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ampbell Ryga has a thing about saxophones.

When he’s not playing them, chances are you’ll find him at a workbench repairing one, or conducting clinics to teach others to do it.

“Saxophones and clarinets always kind of interested me. I like to take them apart and I have an aptitude for the repairing of those instruments,” he says.

“When I was in high school, I used to go down to the West Coast in the summer and help a wonderful guy named Bob Macdonald on repairs.

I never wanted to make a career out of that, but I’m more ensconced in it these days than I have been over the past number of years.”

Ryga was born in Edmonton in 1951, but grew up in Summerland, in B.C.’s Okanagan area.

His father was renowned playwright George Ryga, whose gritty 1967 work, The Ecstasy of Rita Joe, was the first major Canadian play to shine a spotlight on the harsh treatment of First Nations people by the dominant culture.

“I come from a family that really nurtured kind of artistic directions, so I pretty much felt solid that this was the direction I was going to go in.”

He also credits a “very supportive” band teacher with the fact that he’s not the only musician to emerge from his small-town high school.

“There were a few people, even in my graduating class, who actually did the same thing. A couple of them I still play with today.”

That teacher was also affiliated with several professionals in the West Coast music scene of the

band, and my training came from the most honest place, which was right on the bandstand. It was an incredible experience.”

Another of Ryga’s early influences was PJ Perry.

“I was really interested in surviving as a musician, and PJ showed me that specializing in the jazz aspect of being a musician was something incredibly special.

I never did forget that and, of course, that’s the direction I ended up going.

In 2000, Ryga followed in the footsteps of Perry and the legendary Moe Koffman by receiving the Jazz Report magazine award as alto sax player of the year.

“I felt kind of vindicated that the direction I was taking was being noticed, and I think that really helped my confidence. It just kind of inspired me to continue and PHOTO: courtesy of Campbell Ryga really try different things.”

West Coast sax player Ryga was also a founding member of the Hugh Campbell Ryga and his quartet Fraser Quintet, with which he has will perform at the Yukon toured and recorded extensively.

Arts Centre this Sunday On Sunday, March 29, Ryga will bring his own quartet to Whitedirections that you could quite horse for a Jazz on the Wing performance at the Yukon Arts Cenpossibly go.”

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Joining him will be drummer players in a sea of guitars at what was then Capilano College. He Craig Scott, bassist Miles Hill and augmented his studies by working pianist/composer Bob Murphy.

The concert, which starts at privately with some “great” area 8:30 p.m. will feature several musicians.

“I was fortunate to be able to compositions by both Murphy and study with Fraser McPherson and Ryga, along with a variety of other Jack Stafford and Roy Reynolds, numbers. Tickets range from $5 to among other wonderful players $22, depending on your life exwho were on the scene at the perience.

For more information, visit time.”

But his real learning started www.jazzyukon.ca. after he joined Bobby Hales Big Freelance writer Ken Bolton Band. telecommutes to work from his “I was 20 years younger than home southeast of Whitehorse. the next youngest guy in the 1970s.

“At the time it was quite attractive on many levels to consider a career in music, because those guys are always so busy doing three or four things a day,” Ryga says.

“When I went to university, if you had aspirations of becoming a musician, you could see a lot of

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March 26, 2015

Playin’ For Lemons

Dawson City

The Balkan-klezmer-gypsy-partypunk-super-band comes North

by Meagan Deuling

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astern European roots run strong in the Lemon Bucket Orkestra. The band name is inspired by a song from Odessa — the third largest Ukrainian city — that refers to lemons as money, like “dollah dollah bills,” clarifies Mark Marczyk, who’s “what they call the ringleader. I’m a violinist, lead singer and a founding member.”

That’s to say, the band started out as four people busking. They’d put out a bucket to collect “lemons”. In fact, the band celebrated its fifth anniversary on March 17.

Four of them went out in Toronto on St. Patrick’s Day 2010 to busk as the bars were getting out. They started on the street, and at that point it wasn’t a band, let alone an orchestra.

Now, when it gets to the upper range of its membership, Lemon Bucket Orkestra is comprised of 16 people. To Marczyk, an orkestra (Eastern European spelling) is a massive group of musicians with different sections and arrangements. It has to do with numbers.

At first, it was a big roaming circus.

“We called it an orkestra, hoping it would get to that point, and it did.”

For Yukon purposes, it will be a 10-piece band. There’ll be a brass and horn section, violins, accordions. They’ll play fiddle music that’s traditional to Eastern Europe, and Romanian, Ukrainian, and Hungarian tunes. It’ll all be acoustic, and it will depend on the crowd and the mood of the band.

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Lemon Bucket Orchestra brings its from-the-street sounds North in the crowd, we’ll play Serbian tunes. If there are Ukrainians, we’ll play Ukrainian tunes.”

To keep true to the Eastern European spirit of the band, members play off-the-cuff and go with what they feel. It’s very emotional.

Marczyk says it’s hard to embody the spirit of Eastern Europe.

But people there wear emotions close to the surface, whether they’re intense, happy, or sad.

“I relate to it. I enjoy exploring it as an artist.”

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In Eastern Europe, if someone thinks a song sucks, they’ll come up to the band and say, “that sucks”.

And Lemon Bucket always knows if a song is going over well, because the crowd will be dancing and throwing money on the stage.

There’s a spirit of sharing in Eastern Europe. Even if someone has very little, they’ll share it all, dividing it evenly among all members of the band.

That’s what Lemon Bucket Orkestra spreads around. And in Canada, it gets different reactions.

Marczyk says it’s because Canada is so diverse. Some people will sit, glued to a chair, until they realize it’s okay to get up and dance.

Some will dance and party right off the bat.

And the band feeds off reactions. Marczyk says that unlike other performers, what the audience thinks is crucial to how the band plays.

Reaction is what they’re all about. Having their roots in the street goes deeper than originating as a busking band. Songs performed by Lemon Bucket Orkestra came from “the streets, the

roads, villages. They’re wedding songs.”

Marczyk says when people hear them, he wants their heads to lift up. He wants them to forget about the daily grind and get lost in the music. He hopes in the Yukon, Lemon Bucket Orkestra plays to a “packed house filled with raucous sweaty bodies”.

Marczyk is beyond excited to be coming North. Lemon Bucket Orkestra was touring western Canada, and promoters from the Yukon called and invited it up for two shows, one in Whitehorse and one in Dawson.

Marczyk says, “We’re really grateful to get to go places we wouldn’t get to go otherwise.”

He says in return, the band does its best to bring the audience to Eastern Europe.

Lemon Bucket Orkestra is playing the Yukon Arts Centre on April 2 at 9:00 pm, and in Dawson on April 5 at the Odd Fellows Hall at 9:30 p.m.

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

Contact her at meagan@whatsupyukon.com.

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Paradise Tainted

A new Gwandaak/MT Space production explores issues ranging from mental health to the war on terror

by Ken Bolton

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hen Majdi Bou-Matar emigrated from Lebanon to Canada, he soon realized how difficult it was for “brown people accents” to find work in professional theatre here.

“I was at a crossroads. Either I give up my professional practice and do a surviving job, or go back to school and do something else, which is what a lot of people do when they come to Canada,” the actor-director says.

He chose a third path — establishing his own theatre company in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.

“The city had just finished a cultural plan and they were looking for things that would help the cultural community of artistic expression to respond to the growing diversity of the region.”

Now in its 11th season, the MT Space company (the name stands for Multicultural Theatre) has a reputation for devising theatre pieces that focus on thorny issues such as terrorism, environmental catastrophe, sexuality, homelessness, and mental illness.

Its goal, Bou-Matar explains, is “to bring people from very different communities and, through the process of making theatre, build one community that’s defined by its difference.”

Indeed, that was his thesis topic when Bou-Matar took his master’s degree in drama at the University of Guelph.

But it was his time at a newlyformed Afro-Arab actors’ colony in Tunisia in 2001, the same year he moved to Canada, that sparked his characteristic approach to creating theatre.

“It put me on stage for the first time with actors with whom I did not share a language,” he explains.

“I spoke English and Arabic, and a lot of the African actors who were with us spoke French and their native tongue.”

Even sharing meals created communications challenges, but those barriers disappeared when they took to the stage.

“There was no problem whatsoever when we were improvising, because we had a lot of tools, or forms of communication that we could use, mainly from movement and rhythm, and singing and crying and yelling, and making sounds, and creating rhythms,” he says.

“This experience was very inspiring for me — how the body

PHOTO: Bruce Barrett

Nicholas Cumming (l.) as Wally and Michael Peng as George in rehearsal for the Gwandaak Theatre/MT Space production of Paradise in space has all the tools to create meaningful relationships and meaningful communication, without the need for spoken language.”

Bou-Matar is currently applying those techniques of physical theatre in Whitehorse, as director of the MT Space/Gwandaak Theatre co-production of Yukon playwright Patti Flather’s latest work, Paradise, which premieres this week at the Yukon Arts Centre.

For Flather, the process has been an “incredible” learning experience.

“In terms of the text, it has helped me to see where the text can be deepened with the physicality, and also where it can be trimmed and the physicality can just tell the story.”

Flather has been working on Paradise “off and on” for several years, inspired in part by the 1992 killing of her father, a family physician, by a man who was found not criminally responsible because of a previously undiagnosed mental disorder.

“When people are struggling with mental health issues, we don’t always want to recognize that and lend a hand,” she says.

“We tend to want to think it’s not as bad as it is, and that somebody’s just being difficult. I think it’s human nature.”

Flather was also concerned about other issues, including the fact that some Canadians have been wrongfully arrested, imprisoned, and tortured as part of the so-called war on terror.

“There’s a lot of questions about where do we perceive threats and where do we not perceive threats,” she says.

“This play doesn’t have any clear answers; I think it explores

the complexities of a lot of these kinds of issues.”

Paradise tells the stories of four linked characters.

“All of them have a form of paradise, a form of joy and peace and happiness in their life, but all of them are facing challenges, from mental health issues to addictions, to trauma and poverty and homelessness,” Flather explains.

Wally (played by Nicholas Cumming) is an unemployed logger suffering from uncontrollable ringing in his head following a workplace injury. George (Michael Peng), his doctor, is facing a marital breakdown.

George’s daughter Rachel (Pam Patel) has recently graduated from high school and is searching for her own identity and values.

Meanwhile, Rachel’s activist friend Khalil (Aldrin Bundoc) has been wrongfully imprisoned while doing volunteer work in his parents’ home country of Afghanistan.

Paradise runs Wednesday, March 25 through Saturday, March 28 at the Yukon Arts Centre as part of the Northwestel Behind the Curtain series. Showtime is 8:00 p.m.

There will be a performance at the St. Elias Convention Centre in Haines Junction at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31. There will be talkback sessions after each performance.

In September, the play travels to Kitchener for the biannual IMPACT theatre festival sponsored

by MT Space.

Ken Bolton is a freelance writer and a former co-editor of What’s Up Yukon.

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March 26, 2015

A Klondike Korner with Dan Davidson

Dawson City International Short Film Festival The Klondike institution hits its 16th Year

Photo: Dan Davidson

Dan and the plan - Dan Sokolowski poses with his planning board.

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an Sokolowski is caught up in the work of making sure everything is organized for Easter Weekend, the weekend that the Odd Fellows Hall becomes the home of the Dawson City International Short Film Festival for the 16th year.

It’s his ninth as producer, and if it wasn’t for the fact that Easter doesn’t happen on the same weekend every year, his schedule would probably be a lot more predictable by now.

This year it’s the first weekend in April, which means that some of the outdoor activities, like the street barbecue, might be a little

iffy, depending on the weather.

The films have all been selected, thanks to the Monday and Wednesday evening screenings that have been going on for months. The computers at the Klondike Institute of Arts and Culture are now busily chewing up bandwidth as the approximately 100 films are being downloaded, in order to be assembled into the various themed sessions that will make up the three days of short films between Friday night and Sunday night.

The festival presents films of all genres from around the world as well as those made in the Yukon.

While he is excited about all of these, one of the highlights of the week will happen on Thursday night, before the festival actually begins, when local filmmaker Suzanne Crocker’s 88 minute documentary, All the Time in the World, will have its Dawson City premiere.

The film has been collecting praise everywhere it has been screened, including at the Available Light Film Festival in Whitehorse last month, but it hasn’t been seen here yet. Sokolowski wants to remind people that this screening is not covered by the weekend passes and that people are advised to get their tickets as soon as they go on sale.

On the day we’re chatting, the locker behind his desk is covered with the small post-it notes he is using to sort the films for the various screenings. It’s all colour-coded, with the names of the films, the categories, and the times marked on the notes.

The object is to get a good mix of fiction, experimental pieces, animation, and documentaries, as well as films of varying lengths, in each session.

In addition to the films, the weekend will be crowded with special events such as panel discussions, meet-and-greets, and workshops intended to increase the awareness, skills, and networking possibilities of the participants.

Suzanne Crocker herself credits the film festival with sparking her interest in the medium, her inaugural effort being an animated short film called Time Lines in 2010, which was screened at a dozen film festivals in Canada, the United States, and Europe.

During the year, KIAC also encourages participation in the Yukon 48 Hour Film Challenge in the early winter, as well as the

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After 32 years teaching in rural Yukon schools, Dan Davidson retired from that profession but continues writing about life in Dawson City. Please send comments about his stories to dawson@whatsupyukon.com.

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by Marianne Darragh Ben and Andie (Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson) take a ride in How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days, available on DVD at the Whitehorse Public Library

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f comedy is hard, then romantic comedies must be almost impossible. You can’t always rely on someone else’s opinion, because when it comes to this genre, one person’s Citizen Kane is another’s Plan 9 from Outer Space.

But the search is worth the risk of disappointment, because when the formula works for you, you laugh a lot and I only know a couple of people who don’t like to laugh.

After being captivated with Matthew McConaughey’s performances in True Detective and Dallas Buyers Club, I wasn’t ready to let him go. He was well-known for comedic roles before his recent emergence as an acclaimed dramatic actor, and How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days, released in 2003 and available on DVD at the Whitehorse Public Library, presents an opportunity to sample McConaughey-lite.

Set in New York City, How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days has a screwball premise, with two protagonists, Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson) and Benjamin Barry (McConaughey), who do marginally despicable things with a great deal of charm. Andie is a jour-

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nalist at Composure magazine, writing a “how to” column with topics that fit into the magazine’s mandate of fun, fashion, and salacious gossip, to paraphrase its editor Lana (Bebe Neuwirth).

Andie wants to do more challenging articles, but Composure isn’t ready for a thoughtful essay on global politics. Instead, she proposes to get a guy to dump her in 10 days by making all the wrong moves.

Benjamin is an advertising executive who wants to progress past his beer and sports clients to a more prestigious diamond account. Annoyed by his air of entitlement, two rivals for the account, Judy (Michael Michel) and Judy (Shalom Harlow) lure him into a bet that requires him to make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days. Since the Judys already know about Andie’s assignment, a collision between the opposing agendas of Andie and Ben is inevitable.

Both Andie and Ben are very attractive people who don’t pretend they’re not. But don’t hate them because they’re beautiful; the spectacle of Andie escalating stereotypes of the scary girlfriend while Ben tries to hide his horror

did make me laugh a lot, without thinking those fatal words: “As if that would ever happen”.

Several scenes were partly improvised, according to director Donald Petrie’s audio commentary, adding to a loose, spontaneous effect. The chemistry between the lead actors is reinforced by the supporting characters, especially Katherine Hahn as Michelle, the needy friend who inspires Andie’s assignment, and Adam Goldberg and Thomas Lennon as Tony and Thayer, Ben’s friends.

The screenplay, by Kristen Buckley, Brian Regan, and Burr Steers, based on a cartoon book

by Michele Alexander and Jeannie Long, stays mainly free of sentiment without being cynical.

There’s a lot of heart in the production design too, with great care taken to provide characterspecific environments. Even the extras have something extra — unusually for a director, Petrie showers them with praise.

Marianne Darragh is a regular visitor to the DVD shelf in the Whitehorse Public Library.

Please send comments about her articles to editor@whatsupyukon.com.

If you own a business, you may well follow a “do it now” philosophy — which is, of course, necessary to keep things running smoothly. Still, you also need to think about tomorrow — which means you’ll want to take action on your own retirement and business succession plans.

Fortunately, you’ve got some attractive options in these areas. For example, you could choose a retirement plan that offers at least two key advantages: potential tax-deferred earnings and a wide array of investment options. Plus, some retirement plans allow you to make tax-deductible contributions.

In selecting a retirement plan, you’ll need to consider several factors, including the size of your business and the number of employees. If you are looking to create a retirement plan for yourself, (and your spouse, if employed by the business), you may wish to consider an Individual Pension Plan (IPP). If you would like to set up a plan for your employees as well, you might want to investigate a group RRSP or Defined Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP). Your financial advisor, working with plan design professionals and your tax advisor, can help you analyze the options and choose the plan that fits with your combined personal and business goals.

Now, let’s turn to business succession plans. Ultimately, your choice of a succession plan strategy will depend on many factors, such as the value of your business, your need for the proceeds from the sale of the business for your retirement, your successor, and how well your business can continue without you. If your goal is to keep the business within the family, you’ll need to consider how much control you wish to retain (and for how long), whether you wish to gift or sell, how you balance your estate among your heirs, and who can reasonably succeed you in running the business.

Many succession planning techniques are available, including an outright sale to a third party, a sale to your employees or management (at once or over time), or the transfer of your business within your family through sales or gifts during your life, at your death or any combination thereof.

Many succession plans include a buy-sell agreement. Upon your death, such an agreement could allow a business partner or a key employee to buy the business from your surviving spouse or whoever inherits your business interests. To provide the funds needed for the partner or employee (or even one of your children) to purchase the business, an insurance policy could be purchased.

Your estate plan — including your will and any living trust — should address what happens with the business, in case you still own part or all of it at your death. The best-laid succession plans may go awry if the unexpected occurs.

All these business succession options can be complex, so before choosing any of them, you will need to consult with your legal and financial advisors.

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Wed, Mar 25 Rixx & Roxx 8:00 PM Casa Loma a very wide variety and style of music from originals to covers Wed, Mar 25 BRU Night 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Wed, Mar 25 Jamaoke With Jackie 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Thu, Mar 26 Roxx Hunter Live 6:00 PM Tony’s Pizza Thu, Mar 26 Joe Loutchen & Friends 7:00 PM 98 Hotel Longest running house band in the Yukon - Traditional fiddle music and more - jigging is encouraged and limericks are the norm.

Thu, Mar 26 Open mic with Scott Maynard 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn 867-668-4500 Thu, Mar 26 Ginger Jam 9:00 PM Yukon Inn fully electric jam with a PA system, drum kit and guitars provided, and encourages the wearing of silly hats Thu, Mar 26 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Fri, Mar 27 Yukon Musician: Anne Turner 6:00 PM Westmark Whitehorse Jazz and Easy Listening Fri, Mar 27 Matthew Lien: Piano Man Revival 7:00 PM Town & Mountain Hotel a revival of the T&M years from 1987 to 1992 when he was a mainstay of the Whitehorse weekend music scene Fri, Mar 27 Black Iron Blossom 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Fri, Mar 27 Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Fri, Mar 27 DJKJ 9:00 PM Club 867 DjKj will be rocking CLUB 867 every second Friday Sat, Mar 28 Matthew Lien: Piano Man Revival 7:00 PM Town & Mountain Hotel a revival of the T&M years from 1987 to 1992 when he was a mainstay of the Whitehorse weekend music scene Sat, Mar 28 Black Iron Blossom 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Sat, Mar 28 Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Sat, Mar 28 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Sun, Mar 29 Campbell Ryga Quartet 7:30 PM Yukon Arts Centre 867-334-2789 Cabaret seating, first come first served.

Sun, Mar 29 Lara Lewis 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Mon, Mar 30 Ladies Night with DJ Carlo 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Tue, Mar 31 Open Mic Night With MC Turmoil 9:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Tue, Mar 31 Ginger Jam 9:00 PM Yukon Inn fully electric jam with a PA system, drum kit and guitars provided, and encourages the wearing of silly hats Wed, Apr 1 Whitewater Wednesday 7:00 PM Epic Pizza goes till we are done!

Wed, Apr 1 Rixx & Roxx 8:00 PM Casa Loma a very wide variety and style of music from originals to covers Wed, Apr 1 BRU Night 9:00 PM Yukon Inn

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in the Boiler Room Wed, Apr 1 Jamaoke With Jackie 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Thu, Apr 2 Roxx Hunter Live 6:00 PM Tony’s Pizza Thu, Apr 2 JAZZ IN THE HALL & Anne Turner 7:00 PM The Old Fire Hall 867-3342789 Cabaret seating... musicians invited and lots of gear supplied Thu, Apr 2 Joe Loutchen & Friends 7:00 PM 98 Hotel Longest running house band in the Yukon - Traditional fiddle music and more - jigging is encouraged and limericks are the norm.

Thu, Apr 2 Open mic with Scott Maynard 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn 867668-4500 Thu, Apr 2 Ginger Jam 9:00 PM Yukon Inn fully electric jam with a PA system, drum kit and guitars provided, and encourages the wearing of silly hats Thu, Apr 2 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Fri, Apr 3 Yukon Musician: Anne Turner 6:00 PM Westmark Whitehorse Jazz and Easy Listening Fri, Apr 3 Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Sat, Apr 4 Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Sat, Apr 4 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon

Wed, Apr 1 Cruizers Concession Coffee & Chat 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Thu, Apr 2 Teen Scene: Comics 3:30 PM Whitehorse Public Library 667-8900 Learn the art of storytelling and make your own comics!

Thu, Apr 2 Festival Of Fools 4:30 PM Yukon Arts Centre Come celebrate the Festival of Fools with a high-energy dance party featuring the Lemon Bucket Orkestra from Toronto!

Fri, Apr 3 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Community Luncheon 11:45 AM Health and Social Building Join us for lunch every Friday, from 11:45 am until 1 pm, at the Health and Social Building.

Sat, Apr 4 Advanced Bridge Lessons 1:00 PM Whitehorse Elementary 633-5352 Whitehorse Duplicate Bridge Club offers lessons for experienced players who want to improve their game.

Sat, Apr 4 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, Apr 4 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.

Fri, Mar 6 The Puckett Family 10:00 AM Arts Underground Wed, Mar 25 Spanish Conversation Group 12:00 PM Yukon Government Administration Building 633-6081 Terry or Michèle Join us inside the Bridges Café Wed, Mar 25 Paradise by Patti Flather 8:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre 867 393-2676 An unemployed logger with a war in his head, a young Canadian accused of terrorism, a family doctor and his daughter, all searching for their humanity inside the systems that cage us all.

Thu, Mar 26 Nicole Dixon, Reading & Talk 7:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library Berton House Writer in Residence Nicole Dixon Thu, Mar 26 Walking with our sisters sewing circle 4:30 PM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Fri, Mar 27 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Community Luncheon 11:45 AM Health and Social Building Join us for lunch every Friday, from 11:45 am until 1 pm, at the Health and Social Building.

Sat, Mar 28 Habitat for Humanity Yukon AGM 1:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library 456-4349 Habitat-for-Humanity Yukon Annual General Meeting is Saturday, March 28th, from 1pm to 3pm at the Whitehorse Public Library. All are welcome.

Sat, Mar 28 Advanced Bridge Lessons 1:00 PM Whitehorse Elementary 633-5352 Whitehorse Duplicate Bridge Club offers lessons for experienced players who want to improve their game.

Sat, Mar 28 Berton House Writer in Residence 7:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library Nicole Dixon, FREE Reading & Talk Sat, Mar 28 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.

Mon, Mar 30 GO The Surrounding Game 6:00 PM Starbucks Chilkoot Centre Simple Game Deep Strategy. Beginners & Visitors Welcome. For more information email: tjbowlby@gmail.com Tue, Mar 31 Annual Premier’s Lunch 12:00 AM Westmark Whitehorse 667-2000 Tue, Mar 31 Talk: Small Homes 5:30 PM The Old Fire Hall Wed, Apr 1 Spanish Conversation Group 12:00 PM Yukon Government Administration Building 633-6081 Terry or Michèle Join us inside the Bridges Café

Thu, Mar 26 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club (867) 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Thu, Mar 26 Walking with our sisters sewing circle 4:30 PM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Fri, Mar 27 Parent-Child Mother Goose: Multi Age/Preschool Group 1:45 PM Whitehorse Elementary Barbara 335-2283 Multi-age/Preschool Group (3 years+) Free program; pre-registration required. Healthy snacks provided!

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

Fri, Mar 27 Parent-Child Mother Goose: Toddler Group 10:00 AM The Child Development Centre Barbara 335-2283 Toddlers 18 months to 3 years Free program; pre-registration required. Healthy snacks provided!

Fri, Mar 27 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club (867) 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Sat, Mar 28 Parent-Child Mother Goose: Multi Age Group 10:00 AM Canada Games Centre Lisa 668-8535 Free program; pre-registration required.

Healthy snacks provided!

Sat, Mar 28 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club (867) 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Sat, Mar 28 Family Drop In & Ball Pit Closed 8:30 AM Heart Of Riverdale Sun, Mar 29 Singing, story-telling 3:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale Mon, Mar 30 After school Art Exploration 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Mon, Mar 30 GO The Surrounding Game 6:00 PM Starbucks Chilkoot Centre Simple Game Deep Strategy. Beginners & Visitors Welcome. For more information email: tjbowlby@gmail.com Tue, Mar 31 After school Sing Together 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Tue, Mar 31 Sibling Drop-in 4:00 PM Autism Yukon 667-6406 Any child with a special needs brother or sister is welcome!! hosted by Autism Yukon Wed, Apr 1 Family Drop-In 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale

Events

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Family

Wed, Apr 1 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club (867) 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Wed, Apr 1 Ball Pit Play 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Wed, Apr 1 Girls Group 5:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Apr 2 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club (867) 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Thu, Apr 2 After school Theatre 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Apr 2 Teen Scene: Comics 3:30 PM Whitehorse Public Library 667-8900 Learn the art of storytelling and make your own comics!

Thu, Apr 2 Kids Choir Ages 6-7 5:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Apr 2 Kids Choir Ages 8-12 6:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale Fri, Apr 3 Parent-Child Mother Goose: Multi Age/Preschool Group 1:45 PM Whitehorse Elementary Barbara 335-2283 Multi-age/Preschool Group (3 years+) Free program; pre-registration required. Healthy snacks provided!

Fri, Apr 3 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, Apr 3 Parent-Child Mother Goose: Toddler Group 10:00 AM The Child Development Centre Barbara 335-2283 Toddlers 18 months to 3 years Free program; pre-registration required. Healthy snacks provided!

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

Fri, Apr 3 Building and Sculpting 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Fri, Apr 3 Closed for Easter Long Weekend 9:30 AM Heart Of Riverdale Sat, Apr 4 Parent-Child Mother Goose: Multi Age Group 10:00 AM Canada Games Centre Lisa 668-8535 Free program; pre-registration required.

Healthy snacks provided!

Sat, Apr 4 Easter Activities 12:30 PM Canada Games Centre Sat, Apr 4 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club (867) 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Workshops

Fri, Mar 27 Life Drawing Open Studio 7:00 PM Arts Underground Sat, Mar 28 Advanced Bridge Lessons 1:00 PM Whitehorse Elementary 633-5352 Whitehorse Duplicate Bridge Club offers lessons for experienced players who want to improve their game.

Sat, Mar 28 Female Riders Spring Shred Camp 9:30 AM Mount Sima Sun, Mar 29 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, Mar 29 Female Riders Spring Shred Camp 9:30 AM Mount Sima Tue, Mar 31 YuKonstruct Weekly Open House 7:00 PM YuKonstruct Makerspace Tour YuKonstruct, see some projects in action, and meet some fellow makers Wed, Apr 1 Painting Open Studio with Neil Graham 7:00 PM Arts Underground Wed, Apr 1 Cramped Hand 7:00 PM 102 Gold Road, Suite 1 (upstairs) 633-3566 bring writing materials or work-in-progress for a couple of hours of free writing and/or writing from prompts

Thu, Apr 2 Wall Hooks Using the Induction Forge 6:00 PM YuKonstruct Makerspace Sat, Apr 4 Advanced Bridge Lessons 1:00 PM Whitehorse Elementary 633-5352 Whitehorse Duplicate Bridge Club offers lessons for experienced players who want to improve their game.

Sun, Apr 5 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

Meetings

Wed, Mar 25 & Thurs Mar 26 Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce Business To Business Conference 2015-3-25 0:00 Coast High Country Inn Wed, Mar 25 Northern Voices Toastmasters 2015-3-25 0:00 7:00 AM Sport Yukon 867-334-8654 Come and build your leadership skills, polish your public speaking in a fun and supportive environment! Guests are welcome to come and drop into our meetings at any time.

Tue, Mar 31 Annual Premier’s Lunch 2015-3-31 0:00 12:00 AM Westmark Whitehorse 667-2000 Wed, Apr 1 Northern Voices Toastmasters 2015-4-1 0:00 7:00 AM Sport Yukon 867-334-8654 Come and build your leadership skills, polish your public speaking in a fun and supportive environment! Guests are welcome to come and drop into our meetings at any time.

Alcoholics Anonymous Wednesday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Porter Creek Step meeting (CM) 8:00 PM Our Lady of Victory No Puffin (CM, NS) 8:00 PM Big Book Study Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Thursday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Happy Destiny Young Peoples Group 6:00 PM B.Y.T.E. Polar Group (OM) 7:30 PM Seventh Day Adventists Church (PC) Friday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Yukon Unity Group Meeting 1:30 PM #4 Hospital Road Whitehorse Group (CM, NS) 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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March 26, 2015

Puddle Jumping at The CGC

by Jason Westover

M

y daughter Emily just completed Puddle Jumpers. It’s the first of a six level swimming course called the Little People Program. The lessons are offered at the Canada Games Centre (CGC) for children, ages three to six.

She was all smiles when she came home after her last class with her progress report card, indicating she was ready to move on to Splashers. She had such a fun time, I doubt she even realised she was learning as she went along.

Her instructor, Tessa Rittel, was confident and hands-on with the group, always keeping the little ones engaged in their activities.

She’s is one of 32 CGC staff who are fully trained to teach the Little People Program and the I Can Swim curriculum, for older kids.

The goal of Puddle Jumpers is to help children be comfortable in the water, and to allow them to work with instructors, as opposed to parents. Each child progresses at his or her own pace.

Aquatic coordinator Miscal Avano-Nesgaard explains, “As long as kids are having fun and gaining skills and progressing, they’re meeting the aims of the Little People Program. It’s not a pass or fail approach.”

Puddle Jumpers has a variety of fun games to help young students learn and get oriented in the water. In the Tree Game, students stand on the side of the pool and

become seeds. You splash them, which makes them grow, which gets them used to water. They turn into trees and the instructor “cuts” them down — the kids jump into the pool at this point.

In Treasure Hunt, rings are tossed in the pool. The goal is for the little ones to submerge them, and learn to blow bubbles.

“It’s fun, and they don’t realise it’s scary” said Rittel.

“Children are happy and excited to have fun and play games,” she says. “Sometimes you get students that are scared of the water or of the instructor, but you get used to that. You let them come to you when they are ready.”

Rittel started her swimming education with Puddle Jumpers, as some of you readers may have, too. The program was started in Whitehorse in 1988, when Lois Moore picked it up from a pool in Montrose, B.C. At the time it was an eight level program, which she adapted to four, and has since been modified to six. The program itself is constantly revised to keep up with aquatic research and current trends. Moore is also the creator of the cool duck drawings found on the progress card and the little people program stickers.

If a parent decides to register their little one in the Little People Program, they can move up level by level. Students learn how to tread water, breath rhythmicly, do the front and back crawl, do basic

kicks, and endurance swim. The Little People report card has all six levels, so you see the gradual progress.

After they have completed the Little People Program, or once they turn six or seven, students can move to the I Can Swim level for ages 6-12, which “teaches school age children 54 important swimming skills and focuses on seven major skill progressions.”

Until then, the little ones can enjoy fun games, meet new friends, and start learning the fundamentals of swimming.

Rittel does have some heartwarming advice for newcomers who want to continue the programs: “Bring your progress report back every time.”

For more information you can check out the active living guide at the CGC or online at www.canadagamescentre.whitehorse.ca.

PHOTO: Jason Westover

Emily shows off her progress card

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Jason Westover is a Whitehorse-based writer.

Contact him via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

Puddle Jumpers insructor Tessa Rittel PHOTO: Miscal Avano-Nesgaard

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Calling All s d r a B n r e h t r o N l e v a r T o T t n a W o Wh CONT Y R T E O P D JUDGE

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WINNING SELECTION: The judging criteria will be applied to each entry by the What’s Up Yukon judging team. The top five scored stories will be sent to Condor Airlines head office for final selection. Participants are limited to two entries.

Submit your entries by email to contest@whatsupyukon.com

RULES AND REQUIREMENTS: • All entries must have writers name accompany the submission.

• Poems are disqualified if they have been previously published • Poems submitted will be published on the What’s Up Yukon website and some stories will be selected for What’s Up Yukon’s printed issues. If you do not wish for your story to be published in either of these formats please do not enter the contest.

• Photo submissions must include a photo credit and the same rules apply on submission as poems.

• Part-time and full-time employees of What’s Up Yukon, Uniglobe Travel, and Condor Airlines are not permitted to submit entries. Freelance writers are not employees of What’s Up Yukon.

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CONTEST JUDGING CRITERIA: CREATIVITY: (1-30 Points)____ How well does the author utilize topic choice?

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Communicated thoughts, expression and ideas WRITING, GRAMMAR & SPELLING: (1-20 Points)_____ Maximum 200 words SUBJECT: (1-20 Points)_____ Did the author keep to their subject?

Poems subject needs to show a relationship within these topics: Yukon, Europe, Condor, Travel SOCIAL MEDIA: (1-10 Points) ____ We can measure Sharing and likes if creator tags #WhatsUpYukon in: Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus or comments on our website. Measurement can be more easily calculated through shares from the Whatsupyukon. com website. A point will be allotted for every three shares GRAPHIC/PHOTO - TO ACCOMPANY POEM (1-10 Points) ____ Photos must have photographer credit. Photos need to be 5x7 at 300dpi and be no bigger than 2MB. It should have a long dimension of at least 1000 pixels and no more than 3000 pixels. Files must be saved as a JPEG or TIFF with maximum quality.

POEM IDENTITY: (5 Points) Correctly Identify the type of poetry chosen FOLLOWING SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: (5 Points) TOTAL SCORE: _______

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Quench with Miche Genest

Cherries for the Delayed Win

When friendly, family competition turns fierce

L

ast holiday season I cajoled members of my family into forming teams and entering a contest, invented by me, entitled, “The First Annual Shakeoff, Stir-off Cocktail Competition,” to be held on Christmas Day just prior to dinner. My 85-year-old mother agreed to be the judge.

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with this idea. First of all, though some of us were together in Toronto, the rest were in locations as far-flung as Hong Kong, Parksville, B.C., and Collingwood, Ontario; second, why load more activity onto a day already fraught with long-held traditions, complicated logistics, and delicate emotional states? Third, nobody in the family had ever shown any interest in any cocktail other than a dry vodka martini, and finally, is an 85-yearold with a heart condition really the best choice of judge for such a contest?

But the family was indulgent, and my mother was game. Two of the long-distance contenders bailed, citing busy-ness as an excuse, however, the Parksville contingent joined in with enthusiasm.

They proffered an original creation, incorporating a botanical essence known to, but eschewed by, the larger family, and a dubious, fruity liqueur. The text that accompanied their recipe was purple in the extreme (sic): “We have based our contest entry on the exquisite combination of Green Chartreuse and Luxardo Maraschino. Inspired by cocktails like The Last Word and the Champs Elysees, we have used St. Remy Brandy as our base and a

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The gauntlet had landed, with a thud.

At 6 pm EST on Christmas Day, at competition headquarters in Toronto, the judge presided in an over-sized armchair as, team-byteam, the competitors brought forward their entries. My sisterin-law and I, unfazed by the competition from the west, offered a bright, whisky-based cocktail we had named after the judge as a tribute to her doughty spirit.

The judge’s response was hard to read. My brother and his daughter’s boyfriend put forward a respectable Manhattan, with Basil Hayden Kentucky Bourbon as the base liquor. The judge remained inscrutable. My niece and my husband entered the ring with hot buttered rum, a drink they posited as a dessert cocktail, combining as it did amber rum, icing sugar, brown sugar, nutmeg, and butter with vanilla ice cream.

The judge’s face lit up.

“That’s the one!” she cried, and downed the lot.

The room exploded. Accusations flew thick and fast. My team was reviled for currying favour by naming our drink after the judge; the winner’s father accused her of playing to the judge’s sweet tooth, to which she replied, “We all knew who the judge was, going in!”

But the contestants whose ire was greatest were the Parksvillians. They blistered the phone lines with their outrage. How could the judge choose fairly if she had not tested their entry? Had

Sour cherries marinated in Luxardo Maraschino are a great topping for vanilla ice cream PHOTO: Miche Genest not the contest organizer promised to procure all the ingredients necessary for the long-distance entries? What had happened to fairness, decency, and good faith?

A rematch was demanded. But alas, the appetite for cocktails had abated at chez Genest and the rematch never occurred.

I confess, the outrage was justified. It was my fault. Though I did a perfunctory search for Luxardo Maraschino in liquor outlets, my heart wasn’t in it. I don’t like Kirsch, and I don’t like sugary Maraschino cherries, and I didn’t want to buy a whole bottle of something I was certain I would never use again.

But then, the Parksvillians mailed a bottle to me back in Whitehorse, and I realized how very wrong I was. Luxardo Maraschino is nothing like Kirsch, and it’s nothing like the sweet Rainier cherries that have been bleached, soaked in red dye and corn syrup, and labeled Maraschino.

The crystal-clear liqueur is distilled from a mash of the flesh and pits of sour Marasco cherries, a varietal indigenous to the Dalmatian coast, and matured in Finnish ash wood vats for two years before bottling. The liqueur has an august and romantic history, worth visiting the Luxardo website to read, and its flavour is cherry-fragrant and peppery, with an aftertaste of bitter almond. It has been called the bartender’s secret weapon, and combines successfully with base liquors as varied as gin, whisky, mescal, and of course, as in the Carthusian Cloak, brandy.

Now, temporarily, Luxardo Maraschino is available at the Whitehorse liquor store.

My advice? Get thee hence.

On a recent visit, the Parksvillian mixologist and I agreed that the Carthusian Cloak needs tweaking; the overall effect is too sweet. However, we tried a variation of the gin-based, classic Last Word cocktail, one we found in the pages of Death & Co.: Modern Classic Cocktails by David Kaplan, Nick Fauchald, and Alex Day. Invented by bartender Phil Ward, this one is based on my favourite single malt, Laphroiag, whose smoky, peaty flavour works beautifully with the lime juice, Chartreuse, and Luxardo Maraschino.

For a delicious dessert, try soaking canned, Hungarian sour cherries in Luxardo for a few days, then pouring them over vanilla ice-cream.

PS: In the end, the Parksvillians’ Carthusian Cloak had the last word in the Shake-off Stir-off Competition: Best name and most creative description.

Pete’s Word ¾ oz. Laphroaig 10-year-old whisky ¾ oz. Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur ¾ oz. Green Chartreuse ¾ oz. lime juice Shake all ingredients with ice, then strain into a champagne coupe. No garnish.

Miche Genest is the author of two northern cookbooks; The Boreal Gourmet and The Boreal Feast. She lives and writes in Whitehorse. Contact her via food@whatsupyukon.com.

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My appliances of such nature are all free-store acquisitions, none particularly efficient, and so I am left to ponder whether to yield to the temptation of using them.

At my current location I have the option of plugging back into the extension cord I was previously attached to — it’s frozen in place for the next month anyways. The alternative is to get creative and remember the pre-Cuisinart era.

The blender and food processor are no-gos, but thank goodness I have a Foley fork.

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It is one of my most useful family heirlooms, and I just love it.

It looks like an oversized cartoon fork with curved, widely splayed tines. It works well for making pastry but also for hummus and for that part of soup I like to smush up to make the broth thicker. And it’s a better workout than holding down a button. There will be no smoothies for me on this system until I dust off the plans for a bicycle-powered blender, but maybe it’s not a bad thing to have to chew my food.

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hen one walks into Horwoods Mall from the Front Street entrance in downtown Whilehorse it’s hard to miss him. There, in one of the building’s charming nooks and crannies, sits John Houle with greyish hair protruding endearingly from a small, black skull cap.

Houle is the owner/operator of ProPass, a one-stop-shop for all your photo ID needs — including FACs, immigration documents, and status cards. But to many who visit the mall for coffee or haircuts, he is simply “that passport guy”.

Houle was born in Phoenix, but spent his time Calgary and Red Deer, Alberta before moving to the Yukon with his wife about five years ago.

“I worked in Photovision,” says Houle of his pre-ProPass livelihood.

But in early 2013 he was told that the long standing Main Street business was shutting its doors, giving the passport-maestro some questions to answer.

“I had a daughter being born at the end of May and I also had customers coming in saying, ‘Who’s going to do this (once Photovision closes)?’”

Houle decided he would carry on doing it himself. He just needed a location.

So he found a tourist map of downtown Whitehorse and began investigating a “two-mile” radius, looking for a suitable storefront.

Word of mouth led him to one of the aforementioned nooks in Hor-

woods Mall. In a previous life it had been a food kiosk, rendering the walls a jaundiced yellow.

Still, the place had “potential” written all over it.

The cranny in question is shaped kind of like a microphone; the side that is visible to the public flares out bulbously and is connected to the more private section, which is a hallway-like room spanning about four feet in width and 20 in length.

The bulb would make a perfect place to seat clients; Houle snapped up the location.

He opened the shop in the first week of May and two weeks later his daughter burst into the world — an auspicious month made even better by his new neighbours in the mall.

“(After my daughter’s birth) I had about a dozen people show up with little gifts,” he says.

Houle realized he was going to have a good time here.

“People walk (into the mall) and say, ‘It looks like you’re having a good day’. But I’m having a good life.”

He recalls with a grimace the demeanors of the six-figure-salary crowd in Calgary.

“You see their faces and they say, ‘is this all there is?’ There is a tangible sense of misery.”

By contrast, people in Whitehorse seem to be more self aware, he says: “I’m doing the right thing, in the right town, for the right people.”

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ment to life in the North, Houle tells a little story: “Now that you can get 10-year passports people get their picture taken and make a joke about seeing me in 10 years. Well, they will.

I’m not going anywhere.”

Houle’s secret to a successful business is no secret at all; he just makes eye contact and nods at everyone who passes. Given his location, this constitutes a huge swath of the capital city population.

“I learned my work ethic from my grandfather,” he says. “Work hard, don’t try to pay the mortgage with one job, and always smile at people.

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2015 TIA Yukon Spring Conference & AGM Dawson City

Thursday, April 16, 2015 - Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre Time 4:00-6:00

Program TIA Yukon Annual General Meeting & Registration Opens

Friday, April 17, 2015 – KIAC Ballroom (Odd Fellows Hall) Time 8:00 8:30 9:00 10:30 10:45 11:45 12:15 1:30

2:30 3:30 3:45 5:30 7:00

Program Continental Breakfast and Registration Continued Welcome and Announcements Department of Tourism and Culture – Come to my Yukon Refreshment Break Panel Discussion: How to Improve your Bottom Line with Wildlife Viewing Experiences Wildlife viewing in the Yukon Phil Timpany, Nakina Adventures Lunch - Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Community Hall Guided tours of Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre available during lunch Building a Sustainable & Competitive Tourism Business in the North John Gunter, President & CEO of Frontiers North Adventures Sponsored by the Department of Economic Development Once Upon A Journey: Folklore, Tourism, and Selling Our Stories.

Dale Jarvis, Intangible Cultural Heritage Development Officer Refreshment Break Keynote Address – Ron James Welcome Reception at the Dawson City Visitor Information Centre Friday Fun Night!

Hosted by the Klondike Visitors Association (KVA)

Saturday, April 18, 2015 Time 8:30

Program Continental Breakfast

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10:00 11:30 12:45 A. B. C. D. 2:45 A. B. C. D.

The benefits of UNESCO World Heritage Sites for Community Economic Development & Visitor Experience Jenna Boon, Executive Director, Joggins Fossil Institute Sponsored by the Tr’ondëk-Klondike World Heritage Project Cultural Tourism: Unleashing Yukon’s Potential Inga Petri, CMRP – Principal, Strategic Moves Lunch Sponsored by The Western Arctic and the Town of Inuvik Breakout Workshops (90 minutes) Managing and Increasing Your Online Footprint – Inga Petri UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Identifying strategies for tourism industry growth and development. – Jenna Boon Sponsored by the Tr’ondëk-Klondike World Heritage Project Sharing Stories through an EQ™ Lens – Patti Balsillie, EQAT Sponsored by the Department of Tourism & Culture Incorporating Culinary Experiences into your Tourism Business – Michele Genest Breakout Workshops (90 minutes) Managing and Increasing Your Online Footprint – Inga Petri UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Identifying strategies for tourism industry growth and development. – Jenna Boon Sponsored by the Tr’ondëk-Klondike World Heritage Project Sharing Stories through an EQ™ Lens – Patti Balsillie, EQAT Sponsored by the Department of Tourism & Culture Incorporating Culinary Experiences into your Tourism Business – Michele Genest

Cocktail Reception & Gala Dinner – Diamond Tooth Gerties 5:30 6:30

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Cocktail Reception Gala Dinner Sponsored by Tourism Yukon Yukon Tourism Awards of Excellence Sponsored by Yukon Brewing Wrap up and Closing Remarks

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The Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon’s Tourism Awards of Excellence, sponsored by Yukon Brewing, were established to recognize and foster excellence in the Yukon’s tourism industry. The awards allow the industry to recognize those people, places, organizations and events that have gone above and beyond to offer superior tourism experiences to travelers in Yukon.

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2015 CATEGORIES: Marketing Innovation Award Sustainable Tourism Award Event of the Year Award Tourism Employee Award Innovator of the Year Award Traveller Experience Award Cultural Tourism Award Nominations will be accepted until 5pm on Friday March 27

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Thursday, April 16, 2015 From 4:00 to 6:00pm in Dawson City, Yukon at the Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre The TIA Yukon Board of Directors is comprised of 6 industryelected sector seats and 6 appointed seats representing our partner designated organizations.

Only industry-elected directors may run for the Chair, First Vice Chair, and Second Vice Chair seats.

TIA Yukon will be holding elections at the AGM for the following industry-elected sector seats for a two (2) year term: • Adventure/Winter Product • Tourism Services • Accommodation, Food & Beverage To be nominated to the board, you must be: • a member in good standing with TIA Yukon or with one of our partner designated organizations; and • be in the sector for which you are letting your name stand, i.e. transportation sector runs for transportation seat.

Board members are expected to attend all board meetings, to participate on committees and to support the planning and development of association priorities, policies, and programming.

Please visit tiayukon.com for more information and nomination forms, or contact our office at 668-3331.

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2015 VIC Staff Training April 28th, Beringia Interpretive Centre TIA Yukon is working with the Department of Tourism and Culture to organize an afternoon of industry-Visitor Information Centre (VIC) staff networking and information sharing. This event is a component of annual staff training for all VIC employees, and thus employees from all Yukon VICs are expected to be in attendance. This afternoon will include two components: 1. Speed Networking 1:15pm (communities outside of Whitehorse may connect via Skype) Please pre register for this event. If you have questions about format, or if your organization would like to register, please contact Gina Bethell: 867-668-3331, gina.bethell@ tiayukon.com

2. Industry-VIC Staff Reception 4:00pm - 5:30pm After tourism operators and VIC employees have had a chance to become acquainted during the speed networking component, a follow up reception will allow for further networking opportunities. Tables will be provided for those who would like to set up an information booth. Please pre-register if you would like to set up a booth by contacting Gina Bethell: 867-668-3331, gina.bethell@tiayukon.com Food and Beverage Providers are invited to submit a proposal for refreshment breaks, and appetizers for the reception. For more information, please visit www. tiayukon.com, or contact Amy O’Rourke: 867-668-3312, amy.orourke@tiayukon.com

Cultural Tourism & Reaching Global Tourism Markets with an Online Presence Workshop Facilitator: Inga Petri

April 23, 2015 Yukon Arts Centre 9:30am – 4:30pm, Lunch and Health Breaks Provided, $125 Cultural Tourism – Unleashing Yukon’s Potential

Cultural tourism has been identified as one of Canada’s greatest opportunities to grow bottom line results for the tourism industry and generate new economic benefits in communities large and small. In this dynamic presentation, Inga will outline how Yukon’s vibrant and diverse arts, heritage and culture sector can play a vital role in broadening and deepening Yukon’s appeal as a tourism destination.

Marketing Component: Integrated Web Presence: Growing and Evaluating Your Online Footprint

In this hands-on, practical training session, participants will gain a clear understanding of the components of a fully integrated web presence.

Inga will share a customized web presence framework that you can immediately use to make strategic decisions about how deep and how wide you need to go to effectively reach the Canadian, U.S. and global tourism markets. This training workshop is underpinned by the knowledge that marketing today more than ever is about telling compelling stories, co-creating meaning, finding the right information when travelers need it and making their purchase decisions easy and immediate.

To register, contact: Gina Bethell – (867) 668-3331 - gina.bethell@tiayukon.com This workshop is funded in part by the Cultural Industries Training Fund

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NEWAD MEDIA

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6th annual First Nation Resource Conference

C3 ALLIANCE CORP

$12,500

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Mentorship to early-stage Yukon entrepreneurs.

SPRING ACTIVATOR INC

$5,000.00

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Mines and Money Hong Kong 2015

RACHAEL ANNE LEWIS O/A

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$432,665

Community Services Ross River Water Delivery

THEODORE JAMES LOBLAW O/A

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Geotechnical Investigation for Mendenhall WTP

CHILKOOT GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERS

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NORTHERN VISION DEVELOPMENT

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Education Self-regulation training

MEHRIT CENTRE

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Professional services

BUILDING CONNECTIONS

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Electrical services

SAM HOLLOWAY O/A

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Migrate content from Yukon school websites to new websites

STEPHANIE BROWN

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Install Security Cameras for Ghuch Tla Community School.

SPECTRUM SECURITY SOUND LTD

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RECEIVER GENERAL FOR CANADA

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NORTHERN AVCOM LTD

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Yukon Landscapes Highway Map

AASMAN BRAND COMMUNICATIONS

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Independent Audit

MACKAY & PARTNERS MANAGEMENT

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UNITECH SOUND & LIGHTING INC

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rom the modern glass and to the wooden old-timey inner door, The Wheelhouse Restaurant’s guests are instantly transported back to the Whitehorse of the 1930s.

If they take the tour, those guests aren’t sure if they are smiling at Art Webster’s enthusiasm, or at the sheer cleverness of the coat rack and reception area that is patterned after Taylor & Drury’s storefront.

Or at a sternwheeler’s wheelhouse that was brought back to life as The Wheelhouse Bar by Dawson City’s Troy Suzuki.

Or at the restaurant’s paneling that was culled from a Klondike dredge — just like they did when building the sternwheelers on the Yukon River back in their day.

So, why would such a Yukoninfused restaurant, famous for its Northern Canadian fare such as bison and char, reach as far away as Thailand for its menu?

“It’s just one Tuesday night, every two weeks,” explains Webster, The Wheelhouse Restaurant’s owner/operator.

“Normally, at this time of the year, we are closed Mondays and Tuesdays, so we are just adding an extra day every two weeks in March, April and May,” he says.

But why?

“It gives Rob a chance to do something different and challenge him a little bit,” Webster answers.

He is referring to his executive chef, Rob Luxemburger, who ran the Regent Hotel’s three kitchens in Revelstoke, B.C. The two have been together since The Wheelhouse Restaurant opened on the shore of the Yukon River on Second Avenue at Waterfront Station. metal outer door, How’sBUSINESS

“I wanted to show off his talents, his knowledge and expertise,” Webster adds.

We are sitting at a long, tall table that was built with 70-yearold lumber from a wharf in Tagish.

He pours Bean North coffee from a French press — you gotta love a restaurateur who respects coffee

Between us are three menus that have been painstakingly created just for one night each.

Well, actually, the March 31 Tantalizing Tastes of Thailand was selling out fast, so an extra night was added for April 7.

Still, just like the slowly melting snow sculptures across the

Rob’s talents,” says Webster.

“He has prepared all of these dishes before,” he adds. “But he hasn’t done them for a while.”

The menu for March 3 was for Taste of Tuscany. It featured antipasto, tomato basil pappardelle, pork medallions, caponata, and tiramisu.

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park, that’s a lot of work for just one menu.

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“We decided the first one would be something classic,” says Webster. “It sold out. We only allow 60 to 66 people on these nights and,

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with groups of six and eight coming in, it fills up quickly.”

For March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, A Maritime Menu was created.

Guests were served a half-pound of steamed P.E.I. mussels, Atlantic lobster tail, and blueberry pie.

Now, setting their sights on Thailand, Chef Luxemburger is offering poached prawns, hot and sour soup, coconut red curry chicken and, for dessert, a sticky jasmine rice cake.

“I like Thai food,” says Webster as he reads the menu again. “And so do a lot of Yukoners.

“A lot of people make the trip to Skagway and make sure they are booked into Starfire.”

That’s three menus down, three to go.

“Following Thailand will be Cajun Cuisine,” he says. “Nobody does Cajun.

“It is going to be blackened tuna — Rob has already told me that.

“Then something old, European, traditional — so we selected Plates of Provence.

“And the sixth and final entry will be another Canadian one, Seriously West Coast, which will be your oysters, halibut, and a really nice salad.”

But with no Friends-andFamily-Night and no soft openings to try out a new menu, Webster and Luxemburger are taking a big risk.

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My Yukon Bison Hunt

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With the bison comes the pride that you found the animal and are able to feed your community.

The bison hunt that my school in Carcross sponsored about five years ago didn’t go off without a hitch, though. Some students forgot stuff that was quite important, like clothes and sleeping bags. This caused us to halt the trip for 20 to 30 minutes while parents were contacted to get the gear needed.

The girls were also in charge of the music and they made an mp3 CD of all the popular songs of the time. As an eleven-year-old boy, it was insufferable to hear six straight hours of music about how a particular boy with an irritating voice thought all the girls in the world were beautiful. It was also truly bothersome that the hum of the bus wheels overpowered my headphones, so I was forced in listen to the girls shriek along to the songs.

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ous stores to buy massive amounts of junk food. Of course, the children weren’t really allowed to buy so much pop and chips, but kids are very good at hiding things in places adults never think, or never really care, to look. So the travels to the hunting grounds suddenly became a lot more bearable with copious amounts of sugar.

When we were finally on the back roads to the cabins where we would be staying, the going was rough. The 16-seat bus didn’t seem meant for such a narrow road, as we nearly got stuck at various points. The driver was incredibly experienced, nevertheless, and we didn’t get stuck until we came to part of the road that was washed out and was especially muddy. We found some wooden beams and put them on the road for the bus to cross. Unfortunately, the back left wheel slipped off and got stuck in the mud. With the towing power of the vehicles ahead of us, we were able to get out, but I dread to think what would’ve happened if all the wheels were cemented in the mud. Coming back from the hunt, we were fortunate enough that the mud dried.

We got to the grounds and by the time everyone got settled, it was nearly 11:30 p.m. After spending some time around the

fire chit-chatting, everyone headed to bed, getting ready for the hunt.

The first two days were riddled with problems, which seemed usual with this trip. The snowmobiles constantly broke down, most likely linked to both old age and the -40°C weather. The snowmobiles also tended to get stuck, causing people to constantly get off and pull them out of quicksand-like snow. This only strengthened our resolve to find the allmighty bison.

Finally on the fourth day, while I was on kitchen duty, our group got a bison. It was glorious!

Everyone was celebrating, all the troubles and problems thus far became null. We spent the next couple days ice fishing, hoping to get a little more bounty before heading home.

The trip home was much better, as the mp3 CD had been destroyed during the camp stay. It almost seemed like every problem before getting the bison was a trial to see if we were worthy of it. I am proud to say we were worthy of such a great animal and also grateful we found one.

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AM St Christopher’s Church 867-634-2360 Licensed Tue, Mar 31 Boys’ basketball practice 12:00 PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 Come play basketball Lay Leader: Lynn De Brabandere Mon, Mar 30 Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga 5:15 over lunch!

Tue, Mar 31 Youth Ice Hockey 5:30 PM Mayo PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, Mar 31 Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 PM Hockey Arena 996-2317 youth hockey Tue, Mar 31 Under 12 Kung Fu 6:30 PM J.V. Clark Da Ku Cultural Centre School 996-2317 junior martial arts Tue, Mar 31 Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 PM Takhini Hall Tue, Mar 31 Drop in badminton 7:00 PM Mayo Tue, Mar 31 Gwaandak Theatre presents Community Centre 996-2317 drop in badminton “Paradise” 7:30 PM St Elias Convention Centre Tue, Mar 31 Ice Hockey 8:00 PM Mayo Hockey Wed, Apr 1 Kindermusik 10:30 AM St Elias Arena 996-2317 hockey Convention Centre geared towards children ages 2-3 Tue, Mar 31 Kung Fu for teens and adults 8:30 accompanied by an adult.

PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 martial arts for teens Any preschool child is welcome to attend (0-5) and adults Thu, Apr 2 Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 AM Wed, Apr 1 Soccer K to Grade 3 12:00 PM J.V. Clark Mun Ku School 996-2317 School Gym Thu, Apr 2 Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Wed, Apr 1 Drop in Basketball 7:00 PM J.V. Clark Community School School 996-2317 Mayo School Gym Wed, Apr 1 Drop in Volleyball 8:00 PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 Drop in volleyball Wed, Mar 25 Adult Basic Fitness 6:30 PM Marsh Thu, Apr 2 Youth Ice Hockey 5:30 PM Mayo Hockey Lake Community Association Arena 996-2317 youth hockey Wed, Mar 25 Beginner Bellydance lessons Marsh Thu, Apr 2 Draw curling night 7:00 PM Mayo Hockey Lake Community Association 335-9625 followed by Arena 996-2317 Draw curling 

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Foundation Year Program

Dawson City, Yukon

The Yukon School of Visual Arts (SOVA) offers a unique foundation-year visual arts education in a fantastic northern location. This fully accredited undergraduate level program is supported by renowned faculty and custom designed studio spaces, while featuring small class sizes and reasonable tuition fees.

For a once-in-a-lifetime art education in Dawson City, apply today, or for more information contact us.

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Community EVENTS...CONT’D Thu, Apr 2 Ice Hockey 8:00 PM Mayo Hockey Arena 996-2317 hockey

Thu, Mar 26 Girls Night Youth group 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Mar 26 Watson Lake: Zumba 8:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Wed, Mar 25 Kids Craft time 3:00 PM Lorne Sat, Mar 28 Watson Lake: Hot Yoga 6:30 PM Mountain Community Centre Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Mar 26 Playgroup for parents 3:00 PM Lorne Sat, Mar 28 Saturday Night Social 7:00 PM Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 Watson Lake Recreation Centre Fri, Mar 27 Learning Lions - Homeschoolers Get Sun, Mar 29 St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM Together 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community St. John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932 Centre Agnes 667-7083 Mon, Mar 30 Help and Hope Drop in for Moms Sat, Mar 28 Introduction to Mindfulness and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Meditation 10:30 AM Lorne Mountain Community Crafts and Activities together!

Centre 456-2748 This seven week session is for Thu, Apr 2 Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and anyone who wants to practice meditation in a Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre guided setting.

Crafts and Activities together!

Tue, Mar 31 Taking Care of Our Energy Fields Thu, Apr 2 Watson Lake: Hot Yoga 6:30 PM and Chakras Course 6:30 PM Lorne Mountain Watson Lake Recreation Centre Community Centre 667-7083 Ruth Lera, Certified Thu, Apr 2 Girls Night Youth group 7:00 PM Quantum Touch Practitioner, Healing Touch Watson Lake Recreation Centre Practitioner and Certified Meditation Instructor will Thu, Apr 2 Watson Lake: Zumba 8:00 PM Watson guide participants.

Lake Recreation Centre Wed, Apr 1 Kids Craft time 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Thu, Apr 2 Playgroup for parents 3:00 PM Lorne Wed, Mar 25 Back/Hip Yoga: Level 2 w/Katherine Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Mar 25 Back/Hip Yoga & Myofascial release 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Mar 19 Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 Wed, Mar 25 Stretch & Breathe: All Levels w/ PM Old Crow Community Center Jeanne 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sun, Mar 22 St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM Wed, Mar 25 TRX Suspension Training w/ St. Lukes Church 867-993-5381 Katherine 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Mon, Mar 23 Volleyball & Floor Hockey Night Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Saniz 966Wed, Mar 25 Stretch & Breathe with Jeanne 3238 5:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Mar 26 Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 Wed, Mar 25 Spinning w/Cindy 5:30 PM PM Old Crow Community Center Skagway Recreation Centre Sun, Mar 29 St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM Wed, Mar 25 Spinning w/Cindy 5:30 PM St. Lukes Church 867-993-5381 Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Mar 25 Spinning w/Katherine 8:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre All events held at the Tagish Community Centre Thu, Mar 26 Breathing with Rain 10:15 AM 399-3418 or 399-3407 Wed, Mar 25 Library and Treasures Thrift Shop Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Mar 26 SR weights with Rain 10:30 AM 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Mar 25 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Thu, Mar 26 Spinning Xpress w/Charity Community Centre 399-3418 Thu, Mar 26 Osteofit 10:00 AM Tagish Community 12:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Mar 26 Spinning Xpress w/Charity Centre 399-3407 12:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Mar 26 Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Tagish Thu, Mar 26 TRX Suspension Training w/ Community Centre 399-3407 Abby 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Mar 26 Catch Kids Club 2:30 PM Tagish Thu, Mar 26 Spinning with Emily 5:45 PM Community Centre Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Mar 26 Drop In Badminton 7:00 PM Tagish Thu, Mar 26 Basketball for Adults 7:00 PM Community Centre Skagway Recreation Centre Sat, Mar 28 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Thu, Mar 26 Stick and Mat Pilates w/ Community Centre 399-3418 Katherine 8:30 AM Skagway Recreation Mon, Mar 30 Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Tagish Centre Community Centre 399-3407 Fri, Mar 27 Gentle Yoga w/Jasmine 10:00 AM Tue, Mar 31 Nordic Walking 1:30 PM Tagish Skagway Recreation Centre Community Centre Fri, Mar 27 Gentle Yoga: All Levels w/ Tue, Mar 31 Tai Chi with Pam Boyd 11:00 AM Jasmine 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Tagish Community Centre Centre Tue, Mar 31 Stay Get Fit 6:00 PM Tagish Fri, Mar 27 SPIN/Yoga w/Courtney 4:30 PM Community Centre 399-3407 Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Apr 1 Library and Treasures Thrift Shop Fri, Mar 27 Spinning/Yoga Level 1 w/ 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Courtney 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Wed, Apr 1 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Centre Community Centre 399-3418 Wed, Apr 1 Cruizers Concession Coffee & Chat Fri, Mar 27 Spinning w/Katherine 8:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Fri, Mar 27 Buckwheat Ski Classic Skagway Thu, Apr 2 Osteofit 10:00 AM Tagish Community Recreation Centre Centre 399-3407 Sat, Mar 28 Spinning w/Cindy 10:00 AM Thu, Apr 2 Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Tagish Skagway Recreation Centre Community Centre 399-3407 Sun, Mar 29 Piano Sundays 1:00 PM Thu, Apr 2 Catch Kids Club 2:30 PM Tagish Skagway Public Library Come to the library to Community Centre listen or play...its the one time you won’t be shushed for making noise!

Wed, Mar 25 Card Games for Seniors 1:00 PM Sun, Mar 29 TRX Suspension Training w/ Teslin Seniors Complex Abby 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Mar 25 Archery 3:30 PM Teslin School Mon, Mar 30 Restorative Yoga: All Level w/ Thu, Mar 26 Youth Badminton 3:30 PM Teslin Katherine 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation School Centre Sun, Mar 29 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Mon, Mar 30 TRX Suspension Training w/ Teslin Rec Center Katherine 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Mon, Mar 30 Archery 3:30 PM Teslin School Centre Tue, Mar 31 Youth Badminton 3:30 PM Teslin Mon, Mar 30 Vinyasa Yoga: Level 1 w/ School Courtney 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Wed, Apr 1 Card Games for Seniors 1:00 PM Centre Teslin Seniors Complex Mon, Mar 30 Spinning w/Cindy 5:30 PM Wed, Apr 1 Archery 3:30 PM Teslin School Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Apr 2 Youth Badminton 3:30 PM Teslin Mon, Mar 30 Spinning w/Katherine 8:30 AM School Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Mar 31 Breathing with Rain 10:15 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Mar 26 Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Tue, Mar 31 SR weights with Rain 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Tue, Mar 31 Spinning Xpress w/Charity Thu, Mar 26 Watson Lake: Hot Yoga 6:30 PM 12:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Watson Lake Recreation Centre

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DISCourse with Barry “Jack” Jenkins

Puppet Dreams Coming True

Skagway

Old Crow

Tagish

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icole Edwards was raised on the Muppet Show, and she dreamed of duetting with Kermit since she was a kid.

As an adult, she decided to make her puppet dreams a reality. She debuted her new video, Lychee Martini, to a packed house at Epic

Tue, Mar 31 Spinning Xpress w/Charity 12:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Mar 31 Spinning w/Tom & Courtney 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Mar 31 Dance Fusion w/Charity 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Mar 31 Baseball for Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Mar 31 Basketball for Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Mar 31 Chair and Mat Pilates w/ Katherine 8:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Apr 1 Back/Hip Yoga: Level 2 w/ Katherine 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Apr 1 Back/Hip Yoga & Myofascial release 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Apr 1 Stretch & Breathe: All Levels w/Jeanne 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Apr 1 TRX Suspension Training w/ Katherine 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Apr 1 Stretch & Breathe with Jeanne 5:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Apr 1 Spinning w/Cindy 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Apr 1 Spinning w/Cindy 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Apr 1 Spinning w/Katherine 8:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Apr 2 Breathing with Rain 10:15 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Apr 2 SR weights with Rain 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Apr 2 Spinning Xpress w/Charity 12:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Apr 2 Spinning Xpress w/Charity 12:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Apr 2 TRX Suspension Training w/ Abby 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Apr 2 Spinning with Emily 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Apr 2 Zumba w/Tabitha 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Apr 2 Basketball for Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Apr 2 Stick and Mat Pilates w/ Katherine 8:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre

PHOTO: Barry “Jack” Jenkins Pizza last month.

Diagnosed with scleroderma, an autoimmune disorder that causes a hardening of the body’s soft tissues, Edwards manages her health with conventional and alternative treatments, all the while keeping a positive attitude and maintaining her musical career. This gives Edwards further motivation to perform with puppets.

“I don’t know how many active years I have left,” she explains. “I really take it seriously; how do I want to spend my life? When I was healthy, I didn’t have a bucket list. I mean, I know I had ideas of things that I wanted to do. Then a few years ago, I realized if I really do want to sing with puppets, then I should figure out how I actually want to do this.”

After writing Lychee Martini with Grant Simpson, Edwards knew she had to perform the song for her dream project.

She says, “I knew it, this is the song for puppets. It’s just kind of campy and musical-theatreesque.”

Local filmmaker Jessica Hall directed the video, leading Edwards through the reality of a complex shoot.

“Originally, my thinking was, ‘Oh great, we take an afternoon and film me singing with puppets,’” Edwards says.

“When I told Jessica what I wanted to do and what some of my ideas were, she let me know that this was at least a two-day shoot,” Edwards says. “She just broke it down, ‘this is the kind of budget that you’re looking for’.

She just made it. I had the dream and vision, and she made it into a reality.”

While raising the money through a Kickstarter campaign, Edwards was put in touch with local puppeteer Rob Pelletier. They instantly shared a connection over their love of puppets, working out how to incorporate them into an act and a video.

The video, filmed at Paddy’s Place, stars Alvaro, a mustachioed Latin seducer. “He’s my fantasy,” Edwards says. “He’s my dream,

Nicole Edwards and Bluey and it was Helen O’Connor who built him. She’s a good friend. It was her idea to do felted wool, and I love the idea that the wool comes from Sheila Alexandrovich’s farm, which is in Mount Lorne, and I live in Mount Lorne and Helen lives just down the road from me, so it’s a community creation.”

Pelletier brought in Fox Foxworthy, a puppet lounge singer who features in the video and who MC’d the video premier concert, mixing with the crowd between sets.

Joining Edwards in the band were drummer Marc Paradis, bassist Paul Bergmann, guitarist Nick Mah, keyboardists Andrea McColeman, and Grant Simpson, who delayed his tour to be part of the premier. Together, they mixed soft jazz, bossa nova, and Edwards’ original songs, often duetting with Pelletier and his puppets.

Also featured at the release concert was Bluey Armstrong, a big-mouthed monster, with waving arms and a Tom Waits baritone.

“The idea for Bluey Armstrong came because we were talking: ‘Oh we can do some duets, Ella [Fitzgerald] and Louis [Armstrong] have some great duets.’”

Bluey Armstrong, duetting with Edwards on “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” and Edwards’ original “Grumpy Pants”, was a hit with the audience, especially the younger members at Epic.

Edwards is currently performing some shows in Ontario, while undergoing alternative treatments, and is planning more concerts with puppets this summer.

Lychee Martini is available for download from iTunes and CDBaby. The video can be found on NicoleEdwardsMusic’s Youtube channel.

Barry “Jack” Jenkins keeps tabs on the Yukon music scene.

Contact him via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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Wed, Mar 25 Lunchtime Yoga 12:10 PM Shanti Yoga 867-456-7123 Learn to breathe, stretch and relax! Use back entrance of Hawkins House No experience required all are welcome Wed, Mar 25 Hand to Hand - Level 2&3 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Mar 25 Drop In Badminton 7:00 PM Takhini Elementary School Newcomers are welcome For more information: birdiebash@gmail.com Wed, Mar 25 Staff/Jo with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Mar 25 Badminton 7:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary For more information: gh_bad@live.ca Thu, Mar 26 Velocity range practice 4:00 PM Biathlon Range Thu, Mar 26 Savaté (French Kick Boxing) 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo 3354500 Thu, Mar 26 Snowshoe Series 6:00 PM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre 6335671 Thu, Mar 26 Whitehorse Curling Club International Bonspiel Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Fri, Mar 27 Hand to Hand - Level 1 (lunch class) with Gael 11:30 AM Aikido Yukon Dojo Fri, Mar 27 Golden Horn Judo 3:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary Fri, Mar 27 Drop In Badminton 7:00 PM Takhini Elementary School Newcomers are welcome For more information: birdiebash@gmail.com Sat, Mar 28 Female Riders Spring Shred Camp 9:30 AM Mount Sima Sun, Mar 29 Ultimate Frisbee 5:30 PM Canada Games Centre 668-6517 Come out and play some frisbee. All levels are welcome.

Sun, Mar 29 Drop In Badminton 7:00 PM Takhini Elementary School Newcomers are welcome For more information: birdiebash@gmail.com Sun, Mar 29 Female Riders Spring Shred Camp 9:30 AM Mount Sima Mon, Mar 30 Hand to Hand - Level 1&2 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Mon, Mar 30 Sword/Bokken with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Mon, Mar 30 Yukon Roller Girls Team Practice 7:00 PM Elija Smith Elementary School 30 minutes off skate work followed

by Skills and Drills Tue, Mar 31 Golden Horn Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Terice 668-6631

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Wed, Apr 1 Lunchtime Yoga 12:10 PM Shanti Yoga 867-456-7123 Learn to breathe, stretch and relax! Use back entrance of Hawkins House No experience required all are welcome Wed, Apr 1 Hand to Hand - Level 2&3 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Apr 1 Drop In Badminton 7:00 PM Takhini Elementary School Newcomers are welcome For more information: birdiebash@gmail.com Wed, Apr 1 Staff/Jo with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Apr 1 Registration for 2015-16 memberships Biathlon Range Thu, Apr 2 Velocity range practice 4:00 PM Biathlon Range Thu, Apr 2 Savaté (French Kick Boxing) 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo 335-4500 Fri, Apr 3 Hand to Hand - Level 1 (lunch class) with Gael 11:30 AM Aikido Yukon Dojo Fri, Apr 3 Golden Horn Judo 3:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary Fri, Apr 3 Drop In Badminton 7:00 PM Takhini Elementary School Newcomers are welcome For more information: birdiebash@gmail.com Sat, Apr 4 Dance Gathering 8:00 PM Leaping Feats Creative Danceworks The Dance Gathering is a free dance for adults and mature teens. . No dance experience is necessary Sat, Apr 4 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 Sun, Apr 5 Ultimate Frisbee 5:30 PM Canada Games Centre 668-6517 Come out and play some frisbee. All levels are welcome.

Sun, Apr 5 Drop In Badminton 7:00 PM Takhini Elementary School Newcomers are welcome For more information: birdiebash@gmail.com

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Wed, Mar 25 FH Collins Parent Circle 7:00 PM F.H. Collins Secondary This is a safe place to come and chat about that amazing job we were handed without an instruction model: parenting teenagers.

Our focus for this meeting is Mindful Parenting. Please join us Wed, Mar 25 Women & Children Lunch Date 11:30 AM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Delicious Free Lunch for Women & Children Wed, Mar 25 Lunchtime Yoga 12:10 PM Shanti Yoga 867-456-7123 Learn to breathe, stretch and relax! Use back entrance of Hawkins House No experience required all are welcome Wed, Mar 25 Whitehorse Weight Watchers 4:30 PM Whitehorse United Church Please arrive 30-minutes prior to the listed meeting time for weigh-in and registration.

Fri, Mar 27 Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 PM Whitehorse Food Bank 334-9317 Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children Sat, Mar 28 Whitehorse Weight Watchers 8:30 AM Whitehorse United Church Please arrive 30-minutes prior to the listed meeting time for weigh-in and registration.

Sun, Mar 29 Zen, Zen, Zen 3:30 PM Alpine Bakery Two sits, one walk, tea and discussion. By donation, everyone welcome.

Mon, Mar 30 Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 PM Whitehorse Food Bank 334-9317 Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children Tue, Mar 31 Golden Horn Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Terice 668-6631 Wed, Apr 1 Women & Children Lunch Date 11:30 AM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Delicious Free Lunch for Women & Children Wed, Apr 1 Lunchtime Yoga 12:10 PM Shanti Yoga 867-456-7123 Learn to breathe, stretch and relax! Use back entrance of Hawkins House No experience required all are welcome Wed, Apr 1 Whitehorse Weight Watchers 4:30 PM Whitehorse United Church Please arrive 30-minutes prior to the listed meeting time for weigh-in and registration.

Fri, Apr 3 Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 PM Whitehorse Food Bank 334-9317 Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children Sat, Apr 4 Whitehorse Weight Watchers 8:30 AM Whitehorse United Church Please arrive 30-minutes prior to the listed meeting time for weigh-in and registration.

Sun, Apr 5 Zen, Zen, Zen 3:30 PM Alpine Bakery Two sits, one walk, tea and discussion. By donation, everyone welcome.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

Wednesday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Porter Creek Step meeting (CM) 8:00 PM Our Lady of Victory No Puffin (CM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St., Big Book Study Thursday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Happy Destiny Young Peoples Group 6:00 PM B.Y.T.E. Polar Group (OM) 7:30 PM Seventh Day Adventists Church (PC) Friday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Yukon Unity Group Meeting 1:30 PM #4 Hospital Road Whitehorse Group (CM, NS) 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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t u o b a d e n r e c n o C s i nv a s i v e p l a n t Oxeye Daisy, Common Tansy and Toadflax

is very important!

Improperly stored tires may become unusable due to ride disturbances caused by flat spots in the tread, for this reason tires should never be stored sitting on the tread for any extended period! Another improper storage technique would be to hang the tires by the beads, which can cause bead damage rendering the tire unusable.

The best practice when storing your out of season tires would be to keep them in a cool dry enclosed storage area that is not exposed to the elements (e.g. water, ozone etc.). They should be laid down on the sidewall of the tire and stacked either on top of one another or on a flat surface that won’t cause any indentations.

no more lifting, loading, lugging required ask us about our tire storage service!

Tire Shop open Monday - SaTurday

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are common garden plants.

Once they escape the garden, they will act invasive and displace native plants.

• Select non-invasive alternatives • Use wildflower mixes with caution, many contain invasive plant seeds

Do you have A Love Story To Share?

• Trade only non-invasive plants and seeds

For more info: Be plant wise program www.yukoninvasives.com info@yukoninvasives.com

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Email us at: romance@whatsupyukon.com

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Shaolin Wushu Masters THANK YOU

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Yukon – China Community Association Present:

2015 Year Of The Sheep

To everyone who came out and made our event an amazing success!

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Arctic Colour Tours Inc City of Whitehorse Complete Party Rentals Government of Yukon Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Northland Beverages People’s Republic of China Sandor’s Clothing Takhini Hot Springs Whitehorse Beverages Yukon Brewing Yukon-China Culture Exchange Service

Arctic Star Printing CBC Radio CKRW The Rush Driving Force Inkspirationz 506 All Day Grill Chop Suey Restaurant Green Garden Restaurant New China Garden Restaurant New Asia Restaurant North Dragon Restaurant

UPS Store Whitehorse Star Yukon News Ted Staffen Stephen & Irene Kwok Harrison & Kaitlyn Kwok Mellisa & Stuart Murray Malcolm Muir Ivan Wen Laurence Wei Ying Li

For more information please contact: yukonchinacommunityassociation@hotmail.com

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Friends, Food & Drinks True Goldrush Atmosphere

Bar Open 9am to 11pm Off Sales 9am to 11pm Clean, Quiet, Comfortable Rooms 110 Wood Street, 667-2641 Whitehorse

March 26, 2015

Tattoo You

Thursdays 7-11 PM Joe Loutchan World Renowned Fiddler

Town & Mountain Hotel

Hello readers, Do you have a tattoo that is important to you? Is it inspired by something or someone in the Yukon? Please submit a highres image of your ink along with a brief explanation of its significance to editor@whatsupyukon.com.

401 Main St, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2B6 (867) 668-7644

Tattooed:

Whitney Sandulak

Towne Club

Matthew Lien

is live for an intimate piano experience in the Towne Club (formally T&M Lounge) Friday March 27th and Saturday March 28th Show starts at 7pm $5 at the door Open 4 PM daily www.townmountain.com

Here is my sleeve which I just got done about three weeks ago in honour of my husband.

Meaning: It’s my love story with my husband, Tanner Sinclair, unfolded into a sleeve.

Raven is the spirit bird, and since he’s passed I’ve had so many situations with ravens, I feel like it’s him telling me he’s watching over our shoulders always.

!

Roses represent our love.

from beginners to the Yukon’s Best weekly at

Skull represents his death. The skull has tears and some droplets that fell on the rose petal.

Epic Pizza in Riverdale 7:00 PM until we’re done!

Poppies represent those who have passed but will always be remembered.

And be sure to join us on

Thursdays

Compass is so I know in which direction to go, and it is surrounded with Tanner’s favorite flower, forget-me-nots.

with

Scott Maynard

Live Music Line-up Friday March 27 Saturday March 28 Sunday March 29

for the Thursday Jam

Black Iron Blossom Black Iron Blossom Lara Lewis

Band Hours 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm Best Western Gold Rush Inn 411 Main Street, Whitehorse, 668-4500

Cross represents my faith, which has anchored me since Tanner’s passing.

The quotes are for myself and the girls.

The lettering around my wrist is the girls’ names in Viking runes, which is part of my Scandinavian background.

Photos: courtesy Whitney Sandulak

Friday, April 3

For the many paths Debbie Nyberg-Welc h has led us on and th e many journeys ye t to come. We invite her many friends an d family near and far to join us in supporting her on he r road to recovery.

Check out Facebook for Silent Auction Do https://www.facebook. nations com/Followinginherf ootstepsFundraiser

6:00 p.m. to closing

Saturday, April 4 6:00 p.m. to closing

TWO-DAY FUNDRAISER

for Debbie Nyberg-Welch Cover charge by donation All funds support Debbie’s recovery

This Week’s Music Lineup an 10 PM

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Climbing in Thailand Approaching Railay on a longboat PHOTOS: Alexander Weber

by Alexander Weber

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Climbing in Thailand; check out person in bottom right corner for scale View from the romantic lagoon

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recently returned from a trip to exotic and majestic Thailand. Having just read that, I assume your brain is already conjuring images of me riding an elephant through a jungle, scuba diving around coral reefs and tropical fish, drinking to excess during a ‘full moon’ party, drinking snake blood, visiting ancient golden temples, and gorging on pad thai.

None of these things happened — except the pad thai gorging, that definitely happened.

Instead, I spent my time in one little area called Railay, in the southwest of Thailand. Railay is world famous for rock climbing. I met more than one person who claimed to have returned to the area year after year for upwards of 16 years.

There are gorgeous, steep limestone cliff faces that look like they erupted from the earth through some kind of crazy seismic-reserve whack-a-mole situation.

Stalagtites abound, and are more often than not integral elements to the climbing routes. This makes for some incredible exposure, as I was sometimes literally stepping out from a wall, over a dizzying void of space below, onto solidified limestone-ooze. Think three-dimensional, but without the red and blue glasses.

The trip lasted two-and-a-half weeks during Whitehorse’s coldest winter

snap. There was an exactly 70-degree Celcius difference between where I had come from and where I had traveled to.

Having spent time acclimatizing to the winter weather, and an absence of Mr. Sun’s rays, I was not ready for the oppressive heat of Thailand’s midafternoon sun. To give you a taste, on one of our rest days, my partner and I decided to rent a kayak to explore some of the tiny islands surrounding Railay’s stunning beaches. We rented our kayak for two hours, but I had decided that one-and-a-half hours in direct sunshine was tantamount to directly injecting skin cancer into my body. I wanted to go back to shore (and shade), thankyou-very-much.

Most of our time was spent climbing.

In the end, I counted 63 distinct routes completed, almost all of which had stunning views from the top, almost all of which I would inevitably forget to turn around to see; my partner assures me they were incredible, and not to be missed. The climbing highlight was a mutli-pitch climb we did up an impressive limestone face, that ended with us climbing through a vertical tunnel out of which we were afforded the most spectacular view of the entire area.

I had one entire day spent in bed, with the occasional trip to the bathroom, the details of which I will spare you. Getting sick is not really something you hope doesn’t happen to

you, but more of a right-of-passage that everyone must complete. Other highlights include drinking fresh fruit juice shakes every day, swimming in the Andaman Sea after a hard day of climbing; drinking a “happy” shake and watching climbers far stronger than myself ascend the most over-hung and heinous rock climbs my eyes had ever beheld, soaking in the sun (in between running for shaded shelter), doing a little bit of cliff jumping, and discovering a beautiful and romantic lagoon.

Contrast this with gaggles of sunbathing tourists, crab-eating macaques turned trash-eating macaques and sunbathing tourists getting real up-close to said monkeys only to have the monkeys jump on them and steal their food. All and all the trip was a roaring success.

I returned to Whitehorse slightly tanned (despite my best efforts), restocked on vitamin-D, immune to Seasonal Affective Disorder, and ready to take on the rest of winter.

Well done Thailand, and well done trash-eating macaques. God bless your go-get-’em attitude.

Alexander Weber is a 29-year old PhD graduate who is often too busy going on adventures to think seriously about his life.

When he isn’t outside risking his life, he can often be found inside reading a good book.

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