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f you ask visitors for adjectives describing the northern lights, they might say beautiful, mysterious, auspicious, captivating, haunting, inspiring, and magical. But I’m no visitor. I’ve been craning my neck skyward towards the aurora borealis since I was knee-high to a grasshopper and gradually I began to lose interest in their ghostly skydance. Last winter, for example, if someone exclaimed that there where northern lights outside, I would saunter out, turn my head to follow the pointing fingers, and render an apathetic verdict. “Nice,” I might say. Then I’d head back inside to the land of 60-watt bulbs with nary a second glance or thought. For me, the northern lights were no longer mysterious or haunting; they were mundane. But last night my indifference was shattered. I was out at Mary Lake, 15 minutes south of town, visiting my friend Chris Fozard before he left the Yukon. Together with Danica Jeffery, Jared Tuck, and
Ande Fozard, we hung out on the Fozards’ deck, drinking beer and checking out the stars, which were making their presence felt after their usual summer vacation. At about midnight the aurora borealis began humbly, as tiny green-tinted wisps — the kind that could be confused for clouds. But the wisps became streaks, and the streaks intensified until they were as florescent green as nuclear sludge. And then, as suddenly as a shotgun blast, the entire sky exploded. The five of us, with an average age of 30, gawked childishly as we watched the effervescent perimeter of light racing to encompass the surrounding darkness, like the edge of the universe expanding after the Big Bang. It was tough to know where to look. I’d find myself gazing in one direction and then someone would hoot and I’d spin around just in time to see the green lights swirling themselves into some sort of psychedelic vortex.
It continued this way for half an hour — an awesome tango of scientific causes and mystic effects. In truth, it was a bit scary — in the best sense of the term. After they dissipated, the five of us sat together in an impromptu moment of silence; more than anything else, I felt like I owed someone an apology. After years of being bored with the northern lights and feeling somewhat smug re: my own boredom, I had been knocked on my ass by the aurora borealis. But how does one go about apologizing for such smugness? Who do I owe an apology to? These are metaphysical questions, and in lieu of satisfactory answers the best I can do is change my outlook going forward. That isn’t to say I’m going to be flabbergasted by all instances of future northern lights, but maybe I can show more reverence to those who are. To be filled with awe is a profound human experience, but to feel smugly superior to the awefilled is lazy, and, in the end, ignorant.
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Driving by Meagan Deuling
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he peninsular city of Halifax isn’t a safe place to bicycle commute, but it sure is fun. The streets in the hilled port city are from a single-lane, dirt, horse-pulled-cart era. They graduated from dirt to cobblestone to pavement in most areas, but they didn’t end up widening the streets in a lot of places. The epicenters of the city are a circular citadel from the glory days of sea battles, and an impractical but beautiful grassy common from the glory days of British imperialism. As such, the streets are as far away from gridded as possible. Intersections are a compilation of five or six or seven single lanes turning into one or two triple laned streets with new names, with three or four stoplights per intersection dictating traffic direction and flow, like a bunch of tone-deaf maestros.
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open road that encourages meditative thinking. The mundanity of it allows thoughts to flit unleashed. There’s also a practical, expedient aspect to driving, because it encourages multi-tasking. I don’t think it’s a stretch to say certain breakfasts are suitable for the morning commute. Egg, bean and cheese (cheddar) burritos wrapped in wax paper or a paper towel and a travel mug of coffee, for example, is a simple and convenient way to kill two birds PHOTO: courtesy of Les Carvall with one stone. One can Ain’t no thing like the open road conceivably brush her teeth while driving, too, or re-hydrate with a large The love of driving is a beast bottle of water. stand up and lean over my handleIt’s not possible to do any of bars, round a corner, and the blue unto itself. A car is a relatively of the expansive Atlantic horizon safe place; in a physical sense, but those things while cycling, and also in an anonymous, enclosed the joy of performing life’s adpulled me forward, faster. I never thought I’d become one sense, compared to the pure ex- ministrative tasks in the small posure, skin-on-asphalt nudity of space of a car is akin to the joy of those car-driving people. I purchased my first car shortly cycling. When cycling, especially of standing up and leaning forward after moving to Whitehorse. I was in Halifax, you give yourself up to against handle bars while hurtling, in the twilight of my 28th year, the universe. When driving, espe- too fast, down a traffic-ridden and I experienced a bout of hyper- cially highway driving, the inside thoroughfare. ventilation after the transaction of your car becomes a personal Meagan Deuling is the assistant was settled. At the time, I thought universe. There’s something about the editor of What’s Up Yukon. it was due to the amount of money involved. Now, I’d say I was having a premonition. My inner chambers knew I would love driving as much as I loved conquering the city of Halifax with my bicycle. Whitehorse, with its wide roads, abundant bike lanes, carfree trails, and logical street order, is a relatively safe place to bicycle. But distance is measured on a whole other scale around here, and if a person were to devote her time to arriving places on her bike, that’s all she’d be doing.
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y first skinny-dip comes among a swirl of firsts. It happens in Atlin, my first time in that pretty town, in my first month living in the Yukon. It’s my first time taking my clothes off where strangers can see me, my first time standing tall and nude in the unshielding bright of day. It’s also my first time introducing my flesh to Northern waters. The woman I am with has done this before, has done a lot of things I haven’t. The stretch of beach out front of my camper is totally exposed to the road and all the music-festival goers walking along it, but she easily tosses her clothes aside and is in the water before I finish hesitantly removing my socks. “It’s cold!� she yells, surfacing, “but good!� I follow her into glacial-fed Atlin Lake, my feet turning to slippery, useless cubes by the time I am deep enough to do anything that might look like swimming. I dive forward, arms swinging around to enter the water before me, a graceful moment before the freezing water locks my body into a tight-jointed shock. I leap up, disoriented, my limbs not knowing what they are supposed to do to get me back to shore. Afterwards, dripping dry in the sun, I feel something has been won. Surprisingly, it has less to
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And I do — the Yukon River, if any warmer than Atlin, is not by much. But again the frantic dash back to shore is no defeated retreat from battle. It’s a glorious, albeit awkward, homeward march; I’ve met the elements as they come, in the most basic way I come. By the time I find myself skinny-dipping in the Hidden Lakes after a sweaty hike on a warm, 20°C day, I think I know what I’m in for. Like always I seem to be the last one to take my clothes off, the last one in the water, postponing the inevitable shock of the cold. But this time my friends’ admonitions of “It’s not that bad� actually prove true. The water is not that bad. It’s still colder than anything I would have considered swimmable growing up in Ontario, but by Yukon standards, it’s almost warm. Instead of turning me so numb I forget I even have a body, let alone a naked one, this lake tingles just on the edge of freezing, awakening every nerve ending, leaving me keenly aware of the water touching each part of me. I paddle around on my back, heart open to the sky, pale skin meeting the sun, adding my wild body to the natural Yukon landscape. Joslyn Kilborn is a Whitehorse-based writer.
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A Klondike Korner with Dan Davidson
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he territory celebrates its birthday on June 13, but for Dawson it’s August 16, the day in 1896 that someone — either George Carmack, Skookum Jim or Tagish Charlie — found gold on what was then called Rabbit Creek, but has been known ever since as Bonanza. You’d think a discovery that almost single-handedly pulled North America and other parts of the industrial world out of a major economic depression, not to mention led to the creation of the Yukon Territory itself, would be enough reason to have a big celebration. However, once the three centennial years of 1996-98 had passed us by, the annual event slipped pretty quickly into the doldrums, and was in great danger of becoming boring. There was a parade on the Saturday of the weekend, along with a picnic and speeches, and a
demolition derby (now a mud bog) on the Sunday, a ball tournament, and that was about it. The week needed an injection of new events to widen its appeal. Things started moving in that direction about 14 years ago with the inauguration of the annual Riverside Arts Festival, created and maintained by the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture. This event has continued to develop into an event that includes the Natural and the Manufactured exhibits, the gallery-hop evening and, most recently, the Print and Publishing Symposium in Parks Canada’s Dawson Daily News Building. The arts festival now keeps the waterfront gazebo humming with music for the better part of two days and blends in nicely with both the horticultural fair just down the street as well as the summertime farmers’ market, which always
takes place on Saturdays. The Klondike Visitors Association added to the mix by creating the annual Authors on Eighth program on the Thursday before the weekend. This includes both a writing contest and a tour of the three sites on the Writers’ Block portion of Eighth Avenue. These are the Jack London Square (including the work of Dick North), the Robert Service Cabin, and Berton House, which houses the writer-in-residence, hosted by the KVA, the Dawson Community Library and the Writers’ Union of Canada. Between 50 and 60 people generally take in this two-hour event and both prose and poetry winners are chosen from among a dozenor-two yearly entries. One twotime winner, Whitehorse’s David Thompson, found that the contest kick-started his writing career and he has since published two books,
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A display of the Klondike’s abundant produce at the Horticultural Exhibition Firefighters are launching their territorial event and looking forward to a busy weekend. Still on the end-of-season agenda is the annual Great International Outhouse Race, on Labour Day weekend. Summer’s coasting to a rapid conclusion, and if it was a bit damper than we would have liked, it was still pretty busy. 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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Ages 8-12 Students will work within the specific style of a Master artist and experience working with a different medium each day. Thu, Sep 11 Beginner pottery/ceramics 7:00 PM Arts Underground 667-4080 Instructor: Lynne Sofiak. Learn the properties Wed, Aug 27 Northern Voices of clay, wheel throwing techniques, some Toastmasters 7:00 AM Sport Yukon 867hand-building and studio practice. After 334-8654 Come and build your leadership skills, polish you public speaking in a fun and glazing and firing, participants will have supportive environment! Guests are welcome beautiful functional pottery or one of a kind works of art. Registration required. to come and drop into our meetings at any Sun, Sep 14 Ceramics Open Studio 2:30 time. Wed, Sep 3 Northern Voices Toastmasters PM Arts Underground Non-instructed open studio. Participants are welcome to use Meeting 7:00 AM Sport Yukon Guests are the studio’s tools and equipment; clay and welcome! some tools are available for purchase. Every Fri, Sep 5 Chamber Luncheon Speaker Sunday except long weekends. $5/hour. Series 11:45 AM Coast High Country Inn 667-2090 Learn about the current economic Sun, Sep 14 Open pottery studio 2:30 PM Arts Underground 667-4080 A non-instruction situation in Canada and implications for program for those experienced in the studio. monetary policy as well as the performance Clay can be purchased at the studio; any of Canada’s mining sector and recent clay that is used has to be compatible with developments in world markets. our glazes. Not on long weekends. Fri, Sep 5 Klondike Placer Miners’ Association AGM and Election 7:00 PM Y.O.O.P. Hall 867-993-5041 The AGM and election for 9 members on the Board Wednesday of Directors for 2014-15. Reporting on The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 current issues and regulatory hurdles will be noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. presented. New Board Member candidates Porter Creek Step meeting (CM) 8:00 PM are welcome. 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n a cold and cloudy February day in 1899 a group of eleven men boarded the City of Seattle, a ship bounded for Skagway, Alaska. Some were former gold miners who had been North before, and could not stay away; others were entrepreneurs and businessmen. In the ship saloon they found themselves telling tales from the Klondike Gold Rush, and the true North. It was that evening that the first meeting of the Arctic Brotherhood occurred. They didn’t know yet, but their fraternal organization would reach 10,000 members, and become one of the most influential orders in Alaska and the Yukon. In her recent first-published book, The Arctic Brotherhood, Ashley Bowman starts with a chronological history of the brotherhood. Bowman has spent five years in Skagway, where she worked for the National Park Service and researched her book. “It only took me two month to write the book,” Bowman says. “The research on the Arctic Brotherhood was the huge part and it took me two years. I talked to descendants of the Arctic Brotherhood and I visited archives.” The organization had 32 camps, all over Alaska, the Yukon, and British Columbia. Some of the buildings still stand. The Hall of the Arctic Brotherhood in Skagway, Camp No 1, with its front made of driftwood, is one of the most photographed buildings in Alaska. “The Arctic Brotherhood Hall in Whitehorse doesn’t exist anymore,” Bowman writes, “but Camp No 4, which was in Dawson City, still stands; it is the building of Diamond Tooth Gertie’s (Gambling Hall).” The book offers a lot. One interesting fact is that Alaska’s petition for statehood was instigated by Big Bad Wickersham, a member of the Arctic Brotherhood, who wrote a letter to Congress. During the gold rush, Alaska had no representation in Congress, and
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the Arctic Brotherhood was responsible for giving Alaska that representation. The organization lasted for over 30 years and then it faded away into history. “What fascinates me most about the Artic Brotherhood is why they don`t exist anymore.” Bowman says. One clue might be their membership requirements; no women or First Nations were in the brotherhood. “I think one of the main reasons that they don’t exist anymore is that they didn`t go with the time, and included women and natives,” writes Bowman. Still, Bowman contends the Arctic Brotherhood accomplished many of their goals. One member was responsible for creating
Alaska’s first roads; another member even brought the first car to Alaska. Bowman has since moved to Wisconsin to work as a park ranger and study social work. But she hasn’t left her curiosity behind. “I still have the Artic Brotherhood in my mind, and I still do a lot of reading about them on the Internet. I will never lose my fascination about them.” The Arctic Brotherhood is published by Lynn Canal Publishing and available at Mac’s Fireweed Books for $18.95.
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y son Edward Kyikavichick is handicapped. Since birth, he lived in Whitehorse in a foster home for many years. This allowed us, his parents, to live and practice our traditional lifestyle in Old Crow. Since the elderly couple Lynn and Roy Smith, well respected, passed on, he now lives at home. Edward goes out on the land in the spring, well-equipped with medication. He helps out daily with chores at camp. He can split wood and pile it, neatly stacked by the tent. This spring he split wood to last for three weeks. Every day he packed snow from the river to keep the water fresh and full. Each day he collects garbage, he ties it neatly near river banks, then it is taken to town. Edward stands by Porcupine River with binoculars, looking up and down river to check out of any danger, or to spot any game. When mom and dad are busy, he does dishes and keeps the tent clean and neat. When mom is cutting caribou meat to dry for jerky, Edward hangs the meat on the pole. The next day he helps mom take the meat down, puts the meat in a clean bag, a little at a time, and steps on it. The meat is taken out and stuck in about six places, and hung between two poles. It’s left to dry completely for two to three days, then taken down. Edward is always busy looking for some work to do. Edward has disabilities, but he sure can do a lot of good work. Edward is in Canadian Rangers
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To eat, place in mouth and bite down hard. Or you can do it the way I do it, I take half a peach and slice it into three pieces and arrange them on the outside edge of my toast plate. Sprinkle a bunch of frozen blueberries into the centre. Raspberries or strawberries will also do. Nuke them for five to six minutes on thaw cycle, remove from microwave; peel the skin off the peaches and place the fruit in a bowl on top of oatmeal, and add half a banana, plus some pineapple. Top it off with a bit of milk, no sugar required. Put a slice of toast with real butter and unpasteurized honey on the used plate and you’ve got a breakfast fit for the fit. Just think, you have now eaten two-and-a-half to three of the 10 servings of fruits and vegetables you need each day. Don Graham is a Whitehorsebased peach eater.
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Heather Horton opens art show at North End Gallery by Joslyn Kilborn
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p here it’s been so peaceful,� says Heather Horton, when I ask how her time in the Yukon has affected her painting. “I’ve produced more art. There’s a quiet inside myself as well as here. It’s less stressful now.� But this now isn’t just about the cross-country relocation to Whitehorse she and her cat, Sasha, made last September. In July, after a struggle with illness, Horton’s father died. It’s been a transitional time for her. Uprooting, re-homing across the country, losing a parent. As suggested by the title of her upcoming show at North End Gallery, so aptly taken from Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Horton has seen a Sea Change. “It has been a year of transformation,� says Horton. “A sea change in terms of how the world looks, how I awaken each day into it. It’s all waves of new and exciting things.� The ten-piece gallery show includes two paintings centred on Horton’s father. In one a prosthetic leg stands alone against a wall; in another, a shotgun lies half under a pillow amidst the rumpled sheets of a bed.
“He was always philosophical about letting me paint him at his weak moments,� says Horton. “I will always thank him for that.� It was Horton’s father who encouraged her to become an artist. After university, unsure what to do with a literature degree, he suggested she go to art school. It proved to be a good suggestion. By her last year of school, Horton was already selling paintings. Two years later she was picked up by Toronto’s Abozzo Gallery, which has represented her ever since. She paints seven days a week. “I work at it but it doesn’t feel like work,� she says of her discipline. “It’s what I was meant to do.� Horton paints with oil, building her images from up to ten photographs. Portraits are prominent in her work, and she often turns her artist’s gaze on her self, often at heart-achingly vulnerable moments. “They’re a lemonade out of lemons kind of thing,� Horton says of the self-portraits she paints of herself crying. “Making something beautiful out of something sad.� “It’s a way to work through despair, and afterwards a way to look back and see where I’ve
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Get To Know Us! The Heart of Riverdale is a community centre where people of all ages can come together to build healthy lifestyles and a vital community. We acknowledge and appreciate funding support from the Government of Yukon Youth Directorate.
Community Centre )$// 3URJUDPV After School Classes 3:15pm–5:15pm for Ages 7 – 12 Mon: Art Exploration drawing, painting, print-making, artist journal w/ Barb Hinton, - 15 sessions $308 Tues: Singing Together w/ Emily Ross and Madi Dixon. - 16 sessions - $352 Wed: Math Games and Coaching Learn to love math thru play w/ Alan Moore. - 17 sessions, $374 Thurs: The Play’s the Thing - Theatre w/ Brian Fidler. - 17 sessions $374 (Ages 8-11) Fri: Art Exploration - Many projects including Claymation and Comic Book Art w/ Kaylee Lishner. - 17 sessions, $374
Family Mornings 10am- 12pm Mon: 11am -11:45am Preschool Music Play for Parents and Kids. - 14 sessions, $108 (starts Sept 15) Tues: Parent/Child Mother Goose - no cost, preregistration required (starts Oct) Thurs and Fri: Family Drop In. Big play space, toys, books, coffee - $2/child, $5/family (starts Sept18) Tues: Parent/Child Mother Goose – no cost, pre-registration required (starts Sept 15) Weds: Drop-in Quiet Play (starts Aug 27) Contributions invited for supplies, coffee
Weekday Afternoons for Adults/Teens 1:30pm–3pm Contributions invited for supplies, coffee. No experience required. (starts Sept 15) Mon: Music Circle-singing drumming Tues and Thurs: Cards/Games Wed: Knitting Circle Friday: Quilt/Needlework Circle (Bring your own material)
All Ages Activities Saturdays: 10am - 4pm, Drop-in – art supplies, books, games, coffee available. (starts Sept 6) 2nd Sundays: 2pm – 5pm, Singing, story-telling – all-ages (starts Sept 14) 4th Sundays: 2pm – 5pm, Family Games-all ages (kids under 12 – bring a parent). (starts Sept 28)
Evening Programs Theatre Tues 6:15 - 7:15: Theatre Improv 1 – Basic Skills for Teens, - Ages 13-16, George Maratos. 6 sessions, $66 (starts Sep 16) Tues 6:15 - 7:15: Theatre Improv 2 – Stand up Routines for Teens, - Ages 13-16, w/ George Maratos. 6 sessions, $66 (starts Nov 4)
Music Mon 6:15pm - 7:15pm: Learn to Sing Together – Kids, - Ages 8 - 12, w/ Scott Maynard. 13 sessions, $143 (starts Sept 15) Mon 7:15pm - 8:15pm: Learn to Sing Together – Teens, - Ages 13 - 17, w/ Scott Maynard. 13 sessions, $143 (starts Sept 15) Mon 8:15pm - 9:15pm: Learn to Sing Together – Adult, - Ages 18+, w/ Scott Maynard. 13 sessions, $143 (starts Sept 15) Thurs 6:15pm - 7:15pm: Kids’ Choir, - Ages 8 - 12, w/ Barb Chamberlin. 14 sessions, $154. (starts Sept 4) Thurs 7:30 - 8:30: Teen Choir, - Ages 13 – 17, w/ Barb Chamberlin. 14 sessions, $154. (starts Sept 4)
Visual Arts Wed 6:30 - 8:30 Teen/Adult, Art Drop –in, with coaching by Barb Hinton (Emily Carr faculty) 14 Sessions $200 or $15/session drop-in (starts Sept 17) Thurs 6:30 - 8:30 Adult Claymation and Comic Book Art, Kaylee Lishner. 14 sessions, $308 (starts Sep 18)
Interest Groups Mon 4:30pm - 6pm Teens Singing Together, - (by invitation) w/ Emily Ross. 13 sessions (starts Sep 16) 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 – adults, - Second Tuesday of the Month, w/ Katie Sikkes – All welcome Fri 7pm - 10pm – Teen Drop-in, - Movies, Board Games, music and more., Kaylee Lishner. 12 sessions (Starts Sep 19)
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Monday - Thursday Adult swim/ Aqua Fit 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Centre Pool Monday- Saturday Public Swim 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Centre Pool Fridays Midnight Swim 10:00 PM to Midnight Beaver Creek Community Centre Pool Thu, Sep 4 & 11 Beaver Creek Community Market 5:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Locals sell homemade crafts and baked goods. Ask the Visitor Center for directions to the Far West Plaza Sat, Sep 6 Beaver Creek Horseshoe Tournament Archie’s horseshoe pits Come out for some fun in the sun with the community! Whether you are a seasoned player or new to the game, fun will be had by all! Mon, Sep 8 Tot Time 9:30 AM Nelnah Bessie John School
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Mon-Thu Public Swim Carcross Swimming Pool 3:00 pm 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Sundays Public Swim Carcross Swimming Pool 1:00 pm 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Wed, Sep 3 Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Lunch 12:00 PM The Old Daycare 821-4251 For more info:kathleen.cranfield@ctfn.ca Wed, Sep 3 Hiroshikai Judo 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 332-1031 Wed, Sep 3 Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Thu, Sep 4 Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Thu, Sep 4 Prenatal Classes for Mothers and Fathers to be 7:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School With Kathleen Cranfield, Registered Midwife and CPNP coordinator Sun, Sep 7 St. Saviours Church Service 11:00 AM St. Saviours Church 867-668-3129 Mon, Sep 8 C/TFN Carving Shed open 5:30 PM Carcross Carving Shed Keith Wolf Smarch will be in attendance to provide guidance/help with all manner of traditional artwork Tue, Sep 9 Elder’s Breakfast 10:00 AM The Old Daycare Tue, Sep 9 Sports Night 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School Tue, Sep 9 Women’s Group 7:00 PM Carcross Community Campus 821-4251 Wed, Sep 10 Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Lunch 12:00 PM The Old Daycare 821-4251 For more info:kathleen.cranfield@ctfn.ca Wed, Sep 10 Hiroshikai Judo 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 332-1031 Wed, Sep 10 Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building
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until Fri, Sep 19 “Encounters with the Sublime” Photography Exhibit by Salgado and Washburn 4:30 PM Palace Grand Theatre until Fri, Sep 19 The Natural and the Manufactured KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 867-993-5005 This project seeks to explore alternative political, social and aesthetic agendas and strategies towards a reinterpretation and new understanding of our relationship to the environment Wed, Sep 3 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout! Wed, Sep 3 CFYT Trivia 8:00 PM The Billy Goat A fundraiser for CFYT local radio. Wed, Sep 3 YEU Local Y026 (Klondike) monthly meeting 7:00 PM YTG Property management building Thu, Sep 4 Hatha Yoga with Joanne Van Nostrand 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 993-5005 Email yogawithjoanne@me.com to confirm classes. Fri, Sep 5 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Sep 5 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Sep 5 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!
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Fri, Sep 5 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sat, Sep 6 Dawson City Farmers Market 11:00 AM Riverside Park & Gazebo Local artisans, crafters, artists, and farmers bring homegrown homemade products to the community Sat, Sep 6 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sun, Sep 7 St. Paul’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Paul’s Church 993-5381 Mon, Sep 8 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon, Sep 8 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon, Sep 8 Dark Room Club 6:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture bekmiller1234@gmail.com please sign up in advance Mon, Sep 8 LIfe Drawing 7:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 993-5005 Drawing tools provided, and paper is available for purchase. Mon, Sep 8 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout! Tue, Sep 9 Dawson City Council Meeting 7:00 PM Dawson City Town Hall 993-7400 The meetings are aired live on Dawson City TV Channel 12. Council holds a Question Period at each meeting that takes place towards the end of the meeting. Tue, Sep 9 Hatha Yoga with Joanne Van Nostrand 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 993-5005 Email yogawithjoanne@me.com to confirm classes. Tue, Sep 9 Step n Strong 7:00 PM Robert Service School 993-2520 For more information email: getrealfit(at)me.com Wed, Sep 10 Yukon Economic Developers Conference Oddfellows Hall The conference is designed to share experiences amongst economic development practitioners as to what works and what does not work. Wed, Sep 10 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout! Wed, Sep 10 CFYT Trivia 8:00 PM The Billy Goat A fundraiser for CFYT local radio.
ENTER YOUR EVENTS ON-LINE It’s Free. It’s Fast. It’s Easy. Wed, Sep 10 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Wed, Sep 10 Kids in Action Store 3:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Thu, Sep 11 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Thu, Sep 11 Environment Club 3:45 PM Del Van Gorder School Thu, Sep 11 Zumba 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Fri, Sep 12 Luncheon and Gold Draw 12:00 PM Campbell Region Interpretive Center Fri, Sep 12 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Sep 12 Archery 3:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 9942375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Sep 12 Kids in the Kitchen Cooking Program 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 Fri, Sep 12 Seniors Fitness class 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Sun, Sep 14 Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 AM Church of Apostles Sun, Sep 14 Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442
Sun, Sep 7 Badminton Drop-in 11:30 AM Marsh Lake Community Association 660-4999 All welcome Tue, Sep 9 North of 60 Cafe 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Tue, Sep 9 South of 6 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Wed, Sep 10 Adult Basic Fitness 6:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Association
Thu, Sep 4 Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together! Thu, Sep 4 Watson Lake: Hot Yoga 6:30 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Sep 4 Girls Night Youth group 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Sep 4 Girls Youth Night 8:00 PM Watson Lake Sat, Sep 6 Mayo: Stewart Valley Community Market Recreation Centre 10:30 AM Galena Park Produce, eggs, preserves, baking Thu, Sep 4 Watson Lake: Zumba 8:00 PM Watson Lake and other homemade goods. Recreation Centre Sundays St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 AM St Mary’s Sat, Sep 6 Ladies Time Out Breakfast 8:30 AM Andrea’s Church 667-7746 Hotel Cynthia Armstrong 536-7239 Mon, Sep 8 Yoga in Mayo 7:00 PM Mayo Community Sat, Sep 6 Watson Lake: Hot Yoga 6:30 PM Watson Lake Centre Yoga in the Mayo community hall, every Monday in Recreation Centre the summer. Sat, Sep 6 Saturday Night Social 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Sun, Sep 7 St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM St. John’s Thu, Sep 4 Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Church Service 536-2932 Crow Community Center Mon, Sep 8 Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids Sun, Sep 7 St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Lukes 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Church 993-5381 Activities together! Mon, Sep 8 Volleyball & Floor Hockey Night 7:00 PM Old Mon, Sep 8 Ball Hockey 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Fridays Golden Horn Judo Club 3:30 PM Golden Horn Crow Community Center Saniz 966-3238 Centre Bring your stick, glove and road hockey goalie gear School judoyukon@gmail.com or Mike 668- 6952. Under Thu, Sep 11 Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old if you have it. None will be provided for you. there will be a 15 years Crow Community Center small fee to play. Sundays Badminton 7:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Wed, Sep 10 Ball Hockey 7:00 PM Watson Lake School Tracy 393-7641 Recreation Centre Bring your stick, glove and road hockey Sat, Sep 13 Antler Carving workshop with Dennis Shorty goalie gear if you have it. None will be provided for you. Tuesdays Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary School 10:00 AM Dennis Shorty Fine Art Gallery and Studio To Terice 668-6631 there will be a small fee to play. register and for more info contact Jenny or Dennis 969-2296 Thu, Sep 11 Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Tuesdays Badminton 7:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary 335-3355 limited seats. For ages 14 and over. School Tracy 393-7641 Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together! Thu, Sep 11 Watson Lake: Hot Yoga 6:30 PM Watson Lake Wednesdays Kindermusik 10:30 AM St Elias Convention Wed, Sep 3 Library and Treasures Thrift Shop 12:00 PM Recreation Centre Centre geared towards children ages 2-3 accompanied by Thu, Sep 11 Girls Night Youth group 7:00 PM Watson Tagish Community Centre an adult. Any preschool child is welcome to attend (0-5) Lake Recreation Centre Wed, Sep 3 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Wednesdays Haines Junction Community Market 3:00 Thu, Sep 11 Girls Youth Night 8:00 PM Watson Lake Centre 399-3418 PM St Christopher’s Church Features produce, plants and Wed, Sep 3 Cruizers Concession Coffee & Chat 2:00 PM Recreation Centre baked goods. For more info: sprucecottagefarms@gmail. Thu, Sep 11 Watson Lake: Zumba 8:00 PM Watson Lake Tagish Community Centre com Recreation Centre Thu, Sep 4 Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Tagish Community Thursdays Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 AM Mun Ku Centre 399-3407 Wed, Sep 3 Parent & Tot Story Time 11:00 AM Faro Sundays St Christopher’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Sat, Sep 6 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Community Library For Babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will Christopher’s Church 867-634-2360 Licensed Lay Leader: Thu, Sep 4 Mat Pilates With Katherine 7:30 AM Skagway Centre 399-3418 be provided Lynn De Brabandere Sat, Sep 6 Rio Samaya Latin reggae with rumba & dance Recreation Centre Intermediate Mat series using a variety of Wed, Sep 3 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder Thu, Sep 4 Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Community props to create long, lean muscles performance 6:30 PM Six MIle River Resort 399-4121 Call School School Fri, Sep 5 Klondike Trail of ’98 International Road Relay or email for reservations: info@sixmileriverresort.com Wed, Sep 3 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Sat, Sep 6 Wing and Bone 7:00 PM Paint Mountain Pottery Skagway White Pass 175km relay is broken into 10 legs, Mon, Sep 8 Carcross /Tagish Renewable Resources 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca 634-2085 His 6 and 12 string acoustic guitars and a potent varying in distance from 9.0 to 25.6 km between Skagway Council Meeting 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Sep 3 Kids in Action Store 3:00 PM Del Van Gorder pensing with an earthy lilt and an urban edge, from the good Alaska and Whitehorse Yukon. School green earth of his 1970s childhood, up through the concrete Tue, Sep 9 Stay Get Fit 5:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Fri, Sep 5 Spinning Xpress with Jennifer 7:30 PM 399-3407 Thu, Sep 4 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro and steel built on top of it. Skagway Recreation Centre Recreation Centre Mon, Sep 8 Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga 5:15 PM Da Wed, Sep 10 Library and Treasures Thrift Shop 12:00 PM Sat, Sep 6 Rock Wall Belay Classes 11:00 AM Skagway Tagish Community Centre Thu, Sep 4 Zumba 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Ku Cultural Centre Recreation Centre 11 12:30 pm Belay Instruction, 12:30 1 Fri, Sep 5 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Tue, Sep 9 Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 PM Da Ku Wed, Sep 10 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community pm Belay Check Centre 399-3418 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Cultural Centre Mon, Sep 8 Spinning Xpress with Emily 5:30 AM Wed, Sep 10 Cruizers Concession Coffee & Chat 2:00 Fri, Sep 5 Archery 3:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994Tue, Sep 9 Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 PM Takhini Katherine 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre PM Tagish Community Centre 2375 Hall Tue, Sep 9 Mat Pilates With Katherine 7:30 AM Skagway Thu, Sep 11 Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Tagish Community Recreation Centre Intermediate Mat series using a variety of Fri, Sep 5 Kids in the Kitchen Cooking Program 4:00 PM Centre 399-3407 Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 props to create long, lean muscles Sat, Sep 13 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Fri, Sep 5 Seniors Fitness class 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Wednesdays Kids Craft time 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Tue, Sep 9 Spinning Xpress with Jennifer 5:45 PM Community Centre Centre Skagway Recreation Centre Centre 399-3418 Sat, Sep 6 Fireweed Festival, Farmer’s and Flea Market Thursdays Playgroup for parents 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Sat, Sep 13 Monthly Music Jam 2:00 PM Tagish Tue, Sep 9 Beginner Friendly Climbing Night 6:30 PM Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 10:00 AM Campbell Region Interpretive Center Community Centre Everyone is welcome to come and play, Skagway Recreation Centre This is for people that have Fridays Learning Lions - Homeschoolers Get Together Sun, Sep 7 Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 AM been belay checked and want to practice their skills in a or enjoy! 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667Church of Apostles beginner environment! Sun, Sep 7 Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 AM 7083 Wed, Sep 10 Spinning Xpress with Emily 5:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442 Katherine 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Sep 3 Card Games for Seniors 1:00 PM Teslin Mon, Sep 8 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder Wed, Sep 10 Rock Wall Belay Classes 6:00 PM Skagway Seniors Complex Wed, Sep 3 Adult Basic Fitness 6:30 PM Marsh Lake School Recreation Centre 6 7:30 pm Belay Instruction,7:30 8 pm Wed, Sep 3 Archery 3:30 PM Teslin School Community Association Tue, Sep 9 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Belay Check Thu, Sep 4 Youth Badminton 3:30 PM Teslin School Wed, Sep 3 Waste Mgnt Society Meeting 7:00 PM Marsh Sun, Sep 7 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Teslin Rec Recreation Centre Tue, Sep 9 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Lake Community Association ENTER YOUR Center Fri, Sep 5 Dinner at the Jackalope 6:00 PM Marsh Lake Tue, Sep 9 Archery 3:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Mon, Sep 8 Archery 3:30 PM Teslin School EVENTS ON-LINE Community Association Reservations welcome. 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33e Assemblée législative du Yukon
33rd Yukon Legislative Assembly
COMITÉ SPÉCIAL D’EXAMEN DES RISQUES ET DES AVANTAGES DE LA FRACTURATION HYDRAULIQUE
SELECT COMMITTEE REGARDING THE RISKS AND BENEFITS OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
Le comité spécial d’examen des risques et des avantages de la fracturation hydraulique a été établi par décret pris par l’Assemblée législative le 6 mai 2013 (motion n°433).
The Select Committee Regarding the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing was established by Order of the Legislative Assembly on May 6, 2013 (Motion #433).
Le comité organise des audiences publiques en vue de recueillir les opinions des citoyens yukonnais.
The Committee will be holding its final public hearings to receive the views and opinions of Yukon citizens.
CALENDRIER DES AUDIENCES PUBLIQUES
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PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULE
Haines Junction
Mardi 23 septembre 17 h
St. Elias Community Centre Haines Junction, YT
Haines Junction Tuesday, September 23 5:00 p.m.
Carcross/Tagish
Mercredi 24 septembre 17 h
Carcross Community Club Carcross, YT
Carcross/Tagish Wednesday, September 24 5:00 p.m. Carcross Community Club Carcross, YT
Whitehorse
Jeudi 25 septembre 17 h et Samedi 27 septembre 13 h
Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre,
Whitehorse
Longhouse 1171 Front Street Whitehorse, YT
Les personnes qui souhaitent faire connaître leur point de vue au comité sont invitées à s’inscrire en remplissant le formulaire en ligne, au http://legassembly. gov.yk.ca/rbhf_public_hearings.html, ou en téléphonant au bureau de l’Assemblée législative, au 867-667-5494.
Email us at: romance@whatsupyukon.com
Watson Lake
Le comité accepte aussi les commentaires écrits jusqu’au 30 septembre 2014.
Pour de plus amples renseignements : Site web : http://www.legassembly.gov.yk.ca/fr/rbhf Courriel : rbhf@gov.yk.ca
Thursday, September 25 5:00 p.m. And Saturday, September 27 1:00 p.m.
St. Elias Community Centre Haines Junction, YT
Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre Longhouse 1171 Front Street Whitehorse, YT
Individuals who would like to present their opinions to the Committee are encouraged to register at http://legassembly.gov.yk.ca/rbhf_public_hearings.html or by calling the Legislative Assembly Office at (867) 667-5494. The Committee is also accepting written submissions until September 30, 2014.
For more information: Website: http://www.legassembly.gov.yk.ca/rbhf.html Email: rbhf@gov.yk.ca
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Sheep Hunting
Purchase Memberships
Part Three
Rifle choice, food, and meat care
NOW ONLINE Early birds will be able to buy ski club season passes until October 31.
Fall Nordic Walking for Adults and Seniors September 12 - October 6
The on-line registration is open and there is a $5 saving when signing up on line, in addition to the 10% early discount.
Contact us at: 668-4477
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any new gun cartridges have come to the market in the last few years. A number of them are in the 30-calibre-and-under range, and would be excellent for a sheep rifle. The old standbys, such as .270, .308 or .30-06 will never let you down if you do your part; they are also suitable for moose hunting if you are a one-rifle hunter. The most important consideration is that you are confident with your rifle, and have practiced enough with it to shoot well over varying distances, and from some unorthodox positions, as required by the situation. A lighter rifle is much more comfortable to carry, but a sling is essential in any case. Since weight is a huge consideration on a sheep hunt, a minimal amount of ammunition is suggested. An elastic ammo sleeve on the rifle butt-stock will keep the cartridges handy, and they won’t rattle as they would in your pocket. A duct-tape wrap over the muzzle will keep the barrel clear of obstruction, but one cleaning rod in camp is a good idea. Pack weight is critical, so your original lengthy list of “must-
haves” should be pared down considerably because it all has to be carried to the original campsite at least. Our day-to-day menu contains a lot of water, which is very heavy. As a result, the menu for a backpacking trek in the mountains will contain food that is free of water and simply requires rehydration; freeze-dried meals work very well but I have found them expensive, and the servings are small. Using a dehydrator, a person can dry a variety of fruits, vegetables, and even spaghetti sauce and soups. A large bag of frozen mixed vegetables will fit in a medium Ziploc bag after it’s been dehydrated. These dried fruits and veggies can be rehydrated in the cooking process while you are doing your rice, pasta, noodles, quinoa, couscous, dried soup, or various potato dishes. Breakfast is as simple as instant oatmeal with dried fruit, berries, or coconut. Kitchens should be minimal with two small stacking aluminum pots with lids, one cup and spoon per person, and a small one-burner gas stove with adequate fuel. A Ziploc bag full of charcoal is a good backup heat
source if the distance to camp isn’t too far. When you have a sheep down, meat care becomes the top priority. With a little planning and scouting this can easily be taken care of. Even on a hot August day in the mountains there are lots of cool places where meat can be stashed and kept in perfect shape. It should first be put into cheesecloth bags to prevent access by flies and other insects. In the high-country the sun does not get at a lot of nooks and crannies; they stay full of snow. These areas can be your temporary refrigerator where you bury the meat until you are ready to break camp and get back to civilization.
Larry Leigh is an avid angler, hunter and all-round outdoors person who prefers to cook what he harvests himself. He is a past president of the Canadian Wildlife Federation and retired hunter education coordinator for the Government of Yukon. Please send comments about his articles to wild@ whatsupyukon.com.
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Active Interest LISTINGS Wed, Sep 3 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, Sep 3 Hand to Hand - Level 2&3 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Sep 3 ACC Climbing Night 6:00 PM Rock Gardens For more information: info@accyukon.ca Wed, Sep 3 Staff/Jo with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Sep 3 Acrylic Painting OpenStudio with Neil Graham 7:00 PM Arts Underground Wed, Sep 3 Bhangra Dance Classes 7:00 PM Shipyards Park 867-336-3344 The objective of these free dance classes is to bring happiness and good health to life through dancing! Wed, Sep 3 Ladies Golf 7:00 PM Thu, Sep 4 Salsa in the Park 5:00 PM Rotary Peace Park Every Thursday, join Salsa Yukon for a dance in the park. Thu, Sep 4 Savaté (French Kick Boxing) 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo 335-4500 Fri, Sep 5 Hand to Hand - Level 1 (lunch class) with Gael 11:30 AM Aikido Yukon Dojo Fri, Sep 5 Golden Horn Judo 3:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary Sat, Sep 6 Drop-In 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Sun, Sep 7 Fall Migration at Schwatka Lake 10:00 AM S.S.Klondike Discover fall migration at Schwatka Lake and Hidden Lakes with Ione Christensen. Meet at the SS Klondike at 10am. (2.5 hrs) Sun, Sep 7 FIRST ANNUAL DOG JOG 11:30 AM Rotary Peace Park 334-4224 5KM jog/walk around the Millenium Trail will start at NOON! Dogs must be on lead,and poop bags in pocket! After the Dog Jog/Walk, we will have refreshments and prizes for Fastest Dog, Most Money Raised, Best Dressed, & Best Bark Sun, Sep 7 Ultimate Frisbee 5:30 PM Canada Games Centre 668-6517 Come out and play some frisbee. All levels are welcome. Sun, Sep 7 Badminton 7:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Tracy 393-7641 Mon, Sep 8 Hand to Hand - Level 1&2 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Mon, Sep 8 Sword/Bokken with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Tue, Sep 9 Fun Run/Walk 6:00 PM F.H. Collins Secondary 633-5671 Run or walk a 2.5 km route, or a 5 km route. Tue, Sep 9 pick-up beach volleyball 12:00 PM Rotary Peace Park All are welcome with 3 courts, music playing and great nights of volleyball Tue, Sep 9 Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Tracy 393-7641 Tue, Sep 9 Busy Beavers 6:30 PM Whitehorse South Access Rest Stop Environment Yukon biologist Heather Milligan has been searching for active beavers, and we’ll carpool to the most promising location. See our furry neighbours preparing for winter. Tue, Sep 9 Active Trails Whitehorse Association Monthly Meeting 7:00 PM Sport Yukon Enjoy ‘low-impact’ exploration of Whitehorse’s trails? Attend the next monthly meeting of Active Trails Whitehorse Association Tue, Sep 9 Badminton 7:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Tracy 393-7641 Tue, Sep 9 Men’s Golf 7:00 PM Wed, Sep 10 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, Sep 10 Hand to Hand - Level 2&3 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Sep 10 Staff/Jo with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Sep 10 Bhangra Dance Classes 7:00 PM Shipyards Park 867-336-3344 The objective of these free dance classes is to bring happiness and good health to life through dancing! Wed, Sep 10 Ladies Golf 7:00 PM Thu, Sep 11 Salsa in the Park 5:00 PM Rotary Peace Park Every Thursday, join Salsa Yukon for a dance in the park. Thu, Sep 11 Savaté (French Kick Boxing) 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo 335-4500 Fri, Sep 12 Hand to Hand - Level 1 (lunch class) with Gael 11:30 AM Aikido Yukon Dojo Fri, Sep 12 Golden Horn Judo 3:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary
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Tue, Sep 9 One On One Support 10:00 AM Second Opinions Society A support staff will be available for one on one sessions every Tuesday Tue, Sep 9 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, Sep 9 Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Tracy 393-7641 Tue, Sep 9 Yoga with Bonnie MacDonald 7:00 PM Vista Outdoor Learning Centre 668-2791 Ten class series. Call to register. Wed, Sep 10 Women & Children Lunch Date 11:30 AM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Delicious Free Lunch for Women & Children Wed, Sep 10 Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 PM Whitehorse Food Bank 3349317 Free Hot Lunch for Women Wed, Sep 10 FREE Lunchtime Yoga 12:00 PM Shanti Yoga 456-7123 Learn to breathe, stretch and relax! Donations Welcome. Use back entrance of Hawkins House No experience required all are welcome Wed, Sep 10 One On One Support 1:00 PM Second Opinions Society A support staff will be available for one on one sessions every Tuesday Wed, Sep 10 The Alzheimer/Dementia Family Caregiver Support Group 7:00 PM Copper Ridge
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From the Back Country with Jozien Keijzer
ecently, I hiked the full length of Grey Mountain, along the ridge top. And now when I’m in Whitehorse and see the mountain on the skyline, I feel more intimate with it, knowing its bumps and crevices. It took me 20 years to finally do the ridge hike and its beauty surprised me. Incidentally, I found out that Grey Mountain has a different name, too: Canyon Mountain. Although, as far as I know, everybody in Whitehorse calls it Grey Mountain. To know a name makes you feel closer to a thing, whether a person, place, or flower. When, for example, your daughter suddenly is not Barbara anymore but wants to be called Claire, which can be hard for a mother, even if she fully accepts that her daughter feels more like a Claire. This happens to me with plants all the time. The Swedish botanist and zoologist Carl Linnaeus laid the foundation for the binomial nomenclature in the 18th century. Each plant is part of an order, family, genus, and species. Fireweed is in the Onagraceae family. However, I recently discovered that our beloved fireweed is no longer part of the genus Epilobium; now it is in the genus Chamerion. It now has the Latin name, Chamerion angustifolium. I’m sad about this; I liked the name Epilobium, Latin for “upon
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Siberian Aster, Latin name; Eurybia sibirica a pod”, because the fireweed’s flowers bloom on top of its seedpods. Luckily, common names always remain the same, as long as we continue to use them. Still, a different group of people, often geographically separated, might have a different name for the same plant; In England they call fireweed “rosebay willowherb”. I feel confident that fireweed, being the floral emblem of the Yukon, will always be fireweed to us. Now let’s consider a common Yukon shrub with bright yellow flowers. It is known as cinquefoil because the flowers are composed of five petals. It grows in the wild, but is often planted in Whitehorse. The shrubby cinquefoil is in the Rose family, Rosaceae. It used to be in
Little willowherbs that almost go unnoticed are still in the genus Epilobium the genus Potentilla, which means “powerful medicine”, but now it is the genus Dasiphora, so its name is Dasiphora fruticosa. Only the genus name has changed, fruticosa, which is the species, is simply a description of that particular plant, and has not changed. Fruticosa meaning shrubby. I love that the plant itself does not change — this bush is still powerful medicine, like silverweed, which is another Potentilla that might go through a name change too. Who actually decides on these name changes? It is botanists, who through extensive study, using the latest technology, realize that there are genetic differences in plants that at first look similar. The naming of plants is based
on what we call keys, which are based on contrasting characteristics. Silverweed’s Latin name could become Argentina anserina, although the botanists haven’t settled on that one yet. I love potentillas and am sad that some now have a different name. Lucky for me there is still the snow cinquefoil, which often blooms early in spring. Last week, however, I was surprised to find one that bloomed for a second time this season. This lovely little plant is still Potentilla nivea, as she always has been. I still can’t quite wrap my head around the change to the name of the Siberian aster. The Siberian aster is the purple daisy that might pop up in your flowerbed, easy as she is. Suddenly, what I always called
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the Siberian aster is not an aster anymore. In this case, her Latin name was Aster sibiricus; sometimes the Latin name is used as a common name, but this can be confusing. Her Latin name is now Eurybia sibirica. So even though her common name still contains “aster”, it is no longer part of the Aster genus. Apparently, there is only one true aster in the Yukon: the Aster alpinus, common name: alpine aster. I might have seen some of these lovely flowers, a mountain full of them, two years ago at the end of July, beside Shaneinbaw Lake. When I find them again, I will ask a botanist if that is what they are. To make positive identifications of the plants I come upon on my hikes, I take pictures and then at home I use the Internet and all my flower books for keys. In the end I might go to http://www. plantsofcanada.info.gc.ca/ to see what the official Latin name is at this moment. I do all this for the love of it, and to honour the minuscule differences that so often go unnoticed. What an abundance of beauty our Yukon world is full of.
Jozien Keijzer is a visual artist, writer and avid hiker who lives in the Mendenhall Subdivision.
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Rvjslz!cvu!Sfbmmz!Tnppui Major Funk and the Employment plays the Future Routes Festival at Yukon College next week
ď °ď€ Major Funk and the Employment, left to right: Yves Paradis, Chris Reynolds, Will Hegsted,
David Dugas, Fiona Solon, Etienne Girard. Not pictured: Patrick Docherty
by Ken Bolton
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tienne Girard starts bands. “I guess I do start lots of bands. It’s kind of what I do,� he admits with a chuckle. Known for his earlier work with the heavy-metal group Nemesis and the punk-rock Hammerhead, the Whitehorse bassist is heading in a new direction with an assemblage called Major Funk and the Employment, which plays at the Yukon College on September 12. “I’ve kind of always wanted to do a funk band,� he says. “It’s been in the back of my head for years and years and years.� After a six-year hiatus studying music in Nelson, B.C. and performing in various parts of Canada, Girard returned to the Yukon and started selecting performers for his new venture last February. “I am very picky, and I definitely wanted to have the best of everybody,� he says. “I had a very specific vision of what this band was going to be and what the musicians were going to be.� He also knew he wanted to go big, both for the depth of sound
PHOTO: Simon Vincent and because “it’s also a party to start with. There’s seven of us, so even if nobody shows up, it’s already a party.� One of his first recruits was vocalist Fiona Solon, who sang with Hammerhead and is familiar to Yukon audiences through such groups as Pegasus Wing, Raw Element, and Old Cabin. “I knew Fiona would be an awesome front woman, and she’s kind of the face of the band when we play, which is fine by me,� he says. It was Solon who suggested the band’s name, a riff on David Bowie’s character Major Tom, combined with “employment�, a word she hears often in her government day job. Another early recruit was guitarist Dave Dugas, who left in late August to attend school outside the territory. After signing drummer Yves Paradis, a former Nemesis bandmate, Girard decided to add an extra percussionist “to make a really good dancing band.�
Original percussionist Josh Regnier, who also played with the now-disbanded Brass Knuckle Society, has since moved on and been replaced by Patrick Docherty. Sax player Will Hegsted is another Knuckles alumnus.
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With keyboardist Chris Reynolds, Girard says the band scored an unexpected bonus. “I totally got Chris on board to be the keyboard player, but then he ended up being a great singer, with lots of personality. His voice meshes really nicely with Fiona’s
and he’s really entertaining to watch.� Girard says the three key elements he looks for in band members are personality, professionalism and musicianship. “We all get along super-well, and there’s definitely a degree of professionalism that I think is really important,� he says. “I can’t have people show up and not have their homework done. There’s just too many of us for us to be screwing around during practice.� As for musicianship, he says, “There’s no weak links, and there really can’t be.� Girard is convinced there is a niche in Whitehorse for the bassheavy and “quirky, but really smooth and enjoyable� funk style the band offers. Solon agrees. “There’s not a lot of bands right now that people are going out dancing to,� she says. “There’s a lot of DJs and there’s the odd band that plays once in awhile, but that’s what we
were hearing a lot; people saying they want to go out dancing. That was the void we wanted to fill.� Girard says the band’s career goal is to “keep moving forward,� with a demo cut last month at Green Needle Records, and hopes of recording a full-length album later this winter. “We want to do all the cool gigs next year, and we want to be in your face, and we want to be a band that everybody knows about,� he says. Meanwhile, the next local appearance for Major Funk and the Employment will be an all-ages event at Yukon College on Friday, September 12. Tickets are $10 at the door. It’s part of the second annual Future Routes Festival, co-sponsored by Bringing Youth Towards Equality (BYTE), the college and the college’s student union. Ken Bolton is a freelance writer who telecommutes to work from his home southeast of Whitehorse.
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Diamond Tooth Gerties
Come visit Canada’s First and Friendliest Gambling Hall!
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Whitehouse Cabins
Revel in a Klondike experience in a room with a view overlooking the Yukon River! We offer a rustic setting within walking distance to town centre. Treat yourself to a luxurious stay with us! www.whitehousecabins.ca
Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sept 5-8 White Ram Poker Tournament 6HSW Oktobeerfest Sept 20 Gerties Last Show Sept 26 CFYT Talent Night Visit Dawsoncity.ca to see all our events!
Triple J Hotel
We have the newest rooms in town with all the amenities to make your stay memorable. Enjoy a meal or a drink on our sunny deck.town. Open May-September (867)993-5323 www.triplejhotel.com
Sourtoe Cocktail
The Sourdough Saloon is home to the world famous “SourToe Cocktail�. Come “kiss the toe� to join the club. “You can drink it fast, you can drink it slow, but your lips must touch the toe� www.sourtoecocktailclub.com
Downtown Hotel
Welcome to Canada’s Best Value Inn Dawson City. Combining newly renovated rooms and historic turn of the century atmosphere, we are located in the heart of Dawson City. Home of the “Sourtoe Cocktail� www.yukonhotels.com
KIAC
Tr’ondÍk HwÍch’in cultural programs and guided tours.Our Gift Shop has the largest selection of handcrafted beaded slippers in the Yukon. This is the Gift Shop you have been looking for!
Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) is an active centre of cultural and social energy! We invite you to explore our broad range of programming in the visual, media, literary and performing arts. www.kiac.ca
Eldorado Hotel
Klondike Kate's Cabins & Restaurant
Great location! All rooms with bath, hi-def tv, phone with voice mail, fridge, coffee maker & 250mb internet/day. Come dine in our restaurant, lounge or covered deck. www.eldoradohotel.ca
FO L LO W U S
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Stay with us while in Dawson City! Enjoy the privacy of your own cabin were rustic elegance meets modern comfort! Enjoy delicious food at the restaurant either inside or on our great patio! www.klondikekates.ca
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