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A Klondike Korner with Dan Davidson

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fter the first successful year of the Rural Experiential Model (REM), a program allowing rural Yukon students from Grade 10 to 12 to take classes in a variety of unique subjects, the Department of Education has increased the resources and enrolment for REM’s second year, which launched in Dawson City on September 21.

Regional superintendent Greg Story spoke about the theme of REM in his address to a packed audience at the Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre on Monday of REM week.

“It’s a way to bring more equity, more possibilities, to rural students, and have a chance for you to get together, learn from one another, learn from our best staff, and our staff to learn from each other.”

Department memos speak of being “committed to increasing the diversity of programming options and improving learning outcomes for rural and First Nations students in Yukon. REM supports equity in education for rural students by delivering similar opportunities to the participants as those made available to urban students.”

This is the second time Robert Service School has hosted REM, and this year’s attendance of over 100 was 20 per cent larger than the previous one. It also included several more weeklong options in

the program, increasing the impact from last year.

Course offerings included Foods Education and Service Training, First Nations Fine Art, Gold Rushes: Past, Present and Future, Hair and Aesthetics, Guitars and Song Writing, On the Land: Exploring our land, Heritage and Culture, Quilting, REM Reporters, Robotics, Wood Shop: Longboard creation.

The REM reporters’ group was out during the week, creating daily video and interview reports of activities in the other nine sessions. They also received a Tuesday morning “how to” talk from Berton House writer-in-residence Anik See, and myself.

When it comes to working outside the box, REM really shines, with several sessions taking place at the school, but others at the Yukon Order of Pioneers’ Hall, the Dawson Community Gospel Chapel, the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in woodworking shop, and the curling rink.

Two of the sessions involved students going into the community with the help of the Parks Canada Interpretive team, and out on the land around the town, led by Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in representatives and educators.

As busy as the daytime sessions were, extending beyond normal school hours, the evenings were also packed with a variety of activities — some recreational, some educational.

This program grew out of a decision taken two years ago as part of the Rural Equity Action Plan. It was designed to “support building capacity and collaboration among rural teachers; increase course options available to rural students; support multiple pathways for student success; create a sense of community and an opportunity for students to build relationships across rural schools.”

The inaugural year saw 73 students meet in two sessions, one in Dawson and the other in Carmacks. Participants came from nearly every rural Yukon community, including Carmacks, Dawson City, Faro, Haines Junction, Mayo, Old Crow, Pelly Crossing, Ross River, Teslin, and Watson Lake.

This school year, the spring session will occur in Watson Lake in May. As a key part of REM each student earns two fine arts and applied skills credits for completing 28 hours of training in intensive daytime sessions as well as the 15 hours of evening learning activities.

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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Sid’s Treasures with Teresa Vander Meer-Chassé

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aking up to a layer of snow on the ground, Sid van der Meer ventures out to his museum. He is getting ready for winter when he will be in sunny Arizona and his museum will be covered in snow.

As he walks along the museum’s boardwalk he comes across a unique object. It’s large, rusted, and awkward — a water heater.

Anyone else would have thrown this unusual object away, but not van der Meer, the collector. He’s had this object in his possession for so many years that the exact location where it was found is unknown. We only know that he found this object so interesting that he took it home and it now sits displayed outside his museum in Beaver Creek.

“It’s a hot water heater made by some army camp during the Alaska Highway construction,” he says. “The army must have wanted some hot water, took a couple of gas barrels, chopped one up and set the other on top of it to make this water heater.”

They used two metal barrels and whatever other materials (mainly metal) were accessible to create the water heater.

“They had plenty of empty gas barrels lying around — you need to heat the barrels up a few times to get rid of the gas.”

Because the barrels were previously used for containing gas they were “not used for drinking.

Used, rusty, metal barrels are not good to drink from but were probably a good water heater.”

Pointing at the vertically attached barrels, van der Meer explains, “They cut a hole in the bottom barrel to put wood in there

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Good for heating water, but not for drinking and put the other one (barrel) on top of it and welded it completely in one piece — they heated the water from underneath.”

Much like a stove, the bottom barrel was connected to a chimney and was able to heat the water that was contained in the top barrel.

“There’s a tap on the front of it (the top barrel) to get to the hot water,” says van der Meer. “They didn’t have any running water

at the time. A lot of army camps didn’t have access to it. So, if you wanted a hot bath or something like that this was the solution.”

He points towards the water heater.

“It was a good way to make hot water. Good for taking a bath in and/or doing laundry and washing up, but not for drinking!”

This one-of-a-kind object can be viewed outside Sid van der Meer’s Bordertown Museum on the

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boardwalk. Hurry by Bordertown Garage & Museum before van der Meer closes for the winter.

Sid’s Bordertown Garage & Museum will be open until October 15, 2014 and will reopen on April 1, 2015.

Sid van der Meer’s stories as dictated to his granddaughter Teresa Vander Meer-Chassé.

Contact him via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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Fri, Oct 17 Salsa Lessons: Beginner Sexy Bachata 8:55 PM Leaping Feats Creative Danceworks Bachata is a dance from the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean islands.

Both the music and the dance have been influenced by Cuban Bolero, the Merengue (also of Dominican Republic origin), Salsa and Cumbia. Bachata is building as the most popular social dance all over the world right now, so be part of the latest and hottest club trend! No drop-in. Register: salsayukon@gmail. com Fri, Oct 17 1st Annual Yukon Beer Festival Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre showcasing more than 25 brewers and distributors, representing over 150 individual brews.

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Sat, Oct 11 Family Sun Soccer 5:00 PM Canada Games Centre Sponsored by City of Whitehorse Sun, Oct 12 Family Skate 12:30 PM Canada Games Centre Skates available for rental.

Sponsored by ATCO Electric Yukon Sun, Oct 12 Open pottery studio 2:30 PM Arts Underground 667-4080 A non-instruction program for those experienced in the studio.

Clay can be purchased at the studio; any clay that is used has to be compatible with our glazes. Not on long weekends.

Mon, Oct 13 GO The Surrounding Game 6:00 PM Starbucks Chilkoot Centre Simple Game Deep Strategy. Beginners & Visitors Welcome.

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Canada Games Centre Family Literacy Centre Sun, Oct 19 Kids Kreate 1:00 PM Yukon Arts 2nd floor CGC Fun, interactive story time and Centre 867-393-7109 Get messy, have fun, activities! and learn about art at our monthly Kids Kreate Wed, Oct 8 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop art classes at the Yukon Arts Centre. Our next In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club (867) 393-2824 event will be clay sculpture! Every Kids Kreate Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club. activity is specially tailored to respond to the Wed, Oct 8 Family Dinner 5:00 PM Whitehorse materials and methods featured in Elementary Entertainment and Door Prizes.

Sun, Oct 19 Open pottery studio 2:30 PM Hosted by Many Rivers Arts Underground 667-4080 A non-instruction and Whole Child Program program for those experienced in the studio.

Wed, Oct 8 Music + Dancing = Family Fun Clay can be purchased at the studio; any clay 6:00 PM Christ the King Elementary With DJ. that is used has to be compatible with our Hosted by Multicultural Centre of the Yukon. glazes. Not on long weekends.

Thu, Oct 9 Whitehorse Family Lunch 12:00 PM Individual Learning Centre IOS Students and Parents Welcome!

Wed, Oct 8 Engaging Men to End Violence Thu, Oct 9 Family Story Time 12:00 PM Canada Games Centre Family Literacy Centre Against Women: Train-the-Trainer workshop series 9:30 AM Yukon College (867) 3352nd floor CGC Fun, interactive story time and 7569 Pre-register for this Two Day Workshop activities!

Participants will apply local knowledge and Thu, Oct 9 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club (867) 393-2824 culturally relevant elements to this subject and will have increased knowledge of local Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club. resources Thu, Oct 9 Young Masters 3:30 PM Arts Wed, Oct 8 Beginner pottery/ceramics 7:00 Underground 667-4080 Marlene Collins teaches ages 8-12 to to work within the specific PM Arts Underground 667-4080 Instructor: style of a Master artist and experience working Patrick Royle. Learn the properties of clay, wheel throwing techniques, some hand-building with a different medium each day. Mediums: and studio practice. After glazing and firing, watercolour, acrylic, encaustic, collage and participants will have beautiful functional pottery pastel. Must register. or one of a kind works of art. Registration Thu, Oct 9 Whitehorse: Family Roast Beef required.

Dinner 5:00 PM Whitehorse United Church Draw for Thanksgiving dinner basket and more. Thu, Oct 9 Intro to Creating 3D Computer Models 6:00PM YuKonstruct Makerspace Hosted by Ta’an Kwach’an Council 135 Industrial Rd. For more information Email: Thu, Oct 9 Carmacks Carnival 5:00 PM workshops@yukonstruct.com Carmacks Rec Centre Face painting, games Thu, Oct 9 Young Masters 3:30 PM Arts with prizes, carnival food and fun!

Underground 667-4080 Marlene Collins Thu, Oct 9 Social Thinking & Zones of teaches ages 8-12 to to work within the specific Regulation 6:30 PM Learning Disabilities Association of Yukon (LDAY) 668-5167 Dorota style of a Master artist and experience working with a different medium each day. Mediums: Kozuchowska will share tools and strategies watercolour, acrylic, encaustic, collage and to improve social thinking abilities and self pastel. Must register. regulation. Parents, educators and individuals Thu, Oct 9 Beginner pottery/ceramics 7:00 welcome. Childminding is available.

PM Arts Underground 667-4080 Instructor: Fri, Oct 10 Yukon Wildlife Preserve Family Bus Tour 9:00 AM Yukon Wildlife Preserve Bus Lynne Sofiak. Learn the properties of clay, wheel throwing techniques, some hand-building pick-up Super A parking lot in Riverdale: 9:00 and studio practice. After glazing and firing, AM, 2nd Ave, city bus stop across from Tim Hortons: 9:10 AM Super A parking lot in Porter participants will have beautiful functional pottery Creek:9:25 AM Explore Yukon’s diverse wildlife. or one of a kind works of art. Registration required.

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Sun, Oct 12 Ceramics Open Studio 2:30 PM Participation is on a first come first served Arts Underground Non-instructed open studio. basis. Bring your own beverage/ snack.

Participants are welcome to use the studio’s Fri, Oct 10 Family Story Time 12:00 PM Canada Games Centre Family Literacy Centre tools and equipment; clay and some tools are available for purchase. Every Sunday except 2nd floor CGC Fun, interactive story time and long weekends. $5/hour. activities!

Sun, Oct 12 Open pottery studio 2:30 PM Fri, Oct 10 Buddy Reading 2:30 PM Golden Arts Underground 667-4080 A non-instruction Horn Elementary Parents welcome! program for those experienced in the studio.

Fri, Oct 10 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club (867) 393-2824 Clay can be purchased at the studio; any clay that is used has to be compatible with our Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Fri, Oct 10 Free Family Swim 6:00 PM Canada glazes. Not on long weekends.

Mon, Oct 13 Handmade Prints 7:00 PM Arts Games Centre Sponsored by RPAY and Community Services, Sports Recreation Branch Underground 667-4080 Instructor: Meshell Melvin. This class is a gallop through the basics Sat, Oct 11 Drop-In 10:00 AM Heart Of of printmaking - from the quick impressions of Riverdale the monoprint to the intricacies of the linocut, Sat, Oct 11 Family Swim & Snacks 1:00 PM and all the rutabagas in between. Students will Canada Games Centre Sponsored by Yukon be encouraged to develop their image-making Child & Youth Advocate Office throughout their explorations with the different Sat, Oct 11 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club (867) 393-2824 hand-printed techniques.

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Tue, Oct 14 Mixed Media 7:00 PM Arts Underground 667-4080 Instructor: Kathy Piwowar. Create unique, dynamic pieces by exploring and combining a wide variety of media, including encaustics, painting, ink, and collage. Students will have the opportunity to explore different textures, techniques, and colours as well.

Wed, Oct 15 Painting Open Studio facilitated

by Neil Graham 7:00 PM Arts Underground 667-4080 A non-instruction program for those with experience painting. Bring materials, but use studio easels. We regularly offer painting workshops so ask us about upcoming classes if this is something you want to try.

Wed, Oct 15 Painting Open Studio with Neil Graham 7:00 PM Arts Underground Wed, Oct 15 Beginner pottery/ceramics 7:00 PM Arts Underground 667-4080 Instructor: Patrick Royle. Learn the properties of clay, wheel throwing techniques, some hand-building and studio practice. After glazing and firing, participants will have beautiful functional pottery or one of a kind works of art. Registration required.

Thu, Oct 16 Beginner pottery/ceramics 7:00 PM Arts Underground 667-4080 Instructor: Lynne Sofiak. Learn the properties of clay, wheel throwing techniques, some hand-building and studio practice. After glazing and firing, participants will have beautiful functional pottery or one of a kind works of art. Registration required.

Sat, Oct 18 Beginning Watercolour Technique 1:00 PM Arts Underground 667-4080 With Rob Ingram. Selecting and preparing paper, develop an idea, select a colour palette and lay paint. Refining your work, and know when to stop. Advanced students who want feedback are welcome. Supply your own brushes. Brush sets will be available to purchase. 0, 2, 4, 10, and 12 or 14 round and 1” or 2” flat are best. Registration required.

Sun, Oct 19 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, Oct 19 Open pottery studio 2:30 PM Arts Underground 667-4080 A non-instruction program for those experienced in the studio.

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The Three Dimensional Side of Light

Martin Berkman showcases new stereoscopic installations at Rah Rah Gallery

by Angela Szymczuk

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Think again.

For Yukon resident Martin Berkman, the light in nature can be explored in a variety of in-depth ways. The multimedia artist is set to debut his latest works on October 9 at the Rah Rah Gallery in Whitehorse.

The exhibition entitled, Murs Intérieurs Rétrospective de Marten Berkman (Inner Walls: a retrospective by Marten Berkman), will feature, 3-D stereoscopic print installations.

Berkman first launched a glimpse of his installations at the Nuit Blanche art festival in Whitehorse this summer.

“I use stereoscopic media to create the illusion of penetrating the surfaces of walls in our urban/manufactured spaces, to see through them at the land we are from,” Berkman says.

Berkman has been exploring his artistic talents for as long as he can remember. During the 1990’s his focus was on black and white photography, because that was in style at the time. He was fortunate enough to travel to pursue photography in places such as Africa and South America.

What especially intrigues the artist is the relationship humans have with the land.

“We have a constant exposure to nature as it is always in the media through stories, or toys, or advertisements. But what I am trying to show through my work is the real nature itself — the nature of who we are through duality and landscape.”

Berkman draws from two sources for inspiration. The first is the deep emotional side of nature,

The second inspiration comes from culture, and its relationship with the land.

“Being part of an industrial culture can cause struggles towards the way humans relate to the land,” he says. “We live in a natural world, and our feelings about the land have the ability to take us on a wonderful journey.”

As a multimedia artist, Berkman has many different tools at his disposal .

For this exhibit he has chosen to work with a stereoscopic collage .

“I feel this choice of medium blurs the lines between the subject (viewer) and the land.”

Stereoscopic imagery is known for its dimensional alterations, but in Beckman’s case, his work does not create “fooled” illusions.

Rather, the illusions are concentrated on particular elements of nature.

Marten Berkman’s “Inner Walls”, will open on October 9 at the Rah Rah Gallery in Whitehorse, and runs until October 25.

“It’s a nice intimate space with nice colors and layout,” says Berkman of Rah Rah. “I feel it really ads to the overall effect of my artwork.”

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October 9, 2014

Life Long Learning Seniors issue

by Glenda Koh Sue Starr, learner for life PHOTO: Glenda Koh

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ome say that dogs of a certain age can’t learn new tricks.

Sue Starr can’t speak for the dogs, but as a community organizer, adult educator, and driving force behind the new Heart of Riverdale community centre, lifelong learning is both a joy and a necessity.

Take technology, for example.

As technology becomes an unavoidable part of everyday life, falling behind means it’s going to get harder to catch up.

“Even for those of us who’ve grown up with technology, or worked in the field, the learning curve is getting steeper and steeper,” Starr says.

And while not exactly a necessity, technology does have the power to enrich a person’s life.

Starr gives the example of her sister, a long-time technology avoider. After inheriting Starr’s used tablet computer, she came around to technology, and the two now Skype every Sunday evening, undoubtedly making their lives better.

Learners whose synapses may not be firing in the same way they used to can use technology,

as well. Starr says that one of the things she’s noticed as she ages is that her memory doesn’t serve her as well.

“When I was in my 40s, I took a music theory class and when I went to write the exam, I just couldn’t remember the terms.

“But now we have Google, omigod! We used to say you don’t have to know the answer, you just have to know where to find it, and it’s so much easier now.”

In this respect, learning is necessary for adapting as you age.

Starr describes a first aid course she recently attended.

“Because I have some physical limitations, one of the things I had to learn is not just the first aid, but what tools I can use if I can’t get down on the floor,” she says.

Another thing she learned is how to self-help if she’s home alone and begins to choke. A small thing, but which can contribute to a person’s independence as they age.

Starr emphasizes this point: “Learning how to ask for help.

One of the biggest learning things about getting older is finding the balance of staying active as long

as I can and using the capacity I have, but realizing that capacity will diminish over time and that I need to have others help me.”

An important aspect of learning is what we can gain from each other, across generations. This philosophy is partly driving Starr’s work at the Heart of Riverdale.

As she sits in the multi-purpose room at “the Heart,” Starr gestures to the drop-in participant and says, “I can see right now that there are three generations in this room and that makes me really happy.”

She points out one small boy and explains that he knows the name of every dinosaur picture he sees.

“I can learn from him,” she says. “That expression of equality is a really important factor. We learn as we play. We learn from each other. We learn as we’re doing stuff.”

So breaking down generational barriers in community programming is one aspect of her philosophy, but another is breaking down the division between work, play, and learning.

Starr’s background in corporate communication becomes evident as she explains, “We put ourselves into boxes: school, work, and retirement. We say that when you’re in school you learn; when you’re working you can learn but not play, and when you’re retired, you should just play and not work or learn.”

She says we need a more holistic approach that recognizes that learning, playing, and working are aspects of everything.

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She has grandma’s eyes her grandpa smiles down on her of the memories deep inside will always forever remain.

Allan Benjamin , together and the roles of learner and teacher are not fixed.

“Teaching helps learning,” Starr says. “Any time I’ve taught I’ve learned because I have to not only understand what I’m teaching, but also how different people apply concepts.”

Moreover, the opportunity to be a teacher can present itself at any time.

“I love that when I’m here, kids come to me and ask me for help, or ask me to tie their shoe.

“When I was learning about being an adult educator, someone said, the sum of the knowledge in the room will always be more than

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Part of Starr’s dedication to the Heart is simply to create a place where people are invited to share knowledge.

What you learn — that doesn’t matter to Starr, whether it’s how to text or how to tie your shoe, but she does believe that lifelong learning is a necessity.

“With the rate of change of everything, how can you not learn and still be in the world?”

Glenda Koh knows she has much to learn. Contact her via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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Dancing’s His Thing K

eith Vig knew how to twostep before he knew how to read, write, or add sums.

A good tune would come on the radio and his mom would get him to dance with her on the kitchen floor. That was before he was in school, and when it all began.

Vig was born in 1936. He grew up on a farm in central Alberta.

When he was 23, tragedy struck his family, and Vig started drinking heavily to cope. Then he got a job with an oil company, and hightailed to Inuvik to work on a rig.

“I was trying to get away from myself, but myself came along.”

But Vig didn’t have a drink the entire time he was in the Arctic, and it gave him time to figure himself out. He didn’t go back to the farm; he kept working on rigs.

He liked to keep moving. He’s worked off the coast of Nova Scotia, on Sable Island, the unlikely rocky outcrop that wrecks ships and is home to herds of wild horses. He’s worked rigs in the Red Sea, and in B.C. and Alberta.

Dancing is Vig’s constant. He can always find a place to cut a rug; he’s got a nose for it. He says most of the guys from the rig would go to the bar, but Vig would look for music, dancing and women. He says it kept him from being an alcoholic.

A ringing in his ears brought Vig to Whitehorse — tinnitus is the condition. Vig said he’d tried all kinds of treatments, and nothing worked. He was working in northern B.C. when he picked up a hitchhiker in Dawson Creek. The hitcher told Vig about an acupuncturist in Whitehorse — Sue May at the North West Clinic.

That was in 1995.

Vig says the acupuncture helped his condition, and he started making the trip to Whitehorse a couple of days out of every year.

Eventually, he bought a lot in Carcross, and that’s where he lives now.

He comes to town on Thursdays in the winter so he can catch Joe Loutchan and the boys play fiddle music at the ‘98.

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by Meagan Deuling about dancing in relation to his life: “It’s my thing. It’s what I grew up with, this kind of music.”

At 78, Vig is a beanpole; he says he was a chubby kid. When he was a pre-schooler, back when his mom would dance with him to radio tunes in the farmhouse kitchen, his uncles called him ‘Tubby’. It hurt Vig’s feelings, and he brought this up to his family much later, when he was in his 50s.

His uncles said they called him ‘Tubby’ after the host of a country-music station. They told him he had something special, even then — he could keep time to music.

And he still does.

He likes fiddle night at the ‘98 because he’s used to that kind of music. He goes to the Casa Loma or the 202 when Yukon Jack plays.

He likes Yukon Jack “even though they switch to rock ‘n’ roll. I don’t mind if they do it at midnight, but if they do it before that it spoils my night.”

These days Vig just has one drink when he goes out — it took him a long time to learn that it’s all he needs. He says it helps that these days he doesn’t need help loosening up like he used to need it.

“I never stopped dancing,” he says, “not like I cut down my drinking.”

He doesn’t need help finding dance partners, either — he unabashedly taps every female shoulder in the bar. He tells his partners to “pick up your feet”, or “let me lead”, or, “I can tell you’re used to dancing alone”, but the ladies keep joining him on the floor.

They can tell he’s in it for the dance alone.

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

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Gardening can be very repetitive. Picking peas keeps the hands and eyes busy but the mind is allowed to focus on other things.

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This year there has been a black bear living on the mountain behind our farm, and according to a neighbour they had a grizzly in and out of their yard all summer as well. We haven’t seen the grizzly at all, but the black bear isn’t shy of us, although it hasn’t been a nuisance, either.

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Large paintings catch the light in Crawford’s Crag Lake workspace; It’s her living room, but she figures it lives more with art going on in it

by Nicole Bauberger

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ecause of the cerebral nature of her abstract paintings, Lawrie Crawford describes herself as an “outlier” in the Yukon, where landscape painters predominate.

Measuring Space, Lawrie Crawford’s solo art show at the Northern Front Studio in Waterfront Station, opened at the beginning of October. However, Crawford will offer an artist talk at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday October 14. She hopes this will provide a bridge to her work for a Yukon audience.

The talk will draw from Crawford’s Master of Fine Arts (MFA) thesis. Crawford completed her degree last April at Goddard College in Port Townsend, Washington. The low residency interdisciplinary arts MFA builds around the student’s art practice in their home community.

While Crawford travelled down to the school for intensive sessions, she learned mostly from her home on Crag Lake, helping coordinate critique sessions with the Southern Lakes Artists’ Collective, for example.

“It didn’t create the dependencies that sometimes artists in

She mixes white talk won’t discuss painting techart schools dewith acrylic gel nique, but rather creative process velop,” she remedium to get and concept. These ideas cluster flects. paint with “soft around the “panarchy loop”.

Crawford Drawn flat, the panarchy loop peaks” like egg “wanted an exwhites, but not looks something like an infinity cuse to do some too stiff. This symbol. It’s a three-dimensional big paintings,” translates her idea, a moebius strip intersecting so four 42x59brushstrokes into with itself in the middle. Imagine inch panels make a strip of paper with up the core of one twist in it, glued Measuring Space, together to make a along with the p The panarchy curve inspires each brushstroke loop. If you draw a smaller studies they grew pencil line along the from. Paraphrasing artist like an infinity sign, but three-dimensional and dynamic paper, you will come Mark Rothko, she explains back to where you that you’re always outside started, and unlike a flat sheet of a small painting, but larger ones more interesting marks.

Her work has been growing paper, it just has one side. invite you in.

Try it if you don’t believe me.

When I visited her studio in more intentional over the years.

This brain-bending shape, like late September, the canvases In past work, with layering, scrapcontained mostly white gestures ing, and sanding, she loved the an Escher staircase, has inspired on a black gestural ground, with element of being surprised. But a number of thinkers from whose a purplish-black mixed from Crawford finds she “can’t build a work Crawford drew her thesis.

C. S. “Buzz” Holling used it to three colours. Intensely coloured practice on being surprised all the develop ideas about ecological shapes, a line or a curve, provide time.”

She takes photos after each systems and resilience. Thomas contrast within this almost greylayer of paint, so she knows what Homer Dixon used it to think scale context.

For these multiple large can- she’s sanding back to. Being able about innovation in international vases, all painted using the same to refer to earlier layers also helps governance. Crawford enjoys how colours, Crawford has to mix paint her know what colours to add concepts expressed through this in big batches, to preserve the next, to preserve the painting’s shape encourage diversity in problem solving. harmony. paintings’ unity.

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thinking of Christopher Alexander, architect and mathematician, author of A Pattern Language, whose ideas shape Crawford’s painting choices.

But what is the panarchy loop?

“Accelerate, pause, accelerate, pause—” she dances her explanation.

For Crawford, this dynamic shape can also be found in the cycle of the seasons. Change happens quickly at equinox and stalls around the solstices.

Before Crawford starts painting, she does a dance warm up.

She does all her first coats, her under paintings, tracing a fullbody gesture of the panarchy loop.

The white marks on these paintings also emerge from the panarchy loops.

Measuring Space will be on display at the Northern Front Studio until October 27; Crawford’s artist talk will take place on October 14 at 5:00 p.m.

Nicole Bauberger is a painter, writer and performer living in Whitehorse. Contact her via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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For Team Yukon, the Canada 55+ Games in Alberta were like a “summer camp for old people”

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eggy Duncan wasn’t the for several years before taking up ritory’s ElderActive Recreation Association (of which her husband, oldest member of Team curling in the mid-1980s.

“I went to competitions with Tom Parlee, is president) has Yukon in the recent Canada 55+ Games in Sherwood Park, the senior ladies, and then we doubled in the past two years and now stands at 500.

Alberta. That distinction went to went to the Canadian Masters.”

“The government better wake The results were “not that 90-year-old Irene Mahoney. up and smell the coffee in terms of But Duncan was the only with a good”, she admits.

“There were pretty good curl- the fact that seniors are no longer son and daughter-in-law also participating in the national seniors’ ers across the country, but we al- leaving the territory when they retire, and there’s this significant ways had a good time,” she says. event.

“We had some good games and body of active, healthy seniors,” And it wasn’t the first time she’s been to the games with her that, but we were lucky to win a she adds.

Those Yukon seniors weren’t son, Steve, and his wife, Christine. game, that’s for sure.” sitting on their In 2010, she says, hands in Sher“I kind of brought the wood Park, by any subject up that maybe means. Team Yukon this might be interestfinished in fourth ing for them,” Duncan place in the overall says. medal standings, Since they were all with 68.5 medals in Ontario for a wed(half a point for a ding, they decided to tie). continue on to BrockThat put them ville for that year’s behind only the games. teams from AlFor Duncan, who berta, B.C., and will turn 82 in DecemPHOTO: by courtesy of ElderActive Recreation Association S a s k a t c h e w a n , ber, this year marked and ahead of Onher fifth appearance as a floor shuffle- Steve Duncan registers one of his four medal-winning performances tario.

And for the board player on Team in swimming during the recent 55+ Games in Alberta fourth time, Team Yukon. The first was in Now, as a veteran of the Can- Yukon came home with the Spirit 2004, when Whitehorse hosted the ada 55+ Games, she says the com- of the Games award, an honour games. for sportsmanship and participaShe readily admits that watch- petition isn’t what matters most.

“It’s nice to go there and meet tion that has only been handed out ing her children compete is “something every mother should be proud all the different people from eight times so far.

Duncan has her own explanaof,” the irony is that the complex across the country. We have a good scheduling of events doesn’t al- time, and you’re with people,” tion for Yukon’s success in that area. she says. ways make that possible.

“We’re the noisiest ones there, “When you’re a senior, that’s “I saw my son once, swim one of his races. His wife was in track quite important. It’s good for your I think,” she says. “And of course, being from a small little town mental attitude, I think.” and field,” she explains.

According to Spence Hill, who from the North, we all sort of stick “But I was busy doing my competition and they were busy doing handled media relations for the together.”

For the record, Steve Duncan theirs, so I never really got to see recent games, the camaraderie among the Team Yukon partici- wasn’t the only multiple-medal them.”

If she had, she would no doubt pants, and the fact they all stayed winner in the pool. Carcross swimhave been proud to see Steve turn in one hotel, prompted one woman mer Linda Augustine captured in two gold-medal performances to describe the atmosphere as three golds and a silver in her first-ever appearance at the Canin the pool (50m and 100m free- “summer camp for old people.”

Many other Yukon seniors ob- ada 55+ Games. style) and two bronze (50m breast In the 80-84 year-old category, stroke and 100m back stroke), in viously share Duncan’s view about the benefits of being active and Nesta Leduc earned two gold and the 60-and-over category. two silver medals.

When he was younger, he was in engaged with others.

The year’s Team Yukon, with swimming, but “the swim club was Ken Bolton is a freelance way beyond anything I could ever 130-some competitors and another writer who telecommutes to 20 mission personnel, was the lardo,” Duncan admits. work from his home southeast In her own younger days, gest on record. of Whitehorse.

Hill says membership in the terthough, she bowled in a league

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Tuesday October 21st 6:30PM-8:30PM

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hat happens when a person dies?

We don’t truly know the answer, but death does hold one certainty: a once animated body stills.

We do know what happens to the bodies of the dead. The standard North American options are casket burial in a cemetery, or cremation. In most jurisdictions they are the only options legally allowed.

There is a growing community of people who find this limiting; one option involves using nonbiodegradable and toxic materials to significantly slow down the process of decay, the other, an accelerated and total dissolution of the body. Both are divorced from the natural decomposition of death, the potential to recycle into new life.

Enter the green burial movement.

Imagine walking into a forest with a green, leafy canopy above you; a silence sinking into you; a soft, mossy earth underfoot; and below, the decaying remains of plants, animals, and humans.

Imagine your body, in death, contributing to the regeneration of new life.

Imagine visiting a forest your passed loved one has become part of.

Imagine protecting at-risk landscapes by making them even more sacred.

Imagine being able to do this in the Yukon.

Hospice Yukon is screening the

award-winning green burial documentary A Will for the Woods on October 16 at the Old Fire Hall, followed by a talk with representatives from Heritage North Funeral Homes and the City of Whitehorse, to discuss the current and potential future options for green burials in the territory.

Though event organizer Deb Higgins did tell me she “doesn’t want to spill the beans,” she did hint that a new green burial bylaw is in the works.

This may put Whitehorse on the front lines of something revolutionary. There are only a handful of places in only four countries (USA, Canada, UK, and New Zealand) that currently allow natural end-of-life options.

Imagine

your body, in death ,

contributing to the

regeneration of new life .

The Natural Burial Association of Canada’s website lists only four burial sites in the entire country,

three of which are in Ontario.

What green burial aims to do is return a body as naturally as possible to the earth. A green burial uses simple caskets or shrouds made from biodegradable cloths or wood, the grave itself prepared with little impact to its surrounding environment. If used at all, grave markers are natural and unobtrusive — shrubs, trees, or small stones.

The burial sites look like any other forest or field, leaving the landscape as found. Their formation also ensures the land cannot be used for any other commercial or economic developmental purpose, creating a new opportunity for the preservation of wild spaces.

A Will for the Woods intimately follows one man’s journey towards his own green burial. After being diagnosed with lymphoma, musician, folk dancer, and psychiatrist Clark Wang began to think about how his death could contribute to the future. He wanted his last act to be a gift to the planet.

To learn how Wang’s journey could become a reality, join the screening on October 16 at the Old Fire Hall. Tickets are $12, doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the movie begins at 7:00 p.m., with the discussion to follow.

“This is quite new,” says Higgins. “I think the discussion will be really interesting.”

Joslyn Kilborn is a Whitehorsebased writer. Contact her via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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Riverdale Evenings

(by donation for supplies and coffee) Tues 7:30- 9:00 Knitting Circle

Group may contract knitting teachers for projects - costs tbd 13 sessions (starts Sep 16) Tues 7:30 - 9pm Book Club

Second Tuesday of the Month, w/ Katie Sikkes - All welcome Fri 7pm - 10pm Teen Drop-in

Movies, Board Games, music and more.

Kaylee LIshner. (Starts Sep 19) Weekday Afternoons 1:30 - 3 pm

Teens and Adults all welcome By donation for supplies, coffee.

No experience required. (starts week of Sept 15) Mon: Music Circle

THE SPACE BETWEEN HERE AND THERE CHRISTINA BATTLE Oct 2 – Nov 1, 2014 Gallery Hours: Mon – Fri, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sat 1 – 5 pm Location: Located on the corner of 2nd and Princess YOUTH ART ENRICHMENT November 5 - 8, 2014 for more information, please refer to http://www.kiac.ca/ coursesoutreach/ youthartenrichment/ or call 867-993-5005 Coffeehouse and Open Mic Night Saturday October 11th 7:00 pm at KIAC in the Ballroom Admission by donation

Tel: (867) 993-5005 Fax: (867) 993-5838 Website: www.kiac.ca

Singing and Drumming Tues and Thurs: Cards/Games Drop in...bring a friend or two, enjoy a game of cards Wed: Knitting Circle

Family Drop-in

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Singing, story-telling

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REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Noon, October 9, 2014 (No late

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FEE: $130 for first half, $90 for second half or $200 for entire season(Cash or cheque only).

GAMES are played every Sunday evening, plus Wednesday

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Active Interest Listings Mon, Sep 8 Trampoline Training for Snowboarders 7:00 PM Polarette’s Gymnastic Club 334-2944 Wed, Oct 8 Drop In Badminton 7:00 PM Takhini Elementary School Newcomers are welcome For more information: birdiebash@ gmail.com Wed, Oct 8 Seniors +55 Tai Chi Chuan 10:00 AM Golden Age Society Class size is limited to a maximum of 10 participants. Contact: Jo-Ann Gates @ 667-4531 Wed, Oct 8 FREE Lunchtime Yoga 12:00 PM Shanti Yoga 867-456-7123 Learn to breathe, stretch and relax! Donations Welcome.

Use back entrance of Hawkins House No experience required all are welcome Wed, Oct 8 Hand to Hand - Level 2&3 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Oct 8 Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan Hand Form 6:00 PM Elija Smith Elementary School No previous tai chi experience is required.

Contact: Helene Dobrowolsky @ 668-3814 Wed, Oct 8 Staff/Jo with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Oct 8 Yukon Roller Girls “Fresh Meat” Drop In 8:00 PM Elija Smith Elementary School Open to all who want to come out and try Roller Derby Wed, Oct 8 Yukon Roller Girls League Practice 8:30 PM Canada Games Centre Scrimmage Practice, all members welcome Wed, Oct 8 Youth Gymnastics Drop In 8:30 PM Polarette’s Gymnastic Club Thu, Oct 9 Savaté (French Kick Boxing) 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo 335-4500 Thu, Oct 9 Introductory Tai Chi Chuan 6:00 PM Hidden Valley School This class will focus on basic tai chi movements grounded in the 10 essential principles and 13 steps of tai chi chuan and prepares players for the traditional hand and weapon forms. Contact: Pam Boyde 633-6034 Thu, Oct 9 Fun With Forms 7:00 PM Hidden Valley School It is based on taiji hand, staff and spear, wushu and hockey movements.

This class is for experienced taiji players only.

Contact: Pam Boyde 633-6034 Fri, Oct 10 Drop In Badminton 7:00 PM Takhini Elementary School Newcomers are welcome For more information: birdiebash@ gmail.com Fri, Oct 10 Yukon Wildlife Preserve Family Bus Tour 9:00 AM Yukon Wildlife Preserve Bus pick-up Super A parking lot in Riverdale: 9:00 AM, 2nd Ave, city bus stop across from Tim Hortons: 9:10 AM Super A parking lot in Porter Creek:9:25 AM Explore Yukon’s diverse wildlife.

Children must be accompanied by guardian.

Participation is on a first come first served basis. Bring your own beverage/ snack.

Fri, Oct 10 Hand to Hand - Level 1 (lunch class) with Gael 11:30 AM Aikido Yukon Dojo Fri, Oct 10 Golden Horn Judo 3:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary Fri, Oct 10 Free Family Swim 6:00 PM Canada Games Centre Sponsored by RPAY and Community Services, Sports Recreation Branch

Fri, Oct 10 Bhangra Dance Classes 7:00 PM Breath of Life Collective 867-336-3344 The objective of these free dance classes is to bring happiness and good health to life through dancing!

Sat, Oct 11 Tai Chi Group Practice 10:00 AM Takhini Elementary School Everything could be practiced here, but usually the Hand Form is practiced twice through. Teachers on hand will be happy to answer any questions or give extra coaching with your form Sat, Oct 11 Family Swim & Snacks 1:00 PM Canada Games Centre Sponsored by Yukon Child & Youth Advocate Office Sat, Oct 11 Family Sun Soccer 5:00 PM Canada Games Centre Sponsored by City of Whitehorse Sun, Oct 12 Drop In Badminton 7:00 PM Takhini Elementary School Newcomers are welcome For more information: birdiebash@ gmail.com Sun, Oct 12 Family Skate 12:30 PM Canada Games Centre Skates available for rental.

Sponsored by ATCO Electric Yukon Sun, Oct 12 Final Coast Mountain Sports Trail Run for 2014 5:00 PM Chadburn Lake Nancy Thomson 333-0983 Location: Chadburn Lake parking lot Yukon River trail/juicy/girlfried loop (15km moderate) Sun, Oct 12 Ultimate Frisbee 5:30 PM Canada Games Centre 668-6517 Come out and play some frisbee. All levels are welcome.

Sun, Oct 12 Final Trail Run For 2014 6:00 PM Chadburn Lake Chadburn Lake parking lot, Yukon River (15km moderate) Contact: Nancy Thomson – 333-0983 Sun, Oct 12 Badminton 7:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Tracy 393-7641 Mon, Oct 13 Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan 16 Movement Hand Form 7:00 PM Grey Mountain Primary School This introductory tai chi chuan (taijiquan) class will focus on the Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan 16 Movement Hand Form. Contact: Jo-Ann Gates 667-4531 Mon, Oct 13 Qigong and Tai Chi for Seniors 10:00 AM Golden Age Society This class involves flowing, gentle qigong exercises and Yang Style 16 Movement Tai Chi Chuan that help with relaxation, balance, strength and general well-being. Contact: Jo-Ann Gates at 667-4531 Mon, Oct 13 Hand to Hand - Level 1&2 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Mon, Oct 13 Sword/Bokken with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Mon, Oct 13 Yukon Roller Girls Team Practice 7:00 PM Elija Smith Elementary School 30 minutes off skate work followed by Skills and Drills Tue, Oct 14 Tai Chi Form Refinements 6:00 PM Holy Family Elementary This term the refinement class will focus on fine tuning and improving our movements of the Traditional Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan 103 Movement Hand Form. Contact: Pam Boyde 633-6034.

Tue, Oct 14 Tai Chi Partner Work 7:00 PM Holy Family Elementary Learn how to use the 8 energies against an opponent and how to

neutralize them when used against you. This class is for experience tai chi players. Contact: Pam Boyde @ 633-6034 Tue, Oct 14 Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Tracy 393-7641 Tue, Oct 14 Badminton 7:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Tracy 393-7641 Tue, Oct 14 Tai Chi Beginners Yang Style 108 Form 8:00 PM Elija Smith Elementary School Handed down by Professor Cheng Man-Ch’ing (Zheng Manqing) and Dr. Chi Chian Tao. Contact: Laura Beattie 456-7609.

Wed, Oct 15 Drop In Badminton 7:00 PM Takhini Elementary School Newcomers are welcome For more information: birdiebash@ gmail.com Wed, Oct 15 Seniors +55 Tai Chi Chuan 10:00 AM Golden Age Society Class size is limited to a maximum of 10 participants. Contact: Jo-Ann Gates @ 667-4531 Wed, Oct 15 FREE Lunchtime Yoga 12:00 PM Shanti Yoga 867-456-7123 Learn to breathe, stretch and relax! Donations Welcome.

Use back entrance of Hawkins House No experience required all are welcome Wed, Oct 15 Hand to Hand - Level 2&3 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Oct 15 Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan Hand Form 6:00 PM Elija Smith Elementary School No previous tai chi experience is required. Contact: Helene Dobrowolsky @ 668-3814 Wed, Oct 15 Staff/Jo with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Oct 15 Yukon Roller Girls League Practice 8:30 PM Canada Games Centre Scrimmage Practice, all members welcome Wed, Oct 15 Youth Gymnastics Drop In 8:30 PM Polarette’s Gymnastic Club Thu, Oct 16 Savaté (French Kick Boxing) 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo 335-4500 Thu, Oct 16 Introductory Tai Chi Chuan 6:00 PM Hidden Valley School This class will focus on basic tai chi movements grounded in the 10 essential principles and 13 steps of tai chi chuan and prepares players for the traditional hand and weapon forms. Contact: Pam Boyde 633-6034 Thu, Oct 16 Fun With Forms 7:00 PM Hidden Valley School It is based on taiji hand, staff and spear, wushu and hockey movements.

This class is for experienced taiji players only.

Contact: Pam Boyde 633-6034 Fri, Oct 17 Drop In Badminton 7:00 PM Takhini Elementary School Newcomers are welcome For more information: birdiebash@ gmail.com Fri, Oct 17 Hand to Hand - Level 1 (lunch class) with Gael 11:30 AM Aikido Yukon Dojo Fri, Oct 17 Golden Horn Judo 3:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary Fri, Oct 17 Bhangra Dance Classes 7:00 PM Breath of Life Collective 867-336-3344 The objective of these free dance classes is to bring happiness and good health to life through dancing!

is for experienced taiji players only. Contact: Pam Boyde 633-6034 Fri, Oct 10 Yoga with Bonnie MacDonald 8:15 AM Vista Outdoor Learning Centre 668-2791 Ten class series. Call to register.

Fri, Oct 10 Yoga with Bonnie MacDonald 10:15 AM Vista Outdoor Learning Centre 668-2791 Ten class beginner series. Call to register.

Sat, Oct 11 Tai Chi Group Practice 10:00 AM Takhini Elementary School Everything could be practiced here, but usually the Hand Form is practiced twice through. Teachers on hand will be happy to answer any questions or give extra coaching with your form Sat, Oct 11 Whitehorse Weight Watchers 8:30 AM Whitehorse United Church Please arrive 30-minutes prior to the listed meeting time for weigh-in and registration.

Mon, Oct 13 Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan 16 Movement Hand Form 7:00 PM Grey Mountain Primary School This introductory tai chi chuan (taijiquan) class will focus on the Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan 16 Movement Hand Form. Contact: Jo-Ann Gates 667-4531 Mon, Oct 13 Qigong and Tai Chi for Seniors 10:00 AM Golden Age Society This class involves flowing, gentle qigong exercises and Yang Style 16 Movement Tai Chi Chuan that help with relaxation, balance, strength and general well-being. Contact: Jo-Ann Gates at 667-4531 Mon, Oct 13 Practical Skills Class 2:00 PM Second Opinions Society 867-667-2037 Join us for a class on a practical skill including resume building, budgeting, communication etc...

Tue, Oct 14 Tai Chi Form Refinements 6:00 PM Holy Family Elementary This term the refinement class will focus on fine tuning and improving our movements of the Traditional Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan 103 Movement Hand Form. Contact: Pam Boyde 633-6034.

Tue, Oct 14 Tai Chi Partner Work 7:00 PM Holy Family Elementary Learn how to use the 8 energies against an opponent and how to neutralize them when used against you. This class is for experience tai chi players. Contact: Pam Boyde @ 633-6034 Tue, Oct 14 One On One Support 10:00 AM Second Opinions Society A support staff will be available for one on one sessions every Tuesday Tue, Oct 14 Wellness Support Group 2:00 PM Second Opinions Society Everyone is welcome to this afternoon support group for those looking for a place to share, learn and grow.

Tue, Oct 14 Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Tracy 393-7641 Tue, Oct 14 Yoga with Bonnie MacDonald 7:00 PM Vista Outdoor Learning Centre 668-2791 Ten class series. Call to register.

Tue, Oct 14 Tai Chi Beginners Yang Style 108 Form 8:00 PM Elija Smith Elementary School Handed down by Professor Cheng ManCh’ing (Zheng Manqing) and Dr. Chi Chian Tao. Contact: Laura Beattie 456-7609.

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NEW ACTION Now we’re also providing $150 K to Yukon College to help train more operators who keep water and wastewater plants operating safely.

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Wellness Listings Wed, Oct 8 Engaging Men to End Violence Against Women: Train-the-Trainer workshop series 9:30 AM Yukon College (867) 3357569 Pre-register for this Two Day Workshop Participants will apply local knowledge and culturally relevant elements to this subject and will have increased knowledge of local resources Wed, Oct 8 Seniors +55 Tai Chi Chuan 10:00 AM Golden Age Society Class size is limited to a maximum of 10 participants. Contact: Jo-Ann Gates @ 667-4531 Wed, Oct 8 Women & Children Lunch Date 11:30 AM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Delicious Free Lunch for Women & Children Wed, Oct 8 Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 PM Whitehorse Food Bank 334-9317 Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children Wed, Oct 8 FREE Lunchtime Yoga 12:00 PM Shanti Yoga 867-456-7123 Learn to breathe, stretch and relax! Donations Welcome. Use back entrance of Hawkins House No experience required all are welcome Wed, Oct 8 One On One Support 1:00 PM Second Opinions Society A support staff will be available for one on one sessions every Tuesday Wed, Oct 8 Whitehorse Weight Watchers 4:30 PM Whitehorse United Church Please arrive 30-minutes prior to the listed meeting time for weigh-in and registration.

Wed, Oct 8 Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan Hand Form 6:00 PM Elija Smith Elementary School No previous tai chi experience is required.

Contact: Helene Dobrowolsky @ 668-3814 Wed, Oct 8 Prévention des blessures en ski 6:30 PM Canada Games Centre (867)668-2663 ext 500 Atelier animé par PhysioPlus. Inscription en personne au centre des jeux du Canada ou en ligne www.whitehorse.ca Wed, Oct 8 The Alzheimer/Dementia Family Caregiver Support Group 7:00 PM Copper Ridge Place A group for family or friends caring for someone with Dementia. Info and register call Cathy 334-1548 or Joanne 668-7713.

Thu, Oct 9 Vidéoconférence du PEP 8:30 AM Centre De La Francophonie (867)668-2663 ext 500 videoconference. Intervenir auprès des femmes confrontées à une grossesse nondésirée en contexte de violence conjugale. 2 façons de participer (inscription obligatoire) :Vidéoconférence : 867-668-2663, poste 500 / reception@afy.yk.ca Webinaire : cnfsmft@ uottawa.ca Thu, Oct 9 Second Opinion Society Community Lunch 12:00 PM Second Opinions Society Thu, Oct 9 Introductory Tai Chi Chuan 6:00 PM Hidden Valley School This class will focus on basic tai chi movements grounded in the 10 essential principles and 13 steps of tai chi chuan and prepares players for the traditional hand and weapon forms. Contact: Pam Boyde 633-6034 Thu, Oct 9 Fun With Forms 7:00 PM Hidden Valley School It is based on taiji hand, staff and spear, wushu and hockey movements. This class

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Wed, Oct 15 Seniors +55 Tai Chi Chuan 10:00 AM Golden Age Society Class size is limited to a maximum of 10 participants. Contact: Jo-Ann Gates @ 667-4531 Wed, Oct 15 Women & Children Lunch Date 11:30 AM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Delicious Free Lunch for Women & Children Wed, Oct 15 Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 PM Whitehorse Food Bank 334-9317 Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children Wed, Oct 15 FREE Lunchtime Yoga 12:00 PM Shanti Yoga 867-456-7123 Learn to breathe, stretch and relax! Donations Welcome. Use back entrance of Hawkins House No experience required all are welcome Wed, Oct 15 One On One Support 1:00 PM Second Opinions Society A support staff will be available for one on one sessions every Tuesday Wed, Oct 15 Whitehorse Weight Watchers 4:30 PM Whitehorse United Church Please arrive 30-minutes prior to the listed meeting time for weigh-in and registration.

Wed, Oct 15 Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan Hand Form 6:00 PM Elija Smith Elementary School No previous tai chi experience is required.

Contact: Helene Dobrowolsky @ 668-3814 Thu, Oct 16 Second Opinion Society Community Lunch 12:00 PM Second Opinions Society Thu, Oct 16 Introductory Tai Chi Chuan 6:00 PM Hidden Valley School This class will focus on basic tai chi movements grounded in the 10 essential principles and 13 steps of tai chi chuan and prepares players for the traditional hand and weapon forms. Contact: Pam Boyde 633-6034 Thu, Oct 16 Hospice Movie Night: A Will for the Woods 6:30 PM The Old Fire Hall A green burial is the act of returning a body as naturally as possible to the earth, often without embalming or cremation,but instead burying in a simple wooden casket or wrapped in a shroud, in a protected green space.

Thu, Oct 16 Fun With Forms 7:00 PM Hidden Valley School It is based on taiji hand, staff and spear, wushu and hockey movements. This class is for experienced taiji players only. Contact: Pam Boyde 633-6034 Fri, Oct 17 Yoga with Bonnie MacDonald 8:15 AM Vista Outdoor Learning Centre 668-2791 Ten class series. Call to register.

Fri, Oct 17 Yoga with Bonnie MacDonald 10:15 AM Vista Outdoor Learning Centre 668-2791 Ten class beginner series. Call to register.

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Thursday, November 27, 2014 Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre (1171-1st Avenue) Involved in education? Need volunteers?

Looking for staff?

Registration is now open for the Education, Career & Volunteer Expo! Showcase your organization and inspire Yukoners to explore opportunities in education, jobs, or volunteer experiences. Last year’s event welcomed 700 participants and 49 exhibitors.

Anticipated Visitors: High school and Yukon College students, Student advisors and career counsellors, immigration officers and counselors, new-comers and Immigrants, job seekers and midcareer changers or those seeking professional development and retirees Registration Fees: $100 which includes one 6’ table and 2 chairs, wireless Internet (limited bandwidth) and there is a 50% discount to all current Volunteer Bénévoles Yukon members (Does not apply to universities, colleges, companies and government departments)

Yukon Beer Festival We are asking volunteers to work for two of the four hour sessions, for which they will receive free admission to the third. You may choose which ones to volunteer and which one you would like to attend.

Duties might include; Welcome desk, Token selling, Beer Pouring and Product info, Skills needed are: customer service, personable, team and goal oriented.

The Beer Festival is running three sessions over the weekend of Oct. 17- 18th 2014 (Friday night 6-10pm, Saturday 1pm-5pm, 6pm-10pm) Proceeds of the Festival and other events throughout the year are donated to the Yukoner’s Cancer Care Fund.

Contact: Andrew Gilbutowicz , Yukon Beer Festival at volunteer@yukonbeerfestival.com

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Community EVENTS Fri, Oct 10 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Sat, Oct 11 KIAC Drop-in Painting 1:00 PM KIAC Centre Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Inspire and be Wednesdays Ladies’ Lunch & Carpet Bowling inspired by other artists. Bring your own ideas and 7:00 PM Atlin Rec Centre painting surfaces. Paints, brushes $ easels are supplied, no instruction offered.

Sat, Oct 11 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre Mon, Oct 13 Tot Time 9:30 AM Nelnah Bessie 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre John School Sat, Oct 11 Family Coffeehouse & Open Mic Mon, Oct 13 Community Lunch 12:00 PM Night 7:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Beaver Creek Community Club Culture Sun, Oct 12 St. Paul’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Paul’s Church 867-993-5381 Wed, Oct 8 Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Mon, Oct 13 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 Lunch 12:00 PM The Old Daycare 821-4251 For AM Dawson City Fitness Centre more info:kathleen.cranfield@ctfn.ca Mon, Oct 13 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) Wed, Oct 8 Hiroshikai Judo 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Community School 332-1031 Mon, Oct 13 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Wed, Oct 8 Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Capacity Building Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Thu, Oct 9 Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Mon, Oct 13 Dark Room Club 6:00 PM KIAC Capacity Building Klondike Institute of Art & Culture bekmiller1234@ Thu, Oct 9 Prenatal Classes for Mothers and gmail.com please sign up in advance Fathers to be 7:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community Mon, Oct 13 LIfe Drawing 7:00 PM KIAC School With Kathleen Cranfield, Registered Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 867-993-5005 Midwife and CPNP coordinator Drawing tools provided, and paper is available for Mon, Oct 13 C/TFN Carving Shed open 5:30 PM purchase. If you’re interested in modeling contact Carcross Carving Shed Keith Wolf Smarch will Dana: kiac@kiac.ca. be in attendance to provide guidance/help with all Tue, Oct 14 Hatha Yoga with Joanne Van manner of traditional artwork Nostrand 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art Tue, Oct 14 Elder’s Breakfast 10:00 AM The Old & Culture 867-993-5005 Classes are cancelled Daycare on holidays and subject to cancellation for room Tue, Oct 14 Sports Night 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ bookings. Email yogawithjoanne@me.com to Community School confirm classes.

Tue, Oct 14 Women’s Group 7:00 PM Carcross Tue, Oct 14 Dawson City Council Meeting Community Campus 821-4251 7:00 PM Dawson City Town Hall 867-993-7400 Wed, Oct 15 Canada Prenatal Nutrition The meetings are aired live on Dawson City TV Program Lunch 12:00 PM The Old Daycare 821- Channel 12. Council holds a Question Period 4251 For more info:kathleen.cranfield@ctfn.ca at each meeting that takes place towards the Wed, Oct 15 Hiroshikai Judo 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ end of the meeting. This provides the public an Community School 332-1031 opportunity to ask Council questions.

Wed, Oct 15 Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Tue, Oct 14 Step n Strong 7:00 PM Robert Capacity Building Service School 867-993-2520 For more Thu, Oct 16 Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN information email: getrealfit(at)me.com Capacity Building Wed, Oct 15 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Thu, Oct 16 Prenatal Classes for Mothers and Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Fathers to be 7:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

School With Kathleen Cranfield, Registered Wed, Oct 15 Kundalini Yoga with Marielle 6:30 Midwife and CPNP coordinator PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 993Sun, Oct 19 St. Saviours Church Service 11:00 6347 In the ballroom AM St. Saviours Church 867-668-3129 Wed, Oct 15 CFYT Trivia 8:00 PM The Billy Goat A fundraiser for CFYT local radio.

Thu, Oct 16 Hatha Yoga with Joanne Van Wed, Oct 8 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Nostrand 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the & Culture 867-993-5005 Classes are cancelled Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout! on holidays and subject to cancellation for room Wed, Oct 8 Kundalini Yoga with Marielle 6:30 bookings. Email yogawithjoanne@me.com to PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 993confirm classes.

6347 In the ballroom Fri, Oct 17 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Wed, Oct 8 CFYT Trivia 8:00 PM The Billy Goat A Dawson City Fitness Centre fundraiser for CFYT local radio.

Fri, Oct 17 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) Thu, Oct 9 Hatha Yoga with Joanne Van 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Nostrand 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art Fri, Oct 17 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre & Culture 867-993-5005 Classes are cancelled 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre on holidays and subject to cancellation for room Fri, Oct 17 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM bookings. Email yogawithjoanne@me.com to Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the confirm classes.

Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Fri, Oct 10 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Sat, Oct 18 KIAC Drop-in Painting 1:00 PM KIAC Dawson City Fitness Centre Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Inspire and be Fri, Oct 10 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) inspired by other artists. Bring your own ideas and 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre painting surfaces. Paints, brushes $ easels are Fri, Oct 10 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre supplied, no instruction offered.

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Sat, Oct 18 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sun, Oct 19 St. Paul’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Paul’s Church 867-993-5381

Sun, Oct 12 Badminton Drop-in 11:30 AM Marsh Lake Community Association 660-4999 All welcome Tue, Oct 14 North of 60 Cafe 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Tue, Oct 14 South of 6 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Thu, Oct 9 Family Dinner Dance 5:00 PM Kluane Fridays Golden Horn Judo Club 3:30 PM Golden Wed, Oct 15 Adult Basic Fitness 6:30 PM Marsh Lake School Fiddle music Horn School judoyukon@gmail.com or Mike 668- Lake Community Association Fri, Oct 17 Dinner at the Jackalope 6:00 PM 6952. Under 15 years Marsh Lake Community Association Reservations Sundays Badminton 7:00 PM Golden Horn Wed, Oct 8 Parent & Tot Story Time 11:00 AM welcome. Steak/Rib Nights - last Friday of each Elementary School Tracy 393-7641 Faro Community Library For Babies to age 4.

Tuesdays Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary month Stories & crafts will be provided Fri, Oct 17 Drop-in Basketball 7:30 PM Marsh School Terice 668-6631 Wed, Oct 8 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Lake Community Association Tuesdays Badminton 7:30 PM Golden Horn Gorder School Sat, Oct 18 South of 6 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Wed, Oct 8 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Elementary School Tracy 393-7641 Community Association Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Sat, Oct 18 Tot Program 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Wed, Oct 8 Kids in Action Store 3:00 PM Del Community Association Thu, Oct 9 Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 Van Gorder School Sun, Oct 19 Badminton Drop-in 11:30 AM AM Mun Ku Thu, Oct 9 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Association 660-4999 All Thu, Oct 9 Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Faro Recreation Centre welcome Community School Thu, Oct 9 Environment Club 3:45 PM Del Van Sun, Oct 12 St Christopher’s Church Service Gorder School 10:30 AM St Christopher’s Church 867-634-2360 Thu, Oct 9 Zumba 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Wed, Oct 8 Soccer K to Grade 3 12:00 PM J.V. Licensed Lay Leader: Lynn De Brabandere Centre Clark School 996-2317 School Gym Fri, Oct 10 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Mon, Oct 13 Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga Wed, Oct 8 Drop in Basketball 7:00 PM J.V. 5:15 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Clark School 996-2317 Mayo School Gym Tue, Oct 14 Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 Fri, Oct 10 Archery 3:00 PM Faro Recreation Wed, Oct 8 Drop in Volleyball 8:00 PM J.V. Clark PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Tue, Oct 14 Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 PM School 996-2317 Drop in volleyball Fri, Oct 10 Kids in the Kitchen Cooking Thu, Oct 9 Youth Ice Hockey 5:30 PM Mayo Takhini Hall Program 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994Hockey Arena 996-2317 youth hockey Wed, Oct 15 Kindermusik 10:30 AM St Elias 2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Convention Centre geared towards children ages Thu, Oct 9 Draw curling night 7:00 PM Mayo Fri, Oct 10 Seniors Fitness class 7:00 PM Faro 2-3 accompanied by an adult. Any preschool child Hockey Arena 996-2317 Draw curling Recreation Centre Thu, Oct 9 Ice Hockey 8:00 PM Mayo Hockey is welcome to attend (0-5) Sun, Oct 12 Faro Church of Apostles Mass Arena 996-2317 hockey Thu, Oct 16 Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 10:00 AM Church of Apostles Fri, Oct 10 Dinner and a movie night 5:00 PM Sun, Oct 12 Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service AM Mun Ku Mayo Community Centre 996-2317 dinner and a Thu, Oct 16 Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias 10:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel with Pastor Ted movie night Community School Baker 994-2442 Fri, Oct 10 Elementary drop in gym night 5:00 Sun, Oct 19 St Christopher’s Church Service Mon, Oct 13 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van 10:30 AM St Christopher’s Church 867-634-2360 PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 drop in gym night Gorder School Fri, Oct 10 High School drop in gym night 8:30 Licensed Lay Leader: Lynn De Brabandere Tue, Oct 14 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 drop in gym night Faro Recreation Centre for high school kids Tue, Oct 14 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Sun, Oct 12 St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 AM Gorder School Wed, Oct 8 Kids Craft time 3:00 PM Lorne St Mary’s Church (867)667-7746 Tue, Oct 14 Archery 3:00 PM Faro Recreation Mountain Community Centre Mon, Oct 13 Yoga in Mayo 7:00 PM Mayo Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Thu, Oct 9 Playgroup for parents 3:00 PM Lorne Community Centre Yoga in the Mayo community Tue, Oct 14 Faro Kettle Cafe 4:00 PM Faro Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 hall, every Monday in the summer.

Recreation Centre Hosted by the Faro Youth Fri, Oct 10 Learning Lions - Homeschoolers Tue, Oct 14 Boys’ basketball practice 12:00 PM Group.

Get Together 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain J.V. Clark School 996-2317 Come play basketball Wed, Oct 15 Parent & Tot Story Time 11:00 AM Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 over lunch!

Faro Community Library For Babies to age 4.

Wed, Oct 15 Kids Craft time 3:00 PM Lorne Tue, Oct 14 Youth Ice Hockey 5:30 PM Mayo Stories & crafts will be provided Mountain Community Centre Hockey Arena 996-2317 youth hockey Wed, Oct 15 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Thu, Oct 16 Playgroup for parents 3:00 PM Tue, Oct 14 Under 12 Kung Fu 6:30 PM J.V. Gorder School Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667Clark School 996-2317 junior martial arts Wed, Oct 15 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro 7083 Tue, Oct 14 Drop in badminton 7:00 PM Mayo Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@ Fri, Oct 17 Learning Lions - Homeschoolers Community Centre 996-2317 drop in badminton faroyukon.ca Get Together 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Tue, Oct 14 Ice Hockey 8:00 PM Mayo Hockey Wed, Oct 15 Kids in Action Store 3:00 PM Del Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 Arena 996-2317 hockey Van Gorder School Tue, Oct 14 Kung Fu for teens and adults 8:30 Thu, Oct 16 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 martial arts for Faro Recreation Centre Wed, Oct 8 Adult Basic Fitness 6:30 PM Marsh teens and adults Thu, Oct 16 Zumba 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Lake Community Association Wed, Oct 15 Soccer K to Grade 3 12:00 PM J.V. Centre Fri, Oct 10 Dinner at the Jackalope 6:00 PM Clark School 996-2317 School Gym Fri, Oct 17 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Marsh Lake Community Association Reservations Wed, Oct 15 Drop in Basketball 7:00 PM J.V. Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca welcome. Steak/Rib Nights - last Friday of each Clark School 996-2317 Mayo School Gym Fri, Oct 17 Archery 3:00 PM Faro Recreation month Wed, Oct 15 Drop in Volleyball 8:00 PM J.V. Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Oct 10 Drop-in Basketball 7:30 PM Marsh Clark School 996-2317 Drop in volleyball Fri, Oct 17 Kids in the Kitchen Cooking Lake Community Association Thu, Oct 16 Youth Ice Hockey 5:30 PM Mayo Program 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994Sat, Oct 11 South of 6 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Hockey Arena 996-2317 youth hockey 2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Community Association Thu, Oct 16 Draw curling night 7:00 PM Mayo Fri, Oct 17 Seniors Fitness class 7:00 PM Faro Sat, Oct 11 Tot Program 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Hockey Arena 996-2317 Draw curling Recreation Centre Community Association Thu, Oct 16 Ice Hockey 8:00 PM Mayo Hockey u Arena 996-2317 hockey

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Sun, Oct 19 Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 AM Church of Apostles Sun, Oct 19 Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442

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Community EVENTS Watson Lake ...cont’d

Fri, Oct 17 Dinner and a movie night 5:00 PM Mayo Community Centre 996-2317 dinner and a movie night Fri, Oct 17 Elementary drop in gym night 5:00 PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 drop in gym night Fri, Oct 17 High School drop in gym night 8:30 PM J.V. Clark School 996-2317 drop in gym night for high school kids Sun, Oct 19 St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 AM St Mary’s Church (867)667-7746

Old Crow Thu, Oct 9 Adult Night at the Youth Centre

7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Sun, Oct 12 St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Lukes Church 867-993-5381 Mon, Oct 13 Volleyball & Floor Hockey Night 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Saniz 966-3238 Thu, Oct 16 Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Sun, Oct 19 St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Lukes Church 867-993-5381

Ross River Thu, Oct 9 Community Thanksgiving Dinner With Family Activities 5:00 PM Ross River School Fiddle music

Tagish Wed, Oct 8 Library and Treasures Thrift Shop

12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Oct 8 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Wed, Oct 8 Cruizers Concession Coffee & Chat 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Thu, Oct 9 Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Tagish Community Centre 399-3407 Sat, Oct 11 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Sat, Oct 11 Monthly Music Jam 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Everyone is welcome to come and play, or enjoy!

Tue, Oct 14 Stay Get Fit 5:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3407 Wed, Oct 15 Library and Treasures Thrift Shop 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Oct 15 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Wed, Oct 15 Cruizers Concession Coffee & Chat 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Oct 15 Tagish Community Association meeting 7:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Agenda posted at tagish.ca Thu, Oct 16 Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Tagish Community Centre 399-3407 Sat, Oct 18 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Sun, Oct 19 Pancake Breakfast! 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Once per month everyone welcome

Teslin Wed, Oct 8 Card Games for Seniors 1:00 PM

Teslin Seniors Complex Wed, Oct 8 Archery 3:30 PM Teslin School Wed, Oct 8 Teslin Family Game Night 6:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Hosted by Teslin Recreation Society & Teslin RCMP Thu, Oct 9 Youth Badminton 3:30 PM Teslin School Sat, Oct 11 Family Community Scavenger Hunt 6:30 PM Yukon Motel Hosted by Teslin Recreation Society & Teslin RCMP Sun, Oct 12 St. Philip’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Philip’s Church (867) 667-7746 Sun, Oct 12 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Mon, Oct 13 Archery 3:30 PM Teslin School Tue, Oct 14 Youth Badminton 3:30 PM Teslin School Wed, Oct 15 Card Games for Seniors 1:00 PM Teslin Seniors Complex Wed, Oct 15 Archery 3:30 PM Teslin School Thu, Oct 16 Youth Badminton 3:30 PM Teslin School Sun, Oct 19 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Teslin Rec Center

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Wed, Oct 8 Children’s Matinee 6:00 PM Northern Lights Center FREE admission for parents and grandparents.

Wed, Oct 8 Poetry Coffee House 6:00 PM Watson Lake Secondary School Thu, Oct 9 Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Thu, Oct 9 Watson Lake: Hot Yoga 6:30 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Oct 9 Girls Night Youth group 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Oct 9 Girls Youth Night 8:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Oct 9 Watson Lake: Zumba 8:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Sat, Oct 11 Ladies Time Out Breakfast 8:30 AM Andrea’s Hotel Cynthia Armstrong 536-7239 Sat, Oct 11 Watson Lake: Hot Yoga 6:30 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Sat, Oct 11 Saturday Night Social 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Sun, Oct 12 St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM St. John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932 Mon, Oct 13 Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Thu, Oct 16 Engaging Men to End Violence Against Women: Train-the-Trainer workshop series 9:30 AM Watson Lake Community Campus (867) 335-7569 Pre-Register for this Two Day Workshop. Participants will apply local knowledge and culturally relevant elements to this subject and will have increased knowledge of local resources.

Thu, Oct 16 Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Thu, Oct 16 Watson Lake: Hot Yoga 6:30 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Oct 16 Girls Night Youth group 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Oct 16 Girls Youth Night 8:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Oct 16 Watson Lake: Zumba 8:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Sat, Oct 18 Ladies Time Out Breakfast 8:30 AM Andrea’s Hotel Cynthia Armstrong 536-7239 Sat, Oct 18 Watson Lake: Hot Yoga 6:30 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Sat, Oct 18 Saturday Night Social 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Sun, Oct 19 St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM St. John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932

Skagway Wed, Oct 8 Spinning Xpress with Katherine

7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Oct 8 Make Your own Rag Rug 5:00 PM Skagway Public Library 983-2665 Part Of the Up-cycle Challenge for more inforamtion email: library@skagway.org Wed, Oct 8 Rock Wall Belay Classes 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre 6‐7:30 pm Belay Instruction,7:30‐8 pm Belay Check Thu, Oct 9 Spinning Xpress with Emily 5:45 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Oct 9 Mat Pilates With Katherine 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Intermediate Mat series using a variety of props to create long, lean muscles Thu, Oct 9 Make Your own Rag Rug 5:00 PM Skagway Public Library 983-2665 Part Of the Up-cycle Challenge for more inforamtion email: library@skagway.org Fri, Oct 10 Spinning Xpress with Jennifer 7:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sat, Oct 11 Rock Wall Belay Classes 11:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre 11‐12:30 pm Belay Instruction, 12:30‐1 pm Belay Check Sun, Oct 12 Piano Sundays 1:00 PM Skagway Public Library Come to the library to listen or play...its the one time you won’t be shushed for making noise!

Mon, Oct 13 Spinning Xpress with Emily 5:45 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Oct 13 Spinning Xpress with Katherine 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Oct 14 Mat Pilates With Katherine 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Intermediate Mat series using a variety of props to create long, lean muscles Tue, Oct 14 Spinning Xpress with Jennifer 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre

Tue, Oct 14 Beginner Friendly Climbing Night 6:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre This is for people that have been belay checked and want to practice their skills in a beginner environment!

Gather your friends for a fun night out!

Wed, Oct 15 Spinning Xpress with Katherine 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Oct 15 Rock Wall Belay Classes 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre 6‐7:30 pm Belay Instruction,7:30‐8 pm Belay Check Thu, Oct 16 Spinning Xpress with Emily 5:45 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Oct 16 Mat Pilates With Katherine 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Intermediate Mat series using a variety of props to create long, lean muscles Fri, Oct 17 Spinning Xpress with Jennifer 7:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sat, Oct 18 Rock Wall Belay Classes 11:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre 11‐12:30 pm Belay Instruction, 12:30‐1 pm Belay Check Sun, Oct 19 Piano Sundays 1:00 PM Skagway Public Library Come to the library to listen or play...its the one time you won’t be shushed for making noise!

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Old Crow

Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre - Yukon Unity group

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Hunting for 9

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October 9, 2014

Wildlife

We invite readers to send us photos of the animals you have caught to feed your families. We invite you to email us a high-resolution image from a hunt, with a description about the circumstances and the gun used.

Send your photos to: Editor@WhatsUpYukon.com

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Winterize your vehicle Equip with winter tires Keep an emergency roadside kit

Brandon

by Ramona Toth, Charles Brodhagen, and Brandon Brodhagen

A

nnoyed and tired after three weekends in a row of hunt-

ing with no success, we ended the second-last day in our

favorite hunting spot.

Before we left that evening, my dad decided to release a moose

call. It was a lengthy call so I jokingly asked my dad if he said anything to the moose. He said that he “left a sexy message to meet me back here in the morning”.

I rolled my eyes.

But, sure enough, when we returned by boat the next morning,

Are you prepared?

there were two bull moose waiting for us.

So, I picked up my 300 Winchester Mag., took aim from approximately 225 yards, and fired a successful shot.

Later that day we ate fire-roasted moose ribs with wild onions. such

My

as

grandmother

the

heart,

claimed

kidney,

a

most

of

the

hindquarter,

good

and

parts

lots

of

fat. My sister is looking forward to the tongue and nose.

I will save the head and have it mounted.

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October 9, 2014

The Shape of all Sorts of Things

Donald Watt’s set brings a poetic simplicity to the latest Guild production

by Peter JIckling So with his design approved, all Watt had left to do was build a whole pile of the suckers, 15 altogether.

All his plints share the same base dimensions, one foot by one foot, but their lengths vary. He made five that were four feet tall, five that were three feet, and five that were two.

Perhaps he was tempted to paint his props a multitude of colours, but in the end he chose to cover them all with a grey primer. This allowed lighting designer Ryan McCallion to alter the emotional tone of each scene.

“He was given a clean palette to work with,” says Watt. “He could change the mood by making it a warm grey or a cold grey.”

With these dynamics in place, the play moves effortlessly be-

tween doctor’s offices, living rooms, and multiple on-campus locations.

In one particularly creative instance, the plints were used to represent a tree in a scene that took place outdoors.

All that was left for Watt to do was cash in on his complimentary ticket.

“They actors used the set really well,” he says. “And the acting was really good on opening night.”

The Shape of Things runs at the Guild Hall until October 11.

The play starts at 8:00 p.m. and tickets cost between $23 and $25 depending on the night. They are available at Whitehorse Motors or at the door.

Peter Jickling is the editor of What’s Up Yukon.

PHOTO: Bruce Barrett

Actors Santana Barryman and Jeff Charles star in The Shape of Things; Donald Watt’s plints can be seen behind

T

he Shape of Things, which runs every night at the Guild Hall in Porter Creek until October 11, continues playwright Neil Labute’s reputation for blunt depictions of men and women at war with each other.

Four students, played by Santana Barryman, Jeff Charles, Rowan Dunne, and Andrea Bois, navigate their way through gender politics and art theory against the backdrop of an American university campus. The young cast mostly succeeds in bringing depth and venom to Labute’s biting dialogue, but the real star of the show belongs to one of theatre’s unsung heroes: the set designer.

Sculptor Donald Watt had been designing play sets in Whitehorse for three decades, yet The Shape of Things presented a unique obstacle for the experienced artist.

“I like the challenge of manipulating a confined space to portray different configurations of rooms, or spaces, or feelings,” explains Watt. “And The Shape of Things has 10 different locations.”

So Watt’s task was to create a set that could be maneuvered into 10 different configurations representing settings both inside and outside, while keeping in mind that theatrical scene changes only last a matter of seconds.

“It concerned me,” he admits.

But after picking his way through Labute’s script a dominant motif bubbled to the surface of Watt’s imagination.

“Two out of the 10 scenes are staged in an art gallery and one of the other scenes is in a lecture hall,” he says. “So three of the scenes are dealing quite heavily with an art space.”

With the art-centric nature of the play at the forefront of his mind he decided to construct his set out of plints.

A plint is a box-like object typically used by galleries as a structure on which to present a given work of art. Stood vertically, they resemble pillars; laid sideways they look bench-like; in combination they can mimic many things, 10 unique settings, for example.

Though the plints satisfied Watt’s vision of versatility, there was one more test his concept needed to pass.

“No matter how great I think my ideas are the director needs to work with them.”

So Watt pitched his brainchild to the play’s director, Laura McLean.

“She was pleased with the simplicity and thought of it,” confirms Watt.

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October 9, 2014

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