th Marble Group (OM, NS) 7:00 PM Hospital boardroom Monday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. New Beginnings Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Tuesday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Ugly Duckling Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Juste Pour Aujourd’hui (OM, NS) 7:00 PM 4141B 4th Ave.

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Chewing the Fat

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ietary fat. Few issues in the world of healthy eating spark as much debate. While some stay away from it, others put tablespoons of butter in coffee. Over the past few decades, we, as a culture, have been on and off with fat more times than most of us were with our high school sweethearts. So what’s the correct answer? The truth is, it’s complicated. There are many different types of fat, and not all are created equal. Fats is essential for health. Some fat is good for the heart, is required for vitamin absorption, is important for brain development and mental wellness, is good for the skin, and protect against cancer. Other fats are inﬂamatory and contribute to heart disease. These days, scientists study which fats are healthy and which contribute to chronic diseases. Saturated fats: bad boys, or misunderstood? After years of being labeled the heart disease villain, it turns out that there are more sides to the story behind saturated fats. The connection between heart health and saturated fat is in the impact the fat has on some blood cholesterol. Recent research, however, is suggesting that the link isn’t black and white. There are dozens of types of saturated fats, which can be categorized by the number of carbon atoms one has linked in its chain. Some, most notably the shorter of the medium-chained saturated fats, have some positive health beneﬁts — the body absorbs them quickly and easily, and they are

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and cancer, keeping your brain in good shape, and reducing inflammation in the body. Adding avocados, almonds, and olives will help you get your fill of heart-healthy monounsaturated fat made famous by the Mediterranean Diet movement. Of course, like all healthy eating, there is a need for balance. A diet high in omega 6 fatty acids, especially arachidonic acid found almost entirely in animal products, and low in omega 3 fatty acids, can result in chronic inflammation. Eat no more than four times as many omega 6 as omega 3 fatty acids to take full advantage of all the health benefits these fats have to offer. The Bottom Line While the research around fats is ongoing and decidedly complex, the guidelines for including this essential nutrient in your diet are simple. Limit your intake of saturated fats, especially from meats and processed baked goods. Replace these with healthy polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats and complex carbohydrates. As omega 6 fatty acids are available in higher amounts from dietary sources, take care to balance them with foods rich in omega 3.

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Limit your intake of saturated fats converted to useful energy. On the other hand, longer chain saturated fats, such as those found in pork, beef, and processed baked goods, can increase LDL cholesterol (the bad kind), and total cholesterol. Unsaturated fats: the healthier option Eating a diet rich in plantbased foods and cold water fish can provide you with the healthy fats your body and brain need to thrive. With walnuts, hemp seeds, flax, chia and cold water fish on your plate, you will be getting the essential polyunsaturated omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids that protect against heart disease

Selene Vakharia is a holistic nutritionist, freelance writer and whole foods cook who loves showing people how easy, fun and delicious being healthy can be. Contact her with your nutrition questions and concerns via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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“Sales and manufacturing,” says Oakley. “He’s the guy.” Her earliest memory of the game is playing on her front lawn for the cameras of the local CBC station. So, last year, when she needed to come up with an idea of how to raise money for the good works of the YHMA, and to encourage Yukoners to connect with their heritage, the first annual tournament was launched on the lawns alongside the S.S. Klondike. “It was a lot of fun,” Oakley says today. “You don’t know, when you throw out this idea of a croquet tournament, what reactions we would get or how hard we would have to sell this. “Fortunately, the Yukon is one of those places where the weirder or the more fun an idea is, then people are right there with you.” Nine teams played and there were 150 spectators throughout the day. Last year, as they are this year, players were encouraged to dress up … and even some of the spectators were decked out in their Gold Rush finery. “There is something about Yukoners,” says Oakley. “If you give them an excuse to get dressed up in period costumes, they will take you up on it.” Oakley’s father is providing the equipment as a corporate sponsor and he will be officiating. Another sponsor, Air North, will be flying the equipment to the Yukon for free. And the local airline will put up the grand prize of a pair of round trip tickets to anywhere Air North flies. Other prizes will be awarded for best costume, team spirit and the Sticky Wicket (just think of the Yukon Quest’s Red Lantern). The day will be capped off with an Après Croquet, featuring a barbecue and beverages donated by Yukon Brewing. And there will be private tours of the S.S. Klondike. Teams can register through the YHMA’s website at www.heritageyukon.ca. The game will be Golf Croquet which, Oakley says, can be learned in five minutes. Darrell Hookey is a freelance editor and writer in Whitehorse.

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ancy Oakley has a cool story about the likely origins of croquet. (As the executive director of the Yukon Historical Museums Association and convener of Saturday’s second annual Charity Croquet Tournament, of course she does.) It goes like this: “Some shepherds were hanging out, watching their flocks, and they needed something to do with their time. One said, ‘Hey, we all have hooks, you have a leather ball, I have some willow for hoops, we can go knock some stuff around’.” That was in 14th century France. “It popped up again in a backyard in Ireland,” Oakley continues, “and a gaming company in England says, ‘Aha, that is a great idea’. “They created the sets we know today and they spread out among the empire and somehow made their way to the Klondike during the Gold Rush.” So, what sparked the popularity of this game? “There is nothing like the feeling of taking your sister’s ball and smacking it all across the field and into the bushes,” says Oakley. “You just can’t put money on that.” OK, this was less of a professional assessment, and more of a personal connection to the game. But, really, that is how croquet evolved over the centuries: it was played in backyards with rules, without rules, and with little to no record keeping. “From the Gold Rush era, to 1920s flappers, to 1970s polyester, it seems every generation finds a way to re-invent the sport in their own image,” says Oakley. The most frantic Calvin & Hobbes rendering of the game is pretty close to the extreme play in some of those backyards. Then there are the prim and proper games where players, dressed in white, conform to international rules and make spectacular jump shots. “It can be a fun, social thing, or it can be this complex game of chess on the lawn,” says Oakley. Her own evolution began much more close up than for the rest of us. Her father, Don Oakley, is the owner of The Croquet Store in Brighton, Ontario.

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’ve always known Uncle Berwyn’s Pure Yukon Birch Syrup was the best birch syrup in Canada. As it turns out, our homegrown syrup, produced off-grid in a homestead on the banks of the McQuesten River by Berywn Larsen and Sylvia Frisch, is actually the second-best birch syrup in the world. So say New York birch syrup fans and a collection of Larsen’s and Frisch’s professional peers — birch syrup and sap producers from around the world who gathered last June at Paul Smiths College, in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, for the first-ever, International Birch Sap and Syrup Conference. Cornell University Cooperative Extension put on the conference, in partnership with the Adirondack Center for Working Landscapes. Cornell runs the Uihlein Forest and Maple Research Center in Lake Placid, where, near the end of the maple season, researchers have started to tap about 700 birch trees for sap and syrup. The idea behind the conference was to bring birch researchers together with producers who have practical, hands-on experience of birch sap and syrup production in an exchange of knowledge, best practices, and problem solving. Some of the topics they discussed were the challenges in bottling birch sap without getting offflavours or sediment fall-out, and devising a classification system for birch syrup. But the high-stakes part of the conference was the tasting competition, held on the first night. The producers set up their bottles in the Paul Smiths College Visitor Interpretive Centre, and both producers and public rated the syrups on a points system. Most producers had elaborate displays and discussed their syrups in language usually reserved for wine and beer, but Larsen, who says, “I didn’t give a lick about the competition,” was so happy to be there he simply opened a bottle of his pure birch syrup, left it on his empty table, and roamed the room, tasting, drinking beer, and talking to anyone and everyone about birch syrup.

He didn’t even vote for his own product. Here’s the lovely part of the story: the people who won ﬁrst place, by one vote, were Berwyn’s Alaskan mentors, from whom he learned how to set up an operation back in 2004: Michael East and Dulce Ben-East of Kahiltna Birchworks. “So it might have been a bit awkward if I had voted for myself,” says Larsen. At the beginning of the conference some producers were tightlipped, but by the end “everyone was friends and sharing freely,” says Larsen. They all agreed that future conferences should take place once every two years. The next one may be in Alaska, home to the greatest concentration of birch syrup producers in North America. Should that happen, I foresee troops of Yukon birch syrup fans making the trek, just as we do for the Haines beer festival. Now, on to birch beer. Every year at the end of the season, when the sap veers away from sweetness towards bitterness, the last thing Larsen and Frisch do is process sap for Yukon Brewing’s birch beer.

They cook it until the sugar content reaches 26 per cent, decant it into two 200-litre barrels and drive all night to arrive at Yukon Brewing in Whitehorse first thing in the morning. The reason for the hurry is that the sap is not stable at that level of sugar content, and deteriorates quickly. The rush is worth it. Though Yukon Brewing gets a slightly different flavour from the sap every year, the brew is always delicious. This year’s version, Up the Creek, is no exception - deep amber in colour, with a texture and mouth-feel similar to champagne and a slightly bitter finish, it’s the best birch beer I’ve ever had. Probably the best in Canada. Maybe even in the world. This year, I’ve started cooking with it. Though not top of mind as a summer meal, birch beer Welsh rarebit makes an excellent campfire supper, with some radishes and sourdough bread for dipping, and served with Up the Creek, chilled in the river. Miche Genest likes her birch beer with a slightly bitter finish. Contact her via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

CAMPFIRE WELSH RAREBIT INGREDIENTS 1 lb. (454 gr) grated old white cheddar 1 tbsp. (15 mL) butter 1 tbsp. (15 mL) ﬂour 1 cup (250 mL) birch beer 1 egg, beaten 1 tsp. (5 mL) salt 1 tsp. (5 mL) Dijon mustard

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Birch beer Welsh rarebit and a chilled bottle of Up the Creek make an excellent camp supper

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ow good is your knowledge of Greek mythology? Yes, we all know about the heavy hitters such as Zeus and his Olympian brothers, Poseidon and Hades. We may know about Gaia and Demeter and others whose names have landed a place in popular culture. But what about Prometheus, the god of forethought, who created mankind but got on the wrong side of Zeus in the battles between the Titans and the Olympians.? So great was his perfidy that Zeus condemned him to be chained to a rock and have his liver picked out by an eagle. As a Titan, Prometheus was immortal, so crafty Zeus would have his liver restored every night, only to have it plucked out again the next day. This happened for many years, until Hercules came to his rescue. The makers of Don Carlos cigars, descended from the iconic Arturo Fuentes, decided to honour Prometheus by naming a cigar after him. Entitled God of Fire, this premium cigar pays homage to the Promethean gift of fire to humans. The first thing you notice about this cigar is the artistic label. A stylized painting of Prometheus in his peril is depicted on the band. Poor Prometheus gazes in agony at the cursed eagle. Despite the painting’s tragic mood, the band still looks impressive. Now for the construction. You could not find a flaw no matter how hard you tried. At $21.00 a stick, I’d expect nothing less. The cigar is very

wood; the cream remains. I am pleasantly surprised that this cigar has such a longlasting cream palate. I thought some heavy spice would kick in somewhere. The last third, there is cinnamon. The cigar sort of tastes like spiced eggnog. Toward the very end there is some cayenne pepper, with cream. I can honestly say I was not expecting this cigar to have a permanent cream flavor as the base. With a name like God PHOTO: Angela Szymczuk of Fire, I am curious to know why they chose to go with something on the medium side I also thought the flavours The God of Fire, from Don Carlos: would be more complex. The flaimpressive to look at, but not vour wheel seemed a bit bland, in the sense that it lacked variety. quite as impressive to taste I would have expected more from the Don Carlos line. However, the cigar itself is not bad. If smooth to the touch, with a nice you didn’t know it was from Don smell of coffee and rich tobacco. Carlos it would be enjoyable. In the cigar world, Don Carlos But once you know, your exis known for its posh stogies. I pectations go through the roof. have never had one before, so it This is only because of the fine should be interesting to see how name they have built for themthey measure up. selves. What to drink? Well, since they Would I smoke this again? Yes, called it God of Fire, I wasn’t too but only if given to me. sure what to expect. Rather than Next time around I would pair be unprepared for extreme spice, it with some kind of liquour. The I decided to drink water on ice lime water was a fresh taste and with a lime wedge. went fine with the cigar, but now I light the cigar: the flavor I know I’m not going to get a starts out subtle. I get a spice I mouthful of mind-numbing spice, can’t quite put my finger on. Def- I think cognac would be a better initely has an east Indian influ- choice. ence. This mystery spice is mixed with cream, so over all it has a Angela Szymczuk is a nice balance. freelance writer in Whitehorse The second third, the spice is who enjoys a good a bit stronger, with some earthy postprandial puff.

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definitions of what constitutes a craft beer. That doesn’t prevent Marko Marjanovic from offering his own. How’sBUSINESS “For myself, it’s a beer that’s brewed by passionate people who want to create a flavourful beer that’s been hand-crafted, that’s been selected based on the flavours that they want in their beer,” he suggests. “It’s not something that is cheap, not something brewed for the masses, but something that’s brewed from the heart, and brewed because they want it to taste good.” In May, Marjanovic and his wife, Meghan, opened the doors to their own small craft beer operation on Mount Sima Road in Whitehorse, called Winterlong Brewing Co. On their first day, they filled more than 100 growlers, and also became one of only two licensed breweries in a territory that boasts three commercial distilleries of hard liquor. The Marjanovics have been together since high school and share several hobbies, but it was during their university days a decade ago that they decided to do something about the lack of flavourful options in their tipple of choice. “We were still buying American and Belgian beers, because at that time there weren’t many Canadian craft breweries, and there weren’t many craft beer bars. This was in Vancouver.” The mass-produced product of Canada’s beer behemoths didn’t interest them. “Some of the larger brands, the beer inside is mostly tasteless, fizzy yellow water,” Marjanovic says. “The only differentiating feature between some of the bigger brands is their marketing. The beer inside is brewed to be inoffensive, not very flavourful, very watery not very appealing to somebody who wants flavour in their drinks.” Their best bet, it seemed, was to start making their own. “Home brewing was one way for us to have any style of beer that we wanted. And we enjoyed the local craft aspect of it, where we could make a product ourselves and enjoy the fruits of our own labour.” Little did they know that discerning beer drinkers would soon get to benefit from a veritable explosion of micro-breweries and brew pubs all across Canada. “It started in Victoria, on the Island. There were a few brew pubs

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For now, Winterlong Brewing’s products are only available in growlers, and during limited hours on Thursday, Friday and Saturday there, and a few breweries, and then slowly it made its way over to Vancouver. Since then it’s just skyrocketed.” So, with more ﬂavourful beer options readily available, were they tempted to abandon their kettles and stop sparging their mash at home? Far from it. The Marjanovics remained avid home brewers even after moving to the Yukon eight years ago, and have regularly displayed their output at popu-

lar events in Alaska, such as the Haines Beer Fest and the Skagway Home Brew Festival. Their different concoctions have regularly received a positive response - and various awards - at both festivals. Marjanovic admits that going commercial was a big decision for the couple. “We had a lot of friends who were asking for our beer and they wanted to buy it, which is not legal, so we weren’t able to real-

ly share our beer very much,” he says. “Meghan and I wanted to bring our passion of craft beer to our friends and family and the people in the Yukon. We took some time to think about it, and then said, ‘Let’s just do it’.” They deliberately decided to start small, to minimize their risk. For now, their product is only available in 1.0-litre and 1.9-litre growlers, but that may change eventually.

“After about two weeks of being open, we knew we were already running out of beer very quickly, so we’ve already ordered more vessels to double our size, and we’ve rented more space,” Marjanovic says. “A year from now, we hope to have either cans and bottles in liquor stores, and/or kegs at some of the bars. That’s what we’re going to be looking at, so that people in downtown Whitehorse can conveniently get our beer as well.” As the new kids on the block, do they have any worries about Winterlong having to share the market with the well-established Yukon Brewing Company? Not at all, according to Marjanovic. “In the brewing world, the saying is a rising tide floats all boats. As more breweries come up and expand the knowledge to the people about beer, it actually benefits all breweries,” he says. “Of course there’s always friendly competition there, too, but collaboration and getting the word out there really helps everyone.” There may even be some advantages to being smaller in stature, he suggests. For one thing, with smaller batch runs, there is less at stake if an experiment doesn’t quite work. Being new also means being able to test-drive new ideas more easily without having to engage in large-scale branding and marketing. “We’ve been brewing a new beer almost every week for the last seven weeks, but we’ve found that some people really gravitate toward a few that we’ve made,” Marjanovic says. “So we’re going to continue to have a core three or four beers that we’ll be brewing all the time, and then we’ll always be experimenting at least once with a new beer.” As for marketing, so far it’s all been done through social media. We use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and word of mouth, and that’s all we’ve had to use right now to sell all of our beer,” he says. But that, too, may change eventually. For more information about hours of operation and what’s on tap to fill a Winterlong growler, check out http://winterlongbrewing.com/ Ken Bolton is a freelance writer and interim editor of What’s Up Yukon.

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Barren-ground caribou serology

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$7,200 Out of Territory

Kotaneelee Baseline Survey

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$6,400

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Review Off-Road Vehicle Criteria

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$6,000

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Review and Summary of Burbot Management

MARIA LEUNG

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Provision of food services for Water Forum Event

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Soils Data Entry to YBIS

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Removal of Contaminated Material to Designated Facility

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Sign Assessment/Renewal plan for Wolf Creek campground

MICHAEL PROCHAZKA

$4,840

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Caribou serological testing

PRAIRIE DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES

$4,500

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Swine Health Handbook Design

OUTCROP YUKON LTD

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Hart River Caribou Telemetry

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Swine Health Workshops

CHRISTOPHER (MICHAEL) SHERIDAN

$4,154

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Refurbishment of wildlife radio-collars

HOLOHIL SYSTEMS LTD

$2,930

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Resighting Surveys of the Kluane Caribou Herd

TRK HELICOPTERS (BC) LTD

$2,401

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Vascular Plant Identification

RHONDA ROSIE

$2,400

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Facilitation of Planning Retreat

CAROLYN (LYN) C HARTLEY

$2,213

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Bison Patrol

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$2,080

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Hart River Caribou Collaring

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$1,864

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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 Thu, Jul 30 Public Swim Night 2:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Thu, Jul 30 AquaFit 6:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Thu, Jul 30 Baseball 8:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Fri, Jul 31 Public Swim Night 2:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Sat, Aug 1 Public Swim Night 2:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Sat, Aug 1 AquaFit 6:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Sat, Aug 1 Volleyball 8:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Sat, Aug 1 Women’s Yoga 9:00 AM Nelnah Bessie John School Just yourself in comfortable clothing Sun, Aug 2 Baseball 8:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Mon, Aug 3 Public Swim Night 2:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Mon, Aug 3 Volleyball 8:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Mon, Aug 3 Tot Time 9:30 AM Nelnah Bessie John School Tue, Aug 4 Public Swim Night 2:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Tue, Aug 4 AquaFit 6:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Tue, Aug 4 Women’s Yoga 7:00 PM Nelnah Bessie John School Just yourself in comfortable clothing Wed, Aug 5 Public Swim Night 2:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club

Carcross Thu, Jul 30 Adult Swim! 12:00 PM Carcross Swimming Pool No Children Please Thu, Jul 30 Pottery with Claudia MacPhee 3:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 8673993321 Every Tuesday and Thursday, please enter by side door. Everyone welcome! no fee for community members Thu, Jul 30 Public Swim! 3:00 PM Carcross Swimming Pool Sunday To Thursday 3:00 PM 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Closes at 7:00 PM on Tuesday and Thursdays Thu, Jul 30 Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Thu, Jul 30 Prenatal Classes for Mothers and Fathers to be 7:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School With Kathleen Cranﬁeld, Registered Midwife and CPNP coordinator Sun, Aug 2 St. Saviour’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Saviour’s Church 867-668-3129 Sun, Aug 2 AquaFit 11:00 AM Carcross Swimming Pool Sun, Aug 2 Adult Swim! 12:00 PM Carcross Swimming Pool No Children Please Sun, Aug 2 Public Swim! 3:00 PM Carcross Swimming Pool Sunday To Thursday 3:00 PM 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Closes at 7:00 PM on Tuesday and Thursdays Mon, Aug 3 Adult Swim! 12:00 PM Carcross Swimming Pool No Children Please Mon, Aug 3 AquaFit 12:30 PM Carcross Swimming Pool Mon, Aug 3 Public Swim! 3:00 PM Carcross Swimming Pool Sunday To Thursday 3:00 PM 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Closes at 7:00 PM on Tuesday and Thursdays Tue, Aug 4 Elder’s Breakfast 10:00 AM The Old Daycare Tue, Aug 4 Barbecue Tuesday 11:30 AM St. Saviours Church 668-5530 Barbecue to raise funds for The Whitehorse Food Bank and Nepal Restoration (through PWRDF Anglican Outreach). Hamburger or Hotdog $5.00 (includes all the trimmings and tea, coffee or juice). Tue, Aug 4 Adult Swim! 12:00 PM Carcross Swimming Pool No Children Please Tue, Aug 4 Pottery with Claudia MacPhee 3:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 8673993321 Every Tuesday and Thursday, please enter by side door. Everyone welcome! no fee for community members Tue, Aug 4 Public Swim! 3:00 PM Carcross Swimming Pool Sunday To Thursday 3:00 PM 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Closes at 7:00 PM on Tuesday and Thursdays Tue, Aug 4 Sports Night 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School Tue, Aug 4 Tlingit Design Course 6:00 PM Carcross Carving Shed Lead Carver Keith Wolfe-Smarch is giving a course in traditional Tlingit design for members of C/TFN. This will

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Dawson City Thu, Jul 30 Critter Talk 10:30 AM Tombstone Territorial Park Thu, Jul 30 Bannock Making 3:00 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Thu, Jul 30 Hatha Yoga with Joanne VanNostrand 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 867-993-5185 To confirm a scheduled class, email yogawithjoanne@ me.com, 24 hours in advance. Cancellations will be emailed to registered students in advance. Fri, Jul 31 Yukon Culinary Festival: Vodka & Greens at the Top of the World 10:00 AM Dawson City Golf 9 holes at one of the world’s most northern golf courses followed by a tour of the Klondike Vodka Distillery and interactive cooking demonstration by Michele Genest. Fri, Jul 31 Critter Talk 10:30 AM Tombstone Territorial Park Fri, Jul 31 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Jul 31 Radio Zho with Alison and Ryan on 106.9 FM CFYT 11:30 AM Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre Join them for live music, celebrity guests, news, Han language and general good times! Fri, Jul 31 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Jul 31 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Fri, Jul 31 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout! Fri, Jul 31 Harmonica George 6:00 PM Westminster Hotel in the Tavern Fri, Jul 31 Yukon Culinary Festival: Sour Toe Cocktail Aperitif 6:30 PM Downtown Hotel Sour Toe Cocktail Aperitif: The most interesting way you’ll ever “kick off” a night of culinary experiences. Fri, Jul 31 Guided Hike on Goldensides 7:00 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Fri, Jul 31 Yukon Culinary Festival: Cocktail Reception at the Palace Grand 7:45 PM Palace Grand Theatre Celebrate a night on the town as they would have in 1899 Fri, Jul 31 Yukon Culinary Festival: Tastes of the Klondike 9:00 PM Dawson City Spend an evening touring some of Dawson City’s finest eating establishments as visiting chefs and local chefs team up to deliver some mouthwatering dishes using locally sourced ingredients. Fri, Jul 31 Yukon Culinary Festival Golf and Luncheon with Michele Genest Dawson City Golf Course Sat, Aug 1 Guided Hike on Grizzly Trail 10:00 AM Tombstone Territorial Park Sat, Aug 1 Yukon Culinary Festival: Dawson City Farmer’s Market 10:00 AM Dawson City Drop by the local Dawson Farmer’s Market to see the amazing foods that are grown and produced in the Klondike region and used in the kitchens of local restaurants. Sat, Aug 1 Critter Talk 10:30 AM Tombstone Territorial Park Sat, Aug 1 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sat, Aug 1 Yukon Culinary Festival: Dinner at the Commissioner’s Residence 7:00 PM Commissioner’s Residence Dinner at the Commissioner’s Residence with Edible Canada’s Eric Pateman and Sydney Celebrity Chef Chris Irving creating a succulent dinner of Northern cuisine. Sat, Aug 1 Artist Talk & Performance with Harmonica George 7:30 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Sat, Aug 1 Hatha Yoga with Joanne VanNostrand 9:00 AM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 867-993-5185 To confirm a scheduled class, email yogawithjoanne@ me.com, 24 hours in advance. Cancellations will be emailed to registered students in advance. Sat, Aug 1 Come Fly With Me: The Giovanni Castellarin Open Dawson City Golf Course with Fundraiser for Devon McDiarmid’s Shackleton

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2015 Live Trans-Antarctic Centenary Expedition Sun, Aug 2 Harmonica Workshop with George McConkey 10:00 AM Tombstone Territorial Park Sun, Aug 2 Critter Talk 10:30 AM Tombstone Territorial Park Sun, Aug 2 St. Paul’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Paul’s Church 867-993-5381 Sun, Aug 2 Sweet Nuggets 11:00 PM Westminster Hotel Lady M & her Mr. Men’s in the cocktail lounge Mon, Aug 3 Critter Talk 10:30 AM Tombstone Territorial Park Mon, Aug 3 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon, Aug 3 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon, Aug 3 Hatha Yoga with Joanne VanNostrand 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 867-993-5185 To conﬁrm a scheduled class, email yogawithjoanne@ me.com, 24 hours in advance. Cancellations will be emailed to registered students in advance. Mon, Aug 3 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout! Mon, Aug 3 Guided Hike on Goldensides 7:00 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Mon, Aug 3 YEU Local Y026 (Klondike) monthly meeting 7:00 PM YTG Property management building Tue, Aug 4 Bannock Attack! Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre: Dawson City 10:30 AM Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre Tasty times at Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre. Bannock Attack! every Tuesday. Tue, Aug 4 Critter Talk 10:30 AM Tombstone Territorial Park Tue, Aug 4 Step n Strong 7:00 PM Robert Service School 867-993-2520 For more information email: getrealﬁt(at)me.com Wed, Aug 5 Critter Talk 10:30 AM Tombstone Territorial Park Wed, Aug 5 Hatha Yoga with Joanne Van Nostrand 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture For more info or to register for classes, please contact Joanne Van Nostrand through email. Wed, Aug 5 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout! Wed, Aug 5 Guided Hike on North Klondike Trail 7:00 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Wed, Aug 5 CFYT Trivia 8:00 PM The Billy Goat A fundraiser for CFYT local radio.

Faro Daily Guided Hikes 12:00 PM Campbell Region Interpretive Center Guided hikes are available throughout the summer season and are taken upon request. Thu, Jul 30 Basketball 4:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre All ages and abilities welcome. Thu, Jul 30 Zumba 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Fri, Jul 31 Playgroup 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Jul 31 Kids Games 3:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Ages 6-11. Please register at the rec centre. Fri, Jul 31 Kids in the Kitchen Cooking Program 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 9942375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Jul 31 Archery 4:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Jul 31 Seniors Fitness class 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Fri, Jul 31 Youth Games 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Ages 12-18. Please register at the rec centre. Sat, Aug 1 Faro Kettle Cafe 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Hosted by the Faro Youth Group. Sun, Aug 2 Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 AM Church of Apostles Sun, Aug 2 Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel 994-2442 with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442 Tue, Aug 4 Faro Kettle Cafe 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Hosted by the Faro Youth Group. Tue, Aug 4 Tai Chi Faro 6:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre With Lucy Moreira, Free Drop In Meet at the Youth Lounge Wed, Aug 5 Parent & Tot Storytime 11:00 AM Faro Community Library For Babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Wed, Aug 5 Playgroup 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@ faroyukon.ca Wed, Aug 5 Faro Market 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 867-994-2728 Ext 5 Handmade crafts and art, garden grown produce, and homemade baked products Wed, Aug 5 Archery 4:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca

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Haines Junction Thu, Jul 30 Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 AM Mun Ku Thu, Jul 30 Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Community School Fri, Jul 31 Coffee House Music 4:00 PM Village Bakery and Deli northern musicians perform on the deck, for free! Listen to some great music while enjoying some coffee! Fri, Jul 31 Jamm’in Salmon with Declan O’Donovan Band 6:00 PM Village Bakery and Deli 867.634.2867 Delicious salmon dinner & Live Yukon music on the patio, rain or shine. Dancing encouraged so bring your dancing shoes! Sun, Aug 2 St Christopher’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Christopher’s Church 867-6342360 Licensed Lay Leader: Lynn De Brabandere Mon, Aug 3 Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga 5:15 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, Aug 4 Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, Aug 4 Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 PM Takhini Hall Wed, Aug 5 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)

Community Centre 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Fresh baked goods every Wednesday. Wed, Aug 5 Tagish Community Market 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Aug 5 Cruizers Concession Coffee & Chat 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre

Teslin Daily Teslin Lake Bird Observatory 7:00 AM Teslin Campground Get up close and personal with a variety of migrating birds while watching the bird banders at work. Sun, Aug 2 Catholic Mass/Communion Service at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission 10:30 AM Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission Catholic Mass/Communion Service at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission Sun, Aug 2 Carpet Bowling with the Seniors 2:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Wed, Aug 5 Card Games for Seniors 1:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Wed, Aug 5 Seniors Social 10:00 AM Teslin Seniors Complex Wed, Aug 5 Softball at Diamond Field 7:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Softball at the Diamond ﬁelds starting on Wednesday June 17 and every Sunday and Wednesday thereafter. Wed, Aug 5 Biking Group 7:00 PM Teslin Tlingit Council Administration Building

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Fri, Jul 31 Dinner at the Jackalope 6:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Reservations welcome. Steak/Rib Nights - last Friday of each month Fri, Jul 31 Drop-in Basketball 7:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat, Aug 1 Tot Program 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sun, Aug 2 Badminton Drop-in 11:30 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 All welcome Tue, Aug 4 North of 60 Cafe 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue, Aug 4 Yoga With Richard 5:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre (867) 660.4545 Richard is a certiﬁed IYENGAR Yoga instructor Wed, Aug 5 Adult Basic Fitness 6:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre

Thu, Jul 30 Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together! Thu, Jul 30 Girls Night Youth group 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Sat, Aug 1 Watson Lake Arts In The Park: Ed Peekeekoot 12:00 PM Wye Lake Park Lunch, farmers market and listen to live music! Sat, Aug 1 NHLPA Goals and Dreams Tour: Hockey Event: Watson Lake Watson Lake Recreation Centre NHLPA Goals & Dreams’ 15th Anniversary multi-city celebration tour will be at Watson Lake Rec Centre. NHL Players include Team Canada and Arizona Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith. Sun, Aug 2 St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM St. John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932 Sun, Aug 2 Liard Evangelical Free Church Service 10:00 AM The Little Brown Log Church Sunday morning services, then fellowship time with coffee after the service Very friendly! Mon, Aug 3 Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together! Thu, Aug 6 Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together! Thu, Aug 6 Girls Night Youth group 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre

Mayo Sundays St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 AM St Mary’s Church (867)667-7746 Sat, Aug 8 Stewart Valley Community Market 10:00 AM Galena Park Please join us for coffee, baked goods, eggs and other local products.

Mt. Lorne Thu, Jul 30 Playgroup for parents 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 6677083 Fri, Jul 31 Learning Lions - Homeschoolers Get Together 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 Wed, Aug 5 Kids Craft time 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre

Old Crow Thu, Jul 30 Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Sun, Aug 2 St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Lukes Church 867-993-5381 Thu, Aug 6 Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Sun, Aug 9 St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Lukes Church 867-993-5381

Tagish All events held at the Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 or 399-3407 Thu, Jul 30 Outdoor Youth Activities: Tagish Community Centre 1:00 PM Tagish Community Centre A different activity every day. Thu, Jul 30 Carpet Bowling: Tagish Community Centre 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Fri, Jul 31 Board Games and Beer: Tagish 6:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Sat, Aug 1 Beginners Yoga: Tagish 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre With instructor Lee Randell. Mon, Aug 3 Carcross /Tagish Renewable Resources Council Meeting 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Tue, Aug 4 Outdoor Youth Activities: Tagish Community Centre 1:00 PM Tagish Community Centre A different activity every day. Tue, Aug 4 Nordic Walking Group 1:30 PM Tagish Community Centre Call Centre for meeting location as it varies week to week Wed, Aug 5 Library and Treasures Thrift Shop 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Aug 5 Coffee and Chat: Tagish

Haines, Alaska until Thu, Oct 1 A Culture of Eagles Exhibit Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre A cultural exploration of eagles in the Chilkat Valley through history This strong icon permeates Tlingit legend, myth, art, ceremony and even social structure. Thu, Jul 30 Everyone Welcome Swim 11:00 AM & 5:00 PM Haines Community Centre Thu, Jul 30 Unmask! Teen SRP Weekly Prize Drawing 2:00 PM Haines Borough Public Library Thu, Jul 30 Worship Committee 2:30 PM Haines Presbyterian Church Thu, Jul 30 NYO Games 3:00 PM Haines Borough Public Library Thu, Jul 30 Gardening 4:00 PM Haines Borough Public Library Thu, Jul 30 Vinyasa Yoga 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre Thu, Jul 30 Morning Muscles 6:00 AM Haines Community Centre Thu, Jul 30 47th Annual Southeast Alaska State Fair Southeast Alaska State Fair 907-7662476 Come and see a parade, exhibits, logging show, live music, horseshoe tournament, fun-run, kids’ stage, amusement rides, Alaska vendors, food and entertainment, live animals, puppet shows and MORE! Fri, Jul 31 Totem Pole Carving 10:00 AM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre with Master Carver, Jim Heaton Fri, Jul 31 Women’s Bible Study 10:30 AM Haines Presbyterian Church Fri, Jul 31 Everyone Welcome Swim 11:00 AM & 5:00 PM Haines Community Centre Fri, Jul 31 Story time 11:00 AM Haines Borough Public Library Fri, Jul 31 Yoga w/Mandy 12:00 PM Haines Community Centre Fri, Jul 31 Fairytale Theater 2:00 PM Haines Borough Public Library

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Community EVENTS continued... Fri, Jul 31 Spanish 3:00 PM Haines Borough Public Library Fri, Jul 31 Amateur Magicians 4:00 PM Haines Borough Public Library Fri, Jul 31 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Fri, Jul 31 Earlybird Lap Swim 6:30 AM Haines Community Centre Fri, Jul 31 Men’s Bible Study 7:00 AM Haines Presbyterian Church Fri, Jul 31 Water Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Community Centre Fri, Jul 31 - Sun, Aug 2 47th Annual Southeast Alaska State Fair Southeast Alaska State Fair 907-766-2476 Come and see a parade, exhibits, logging show, live music, horseshoe tournament, fun-run, kids’ stage, amusement rides, Alaska vendors, food and entertainment, live animals, puppet shows and MORE! Sat, Aug 1 Haines Farmers Market 10:00 AM Southeast Alaska State Fair Grounds (Harriett Hall) a place for growers, chefs, and artisans to sell locally grown produce, homemade cuisine, and locally made products to the Southeast Alaska Community Sat, Aug 1 Zumba Toning 10:00 AM Haines Community Centre Sat, Aug 1 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Sat, Aug 1 Haines Hustle Southeast Alaska State Fair Grounds (Harriett Hall) 5K, 10K and trail half marathon. Sun, Aug 2 Ice cream social for seniors 2:00 PM Haines Community Centre Mon, Aug 3 Totem Pole Carving 10:00 AM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre with Master Carver, Jim Heaton Mon, Aug 3 Everyone Welcome Swim11:00 AM & 5:00 PM Haines Community Centre Mon, Aug 3 Mother Goose Stories and Songs 11:00 AM Haines Borough Public Library Mon, Aug 3 Senior Exercise Class 11:15 AM Haines Community Centre Mon, Aug 3 Puppeteers 2:00 PM Haines Borough Public Library Mon, Aug 3 Hero Time Read-A loud 3:00 PM Haines Borough Public Library Mon, Aug 3 Cardio/strength training circuit 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre Mon, Aug 3 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Mon, Aug 3 Earlybird Lap Swim 6:30 AM Haines Community Centre Mon, Aug 3 Personnel Committee Meeting 6pm 7:00 PM Haines Borough Alaska Mon, Aug 3 Water Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Community Centre Mon, Aug 3 Zumba Gold 9:30 AM Haines Community Centre Tue, Aug 4 Senior Swim 10:00 AM Haines Community Centre Tue, Aug 4 Everyone Welcome Swim 11:00 AM & 5:00 PM Haines Community Centre Tue, Aug 4 Haines Women’s Fellowship 3:00 PM Haines Senior Center Tue, Aug 4 Yoga with Nancy 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre Tue, Aug 4 Morning Muscles 6:00 AM Haines Community Centre Wed, Aug 5 Totem Pole Carving 10:00 AM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre with Master Carver, Jim Heaton Wed, Aug 5 Everyone Welcome Swim 11:00 AM & 5:00 PM Haines Community Centre Wed, Aug 5 Senior Exercise Class 11:15 AM Haines Community Centre Wed, Aug 5 Detective Time 2:00 PM Haines Borough Public Library Wed, Aug 5 Nature Walkers 3:00 PM Haines Borough Public Library Wed, Aug 5 Tlingit Language Class 3:30 PM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre Wed, Aug 5 Ukulele Jam 4:00 PM Haines Borough Public Library Wed, Aug 5 Guys Yoga 5:00 PM Haines Community Centre Wed, Aug 5 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Wed, Aug 5 Earlybird Lap Swim 6:30 AM Haines Community Centre Wed, Aug 5 Water Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Community Centre

Skagway Thu, Jul 30 SR weights with Katherine 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Jul 30 Spinning with Gillian 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Jul 30 Restorative Yoga: w/Eileen/ Jasmine 6:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Jul 30 Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Jul 30 Stick and Mat Pilates w/Katherine 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Jul 30 TRX Suspension Training w/Abby 9:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre

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Fri, Jul 31 Gentle Yoga: W/Jasmine/Eileen 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Jul 31 Volleyball For Adults 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Jul 31 Hatha Flow: Level 1 & 2 w/Gillian/ Jasmine 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Jul 31 Body Pumping w/Rosemary 6:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Jul 31 Spinning w/Katherine/Lee 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Sat, Aug 1 Acro Yoga All Levels W/Alexis 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sun, Aug 2 Gentle Yoga: All Levels w/Jeanne 3:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sun, Aug 2 TRX Suspension Training w/Abby 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sun, Aug 2 Vinyasa Flow level 2 w/Alexis 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sun, Aug 2 Aerial Tissue w/Renee 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Special Fee & Sign-up Mon, Aug 3 Restorative Yoga: w/Eileen/ Jasmine 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Aug 3 Spinning w/Cindy 5:45 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Aug 3 Hatha Flow: Level 1 & 2 w/ Courtney/Gillian 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Aug 3 Body Pumping w/Rosemary 6:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Aug 3 Roller Hockey For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Aug 3 Spinning w/Katherine/Lee 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Aug 3 Windy Valley Boys 7:30 PM Red Onion Saloon Come and listen to some awesome live music! Tue, Aug 4 Senior Weights w/Jennifer 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors. Tue, Aug 4 SR weights with Katherine 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Aug 4 Spinning with Gillian 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Aug 4 Vinyasa Flow level 2 w/Gillian 6:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Aug 4 Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Aug 4 Chair and Mat Pilates w/Katherine 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Aug 4 TRX Suspension Training w/Abby 9:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Aug 5 Back/Hip Yoga: Level 1-2 w/ Eileen/Courtney 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Aug 5 TRX Suspension Training w/Abby 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Aug 5 Spinning w/Cindy 5:45 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Aug 5 Gentle Flow Yoga: levels 1-2 W/ Jeane/Gillian 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Aug 5 Body Pumping w/Rosemary 6:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Aug 5 Climbing Instruction For Belay Certiﬁcation Class - Signup Required 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Aug 5 Aerial Tissue w/Renee 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Special Fee & Sign-up Wed, Aug 5 Spinning w/Katherine/Lee 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Aug 5 Belay Check For Certiﬁcation Signup Required 7:30 PM Skagway Recreation CentreStreet

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Anatomy of ‘Your’ Commercial ... continued from page 15 of that intimate dinner with the chef.” LEGGE: “Why don’t we do the reverse? We are coming to this building, which is amazing …” ENRIGHT: “... and we are having this intimate dinner …” LEGGE: “… in this beautiful building ...” ENRIGHT: “You can have great food anywhere, but, here, you can only have it at the Commissioner’s residence.”

cers and cultural explorers — they are people who don’t go on vacations, they go on journeys, they want to learn when they are traveling. “So, we need to show them that this is the only place they can do this or that. The strategy starts with the historic moment that nobody else can steal from us: nobody else has Robert Service or Percy DeWolfe and nobody has Yukon’s First Nations.” Now, Enright is getting excited:

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Dee Enright, lead strategist and president and CEO of Outside the Cube: “We start with that authentic cultural story and we move to an authentic invite from an authentic Yukoner who says, “Come to MY Yukon’.” There is an elephant in the room, today. Enright is not convinced that Sauer, the director who is to arrive within two weeks to shoot the commercials, understands who the target audience is. Sauer’s resumé proves he can create lush, mystic, emotional commercials. But his commercials for Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort, Squamish Tourism and Fairmont Hotel Vancouver were aimed at young adults and young families. Enright’s customers have directed her to attract “paying” customers to the Yukon. And that means they need to appeal to older tourists. “The segments we talk to, the ones most likely to travel here, are what we call ‘Learner Segments’,” says Enright during a break in the meeting. “They are authentic experien-

“When we did the study work with the First Nations, one of the key words that came out of the group was, ‘We were the original travellers’. “Our segments go to countries around the world to see the history of the First Peoples which, for the most part, include infrastructure. It is pyramids, it is longhouses, it’s aqueducts, it’s Stonehenge and the castles and the buildings. “And the interesting thing is they do come here to see that ‘home’ of our First Peoples, that we call pristine forests, but First Nations call ‘home’. “The First Nations groups told us ‘pristine’ means empty and sterile, and they don’t want it that way … our trails are alive. “That was the ‘aha’ moment for one spot: our travelers who come for the river trips and hikes are

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connecting with our First Peoples the same way you walk through a pyramid. “We start with that history and we move to an invitation from a Yukoner. The whole strategy is around telling our stories because nobody else can own our stories. “Research tells us Canadians have a really good impression of Yukon, they think it will be amazing to come ... and they have zero knowledge of what to do when they get here. So that is the next 15 to 20 seconds: the do, do, do.” The trick is to advertise to those people — the ones who spend $1,700 to $2,700 — instead of the “self-serve tourist”, as Enright calls them. “RJ is a free spirit,” as an example Enright explains. “He will come to the Yukon and self-guide with his Bucket List. He will buy his groceries at Walmart and eat dried raisins and his ﬁnancial value is zero. “If I advertise to the high-value customer, the free customer will still come; but if I advertise to the free customer, the high-value customer will run away.” This next conversation shows how Outside the Cube must ﬁnd a

way to communicate its customers’ goals to Sauer, while assuring him that, when he lands in the Yukon for the two-week shoot, the right images will be available to him. ENRIGHT: “One of the spots is ‘Festivals’ and the director wants to set up a scene with all kinds of people together with their arms in the air and the band in front … and it is not as if that doesn’t happen, here, because it sure as heck does, but our segment wants to be sitting at the Tombstones at the Coffee Jam with that one artist in front of them with the air and the setting because they can’t do that anywhere else. “The director wants the concert, I want the coffee klatch. “What a visual director thinks looks exciting on screen, won’t to our target audience, in fact it will make them run far, far away. “But we cast 10 years younger for aspirational reasons, but we can’t change the activities to 10 years younger.” MACKENZIE: “There might be a translation lost there, I’ve been reminding him those are the numbers for the cast …” ENRIGHT: “He (Director Sauer)

has an interesting skew on it. I know his brilliance and I know what he is capable of when he understands who we are talking to, but I am worried he doesn’t understand because of what he is bringing back.” MACKENZIE: “Is that the source of the head butting yesterday? ‘You guys aren’t giving me enough, you aren’t letting me go.’” ENRIGHT: “I can’t let him go, I don’t feel safe. Talk to me, tell me the tone of these commercials in your head, tell me who this person is, tell me what really touches them. If you can nail that with me, I’ll let you go.” MACKENZIE: “That’s fair.” ENRIGHT: “I will tell him that if I am uncomfortable, but you are committed, I will always take that to the client. “What we are struggling with now is the culinary set up in Dawson and Tombstone musicians. Typical of RJ, the director, he is not sure if he loves the look of those people.” MACKENZIE and LEGGE: “Oh.” MACKENZIE: “He did say he wanted to see someone way more exciting.” ENRIGHT: “I am not sure what exciting looks like.” LEGGE: “Sure, but maybe they look exciting on ﬁlm.” ENRIGHT: “The problem is that RJ’s vision of exciting is a party and we have to get him down to Leonard Cohen.” MACKENZIE: “Our new tagline for him is, ‘This is not for you, this is for your mother’.” ENRIGHT: “He wants the big concert. In the Iconic Drives (commercials) he wanted to have them stop on the highway and jump into the lake on the side of the road.” MACKENZIE: “Would your mom jump into a lake?” It is now 9 a.m. and the conference call begins with beeps and chirps. Enright makes introductions and then steps out. The new participants are younger and less animated. They are now speaking the language of logistics. Darrell Hookey is a freelance editor and writer in Whitehorse. Contact him via editor@ whatsupyukon.com.

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oo often, I have seen people wearing knives that are really too big to take on any task except chopping down trees. These are often visitors, but locals sometimes wield these big blades as well. If we had junglelike undergrowth, maybe these machete stand-ins would have a legitimate purpose. I’m guessing that folks who really don’t know any better get fooled by advertising. A knife for regular camping needs a blade-length of only 2½ to 3½ inches and can be a folding type or fixed blade, either of which can come with a sheath. A folding knife can be carried in a pocket as sheaths (especially inexpensive ones) allow knives to fall out and be lost. Any sheath should have a fastener to securely hold the knife in place. Even better than a simple folding knife is one of the many “multi-tools” or Swiss Army knives, which come in a variety of price levels depending on quality and the number of blades, files, saws, awls, screwdrivers, et cetera, that each type has. Look for a brand name at a moderate price, but by all means avoid the very inexpensive models that seem to have all the blades and tools you could ever need. These are cheap and poorly made, will break when you need them and may injure you in the process. Reasonably good quality, brand names start at about $60 and go up to hundreds of dollars. A pretty good quality lock-blade folding knife with a secure sheath can be had starting at about $50. If the knife owner is an angler, an additional filleting knife with a 6-10 inch flexible blade is available, with well-known brand names starting at less than $20, including a sheath. If the knife owner is a hunter, I suggest a multi-tool worn on the belt for general knife work and a

more expensive, high quality knife for ﬁeld dressing your game animal. It is a mistake to buy anything less than the best quality you can afford when it comes to choosing a knife for ﬁeld dressing and skinning. It should have a similar blade

people are cut with dull knives than sharp ones. This is due to the extra effort needed to cut anything with a dull blade. Various inexpensive, small sharpening devices are available with sheaths or for carrying in a pocket. These are important to

length as a camp knife — under 5” is all you need. Anything larger is just too clumsy to work well with. Since this knife will cost a lot more and is only used on the downed animal, it can be carried inside your pack where it will never be lost, nor will you be tempted to cut rope or pry with it. All your knives should be kept as sharp as they can be, as they work best that way, and more

hone the blade edge in the ﬁeld. Some blades need more touch-ups than others. Larry Leigh is a past president of the Canadian Wildlife Federation and retired hunter education coordinator for the Government of Yukon. Please send comments about his articles to wild@whatsupyukon.com.

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