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n the winter of 1995 my family headed south to spend Christmas with our relatives in Denver, Colorado. Our accumulated crew amounted to eight cousins and four parents, and in accordance with an ancient family tradition one evening was set aside for a talent show; I was tapped to be the MC. Amidst the singing and dancing and semi-rehearsed goofiness, my uncle Tyler took to the stage and handed me a short note that I was to read as his introduction.

It read (paraphrasing as well as my memory allows): “From a young age Tyler Johnson realized he had a talent to share with the world. As a teenager, orthodontists tried to take this away from him, but they couldn’t. Tonight he presents this talent to you.”

We all watched, baffled.

Tyler took a sip of water and began to slowly pirouette in the manner of a rotating sprinkler.

Then, as he continued to twirl, he fired a little stream of water through the gap between his two front teeth: the human fountain.

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David Letterman, diastemic hero hension rippled through the audience.

I was 14 years old at the time, and had typically crooked adolescent teeth. Indeed, orthodontists were eying me up in the same way they eyed-up young Tyler a generation previously. And within a year I was, in the parlance of the schoolyard, a brace-face.

The braces did their job though, and I emerged from my metal-mouthed enclosure with relatively straight teeth. However, in the years to follow, my teeth slowly shifted, and half-a-decade after my braces were removed I once again had a gap between my front teeth.

At that point subjecting myself to another round of corrective oral surgery was not in the cards, so I was left with two choices; I could either dislike my teeth and be embarrassed by them, or I could take an irreverent satisfaction in my own imperfection.

Initially, I bent towards the former. But disliking something about oneself — particularly something

one has no control over — is exhausting and fruitless, so gradually I inched along the spectrum from shame to pride.

It didn’t hurt that I had a role model: David Letterman.

At the time, Letterman had the most famous tooth-gap in the world. But it didn’t stop him from becoming the best thing on Late Night, or from seeing Drew Barrymore’s breasts on network television.

More recently, former New York Giant Michael Strahan has been leading the charge for people with diastema.

Diastema: that’s the official term for the gap-toothed.

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July 31, 2014

The Collector

by Meagan Deuling

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is name is Douglas Roy Rogers Dupont the Third.

That’s what he’s known as on the water around Tagish, at least; it’s his two-way radio handle.

He says all he needs is to catch a fish bigger than 60 pounds, and then he can die.

Dupont used to live in a cabin on California Beach, on Tagish Lake. Fishing brought him North.

Now, he owns a lodge with his wife, Mitch Dupont. The Six-Mile River Resort sits on the bank of Six-Mile River, right before it turns into Marsh Lake. Doug Dupont takes guests charter fishing. He can’t sell what they catch in the restaurant, but he can show his guests how to cook it.

He docks his pirate-flagged fishing boat on the wharf, right in front of the restaurant patio, and asks diners if they want some fish eggs. He shows them his coolerfull of fresh trout eggs.

You can tell he owns the place.

They’ve owned it for seven years and Doug Dupont says at first people thought nobody would come.

But the lodge is getting very popular. Dupont says people, motorbikers, sometimes, or RVers, stumble upon the resort by accident. They stay. Or, they book a one-night stay and end up staying a week.

“These guys here are on their sixth day,” he says. “They came for a day.”

He’s referring to a South African couple. Later, the man comes up to Dupont to chat. He tells Dupont to wait, as soon as he retires from his game reserve job in South Africa, he’s going to come and help the Duponts maintain the lodge.

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Jickling’s Jabberings................ 2 Collector’s Item...................... 3 Klondike Korner...................... 4 Didee & Didoo........................ 4 Food for Thought.................... 5 Taste of Whitehorse................. 8 Frog Mountain Food Festival...... 9 Mysterious Bike.....................10 Behind the Curtain.................13 From the Backcountry.............17 RV Living..............................18

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Doug and Mitch Dupont Before it was Six-Mile River Resort, the spot was known as Curry’s Corner. Dupont’s got the old Curry sign hanging on the back wall of the lodge. The lettering is faded but you can tell it was a fine piece of work when it was new.

It’s not the first finely crafted old thing Dupont came across.

He says he was sixteen when he got his hands on a 1929 New Brunswick radio. He gestures to where it is, inside the restaurant, and says, “It still works.”

Around that time, he also got a 120-year-old rocking chair.

“I guess it’s a 160 years now,” he says.

Dupont’s attracted to good workmanship: “Things used to be made so much better.”

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grip fishing has on Dupont’s life.

Underneath the motors are metal gas containers.

He’s got license plates from around North America arranged on the front wall of the lodge, and old canoes under the back porch — two Teslins, and one chestnut.

“I’m just a collector, I’m not a hoarder.”

He recently went to his brother’s wedding in Vancouver. As he is wont to do, he skulked out some garage sales in the area, and came home with an old pair of leather-topped speed skates.

They’re hanging on a wall.

He collects horns, and has an old wood sleigh loaded with a jumble of antlers. He rummages through them to find an old moose jaw. He gives it to me.

He says it’s gotten to the point where people hang on to old things when they find them, to give to him. He trades them for a beer, or dinner at the lodge.

He points to his collection of cast-iron tractor seats and says stuff like that used to be easy to come across for cheap. Now, because of shows like American Pickers, obscure workmanship is getting its due recognition. It’s making collecting a pricier hobby.

It also makes finding old, forgot-

ten things more of a treasure hunt.

Dupont goes to Salvation Army stores, and garage sales, whenever he can. He goes to swap meets in the States and always brings things home from his travels.

There’s a massive whale vertebrae in the restaurant. Dupont says they came across the skeleton in Baja, Mexico. He took the third vertebrae, and drove it home in the RV. He started collecting cook stoves and realized they make good flower planters. Peonies burst through cookstove burners; the stovepipes are crooked. Dupont says that’s sort of a nod to Jim Robb’s style.

Dupont’s carefully displayed collections are like life imitating art.

“The amount of people who come here and see, it reminds them of their childhood,” He says.

Dupont says he’ll collect just about everything. The only things he won’t collect are wives.

“They’re too expensive.”

Meagan Deuling is a Whitehorse-based writer and the assistant editor of What’s Up Yukon.

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sk tourists what they like about Dawson City and you get a variety of responses.

They like the old buildings and the sense of history they convey.

They like that the town doesn’t seem to be frozen in history — that there is a day-to-day life here.

They like the boardwalks.

Our downtown core, from Front Street up to Fifth Avenue, is connected by board walkways that offer the option of staying above either the mud or the dirt that is a feature of all of Dawson’s streets except Front. They are a feature that turns up on a lot of the formal and informal surveys regarding what visitors like about the ambiance our town.

Tourists like the look of our boardwalks. You’ll find our visitors backing out to the middle of the street so that they can get a good picture of the boardwalks with their cameras, smartphones or tablets.

But our boardwalks are both charming and tricky, which is why a lot of people, both visitors and locals, chose to walk beside them rather than on them. You will see visitors walking two or three abreast on the street.

They boardwalks are mainly for pedestrians. Efforts have been made over the years to make them accessible to people with walkers and for those little scooters, but they haven’t worked well, and because most of the walks are 10 to 20 cm higher than the streets in the summer, they are a challenge for those with mobility issues.

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When they’re brand new, like the ones in front of the Alchemy Café or the stretch by the Dawson Daily News Building, they can be quite nice and pleasant to walk on. But that level smoothness doesn’t last.

The ground in Dawson is constantly shifting, and it’s not too long before newly installed stretches of boardwalk begin to tilt one way or the other, or both ways. Fresh dirt foundations settle and suddenly there’s a dip in the walkway, or a bit of a bounce.

Then there’s the material, which bears the impact of rain, intense summer sun, and all the things it’s been subjected to in the winter to keep the snow and ice clear. The boards last a couple of years, but eventually they begin to chip and splinter.

It doesn’t help that in the winter the street levels inch up with the accumulated snowpack until they are level with the boardwalk.

Parallel parking chews the ends off the boards and angle parking breaks them off in places, hastening the need for rebuilding.

All around town you can see where individual boards have been replaced as they gave out in areas where the ones around them are still functional. Eventually whole sections get to the point where they need to be pulled out and replaced. By that time, the boards are flexing underfoot; the walkway is canted in several different directions; and it’s actually less of an adventure to walk along beside them on the street.

Still, our visitors do like the look of them.

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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Food for Thought with Katherine Belisle

Summer Insomnia longer than the days left in the season.

And therein lies one cause of summer insomnia — the belief that time is running out.

Summer is a period of rapid growth and progress. As Nature explodes all around us, we are reminded of what is to be bountiful, beautiful and brief. This can be inspiring or depressing, depending on how we feel about “the fruits of labour” in our own life.

We may find ourselves asking: Am I in the right place, doing the right thing, with the right people?

Is my own “season” passing? Have I made the most of my opportunities? Am I growing and maturing into what I want? What comes next?

During the daytime, distractions make it is easy to suppress such thoughts. But if daily life is not meeting our needs or reflecting our inner truths, our spirit goes on high alert.

In the quiet of the night, it will let us know that something essential to our being is being unheard, unsupported, repressed, or taken.

Insomnia is our body’s way of saying, “Wake up”: It is an opportunity to assess what is not working in our life, and why. It is a call to change.

Being called to change in the summer is probably the safest time. But what are we to do when we are too tired to think clearly or take action?

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Thu, Aug 7 Open mic with Marcus Steiner Sat, Aug 2 Yukon Quest Bark Fest 10:30 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn 867AM Shipyards Park This is a day for 668-4500 everyone to celebrate the relationship we Mon, Jul 28 Baobab Blast 9:00 AM Christ Thu, Aug 7 Jamaoke With Jackie 10:00 PM Church Cathedral 668-5530 COME ON have with our dogs. There will be best trick Jarvis Street Saloon OUT! Kids ages 5 to 11. Crafts, games, competitions, dog shows, demonstrations, Fri, Aug 8 Arts in the Park: The Heritage drama, teaching, songs and snacks! Call the face painting for children (young & young at Sessions Keitha Clark & Annie Avery church at 668-5530 to register by July 25.. heart) and prizes.

12:00 PM LePage Park add some swing to Wed, Jul 30 Ahhh Nuts! 7:00 PM Robert Sun, Aug 3 Ceramics Open Studio 2:30 your summer Service Campground Join Meghan Larivee, PM Arts Underground Non-instructed open Sat, Aug 9 Yukon Jack 9:30 PM Jarvis biologist and squirrel enthusiast, for an studio. Participants are welcome to use Street Saloon evening stroll to learn about the small critters the studio’s tools and equipment; clay and Sun, Aug 10 Sunday Blues Night With some tools are available for purchase. Every (squirrels!) that many people ignore.

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Wed, Jul 30 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club () 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Wed, Jul 30 Free Summer Kids Programs Ages 6-8 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library Registration required. Space limited. For more information or to register call Amy at 667-8900 or email amy.noseworthy@gov. yk.ca.

Wed, Jul 30 Youth drop-in 5:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Thu, Jul 31 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club () 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Thu, Jul 31 Free Summer Kids Programs Ages 9-12 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library Registration required. Space limited.

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

Fri, Aug 1 Free Summer Kids Programs Ages 9-12 10:00 AM Whitehorse Public Library Registration required. Space limited.

For more information or to register call Amy at 667-8900 or email amy.noseworthy@gov. yk.ca.

Sat, Aug 2 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club () 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Sat, Aug 2 Drop-In 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Sun, Aug 3 Riverdale Baptist 50th Anniversary Celebration 10:30 AM Riverdale Baptist Church 667-6620 Mon, Aug 4 GO The Surrounding Game 6:00 PM Starbucks Chilkoot Centre Simple Game Deep Strategy. Beginners & Visitors Welcome. For more information email: tjbowlby@gmail.com Tue, Aug 5 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.

Wed, Aug 6 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club () 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Wed, Aug 6 Light bulbs & Gizmos 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library 667-5239 free registration ages 6 - 10 Wed, Aug 6 Wandering for Wolves 7:00 PM Takhini Arena Join the Wolf Management Program Coordinator, Peter Knamiller, for an evening of wolf discovery. We will carpool to a nearby location and try our voices at wolf howling!

Wed, Aug 6 Youth drop-in 5:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Thu, Aug 7 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club () 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Fri, Aug 8 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club () 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Fri, Aug 8 Going Batty 9:30 PM Chadburn Lake Turn on your sonar for an evening of bat viewing! Learn about bat biology, habitat and conservation with Environment Yukon biologists. Involves a 20 minute walk over uneven terrain. Bring flashlights for the return walk in the dark.

Sat, Aug 9 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club () 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Sat, Aug 9 Drop-In 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Sun, Aug 10 No Fixed Address - shelter building 1:00 PM Beringia Centre 667-8855 Come build a shelter using sticks and brush and learn how early people survived the elements.Ages 7 and up. General admission applies.

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Wed, Aug 6 Northern Voices Toastmasters Meeting 7:00 AM Sport Yukon Guests are welcome!

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The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Happy Destiny Young Peoples Group 6:00 PM B.Y.T.E. Polar Group (OM) 7:30 PM Seventh Day Adventists Church (PC)

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irch syrup, fireweed jelly, juniper berry shortbread, and low bush cranberries are a few of the ingredients that will rise to the occasion for the Yukon Culinary Festival.

Among the festival events is the Tastes of Whitehorse food crawl, beginning July 31 at 5:30 p.m. It will encompass the tasty delights of five local restaurants ­including Antoinette’s, Balzam Café, The Chocolate Claim, The Edge, and The Wheelhouse.

Amy O’Rourke, community relations officer of the Tourism Industry Association of Yukon (TIA), couldn’t be more thrilled about the food crawl.

“This is the first time we are doing an event like this,” she says.

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event as it is a great way to showcase local restaurants and guest chefs.”

Each restaurant will host a 45-minute dinner sampler, which will feature an appearance from a guest chef, to explain the dish.

Each meal will be accompanied with a beer pairing, courtesy of a flavorsome selection from the Yukon Brewery.

Crawlers then have 15 minutes to arrive at their next destination.

At the end of dinner, a specialty dessert will be catered from the Balzam Café, at the Yukon Brewery. If you have any special dietary needs or restrictions, no problem, TIA has you covered.

“When people purchase a ticket, they can leave their contact info, as well as any special diet requests,” says O’Rourke.

Tickets are $90 and can be purchased at participating restaurants.

Dawson City will also be hosting their food crawl on August 1, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., making it possible for food fans to take pleasure in both events.

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A food festival would not be complete without guest appearances from celebrity chefs. Author and gastronomy specialist, Miche Genest will be along for Tastes of Whitehorse, and is stoked about the festival.

The Toronto native has been in the Yukon since 1994, and has fallen in love with the local ingredients.

“There are some really great things you can get here, like juniper berries, buckwheat flour, sesame seeds and a wide variety of game,” she says.

Genest is the author of two cookbooks, The Boreal Gourmet: Adventures in Northern Cooking, and The Boreal Feast: A Culinary Journey Through the North.

Some examples of her favourite Yukon recipes are, slow cooked braised wild meat with real birch syrup and wild berries, hot smoked salmon, and hazelnut meringue.

Over the years, the culinary scene in Whitehorse has changed greatly. When Genest first arrived North, there were no farmers markets.

Now, the Fireweed Community Market boasts an impressive selection of locally grown foods.

PHOTO: Rick Massie

Miche Genest, chef Restaurants are also taking advantage of the availability of produce grown in the Whitehorse-area.

“What also amazes me is how accessible certain ingredients are here, but in other parts of Canada they are hard to find. I gave my brother in Toronto a grocery list of Yukon ingredients, and he was unable to find everything,” Genest says. “We have a lot of fantastic grown resources. And it’s nice to be able to share them with everyone.”

Other celebrity chefs from the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Alaska will be floating around at other festival events, so be sure to keep your eyes open and taste buds available.

The Yukon Culinary Festival aims to celebrate the many flavors that can be found in local food.

With so many events taking place, food lovers may end up going into overload mode; not that that’s anything to complain about.

For a full list of events, and ticket information, visit www.tiayukon.com.

Angela Szymczuk is a Whitehorse-based writer. Please send comments about her articles to editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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Not Easy Being Green

LATE NIGHT

This weekend’s Frog Food Festival will serve up a broad menu of local food and music

Here to make you happy ’til late.

Night owls, insomniacs and midnight snackers, unite!

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f you’re heading out to Circle D Ranch for a few days of music and food this weekend, you’d be well-advised to bring your own eating and drinking gear, or at least a toonie to “rent” a plate.

The three-day outing, now known as the Frog Food Festival – Served with Music, is being billed as a “zero-waste” event, and coordinator Lara-Rae Grant is determined to keep it that way.

“It will be the first actual event in the Yukon that has gone completely zero waste, so none of the vendors can hand out styrofoam cups, or plates, or cutlery of any sort to serve the foods on,” she says.

“There’s been some challenges, but we’re not letting them deter us from our vision of going zero waste. So we are going to go forward with it, and stick with it for the years to come, for sure.”

In its first three years, the festival was called the Frog Mountain Music Festival, but ran into “a bit of a kerfuffle” over the use of a nickname for the distinguishing landmark that overlooks Bill and Barbara Drury’s spread beside the Takhini River.

After a hiatus, Grant explains, the board decided to move forward this year with a new name and a new focus.

“As we kind of recapped, we just realized people here enjoy food and we really weren’t giving enough options at our festival,” she says.

“And we really wanted to bring the community of food together and show Yukoners how much is locally-sourced and locally available.”

stay out all weekend, and you get a real festival feel. Great music.

Good food.”

The musical fare will be provided by nine local bands that will “set the tone for a calm, relaxed day of events,” Grant says.

“It’s mostly acoustic until the late hours of the night, then we’re going to kick it up a notch and get the dance floor bouncing.”

Friday’s “hoedown” in conjunction with the boar roast will feature Second Cousins, while Saturday night’s band is Soul Migration.

“Scott Wilson has put together our music for this year,” she says. “He has a great taste for music, and he’s complemented the music to deal with the land and what we’re trying to do out there, which is really neat.

Cheddar Tomato This year for the BBQ Bacon first time, activities PHOTO: courtesy of Frog Food Festival for kids and adults will include the option of an hour-long A few happy young participants tour down the Takhini River with at the 2011 festival Stand Up Paddle Yukon, at $20 for adults and $10 for kids aged eight and up. local farmers.

The festival runs August 1-3, Irving, who will also do the cooking honours at Friday night’s with musical festivities ending at wild boar roast, is expected to ar- 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. A weekend rive from Thailand just in time to pass is $60, but day passes are browse the Fireweed Community also available. Kids 12 and under Market on Thursday. (See feature will be admitted free.

Camping is also free, with story in July 24 issue.)

“It’s really neat, because he’s space for both campers and tents. kind of flying by the seat of his The Circle D Ranch is at km 1459.5 pants, grabbing different ingredi- on the Alaska Highway.

For more festival information, ents,” says Grant.

She became president of the go to www.frogfoodfestival.ca festival’s board this year, after Ken Bolton is a freelance writer volunteering since the beginning. who telecommutes to work “I really enjoyed the fact that from his home southeast of it’s a family event. It’s so close to Whitehorse. town, yet you’re able to camp and

Grant says the organizers have encouraged food vendors to use local produce, but couldn’t limit it.

However, the food for the Saturday and Sunday demonstrations by celebrity chefs Miche Genest (author of The Boreal Gourmet and The Boreal Feast) and Chris Irving is all being purchased from

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ou may have heard about the bicycles stolen from Cadence Cycle in July.

But did you hear about the one that mysteriously appeared?

Around July 9, an old one-speed with a coaster-brake showed up in front of 506 Wood Street, just beside Cadence Cycle. It stood on a kickstand, with an old sprung Dunlop

saddle, a flat tire, and a small basket.

Bells dangle from its grips; a gold paper star is wired to the rear fender.

Papier maché covers the frame and handlebars — gold-toned paper with writing and drawing and possibly a photo transfer in sepia and red ink.

Canvas wired to the frame’s centre triangle continues this colour scheme. One side reads “Cosima digitus”, and displays the image of a be-ringed hand with stars at the index and pinkie fingertips, as well as the pinkie-side base of the palm. This side also shows images of a star like the one on the fender, a map of the solar system, and a telescope.

This was the side that was facing the street. As for the

other side — maybe you should go and see it.

In its diminutive basket, there is a paper telescope of sorts. If you extend it and look up to the light... but I don’t want to give it away.

This artwork wasn’t made recently. Rust spots from the frame and fenders appear through the paper.

As an installation, this object is lyrical, golden, and adventurous in a genteel, dilapidated way.

Is this a vehicle to explore the solar system? At least it takes your imagination for a ride. And in any case, it’s a welcome whimsy in a world of bike thieves and broken dreams.

I put a call out on ArtsNet asking the artist to step forward, but no one did.

After the theft at Cadence Cycle, shop owner Dean Eyre moved it into his back yard.

Cadence Cycle mechanic Massey Baker observed, “I’m surprised it stayed there so long, that it didn’t get stolen.

‘Cause it’s really cool.”

Eyre reflects, “It makes me think about the circus. It looks like something you would ride in Venice, if it wasn’t illegal to ride a bicycle in Venice.”

Eyre has generously agreed to display this mysterious bicycle, moving it to his front yard daily until the end of August. Cadence Cycle is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday and 10 to 5 on Saturday.

Nicole Bauberger is a Whitehorse-based artist and writer.

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Haines Alaska

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July 31- August 3, 2014 45th Annual Southeast Alaska State Fair Four fun-filled days at the end of July. Includes a parade, exhibits, logging show, live music, horseshoe tournament, fun-run, kids’ stage, amusement rides, Alaska vendors, food and entertainment, live animals, puppet shows and MORE! Contact SE Alaska State Fair at 907-766-2476 or Email: director@seakfair.org or www.seakfair.org August 2, 2014 Haines Hustle 5K, 10K and trail half marathon. Contact SE Alaska State Fair at (907) 766-2476 or Email: director@seakfair.org orwww.seakfair.org

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AUGUST 1 & 2: CULINARY FESTIVAL IN DAWSON!

Air North and TIA Yukon present the Yukon Culinary Festival in Dawson City!

Exercise your taste buds as we celebrate local food and homegrown regional cuisine. As a special treat, you’re invited to join celebrity chefs, Christian Pritchard and Ted Reader, at the historic Commissioner’s Residence, while they conjure up their favoruite Klondike inspired dishes. For more information and event schedule, please visit tiayukon.com.

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Come visit Canada’s First and Friendliest Gambling Hall!

Cancan shows nightly- 8:30/10/12 Open 7 days a week from May-Sept. www.diamondtoothgerties.ca

Whitehouse Cabins

Revel in a Klondike experience in a room with a view overlooking the Yukon River!

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Aug 3 Ladies Poker Tournament Aug 8-10 Weekend on the Rocks Aug 14 Authors on Eighth Aug 15-17 Yukon Riverside Arts Festival Visit Dawsoncity.ca to see all our events!

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Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in cultural programs and guided tours.Our Gift Shop has the largest selection of handcrafted beaded slippers in the Yukon.

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Experience the iconic Palace Grand Theatre through a diverse line up of live performances happening throughout the summer.

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Behind the Curtain with Ken Bolton

For Patti Flather, Gwaandak is about building connections by sharing our stories W

hen Patti Flather left Vancouver for the Yukon, she had no thoughts of becoming a playwright, let alone co-founder and artistic director of a busy theatre company.

“It was not at all part of life,” she says. “My parents were not theatre goers. I had one wonderful teacher in elementary school who did drama with us. We made up plays all the time, and I absolutely loved it. But that was just one year.”

Things started to change after she earned a political science degree and found herself at a decision point.

“I wanted to get out of Vancouver, where I’d grown up, and just go out on my own a bit,” she says. “I was thinking about different places to move, and my resume, which had sat in a pile at the Whitehorse Star for many, many months, came to the top of the pile.”

The move to Whitehorse reconnected Flather with Nancy Campbell, a friend from her days on the University of British Columbia student newspaper, The Ubyssey, which had “a proud tradition of being agents of social change and raising awareness of lots of issues.”

In Whitehorse, she soon met a CBC reporter named Leonard Linklater, who would later become her husband. He and Campbell both played pivotal roles in her development as a theatre artist.

“Nancy was fully involved with the Guild Theatre, so right away I started going to plays through the Guild,” Flather recalls.

“Then I thought it would be really, really fun to get involved in theatre and meet people. So I auditioned for Romeo and Juliet with the Whitehorse Drama Club, and played Lady Capulet in that.”

When she and Linklater entered Nakai Theatre’s 24-hour playwriting competition a year later, they were expecting the first of their two daughters.

They emerged from the writing marathon with the first take of a play called Sixty Below, about a young Gwich’in man, fresh out of jail, who struggles to turn his life around.

Following extensive workshopping and re-writes, the play premiered at the Yukon Arts Centre in 1993. Further development work led to a 1997 production by Toronto’s Native Earth Performing Arts, which was nominated for several Dora awards, including best play.

After writing Sixty Below, Flather returned to UBC to get a Masters degree in creative writing, while Linklater was studying at the Institute of Indigenous Government in Vancouver.

In 1999, realizing they shared “a real passion to continue to develop and share Northern stories, including a strong indigenous aboriginal focus,” they founded their own company, Gwaandak Theatre Adventures.

“The vision always was that it was a meeting place that included people of different backgrounds, but that it had a really strong First People’s focus. It wasn’t that there was no one doing that, but we didn’t feel there was anyone doing it with that specific a man-

date and focus.”

Gwaandak teamed up with Nakai Theatre to produce a millennium-year remount of Sixty Below, complete with a new script.

“Gwaandak is a Gwich’in word that can have different meanings, such as storyteller, or telling a story, or news,” Flather explains.

“We felt that it really fit, because we really honour the storytelling traditions of thousands of years here in the North, as well as all different cultures. And Leonard is a member of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, so it just felt like the right name.”

Since then, Gwaandak has produced numerous plays, including three penned by Flather – West Edmonton Mall, Where the River Meets the Sea, and The Soul Menders.

Gwaandak has grown considerably from a home-based duo working on a project-by-project basis.

It has a downtown office, a board of directors, a managing artistic director (Flather) and a general manager (Marjolène Gauthier), plus short-term help as needed.

The company took a major leap forward when it decided to commission two original plays by aboriginal playwrights: Café Daughter, by Kenneth T. Williams (produced in 2011 and 2013) and Justice, by Leonard Linklater (2012).

For the past five years, it has also hosted a summer series of aboriginal play readings.

“It feels to me like we’re achieving what I’d always hoped for, which was not just build-

Annual Agriculture Demonstration Day & Barbeque

PHOTO: courtesy of Patti Flather

Gwaandak Theatre co-founder and artistic director Patti Flather 15th anniversary next year, for example, will be a joint production of Flather’s latest play, Paradise, with the Ontario-based multicultural theatre group, MT Space, directed by Majdi Bou-Matar.

For Flather, the pebbles from that “one wonderful teacher in elementary school” are still creating widening ripples.

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

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Math and Reading Centre

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Join the Yukon Agriculture Branch and Yukon farmers and gardeners for a barbecue and an opportunity to learn about the current research being conducted at the Yukon government’s Research Farm.

WHEN: Wednesday, August 6, 2014, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE: Gunnar Nilsson and Mickey Lammers Research Forest, located on the North Klondike Highway, 1 km north of the Takhini River Bridge, just north of Whitehorse.

August 1–3

Branch staff will be offering a barbeque from noon until 1 p.m. featuring Yukon grown food. Staff will provide a tour of the Research Farm at 1 p.m.

“imagine a group of people engaged in a wondrous experience...”

Thomas Baxter’s thoughtControl

Say hello to friends and neighbours. Sample Yukon-grown food, and check out our experimental crop of hulless barley and demonstration plantings of apple trees and haskaps.

For more information, please contact the Yukon Agriculture Branch at (867) 667-5838 or toll free in Yukon at 1-800-661-0408, ext. 5838.

ing a team for a project and then losing everyone because there’s nothing going on after that,” Flather says.

“Now it’s about having a community and keeping those connections with those wonderful people that you’ve worked with on a project, and having a connection with an audience.”

Flather hopes to strengthen those connections by taking Gwaandak’s storytelling to more Yukon communities, if not with full productions, at least with readings and short plays by Yukon artists that can be performed “anywhere – on a riverbank, in a theatre, at a convention centre, on a street corner.”

And the company will continue building partnerships with other companies across Canada and abroad.

The big project for Gwaandak’s

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Thu, Jul 31 Yukon Culinary Festival: Traditional First Nations Salmon BBQ 12:00 PM Carcross Visitor Information Centre 867Wed, Jul 30 Ladies’ Lunch & Carpet Bowling 7:00 PM Atlin Rec 335-6676 Join the owner of RedCan Gourmet, and former executive Centre chef of Clayoquot Wilderness Resort, Tim May and the community of Wed, Jul 30 Board Games 7:00 PM Atlin Rec Centre Carcross as they bake local salmon using natural techniques. Tickets Wed, Aug 6 Ladies’ Lunch & Carpet Bowling 7:00 PM Atlin Rec available on site. Email jjferbey@gmail.com for info Centre Sun, Aug 3 St. Saviours Church Service 11:00 AM St. Saviours Wed, Aug 6 Board Games 7:00 PM Atlin Rec Centre Church 867-668-3129 Mon, Aug 4 C/TFN Carving Shed open 5:30 PM Carcross Carving Shed Keith Wolf Smarch will be in attendance to provide guidance/ Monday - Thursday Adult swim/ Aqua Fit 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM Beaver help with all manner of traditional artwork Creek Community Centre Pool Tue, Aug 5 Elder’s Breakfast 10:00 AM The Old Daycare Monday- Saturday Public Swim 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM Tue, Aug 5 Sports Night 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 7:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Centre Pool Tue, Aug 5 Women’s Group 7:00 PM Carcross Community Campus Fridays Midnight Swim 10:00 PM to Midnight Beaver Creek 821-4251 Community Centre Pool Wed, Aug 6 Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Lunch 12:00 PM Thu, Jul 31 Beaver Creek Community Market 6:00 PM Beaver The Old Daycare 821-4251 For more info:kathleen.cranfield@ctfn.ca Creek Community Club Locals sell homemade crafts and baked Wed, Aug 6 Hiroshikai Judo 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School goods. Ask the Visitor Center for directions to the Far West Plaza 332-1031 Fri, Aug 1 Midnight Swim 10:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Wed, Aug 6 Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Thu, Aug 7 Beaver Creek Community Market 6:00 PM Beaver Thu, Aug 7 Prenatal Classes for Mothers and Fathers to be Creek Community Club Locals sell homemade crafts and baked 7:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School With Kathleen Cranfield, goods. Ask the Visitor Center for directions to the Far West Plaza Fri, Aug 8 Midnight Swim 10:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Registered Midwife and CPNP coordinator Thu, Aug 7 Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building

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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, Jul 30 Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Lunch 12:00 PM The Old Daycare 821-4251 For more info:kathleen.cranfield@ctfn.ca Wed, Jul 30 Hiroshikai Judo 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 332-1031 Wed, Jul 30 Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Thu, Jul 31 Prenatal Classes for Mothers and Fathers to be 7:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School With Kathleen Cranfield, Registered Midwife and CPNP coordinator Thu, Jul 31 Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building

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Wed, Jul 30 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Wed, Jul 30 CFYT Trivia 8:00 PM The Billy Goat A fundraiser for CFYT local radio.

Wed, Jul 30 TH Organic Gardening Workshop 12:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Community Support Centre Please RSVP: 867-993-7150 Thu, Jul 31 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Thu, Jul 31 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Thu, Jul 31 Youth Weights 4:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Hosted with the Youth Centre Thu, Jul 31 Hatha Yoga with Joanne Van Nostrand 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 867-993-5005 Classes are cancelled on holidays and subject to cancellation for room bookings.

Email yogawithjoanne@me.com to confirm classes.

Thu, Jul 31 Midnight Sun Yoga 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture For more info email yogawithjoanne@me.com.

Thu, Jul 31 Live at the Palace Grand: Dr. Professor Kubinek 8:00 PM Palace Grand Theatre 867-993-5005 Certified Lunatic and Master of the Impossible, Dr. Professor Kubinek.

Thu, Jul 31 TOMÁŠ KUBÍNEK 10:00 PM Palace Grand Theatre A Certified Lunatic and Master of the Impossible, Dr. Professor Kubínek promises to entertain all ages with his comedic, vaudevillian performance! Impressive physical comedy and charming banter make this a must-see show!

Mon, May 19 “Encounters with the Sublime” Photography Exhibit Thu, Jul 31 Adults Drop In Soccer 8:00 PM Robert Service School Contact: Ian 993-5122 or Sonny 993-5794.

by Salgado and Washburn at the Palace Grand 4:30 PM Palace Thu, Jul 31 HIIT Like a Girl 7:00 PM Robert Service School 993Grand Theatre Thu, Jul 3 Odd Gallery: Alison Judd Living With A Landslide KIAC 2520 For women only. Class combines cardio-kickboxing & high intensity interval training with ABC toning - that’s arms, but & core.

Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 867-993-5005 Wed, Jul 30 Live at the Palace Grand: Dr. Professor Kubinek 8:00 Designed for all fitness levels PM Palace Grand Theatre 867-993-5005 Certified Lunatic and Master Fri, Aug 1 Yukon Culinary Festival: Bannock vs. Sourdough competition 3:00 PM Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre Watch a joint of the Impossible, Dr. Professor Kubinek.

Wed, Jul 30 Kickboxing 6:30 PM Robert Service School Work up a demonstration with Parks Canada and Cultural Centre interpreters sweat through basic kickboxing techniques and conditioning, geared highlighting traditional northern breads. Infor: klondikeculinary@ gmail.com to all ages! For info: contact Ben.brudif@gmail.com.

Fri, Aug 1 Live at the Palace Grand: ThoughtControl 8:00 PM Palace Grand Theatre 867-993-5005 Thomas Baxter’s

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Knitting Circles Wednesdays, 1pm - 3pm 2nd Tuesday of the month beginning May 13 Riverdale Community Book Club First Tuesday of the month Family Drop-in Saturdays Drop-in 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Except Holiday Weekends)

Parking Lot Party & Flea Market Saturday August 16 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Parking lot performances, refreshments (a fund-raiser), Community Flea Market.

Contact Susie Anne at 867 335 3442 to sign up for a table

Heart of Riverdale 38 A Lewes Blvd

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ThoughtControl isn’t quite hypnosis, magic or mind reading, but your curiosity will be piqued.

Fri, Aug 1 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Fri, Aug 1 Weekend on the Rocks Tombstone Territorial Park Rocks rock! Learn all about it on free walks, talks and workshops. Details to come.

Fri, Aug 1 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sat, Aug 2 Yukon Culinary Festival: An evening at the Commissioner’s Residence 7:00 PM Commissioner’s Residence Join chefs Christian Pritchard and Ted Reader as they adapt their favourite dishes featuring locally grown and harvested products, and sample a selection of appetizers prepared by local restaurants.info: klondikeculinary@gmail.com Sat, Aug 2 KIAC Summer Art Market 11:00 AM Dawson City Community Events Shelter Dawson City Art for purchase Sat, Aug 2 Yukon Culinary Festival: Farmers Market tours 11:00 AM Dawson City Community Events Shelter Go to the Farmers Market to learn about the challenge and benefit of growing food in a zone 0 rated climate.

Sat, Aug 2 Downtown Hotel Golf Tournament 1:30 PM Dawson City Golf Course 867-993-5346 Shuttle provided, Prizes, Dinner included at Downtown Hotel. Enter Fee $50 per person. Register at the Downtown Hotel For more information: adam@yukonhotels.com Sat, Aug 2 Live at the Palace Grand: ThoughtControl 8:00 PM Palace Grand Theatre 867-993-5005 Thomas Baxter’s ThoughtControl isn’t quite hypnosis, magic or mind reading, but your curiosity will be piqued.

Sat, Aug 2 Dawson City Farmers Market 11:00 AM Riverside Park & Gazebo Local artisans, crafters, artists, and farmers bring homegrown homemade products to the community Sat, Aug 2 Yukon Culinary Festival: Sourdough Pancake Breakfast 8:30 AM St Paul’s Church These pancakes are made with a sourdough culture that’s been kept active since the Klondike Gold Rush. Local producer will be at hand to showcase Klondike birch syrup. Info: klondikeculinary@gmail.com Sat, Aug 2 Weekend on the Rocks 12:00 AM Tombstone Territorial Park Rocks rock! Learn all about it on free walks, talks and workshops. Details to come.

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Aug 14 - Sept 19, 2014 TERRANCE HOULE FRIEND OR FOE #5 (Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in, Dawson City) (outdoor installation) DYLAN MINER MICHIF - MICHIN (gallery installation) Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday, 10 am – 5 pm Saturday & Sunday 1 – 5 pm Located on the corner of 2nd and Princess

DCAS Members –

Call for Submission DCAS Members Exhibit

August 14 - August 31, 2014 The Confluence Gallery is accepting works of art for its annual Members’ Exhibit, opening on August 14 (as part of The Yukon Riverside Festival Gallery Hop).

Submission Deadline: Friday the 8th of August *Participating Artists should be or become a member of the Dawson City Art Society* To submit a piece of work or for information please contact Rachel at rgrant@yukonsova.ca

LIVE AT THE PALACE GRAND

Shows all summer long!

Audiences will have the opportunity to experience live music, authentic Gold Rush era entertainment, vaudeville, film and more in the iconic Palace Grand Theatre.

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

Northern Summer Experience?

Boys and Girls Club of Whitehorse

Free Drop-In Youth Centre for kids ages 11 to 18 Wednesday to Saturday, 3 to 9 pm.

Supper served daily at 6:00

YUKON MADE STORE

Exhibi�ons CURRENT Exhibitions:

Welcome to the 18th Summer Festival Season!

Wed Noon, July 30 Lana Rae She's back - the lady who wants to be little!

STORE & OFFICE HOURS:

TUES & WED, 11 A.M. - 5 P.M. THURS & FRI, 11 A.M. - 6 P.M. SAT, 11 A.M. - 4 P.M.

Come Meet our Friendly Huskies!

Featured this week,

CDS AND PRODUCTS

by Kim Beggs and The Blue Warblers

Taste of the Y ukon Lunch or Dinner

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Hildur Jónasson AugustSessions 1-30 OpenRuns: Studio >> Ceramic Open Studio Sessions Opening: August 1, 5-7 pm << Sundays from 2:30 to 6pm Archival Gold: Favourites from the Vault Exhibi�on closes January 26, 2013

$5 per hour

Edge Gallery Edge of Reality: Art from the Nerd Frontier

To register call: 867-667-4080 Email: recep�on@artsunderground.ca

Jim Vautour debuting the songs off his new CD

Fri, August 1 Fawn Fritzen a jazzy serenade with voice and piano

Mon, August 4 Simon Crelli & Family fiddle duets w Piano and bodhran backup

Tues, August 5

Wed Noon, August 6 Zumba come on down and shake your bootie!!

Wed Eve, August 6 T.B.A

Thurs, August 7

Keitha Clark & Annie Avery add some swing to your summer

For more information: 668-3647 or info@muktuk.com

>> in the Hougen Heritage Gallery: YUKON ARCHIVES

Thurs, July 31

Fri, August 8

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Focus Gallery aqueous light

Exhibi�on closes December 1st, 2012

DOUBLE BILL: Mackenzie Brown + The Morgan Girls

Wed Eve, July 30

The Heritage Sessions local artists celebrate Jim Robb!

Don’t miss this!

Guided Summer Tours Combine tour with our

>> in the Yukon Art Society Gallery: THE SEVEN TEXTILE ARTISTS “How Does it Felt”

>> Acrylic Pain�ng Open Studio << with Neil Graham every first and third Wednesday of each month 7 to 9pm $10 per 2 hour session

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Sat, Aug 2 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sun, Aug 3 Ladies Poker Tournament Diamond Tooth Gerties 867-993-5575 Ladies Poker Tournament at Diamond Tooth Gerties Gambling Hall! For more information, call 993-552 Sun, Aug 3 Live at the Palace Grand: ThoughtControl 8:00 PM Palace Grand Theatre 867-993-5005 Thomas Baxter’s ThoughtControl isn’t quite hypnosis, magic or mind reading, but your curiosity will be piqued.

Sun, Aug 3 Adult co-ed basketball 4:00 PM Robert Service School All levels welcome. Contact: alexcampbell@gmail.com.

Sun, Aug 3 Archery 6:00 PM Robert Service School Adult & All Ages Sun, Aug 3 St. Paul’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Paul’s Church 867-993-5381 Sun, Aug 3 Weekend on the Rocks 12:00 AM Tombstone Territorial Park Rocks rock! Learn all about it on free walks, talks and workshops. Details to come.

Sun, Aug 3 YEU Local Y026 (Klondike) monthly meeting 7:00 PM YTG Property management building Mon, Aug 4 Dark Room Club 6:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture bekmiller1234@gmail.com please sign up in advance Mon, Aug 4 LIfe Drawing 7:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 867-993-5005 Drawing tools provided, and paper is available for purchase.

If you’re interested in modeling contact Dana: kiac@kiac.ca.

Mon, Aug 4 Kickboxing 6:30 PM Robert Service School Work up a sweat through basic kickboxing techniques and conditioning, geared to all ages!For info: contact Ben@brudif@gmail.com.

Mon, Aug 4 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Tue, Aug 5 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Tue, Aug 5 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Tue, Aug 5 Hatha Yoga with Joanne Van Nostrand 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 867-993-5005 Classes are cancelled on holidays and subject to cancellation for room bookings.

Email yogawithjoanne@me.com to confirm classes.

Highlights

Klondike Institute of Art and Culture

Riverdale

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Visual Artist

August 4-8

Paul & Jeanine Baker

A group exhibition presented by the Yukon Comic Culture Society Runs: August 1-30 Opening: August 1, 5-7 pm

Hougen Heritage Gallery A Thrilling Narrative: Documenting the Klondike Gold Rush

Reproductions of archival material from the holdings of the Yukon Archives Runs: July-October

OPEN STUDIO SESSIONS Ceramic Open Studio (14+) Every Sunday except long weekends From 2:30-6 pm $5/hr paid to Studio Tech Programs Arts Underground / Yukon Art Society 867-667-4080 ext 22

Community EVENTS ...cont’d

Tue, Aug 5 Midnight Sun Yoga 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture For more info email yogawithjoanne@me.com.

Tue, Aug 5 Adults Drop In Soccer 8:00 PM Robert Service School Contact: Ian 993—5122 or Sonny– 993-5794.

Tue, Aug 5 Step n Strong 7:00 PM Robert Service School 867993-2520 For more information email: getrealfit(at)me.com Wed, Aug 6 Kickboxing 6:30 PM Robert Service School Work up a sweat through basic kickboxing techniques and conditioning, geared to all ages!For info: contact Ben.brudif@gmail.com.

Wed, Aug 6 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Wed, Aug 6 CFYT Trivia 8:00 PM The Billy Goat A fundraiser for CFYT local radio.

Thu, Aug 7 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Thu, Aug 7 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Thu, Aug 7 Youth Weights 4:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Hosted with the Youth Centre Thu, Aug 7 Hatha Yoga with Joanne Van Nostrand 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 867-993-5005 Classes are cancelled on holidays and subject to cancellation for room bookings. Email yogawithjoanne@me.com to confirm classes.

Thu, Aug 7 Midnight Sun Yoga 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture For more info email yogawithjoanne@me.com.

Thu, Aug 7 Adults Drop In Soccer 8:00 PM Robert Service School Contact: Ian 993-5122 or Sonny 993-5794.

Thu, Aug 7 HIIT Like a Girl 7:00 PM Robert Service School 993-2520 For women only. Class combines cardio-kickboxing & high intensity interval training with ABC toning - that’s arms, but & core. Designed for all fitness levels Fri, Aug 8 Live at the Palace Grand: music! 8:00 PM Palace Grand Theatre 867-993-5005 The River Bends open for Driftwood Holly, who will be joined by his German band, featuring violin, bass, guitar and drums.Tickets can be bought in Dawson City at the Visitors’ Information Centre, KIAC, the Westmark Hotel, and at the door.

Fri, Aug 8 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Fri, Aug 8 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sat, Aug 9 KIAC Summer Art Market 11:00 AM Dawson City Community Events Shelter Dawson City Art for purchase Sat, Aug 9 Live at the Palace Grand: swing dancing 8:00 PM Palace Grand Theatre 867-993-5005 Swing Dance Yukon and the Simpson Syncopators host swing dance lessons, followed by live music and dancing.Tickets can be bought in Dawson City at the Visitors’ Information Centre, KIAC, the Westmark Hotel, and at the door.

Sat, Aug 9 Dawson City Farmers Market 11:00 AM Riverside Park & Gazebo Local artisans, crafters, artists, and farmers bring homegrown homemade products to the community Sat, Aug 9 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sun, Aug 10 Live at the Palace Grand: film night 8:00 PM Palace Grand Theatre 867-993-5005 View films from Dawson City.

Sun, Aug 10 Adult co-ed basketball 4:00 PM Robert Service School All levels welcome. Contact: alexcampbell@gmail.com.

Sun, Aug 10 Archery 6:00 PM Robert Service School Adult & All Ages Sun, Aug 10 St. Paul’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Paul’s Church 867-993-5381

Daily Tourist Tours - from the Visitor Center

9:30 AM Then & Now Walking Tour 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM S.S. Keno 9:30 AM S.S. Keno Tour in French 10:30 AM Hike with the Poetry of Robert Service 11:00 AM French Town Walking Tour 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Doors Open - a different building each day 1:00 PM The Life and Poetry of Robert Service Program 1:00 PM What a RUSH! Walking Tour 2:30 PM Palace Grand Tour 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Commissioner’s Residence 3:30 PM Greatest Klondiker Contest (except Fri/Sat) 3:30 PM French Commissioner’s Residence Tour 4:30 PM Free Viewing of “Encounters with the Sublime” Photography Exhibit by Salgado and Washburn at the Palace Grand 7:00 PM “Strange Things Done” Walking Tour Daily The Can Can Show 8:30 PM, 10:00 PM, Midnight at Diamond Tooth Gerties. Each show is different with midnight show more risque

TOMBSTONE Territorial Park

Daily Critter Talks 10:30 AM Tombstone Territorial Park Meet at the Interpretative Centre Wed, Jul 30 Campfire Program 7:30 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Thu, Jul 31 Bannock Making Thursdays 3:00 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Meet at the Interpretative Centre Stunning views and alpine flora & fauna on this moderate 2-3 hour hike Thu, Jul 31 Goldensides Trail Guided Hike 7:30 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Stunning views and alpine flora & fauna on this moderate 2-3 hour hike Guided hikes meet at the campground picnic shelter to car pool.

Fri, Aug 1 Campfire Program 7:30 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Sat, Aug 2 Guided Hike on North Klondike Trail 7:00 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Join us for an easy 2 hour stroll on this beautiful riverside trail Guided hikes meet at the campground picnic shelter to car pool.

Sat, Aug 2 Junior Naturalist at the Interpretive Centre 1:30 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Meet at the Interpretative Centre Sun, Aug 3 Guided Hike on Grizzly Trail 10:00 AM Tombstone Territorial Park Meet to car pool or join us at Grizzly parking lot at 10:30 a.m.(4-5 hours) Bring a lunch to enjoy ringside views of Mt. Monolith (Difficult) Mon, Aug 4 Campfire Program 7:30 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Tue, Aug 5 Goldensides Trail Guided Hike 7:30 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Stunning views and alpine flora & fauna on this moderate 2-3 hour hike Guided hikes meet at the campground picnic shelter to car pool.

Wed, Aug 6 Campfire Program 7:30 PM Tombstone Territorial Park

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Thu, Aug 7 Bannock Making Thursdays 3:00 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Meet at the Interpretative Centre Stunning views and alpine flora & fauna on this moderate 2-3 hour hike Thu, Aug 7 Goldensides Trail Guided Hike 7:30 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Stunning views and alpine flora & fauna on this moderate 2-3 hour hike Guided hikes meet at the campground picnic shelter to car pool.

Fri, Aug 8 Campfire Program 7:30 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Sat, Aug 9 Guided Hike on North Klondike Trail 7:00 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Join us for an easy 2 hour stroll on this beautiful riverside trail Guided hikes meet at the campground picnic shelter to car pool.

Sat, Aug 9 Junior Naturalist at the Interpretive Centre 1:30 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Meet at the Interpretative Centre Sun, Aug 10 Guided Hike on Grizzly Trail 10:00 AM Tombstone Territorial Park Meet to car pool or join us at Grizzly parking lot at 10:30 a.m.(4-5 hours) Bring a lunch to enjoy ringside views of Mt. Monolith (Difficult)

Faro

Wed, Jul 30 Parent & Tot Story Time 11:00 AM Faro Community Library For Babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Wed, Jul 30 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Wed, Jul 30 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Wed, Jul 30 Kids in Action Store 3:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Thu, Jul 31 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Thu, Jul 31 Zumba 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Fri, Aug 1 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Aug 1 Archery 3:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Aug 1 Kids in the Kitchen Cooking Program 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Aug 1 Seniors Fitness class 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Sat, Aug 2 Yukon Culinary Festival: wild game frenzy--a celebration of wild food Town of Faro 867-994-2728 Prepare your expert version of a wild game feast. There will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes with categories for adults and juniors. Bring wild flower teas and special desserts, too.Info: admin-faro@faroyukon.ca Sun, Aug 3 Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 AM Church of Apostles Sun, Aug 3 Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442 Mon, Aug 4 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Tue, Aug 5 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Tue, Aug 5 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Tue, Aug 5 Archery 3:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Tue, Aug 5 Faro Kettle Cafe 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Hosted by the Faro Youth Group.

Wed, Aug 6 Parent & Tot Story Time 11:00 AM Faro Community Library For Babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Wed, Aug 6 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Wed, Aug 6 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Wed, Aug 6 Kids in Action Store 3:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Thu, Aug 7 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Thu, Aug 7 Faro Fireside Social 5:00 PM Campbell Region Interpretive Center 867-994-2288 There will be hotdogs and bocci and a campfire to enjoy. Hosted by the Faro Interpretative Centre. Come on out and talk to people in Faro!

Thu, Aug 7 Zumba 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Fri, Aug 8 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Aug 8 Archery 3:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Aug 8 Kids in the Kitchen Cooking Program 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Aug 8 Seniors Fitness class 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Sun, Aug 10 Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 AM Church of Apostles Sun, Aug 10 Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442

Golden Horn

Fridays Golden Horn Judo Club 3:30 PM Golden Horn School judoyukon@gmail.com or Mike 668- 6952. Under 15 years Sundays Badminton 7:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary School Tracy 393-7641 Tuesdays Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary School Terice 668-6631 Tuesdays Badminton 7:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary School Tracy 393-7641

Haines Junction

Wed, Jul 30 Kindermusik 10:30 AM St Elias Convention Centre geared towards children ages 2-3 accompanied by an adult.Any preschool child is welcome to attend (0-5) Wed, Jul 30 Haines Junction Community Market 3:00 PM St Christopher’s Church Features produce, plants and baked goods. For more info: sprucecottagefarms@gmail.com Thu, Jul 31 Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 AM Mun Ku Thu, Jul 31 Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Community School Fri, Aug 1 Village Bakery Salmon Barbeque with music by Brenda Lee 6:30 PM Village Bakery and Deli 867-634-2867 Reservations are recommended. Come early with your instrument to play at open mic!

Fri, Aug 1 Campfire Talk: Kluane’s Changing Landscapes 8:00 PM Kathleen Lake Day Use Area 867 634 7207 Join Amelia to learn about what Parks Canada does in Kluane National Park to keep track of the changes salmon, spruce trees, glaciers,grizzlies, and more Sat, Aug 2 Guided Walk & Talk: Living Off the Land, Then and Now 11:00 AM Haines Junction “Tachal Dhal” Visitor Centre 867 634 7207 Join Amber for a leisurely walk through part of the Ä’ay Chù Valley.

Enjoy the beautiful scenery while learning about the Alaska Highway and the Southern Tutchone First Nation’s traditions. Bring: lunch, water, comfortable footwear Sun, Aug 3 St Christopher’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Christopher’s Church 867-634-2360 Licensed Lay Leader: Lynn De Brabandere Sun, Aug 3 Campfire Talk: A Year in the Life of a Kluane Grizzly 8:00 PM Kathleen Lake Day Use Area 867 634 7207 Join Katarina to follow the life of a grizzly bear throughout a full year cycle in a fun and enjoyable way! Discover the challenges grizzlies face including their endless quest for food.

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Mon, Aug 4 Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga 5:15 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, Aug 5 Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, Aug 5 Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 PM Takhini Hall Wed, Aug 6 Kindermusik 10:30 AM St Elias Convention Centre geared towards children ages 2-3 accompanied by an adult. Any preschool child is welcome to attend (0-5) Wed, Aug 6 Haines Junction Community Market 3:00 PM St Christopher’s Church Features produce, plants and baked goods. For more info: sprucecottagefarms@gmail.com Thu, Aug 7 Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 AM Mun Ku Thu, Aug 7 Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Community School Fri, Aug 8 Village Bakery Salmon Barbeque with music by Diyet 6:30 PM Village Bakery and Deli 867-634-2867 Reservations are recommended. Come early with your instrument to play at open mic!

Fri, Aug 8 Campfire Talk: Kluane’s Changing Landscapes 8:00 PM Kathleen Lake Day Use Area 867 634 7207 Join Amelia to learn about what Parks Canada does in Kluane National Park to keep track of the changes salmon, spruce trees, glaciers,grizzlies, and more Sat, Aug 9 Guided Walk & Talk: Living Off the Land, Then and Now 11:00 AM Haines Junction “Tachal Dhal” Visitor Centre 867 634 7207 Join Amber for a leisurely walk through part of the Ä’ay Chù Valley.

Enjoy the beautiful scenery while learning about the Alaska Highway and the Southern Tutchone First Nation’s traditions. Bring: lunch, water, comfortable footwear Sun, Aug 10 St Christopher’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Christopher’s Church 867-634-2360 Licensed Lay Leader: Lynn De Brabandere Sun, Aug 10 Campfire Talk: A Year in the Life of a Kluane Grizzly 8:00 PM Kathleen Lake Day Use Area 867 634 7207 Join Katarina to follow the life of a grizzly bear throughout a full year cycle in a fun and enjoyable way! Discover the challenges grizzlies face including their endless quest for food.

Hamlet of Mt. Lorne

Wed, Jul 30 Kids Craft time 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Thu, Jul 31 Playgroup for parents 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 Fri, Aug 1 Learning Lions - Homeschoolers Get Together 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 Sat, Aug 2 Northern Backyard Gardening Fruit trees in the North 9:00 AM Lorne Mountain Community Centre 667-7083 One day workshop with John Lenart- Klondike Nursery –Dawson. Please register - limited seating Wed, Aug 6 Kids Craft time 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Thu, Aug 7 Playgroup for parents 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 Fri, Aug 8 Learning Lions - Homeschoolers Get Together 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083

Marsh Lake

Wed, Jul 30 Adult Basic Fitness 6:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Fri, Aug 1 Dinner at the Jackalope 6:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Reservations welcome. Steak/Rib Nights - last Friday of each month Fri, Aug 1 Drop-in Basketball 7:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Sat, Aug 2 South of 6 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Association Sat, Aug 2 Tot Program 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Association Sun, Aug 3 Badminton Drop-in 11:30 AM Marsh Lake Community Association 660-4999 All welcome Tue, Aug 5 North of 60 Cafe 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Tue, Aug 5 South of 6 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Wed, Aug 6 Adult Basic Fitness 6:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Wed, Aug 6 Waste Mgnt Society Meeting 7:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Fri, Aug 8 Dinner at the Jackalope 6:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Reservations welcome. Steak/Rib Nights - last Friday of each month Fri, Aug 8 Drop-in Basketball 7:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Sat, Aug 9 South of 6 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Association Sat, Aug 9 Tot Program 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Association Sun, Aug 10 Badminton Drop-in 11:30 AM Marsh Lake Community Association 660-4999 All welcome

Mayo

Thu, Jul 31 NND Annual Youth Gathering 2014 9:00 AM Mayo Community Centre 996-2265 x 345 Workshops on safe sex, prevention of alcohol & drugs, justice, tradition & culture, land, social issues, etc. Entertainment by Joey Stylez with workshop on healthy living in culture, concert, and Dance! Daily Door Prizes, games, and Indian Bingo to end the Gathering!

Sun, Aug 3 St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 AM St Mary’s Church 667-7746 Sat, Aug 9 Mayo: Stewart Valley Community Market 10:30 AM Galena Park Produce, eggs, preserves, baking and other homemade goods.

Sun, Aug 10 St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 AM St Mary’s Church 667-7746

Community Center Sun, Aug 10 St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Lukes Church 867-993-5381

Tagish

Wed, Jul 30 Library and Treasures Thrift Shop 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Jul 30 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Wed, Jul 30 Cruizers Concession Coffee & Chat 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Thu, Jul 31 Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Tagish Community Centre 399-3407 Fri, Aug 1 Yoga with Geana Hadley 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Sat, Aug 2 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Mon, Aug 4 Carcross /Tagish Renewable Resources Council Meeting 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Tue, Aug 5 Stay Get Fit 5:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3407 Wed, Aug 6 Library and Treasures Thrift Shop 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Aug 6 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Wed, Aug 6 Cruizers Concession Coffee & Chat 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Aug 6 Tagish Advisory Council meeting 7:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Agenda posted at tagish.ca Thu, Aug 7 Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Tagish Community Centre 399-3407 Fri, Aug 8 Yoga with Geana Hadley 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Sat, Aug 9 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Sat, Aug 9 Monthly Music Jam 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Everyone is welcome to come and play, or enjoy!

Teslin

Wed, Jul 30 Card Games for Seniors 1:00 PM Teslin Seniors Complex Wed, Jul 30 Archery 3:30 PM Teslin School Thu, Jul 31 Youth Badminton 3:30 PM Teslin School Sun, Aug 3 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Mon, Aug 4 Archery 3:30 PM Teslin School Mon, Aug 4 Teslin’s Biking Gang 6:00 PM Teslin Tlingit Council Administration Building Meet outside the TTC admin building. Join us for a weekly road bike ride!

Tue, Aug 5 Youth Badminton 3:30 PM Teslin School Wed, Aug 6 Card Games for Seniors 1:00 PM Teslin Seniors Complex Wed, Aug 6 Archery 3:30 PM Teslin School Thu, Aug 7 Youth Badminton 3:30 PM Teslin School Sun, Aug 10 St. Philip’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Philip’s Church (867) 667-7746 Sun, Aug 10 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Teslin Rec Center

Watson Lake

Wed, Jul 30 Aquafit 6:30 PM Watson Lake: Dennis Ball Swimming Pool 867-536-8030 Watson Lake Pool is open for the summer!

Wed, Jul 30 Ball Hockey 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Bring your stick, glove and road hockey goalie gear if you have it.

None will be provided for you. there will be a small fee to play.

Thu, Jul 31 Girls Night Youth group 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Jul 31 Girls Youth Night 8:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Jul 31 Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Thu, Jul 31 Watson Lake: Hot Yoga 6:30 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Jul 31 Watson Lake: Zumba 8:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Fri, Aug 1 Aquafit 6:30 PM Watson Lake: Dennis Ball Swimming Pool 867-536-8030 Watson Lake Pool is open for the summer!

Sat, Aug 2 Ladies Time Out Breakfast 8:30 AM Andrea’s Hotel Cynthia Armstrong 536-7239 Sat, Aug 2 Saturday Night Social 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Sat, Aug 2 Watson Lake Farmer’s Market 3:00 PM Wye Lake Park Celebrate Summer with Arts in the Park at the Gazebo, Crafters, Bakers, Artists and Gardeners every Saturday.

Sat, Aug 2 Watson Lake: Hot Yoga 6:30 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Sun, Aug 3 St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM St. John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932 Mon, Aug 4 Aquafit 6:30 PM Watson Lake: Dennis Ball Swimming Pool 867-536-8030 Watson Lake Pool is open for the summer!

Mon, Aug 4 Ball Hockey 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Bring your stick, glove and road hockey goalie gear if you have it.

None will be provided for you. there will be a small fee to play.

Mon, Aug 4 Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Wed, Aug 6 Aquafit 6:30 PM Watson Lake: Dennis Ball Swimming Pool 867-536-8030 Watson Lake Pool is open for the summer!

Wed, Aug 6 Ball Hockey 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Bring your stick, glove and road hockey goalie gear if you have it.

None will be provided for you. there will be a small fee to play.

Thu, Aug 7 Girls Night Youth group 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Aug 7 Girls Youth Night 8:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Aug 7 Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Thu, Aug 7 Watson Lake: Hot Yoga 6:30 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Aug 7 Watson Lake: Zumba 8:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Fri, Aug 8 Aquafit 6:30 PM Watson Lake: Dennis Ball Swimming Pool 867-536-8030 Watson Lake Pool is open for the summer!

Sat, Aug 9 Ladies Time Out Breakfast 8:30 AM Andrea’s Hotel Cynthia Armstrong 536-7239 Sat, Aug 9 Saturday Night Social 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Sat, Aug 9 Watson Lake Farmer’s Market 3:00 PM Wye Lake Park Celebrate Summer with Arts in the Park at the Gazebo, Crafters, Bakers, Artists and Gardeners every Saturday.

Sat, Aug 9 Watson Lake: Hot Yoga 6:30 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Sun, Aug 10 St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM St. John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932

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Thu, Jul 31 Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Sun, Aug 3 St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Lukes Church 867-993-5381 Mon, Aug 4 Volleyball & Floor Hockey Night 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Saniz 966-3238 Thu, Aug 7 Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow

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Active Interest Listings Daily Free Guided Nature Hikes 10:00 AM Miles Canyon Bridge 668-5678 learn about the history of Miles Canyon and Canyon City. About 2 hours long, 4.1 km (2.6 miles) return trip. Easy hiking. No reservations required.

Wed, Jul 30 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, Jul 30 Hand to Hand - Level 2&3 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Jul 30 ACC Climbing Night 6:00 PM Rock Gardens For more information: info@ accyukon.ca Wed, Jul 30 Contagious Mountain Bike Club Twoonie Race 6:30 PM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Race against others or against yourself in this series of 4 races which alternate between the Chadburn and Mt Mac trails. $2 to race and you must be an insured CMBC member.

Wed, Jul 30 Staff/Jo with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Jul 30 Ahhh Nuts! 7:00 PM Robert Service Campground Join Meghan Larivee, biologist and squirrel enthusiast, for an evening stroll to learn about the small critters (squirrels!) that many people ignore.

Wed, Jul 30 Bhangra Dance Classes 7:00 PM Shipyards Park 336-3344 The objective of these free dance classes is to bring happiness and good health to life through dancing!

Wed, Jul 30 Ladies Golf 7:00 PM Greenway’s Greens Thu, Jul 31 Salsa in the Park 5:00 PM Rotary Peace Park Every Thursday, join Salsa Yukon for a dance in the park.

Thu, Jul 31 Savaté (French Kick Boxing) 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo 335-4500 Fri, Aug 1 Yukon Culinary Festival: Nature and Foraging Tour 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM Miles Canyon Bridge 668-5678 Yukon Conservation Society is hosting guided hikes through Miles Canyon and Canyon City where you’ll learn about the gold rush, First Nations, animals of the area, about edible and medicinal plants, and how to harvest them.

Fri, Aug 1 Hand to Hand - Level 1 (lunch class) with Gael 11:30 AM Aikido Yukon Dojo Fri, Aug 1 First Nation tent at the Whitehorse Fish Ladder 1:00 PM Fish Ladder 633-5965 Join Mary, a First Nations elder, in a tent at the fish ladder. She will talk about First Nations relationship with salmon and answer questions..

Fri, Aug 1 Golden Horn Judo 3:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary Sat, Aug 2 Drop-In 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Sat, Aug 2 Inaugural YHMA Croquet Tournament 9:00 AM S.S.Klondike 867.667.4704 20 teams of two will square off to win fantastic prizes, earn bragging rights and help support the work of YHMA!.

Sat, Aug 2 Yukon Culinary Festival: Fireweed Market wild food presentation and foraging walk 9:30 AM and 11:00 AM Shipyards Park Join the Yukon Conservation Society on a free walk from

Attention businesses: special waste disposal now available If your business is storing special or hazardous waste, such as used oil, antifreeze, solvents and batteries, then call Environment Yukon to arrange for our annual collection and delivery service. We will pick up your waste and cover the costs associated with transporting it to a proper disposal or recycling facility. Your business will be responsible for disposal costs. The deadline to sign-up is August 6, 2014. To learn more call 1-800-661-0408 ext. 5636.

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the Frank Slim Building.Learn how to identify and harvest edible plants in an urban setting.

Sun, Aug 3 Yukon River Trail Marathon 8:30 AM Rotary Peace Park Full Marathon: 8:30 AM - Half Marathon walkers: 8:30 AM- Relay: 9:15 AM- Half Marathon: 10:00 AM - Start/Finish Rotary Park Sun, Aug 3 Atlatl Building 1:00 PM Beringia Centre 667-8855 conjuring up your inner craftsman and tapping into primeval instincts might just reveal some interesting insights into your own psyche.

Sun, Aug 3 Ultimate Frisbee 5:30 PM Canada Games Centre 668-6517 Come out and play some frisbee. All levels are welcome.

Sun, Aug 3 Badminton 7:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Tracy 393-7641 Mon, Aug 4 Hand to Hand - Level 1&2 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Mon, Aug 4 Sword/Bokken with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Tue, Aug 5 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, Aug 5 NIA dance and fitness 6:30 PM Leaping Feats Creative Danceworks 335-3442 NIA is a choreographed combination of martial arts, dance, and healing, set to great music. first class is free!

Tue, Aug 5 pick-up beach volleyball 12:00 pm Rotary Peace Park All are welcome with 3 courts, music playing and great nights of volleyball.

Tue, Aug 5 First Nation tent at the Whitehorse Fish Ladder 1:00 PM Fish Ladder 633-5965 Join Doris, a First Nations elder, in a tent at the fish ladder. She will talk about First Nations relationship with salmon and answer questions.

Tue, Aug 5 Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Tracy 393-7641 Tue, Aug 5 Men’s Golf 7:00 PM Greenway’s Greens Tue, Aug 5 Badminton 7:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Tracy 393-7641 Wed, Aug 6 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, Aug 6 Hand to Hand - Level 2&3 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Aug 6 ACC Climbing Night 6:00 PM Rock Gardens For more information: info@ accyukon.ca Wed, Aug 6 Staff/Jo with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Aug 6 Bhangra Dance Classes 7:00 PM Shipyards Park 336-3344 The objective of these free dance classes is to bring happiness and good health to life through dancing!

Wed, Aug 6 Ladies Golf 7:00 PM Greenway’s Greens Thu, Aug 7 Salsa in the Park 5:00 PM Rotary Peace Park Every Thursday, join Salsa Yukon for a dance in the park.

Thu, Aug 7 Savaté (French Kick Boxing) 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo 335-4500

Fri, Aug 8 Hand to Hand - Level 1 (lunch class) with Gael 11:30 AM Aikido Yukon Dojo Fri, Aug 8 First Nation tent at the Whitehorse Fish Ladder 1:00 PM Fish Ladder 633-5965 Join Mary, a First Nations elder, in a tent at the fish ladder. She will talk about First Nations relationship with salmon and answer questions.

Fri, Aug 8 Golden Horn Judo 3:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary Fri, Aug 8 Going Batty 9:30 PM Chadburn Lake Turn on your sonar for an evening of bat viewing! Learn about bat biology, habitat and conservation with Environment Yukon biologists. Involves a 20 minute walk over uneven terrain. Bring flashlights for the return walk in the dark.

Sat, Aug 9 Drop-In 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Sat, Aug 9 Long Lake Triathlon 10:00 AM Long Lake Race Orientation: 10:00am Race Start: 10:30 am 1.0 km swim, 15.5

km mountain bike ride and 6 km run. For more info: Rick Janowicz 668-2858.

Sat, Aug 9 Dart Building 1:00 PM Beringia Centre 667-8855 Enter the other half of the atlatl equation: the underappreciated dart. Just as complex and necessary as her better known partner, the dart has flown under the radar for too long. Get to the point, as you construct your own real dart, and see the difference another stick can make Sat, Aug 9 Nerf Games 6:30 PM Canada Games Centre 667-4606 Join the YACL for a fun evening of Nerf Games. To register call 667-4606 or email yaclwhse@ northwestel.com Sun, Aug 10 Ultimate Frisbee 5:30 PM Canada Games Centre 668-6517 Come out and play some frisbee. All levels are welcome.

Sun, Aug 10 Badminton 7:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Tracy 393-7641

Wellness Listings Daily Free Guided Nature Hikes 10:00 AM Miles Canyon Bridge 668-5678 learn about the history of Miles Canyon and Canyon City.

About 2 hours long, 4.1 km (2.6 miles) return trip. Easy hiking. No reservations required.

Wed, Jul 23 FREE Lunch Time 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, Jul 23 Hand to Hand - Level 2&3 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Jul 23 ACC Climbing Night 6:00 PM Rock Gardens For more information: info@ accyukon.ca Wed, Jul 23 Staff/Jo with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Jul 23 Bhangra Dance Classes 7:00 PM Shipyards Park 336-3344 The objective of these free dance classes is to bring happiness and good health to life through dancing!

Wed, Jul 23 Ladies Golf 7:00 PM Greenway’s Greens Thu, Jul 24 Savaté (French Kick Boxing) 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo 335-4500 Fri, Jul 25 Hand to Hand - Level 1 (lunch class) with Gael 11:30 AM Aikido Yukon Dojo Fri, Jul 25 First Nation tent at the Whitehorse Fish Ladder 1:00 PM Fish Ladder 633-5965 Join Mary, a First Nations elder, in a tent at the fish ladder. She will talk about First Nations relationship with salmon and answer questions.

Fri, Jul 25 Golden Horn Judo 3:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary Sun, Jul 27 Ultimate Frisbee 5:30 PM Canada Games Centre 668-6517 Come out and play some frisbee. All levels are welcome.

Sun, Jul 27 Badminton 7:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Tracy 393-7641 Mon, Jul 28 Hand to Hand - Level 1&2 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo

Mon, Jul 28 Sword/Bokken with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Tue, Jul 29 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, Jul 29 NIA dance and fitness 6:30 PM Leaping Feats Creative Danceworks 3353442 NIA is a choreographed combination of martial arts, dance, and healing, set to great music. first class is free!

Tue, Jul 29 pick-up beach volleyball 12:00 AM Rotary Peace Park All are welcome with 3 courts, music playing and great nights of volleyball Tue, Jul 29 First Nation tent at the Whitehorse Fish Ladder 1:00 PM Fish Ladder 633-5965 Join Doris, a First Nations elder, in a tent at the fish ladder. She will talk about First Nations relationship with salmon and answer questions.

Tue, Jul 29 Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Tracy 393-7641 Tue, Jul 29 Men’s Golf 7:00 PM Greenway’s Greens Tue, Jul 29 Badminton 7:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Tracy 393-7641 Wed, Jul 30 FREE Lunch Time Yoga

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From the Back Country with Jozien Keijzer

Our Grand Yukon

Canada Da Parade

J

uly 1st 2014: What a beautiful, sunny day it is amidst this not-yet very warm summer.

My husband Don and I are off to our neighbouring province, B.C., by way of the Haines Road, to celebrate Canada Day our particular way.

At Klukshu, we check to see if there are salmon in the river.

I walk along the banks, bumping into a big porcupine; we both stop in our tracks. Before each of us goes back the way we came, I take some pictures, while the porcupine has her own reasons, first for standing still, and then for heading back.

Again on the highway, Don and I spot a black bear swift-

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ly fleeing into the willows.

By a lake right along the road, we stop to watch the swans that nest there. This year they have three cygnets.

At Million Dollar Falls, a cow moose is feeding in the water. She leaves at a leisurely pace when she notices we are watching her.

On we go, too.

We catch fish on the Yukon side of the Blanchard River for our Canada Day feast.

Freshly caught fish are so delicious; we never want anything else.

Driving further, yet another black bear

The Canada Day Parade

PHOTOS: Jozien Keijzer keeps us company, feasting for a long time on dandelions.

We enjoy waiting to watch her magnificent canine teeth from the safety of our car.

Higher in the mountains, we finally reach our destination, Three Guardsmen Mountain.

The three rocky spires stand guard close to the border of our beautiful, abundant Canada.

Here, we enjoy the tundra at our leisure.

Don makes a fire and cooks our fish as I wander the open spaces underneath the mountains looking for flowers.

The shooting stars (Dodecatheon frigidum) are our fireworks. For music, we enjoy bird songs, which seems to come from golden-crowned sparrows. And then there are the screaming semipalmated plovers. Walking around more, I seem to be causing a disturbance,

scaring a number of them casually nesting on the open gravel.

Driving back, before I fall asleep in the car, comes the highlight of the parade: a mighty grizzly bear poses for us on the highway, then leaping, crosses away.

Woken by a thunder shower I think, “Never mind our summer, Canada Day brought the most beautiful weather yet.”

And the parade? As always a grand success!

Jozien Keijzer is a visual artist, writer and avid hiker who lives in the Mendenhall Subdivision. Email wild@whatsupyukon.com.

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Parking Lot Living

by Joslyn Kilborn

M

y first friend in Whitehorse is an older man I meet in the automotive section of Canadian Tire the day I arrive.

He helps me with my engine and ends up giving me a tour of the city, introducing me to everything from the $1 showers at Robert Service Campground to the old tourism movie in the Visitor Information Centre cinema.

It isn’t until the end of our few hours together that I discover he and I are to be neighbours: we will both be living in our vehicles at the Walmart parking lot.

Our friendship develops over breakfast. Most mornings I wake to a knock on my camper door and an invitation across the parking lot, where eggs and coffee are being prepared.

We don’t have chairs or tables so I lean against the side of his truck while he bends over the propane burner he’s set on the pavement, adding cheese slices or thick hunks of onion to our eggs. When it’s ready, he hands me a plate and a mug — a McDonald’s cup he’s kept for me to re-use — and we stand beside each other, fueling ourselves for the day, exchanging occasional glances with passing shoppers.

He and I find ourselves here for the same reason: we love the Yukon. But while for me, living in a vehicle is part of a larger and long-planned philosophical lifestyle experiment, for him it is simply what you do when you don’t

PHOTO: Joslyn Kilborn

My RV and me own a house.

As our friendship progresses the knocks on my camper door extend into later periods of the day. There is always something good on the other side — a loaf of bread split from a two-for-one pair, a bulk jar of jam on sale for 89 cents, a giant bag of potatoes he’d like to give me half of.

Sometimes, small adventures are on the other side of the door: like tours of the Porter Creek industrial area. Once I was needed to steer a van he was towing behind his truck with a rope.

The Whitehorse Walmart has to be the most beautiful Walmart in Canada. The Yukon River practically runs through it, a van-dweller’s front yard of sorts, offering quiet spots to sit and read, write, meditate, pray.

From my camper I can watch eagles circling the water. I fall asleep to the call of gulls. It’s a short bike ride from anywhere a downtowner might like to go, and it’s more eco-friendly than driving in and out of the core to a camping spot each day. Plus it has a washroom.

Living in a parking lot also offers a sense of independence that sleeping on residential or city property doesn’t. You don’t feel like you’re breaking rules or getting in the way — because Walmart is a huge, excessively successful corporation. It has put a lot of pavement down on top of a lot of natural habitat; now these parking lots have become a new kind of habitat.

However, it can feel vulnerable living out the private details of daily life in a public space. The fiberglass camper walls that shel-

ter me from the rest of the world are thin. This means I worry about what I might be letting out, but more often I feel myself graced by what finds its way in.

Like the other night when, at 10 p.m., I heard a knock on my door and opened it to find my friend with a litre of sherbet he’d left out to melt and a straw in his hand and the words, “I made you a milkshake.”

Joslyn Kilborn is a Walmart parking lot-based writer. Email editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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