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aris Pick and Aiden Tentrees seem to be everywhere these days. They’re both in multiple constantly active and well-known bands, and they both often act as mentors to some of the Yukon’s younger, emerging artists. For the last five years, the local music power couple and some other artistic friends have also been putting on an ever-growing annual DIY festival out of their own home, dubbed Greasefest.

Though Pick says the inaugural Greasefest was born out of a conversation that took place “mostly as a joke,” in 2017, she, Tentrees and some friends celebrated 420 that year with a small house concert that featured at-the-time emerging artists John Stosh, Clairvoyant Felicities and the Sputnik Experiment, and also included the live debuts of DJ Sac o Dope and Pick and Tentrees’ own group, Swamp Sex Robots.

“The crowd was overwhelmed with excitement as they were seeing bands that had maybe only ever performed a handful of shows, as well as artists that were literally debuting totally new acts,” Pick remembers. “Sometimes, in Whitehorse the music scene feels a little bit saturated with the sae music, so it felt good to change it up and show some music that was more seldom seen.”

After a successful kickoff, the group behind the house concert talked further about making Greasefest an annual event, always with a mission of showcasing the less frequently seen Yukon acts in an alternative setting that placed substance over style.

“We were going to push the boundaries of what a house concert on a private property could accomplish,” says Pick.

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vals, namely FestFest, which no longer happens, Popechella, which takes place near Whitehorse every second year and FarmFest, a free festival in B.C. run by Carolyn Mark, which serves to bring people together just for the fun of it.

This year, Pick was successful in securing funding though Yukon Tourism and Cultures On Yukon Time: Great Yukon Summer to take Greasefest to the next level, which also means it will be a more public event this time around—but will still have a strict capacity to keep things manageable, as it is still on private property.

When Greasefest first started, neither Pick nor anybody else thought it would grow into what it has. For now, Greasefest is operating at as large a capacity as it can due to its location, but the team has not ruled out the possibility of eventually moving it to a different spot to allow it to become even

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“I guess we just saw it as a yearly party for our friends,” says Pick.

“Each year our friends would ask if they could bring a plus one and we would allow it. It was mostly just a wholesome time.”

In keeping things wholesome and preserving the good vibes Greasefest works so hard to maintain, Pick has found she sometimes has to stress certain rules. She has no problem being blunt about them, and says her personal favourite rule which she still stands by is ““if you’re the kind of person who likes to snort mountains of blow and fight people, don’t come to Greasefest.” Because the festi-

val started as a small house concert for just a group of friends, Pick is committed to staying true to these values Greasefest was built on.

“Our festival is here to create a fun, safe, encouraging and empowering environment for our attendees who range from all backgrounds and all ages,” she says.

One thing that makes Greasefest important in the local music community is the fact that it doesn’t take place in a bar, as so many live music events do. Without being in a bar, Greasefest is able to be an all-ages show and the DIY aspect brings a different sense of community.

“I admire the hard work and efforts of the folks who have been doing something along these lines and cultivating something cool

and different such as Wonderhorse Festival, Paradise Music Festival, Theatre in the Bush, Arts in the Park, Available Light Film Festival, Simapalooza and more,” Pick says.

“I think all these events help shake things up and add some dimensions to our already awesome music and arts scene and it would be noticeably more boring if they didn’t exist at all.”

It was a long time in the making because of multiple COVID-related delays, but Greasefest: Year of the Grease kicks off on October 2 at noon. Tickets can be purchased for $45 through Eventbrite, and a strict capacity of 200 guests will be imposed. A percentage of ticket sales will be donated to the volunteer-run Goldenhorn Fire Depot.

The lineup for this year will

feature Diamond Dino, Groanboy, Antarticus, Sarah Hamilton, Maddie Traplin, Nicholas Mah, Clout Game, DJ Sweet Jones, Plant Daddy, The Bleeders, Shotgun!, Patrick Keenan, John Stosh, Case 235, John from Dawson & Nitpik, I’m in love with Mary Jane, Peter Jickling, Beverly, Ben Mahony, Bon Che, Victoria Parker, Mr.Bigly, Nice Guy Eli, DJ Stanky Hank as Parsnii Boii and more. The festival has also received external support from local sponsors such as The Yukon Arts Centre, CJUC Whitehorse Community Radio, Kirsty Wells Tattoo, and Midnight Sun Coffee Roasters.

To purchase tickets, head to https://www.eventbrite.ca/.

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Tara Kolla’s installation at 2020 Theatre in the Bush

Theatre in the Bush 2021 It’s fall in the Yukon which means Ramshackle Theatre is gearing up for its annual Theatre in the Bush, held on artistic director Brian Fidler’s family property.

“I just love this time of year and I’m already out in the yard,” Fidler says. “I’ve got my chainsaw out and I’m clearing the paths.”

Last year, the 10th anniversary of Theatre in the Bush was adapted to adjust to a new pandemic reality. In 2021, COVID-19 persists, but Fidler has learned how to take advantage of the situation and put on a wonder-filled outdoor show.

Theatre in the Bush will run for two nights on Friday September 24 and Saturday September 25 to allow for smaller audience numbers.

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It’s too late to get in on the lottery; however, Brendan Preston is back on board to film Theatre in the Bush for an online rebroadcast on Sunday, September 26 with support from the Yukon Arts Centre.

“I do love that anyone who wants to see the show, gets a chance to see the show,” says Fidler.

Every year in late August, Fidler puts a call out on Artsnet, Facebook and Instagram. He asks potential artists to submit “the seed of their idea” for a Theatre in the Bush performance. Fidler is never quite sure how the seed will develop and morph, and there are always surprises.

While some years Fidler has to

do some selection from all the submissions, this year everyone who submitted an idea is in the show.

“I just took everyone because there was just the right amount,” Fidler explains. “I didn’t have to say no to anyone. That felt really good.”

Here’s the lineup for Theatre in the Bush 2021: Annie Hakim is a puppet maker who Fidler describes as a “super fun” performer. Hakim likes to work on a large scale and will incorporate puppets, wigs, “maybe some karaoke” and “possibly a drum kit” into their performance.

Malorie Gendreau, Loréne Charmetent and Lonnie Powell are creating a piece that will include choral singing with an element

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of circus performance. Fidler is “totally intrigued” and excited to have Powell’s “good energy to be a part of things.”

Well-known comedian George Maratos is presenting a piece called Connect which explores the different ways we’ve connected through the pandemic, with an emphasis on how much we’ve missed direct connection. Maratos is using improv and giving audience members “connecting tasks” that will include conversation.

Burlesque performer Chèrie Coquette is presenting a piece about lightness and darkness. Fidler says that he’s “always really blown away” by Coquette and that “she’s in a class of her own as a performer. She’s cheeky and really engages with the audience.”

Annie Maheux is known for incorporating food into performances that use rich imagery. Maheux will be presenting “Eat Art in Paradise” to explore how we all experience food differently. Audience members will be invited to participate in Maheux’s piece.

Meriya Gmeiner McPherson is creating a piece featuring aliens, improv and outer space.

Chef and performer Jeszika Mae is “hosting a cooking lesson with a burlesque twist,” Fidler says.

“They will be riffing on a campfire classic.”

Along with the performances, Theatre in the Bush always includes works by Installation artists to add to the magic in the forest.

This year the audiences will see: An installation called A Walkway of Poems by Meredith Pritchard.

A paper-based installation by perennial favourite Tara Kolla whose work Fidler describes as “just magical.” He invites Kolla back every year. “She’s one of the looks of Theatre in the Bush,” he explains.

Emily Woodruffe will be putting out her clay works and is also “madly researching these days for other ideas,” Fidler says of his partner’s piece.

Jon Gelina will be presenting a video and sound installation.

Amber Church will be installing a piece called Hide and Seek with Monsters.

Blake Lepine also will be creating an installation.

Musician Kevin Barr will be per-

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Erica Mah performs at 2020 Theatre in the Bush forming at the beginning to welcome folks to Theatre in the Bush.

While some artists are familiar faces, for others it’s their first appearance at Theatre in the Bush.

New performers also bring new audiences. This keeps Theatre in the Bush exciting and interesting for Fidler. He seems to thrive on the element of surprise.

“It’s awesome,” Fidler says. “I love the randomness. I just put the word out to the universe and people show up. It’s pretty great.”

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This month’s Jenni House artist resident is Christopher Tse, an award-winning and introspective spoken word poet

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t a local coffee shop, Christopher Tse recounts his history to me—how he shifted from path to adjacent plan, from country to community. Though this is the first conversation I’ve had with him, there is an immediacy to his vulnerability. Tse leans forward when he listens, not to crowd you, but as if to say, “I’m here with you, divulge what you need.”

As an award-winning spoken word poet, Tse’s emotional access is a tool he’s honed over a decade, since his first foray into poetry slams in 2008. In his second year at Carleton for journalism, Tse felt as though he was meandering into a career he didn’t want. He’d gone into journalism for his love of writing—of interrogating himself and his surroundings on the page. In school though, that process lacked the creative license that he loved.

Then Tse began attending slams in the city and quickly found what he’d been missing.

“A collateral benefit of school was living in Ottawa—it had one of the strongest scenes in the country. For whatever reason, the city had amassed this very strong community of spoken word artists.”

Eventually, he began performing and joined Capital Slam. From the get-go, Tse received mentorship from this community of poets. He stepped into seriously competing for the better part of five years.

From national slams to the Poetry Slam World Cups in Paris and Brazil, Tse out-spoke and out-wrote his peers at almost every level.

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The artist, Christopher Tse artist-in-residence, Tse is looking inwards. After time living in Ontario and abroad, Tse longed to come back to his roots on the west coast, and was drawn to the Yukon.

Like many who come up here, Tse is acutely aware of his Jack Kerouacesque narrative, and winks to the romanticism of it all. As he’s settled into Whitehorse, he’s brought this self-aware yet deeply earnest perspective with him. In the quietude of this city, Tse discovered the Jenni House studio in a similar way he did with slams—through an artist friend who shared advice and encouragement.

This September, Tse hopes to use the studio space to confront his positionality. A fifth generation immigrant on Turtle Island, he plans to unravel his family’s history back to the 1800s, with all of the atten-

tion to intimacy that he’s brought to past performances. A combination of spoken word laid over music and large-scale visuals, Tse will interrogate his personal, familial experience and responsibility as a settler of colour in the Yukon.

As we wrap up our conversation, Tse stops mid-sentence, chuckles and points to the space over my shoulder through the window behind me. “The car that was just there was an orange beetle. It left and it was replaced by an orange vintage mini. Very odd.” It is this ability to derive poetry from the background that will serve his work at Jenni House.

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Toshibaa Govindaraj is a Yukon Conservation Society Conservation Intern and Biology student who participated in the 2021 BioBlitz.

THE TR’ONDËK HWËCH’IN BIOBLITZ Coming together to take stock

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t the height of the summer, I joined an eclectic group of researchers from across Canada and the Yukon. They included members of different organizations and governments, community scientists, and young enthusiasts that united in the traditional territory of Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in for a common goal; to search and identify species in Dawson City and its surrounding area. This was the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in BioBlitz 2021.

For those who may not be familiar, a BioBlitz is an important conservation tool. It is an event that aims to identify as many species in a specific area as possible; to capture a biological snapshot of a region, if you will. The event brings together scientists, and community scientists alike, to work, learn, explore and catalogue any species found including plants, animals, insects, birds, invertebrates and even fish. The purpose of the activity is to take a snapshot of an area, with the goal of better understanding the region’s biodiversity and, consequently, the overall health of the environment. The information gathered helps create a comprehensive database for the region to help make more informed decisions about land use, wildlife, the

environment, and climate change.

This year’s BioBlitz, in particular, was unique, not only because of the exciting findings, but also because of where it took place.

Yukon South Beringia (YSB), which overlaps with the traditional territory of Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in, was chosen as the site of the 2021 BioBlitz due to its unique and new classification as a Priority Place, as identified by the Yukon Government. This region has a “high biodiversity value with a recognizable ecological theme and social relevance.” As such, the designation allows YSB to receive resources from the federal government to help design an action plan to ensure the striking region and all who rely on this are able to persist on for generations.

Yukon South Beringia is in central west Yukon, and was the forefront of the New World during the last glacial maximum. Beringia, the land bridge that connected Asia and North America during the last mass glaciation, allowed the New World to be colonized by a myriad of species, likely including humans, that migrated over from Asia. As it stands, YSB houses some of the oldest landscapes in Canada, and hosts a plethora of rare and endemic species that help create intricate ecosystems which evolved here safe from glaciation for tens of thousands of years. As such, it’s important to compre-

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The Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in BioBlitz was an immersive, and engrossing way to learn about the diversity found in YSB. We trudged through wetlands, traversed the alpine, crossed the famous Slide that overlooks Dawson City, bush-whacked through dense forests etc. I was able to see, first-hand, the unique ecosystems encompassed by YSB. The Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in BioBlitz 2021 brought people of different walks of life together to celebrate the beauty found in Yukon South Beringia, some of the oldest landscapes found in this corner of the world. This led to the discovery and identification of a number of rare species. Perhaps the most

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exciting was the rediscovery of a flower that was thought to be lost to time. The Yukon Fleabane, Erigeron yukonensis, a plant that had been last seen in the Dawson region in the 1920s, was found in abundance in the heart of Dawson City, in plain sight. This finding illustrates the importance of events such as a BioBlitz where people come together for a common goal of identification, and conservation. As we continue to study and learn about YSB, more informed, and educated choices can be made that will ultimately lead to the preservation of the unique characteristics of this special region.

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ART SHOWS Thu Sept 23 Poetry Walk and Exhibit Yukon Arts Centre Sculpture Gardens 7:00 PM Enjoy a walk through an outdoor art exhibit and transform your experience into poems.Register for free online https://bit. ly/2XkViEf Until Sept 25 Experienced Materials Yukon Arts at Work Gallery hours are 11am-4:00pm, Tues to Sun Until Sept 25 Something Shows Make Something Residency: 2021 Arts Underground Gallery hours are 12 am5:00pm, Tues to Sat Until Sept 25 FMR & Gorellaume B-sides Only: Yukon Bands That Never Were Arts Underground Gallery hours are 12 am-5:00pm, Tues to Sat

LIVE MUSIC Wed Sept 22 & 29 Whitewater Wednesday Jam Night 7:00 PM The Local Bar Missing performing, or want to try out a new tune come join us every Wednesday. https://bit.ly/351vP3s Thu Sep 23 Karaoke Thursdays 8:00 PM The Local Bar Show your talent and enter some awesome draws. Lipsync & air guitar optional. Hosted by DJ Carlo.

Fri Sep 24 Major Funk - Carry on Dancing 9:00 PM The Local Bar A dance party for the ages with everyone’s favourite neighbourhood funk band, MAJOR FUNK! Cover charge at the door.

for prizes and bragging rights. Register online.

Thu Sep 23 & 30 Seniors Bingo 1:00 PM Golden Age Society Thu Sep 23 & 30 Seniors Tai Chi Qigong 5:30 PM Golden Age Society Peaceful movement for positive chi www.yukonseniors-and-elders.org Thu Sep 23 & 30 Sundog Toastmasters Club 12:00 PM Sport Yukon Learn the skills, practice the speaking, receive the feedback to improve your public speaking, communication and leadership skills.Guests are welcomed with advanced notice. Call 689-6363 or email toastmastersyukon@gmail. com.https://www.facebook.com/ toastmastersyukon/?ref=page_internal Thu Sep 23 & 30 Fireweed Community Market 3:00 PM Shipyards Park Come join us and shop for local art, crafts, grown/ raised food, baked goods, and prepared meals! Order ahead online for pick up. www.localline.ca/fireweed-communitymarket https://bit.ly/3iu4VaF. Thu Sep 23 Entrepreneur Speaker Series with Neil Hartling - The Business of Adventure 6:30 PM NorthLight Innovation. A discussion with Neil Hartling, one of Yukon’s iconic entrepreneurs.

In this interview, Neil will cover a lot of ground: how he got started, how he grew a business. Register online.

Fri Sep 24 & Oct 1 Seniors Crib 1:00 PM Golden Age Society https://bit.ly/3utKjnF

Sat Sep 25 Brandon Isaak Trio with Special Guest Ed Isaak 8:00 PM YAC Yukon Arts Centre An award-winning musician with a passion and a thirst for the history of music and origins of the blues Tickets online.

Fri Sep 24 & Oct 1 Yukon Amateur Radio Association Coffee Discussion Group A&W Restaurant 8:45 AM Hams from outside the Yukon and those who are interested are welcome to join us in this casual event. http://www.yara.ca/index.html

Sat Sep 25 The Midnight Sons Band 9:00 PM The Local Bar Rock to rhythm & blues to folk, and their lyrics shed light on both the good and the bad of young manhood, and life north of 60. Cover charge at the door.

Fri Sep 24 & Oct 1 Seniors Crib 1:00 PM Golden Age Society.

Sun Sep 26 The Slade Boys 2:00 PM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Enjoy great musical selections from over thirty years of songwriting, email YPLevents@yukon.ca for tickets call 667-5239 for more info.

Sun Oct 3 Seldom Seen Steve Slade 6:00 PM Whiskey Jacks Pub & Grill Steve Slade performs live, originals, covers, recitations. Every Sunday in September.

COVID rules and regs apply.

GENERAL EVENTS Wed Sep 22 thru Sep 24 Yukon Energy, Mines & Resources Library Annual Gigantic Book Sale to raise funds for the Whitehorse Food Bank. Covid-19 Protocols in place. Info: 667-3111.

Wed Sept 22 & 29 Spanish Conversational Group 12:00 PM Yukon Government Administration Building Join us inside at Bridge Cafe.

Wed Sep 22 Larrikin Theatre Downtown Scavenger Hunt 6:00 PM Whitehorse Various Locations An exciting scavenger hunt that will have you and your team exploring downtown Whitehorse, doing fun activities and competing with other teams

Fri Sep 24 Pumpkins & Pints 3:00 PM Winterlong Brewing Co. Come and carve a pumpkin and enjoy some brews to help get in the Halloween Spirit. Pumpkins & tools provided, bring your creativity! Enter your pumpkin to win prizes Sat Sep 25 & Oct 2 Yukon Amateur Radio Association Coffee Discussion Group 8:45 AM A&W Restaurant Hams from outside the Yukon and those are interested are welcome to join us in this casual event Sat Sep 25 10th Annual Whitehorse Gun Show 10:00 AM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Browse, buy, sell and trade all sorts of firearms, hunting and fishing accessories and more!

Sat Sept 25 Fraserway RV’s End of Season Event 9:00am - 3:00pm Fraserway RV 9039 Quartz Rd. 1 day only -Parts Garage Sale, RV Yard Sale, Drive Thru RV Winterizing and lots more.

Sat Sep 25 Hootalinqua Community and Farmers’ Market 10:00 AM Hootalinqua Volunteer Fire Department Agricultural products, arts and crafts, garage sale items that you have for sale.

Sat Sep 25 & Oct 2 Klondike Cruisers Cars and Coffee 11:00 AM Territorial Auto Parts Saturday morning coffee with other

car people - bring your own coffee.

Sat Sep 25 Warm Coats from Warm Hearts 11:00 AM Whitehorse Church of the Nazarene Annual event where we accept coats that are clean, in very good condition, and completely functional to offer to people in need. Stop by in person to donate or pick up.

Sun Sep 26 & Oct 3 Whitehorse United Church Worship Service Whitehorse United Church 10:30 AM Interested in Online service? You must sign up in advance by phone or email to the church office. The office is open Monday – Friday, 9 am to 2 pm. Phone 667-2989: email wuc@klondiker.com Sun Sep 26 Electric Vehicle Discovery Day 12:00 PM Yukon Transportation Museum Learn how electric vehicles are being used and successfully operating in Yukon’s cold climate.Ask questions to local electric vehicle owners who will be on hand to share their knowledge and experiences.

Sun Sep 26 & Oct 3 Seniors Bingo 1:00 PM Golden Age Society.

Sun Sep 26 & Oct 3 Secondhand Clothing Bizarre 2:00 PM Whitehorse Seventh-Day Adventist Church Clean clothes needed and donations accepted if in good condition. Please call before dropping clothes off and for more info 6333463.

Sun Sep 26 Knife Sharpening 101 6:00 PM Well Bread Culinary Centre In this class, you will learn how to sharpen all your kitchen and hunting knives. Bring your dull knives to this class and learn the technique for each blade. Register online.

Tue Sep 28 & Oct 5 Yukon Amateur Radio Members Meeting Yukon Amateur Radio Association 7:00 PM Become a member and learn more about HAM Radio operations all over Yukon. http://www. yara.ca Tue Sep 28 & Oct 5 Trivia Tuesdays! 7:00 PM Polarity Brewing First come first served basis, a host at the door to take your name if you arrive early. Six rounds of trivia, prizes for our top 3 teams, a fun time for everyone! Maximum team size 6 people. https://bit.ly/3cBYmRa Tue Sep 28 & Oct 5 Chess Club 6:00 PM Titan Gaming and Collectibles Love Chess? Want to learn? Looking for Competition? Join us!

Tue Sep 28 & Oct 5 Seniors Bridge 6:30 PM Golden Age Society Yukon Bridge players come join us for competition or fun or both https://bit.ly/3utKjnF Tue Sep 28 & Oct 5 Woodshop Orientation 6:30 PM Yukonstruct Makespace This training will take you through the Yukonstruct wood shop and explain each piece of woodworking equipment. Participants will each get hands-on practice with some of the machines. Register online.

Wed Sep 29 Yukon Transportation Museum Open House with Claire Ness 7:00 PM Yukon Transportation Museum Enjoy the museum and Claire Ness 2 evenings in September.

Thu Sep 30 Solving Real World Problems with AI - Expert Panel

Discussion 5:00 PM NorthLight Innovation A panel discussion to hear how three organizations have used and implemented AI to better serve their customers, citizens, and community. Register online.

Thu Sep 30 Comedy Night 8:00 PM The Local Bar The Comedy Collective on the last Thursday of the month. Cover charge at the door.

KIDS & FAMILIES Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays LAB Drop-In 12:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale For grades 8+, make beats, write, eat food.

Tuesdays Free Super Smash Bros. 5:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe. All skill levels welcome! Please bring your own controller, and if you have a Nintendo Switch and/or Gamecube controller adapter please bring them so that we can have multiple setups.

Wednesdays Warhammer Wednesdays - Age of Sigmar 5:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe Every Wednesday Mondays Yukon Family Literacy Centre 9-3 PM Canada Games Centre Closed for lunch 12 - 1 PM Free, everyone welcome play time.Colour! Do crafts! Sing and dance!

Tues - Wed & Fri Yukon Family Literacy Centre 9-5 PM Canada Games Centre Closed for lunch 12 - 1 PM Free, everyone welcome play time. Colour! Do crafts! Sing and dance!

Thursdays Kill Team Thursdays 5:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe 668-5750 Units can be drawn from both the core book, elite book, Kill team annual and white dwarf.

Saturdays Pokemon Saturdays 12:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe Call 668-5750 for more info.

Saturdays Yukon Family Literacy Centre 10:00 AM Canada Games Centre Free, everyone welcome play time. Colour! Do crafts! Sing and dance!

Fridays Standard Format - Magic: The Gathering 6:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe Legal sets = Ixalan, Rivals of Ixalan, Dominaria, Core Set 2019, Guilds of Ravnica, Ravnica Allegiance.Banned Cards = Rampaging Ferocidon Mon Sep 20 Squash Yukon Introductory Junior Lessons 4:00 PM Better Bodies Cross Training Centre All equipment is provided. Email squashyukon.coach@ gmail.com or call 332-3960 Sat Sep 25 Queer Yukon Storytime For Families 10:00 AM Online Gather the kids and enjoy a recording of a community member reading stories from queer authors.

ONLINE EVENTS Wed Sep 22 & 29 Live And Online Kundalini Yoga 8:00 AM Online Kriya, mudra, and mantra awaken your body and focus the mind. We will follow one sequence until you are able to find yourself in the flow, before moving on. Unfold to your own nature: do what feels good, soak in the good vibes, and watch this beautiful practice transform you. Kundalini has a powerful effect on the endocrine system, improving lymph drainage, hormonal balance, and mood.

Wed Sep 22 & 29 Yoga Wake up Flow with Sheila 7:20 AM Online These classes are intended to help you build a consistent and comfortable yoga practice and build a community around that practice! https:// www.rootedtreemassage.com/book-online Thu Sep 23 Online Indigenous Book Club - Five Little Indians by Michelle Good 7:00 PM Online Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants read works

by Indigenous authors and then come together over food to discuss themes and ideas. Author in attendance on Zoom, email YPLevents@yukon.ca for more info.

Fri Sep 25 & Oct 1 Yoga Wake up Flow with Sheila 7:20 AM Online These classes are intended to help you build a consistent and comfortable yoga practice and build a community Fri Sep 25 & Oct 1 AA Yukon Unity Group 1:30 PM Online For Zoom Room address contact 334-7693 Sat Sep 26 & Oct 2 AA Detox Meeting (OM, NS) 1:00 PM Online For Zoom Room address call 334-7693 Sat Sep 26 & Oct 2 AA Detox Meeting (OM, NS) 1:00 PM Online For Zoom Room address call 334-7693.

Mon Sep 27 & Oct 4 Yoga Wake up Flow with Sheila 7:20 AM Online These classes are intended to help you build a consistent and comfortable yoga practice and build a community around that practice! https:// www.rootedtreemassage.com/book-online Tues Sep 28 & Oct 5 Live And Online Kundalini Yoga 8:00 AM Online Kriya, mudra, and mantra awaken your body and focus the mind. We will follow one sequence until you are able to find yourself in the flow, before moving on. Unfold to your own nature: do what feels good, soak in the good vibes, and watch this beautiful practice transform you. Kundalini has a powerful effect on the endocrine system, improving lymph drainage, hormonal balance, and mood.

Tues Sep 28 & Oct 5 Restorative Online Healing Circles 7:30 PM Online Checkin, Q&A, connect and feel the results.

No experience necessary. Register online, or call 335-0078 or email alison@ alisonzeidler.com for more info.

Wed Sep 29 Queer Stitch and BTCH 6:00 PM Online Queer Stitch & B*tch is your monthly hangout for LGBTQIA2S+ folx for crafting! Set aside some time to work on that knitting, darn those socks, make that zine!

Wed Sep 29 Online Pet Reflexology Workshop 7:00 PM Online Over 6 weeks, receive a manual and access to the recorded classes within a few days of the live class each week. Register online.

Sat Oct 2 Queer Caregivers 10:00 AM Online Connect with other LGBTQIA2S+ caregivers in the Yukon to share coffee, stories and what you’d like to see for queer families in the territory. Register online.

Mon Oct 4 Pet Club 6:00 PM Online Monthly meeting of LGBTQIA2S+ Yukoners in showing off our pets on Zoom!

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Powering the North: Yukoners using renewable energy

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Minister’s Message

The Yukon is growing.

Our communities need energy to power our lives, our work and our economy. We need reliable, sustainable and affordable energy, and the demand is increasing.

Travel between communities and keeping our homes and businesses warm and safe is critical to living in the North. Yet much of our heat and almost all of our transportation contribute significantly to our carbon footprint. Plus, the climate crisis is affecting us faster and more severely than other parts of Canada.

These factors will shape the way we generate and consume energy in the Yukon.

This is why the Yukon government is developing and building the sustainable energy sources we need to thrive. We are moving the needle towards renewable energy and shifting how we heat our homes and power our vehicles.

The Government of Yukon, in partnership with the Government of Canada, is investing more than $500 million over the next 10 years to build prosperous, resilient communities powered by renewable energy and supported by a sustainable green economy. This investment will forge an important legacy for Yukoners now and for generations to come.

The Yukon is experiencing the impacts of a climate emergency. In response, we have increased the Yukon’s greenhouse gas reduction target to 45 per cent by 2030. This new target aligns with the federal target and reflects the urgency of the climate emergency. With broad representation from across the territory, the new Yukon Climate Leadership Council will help develop plans to reach this target. The collective actions we take as a territory will create new opportunities for both Yukon businesses and individuals as we grow a sustainable green economy.

The Government of Yukon is also working hand-inhand with Yukon Energy Corporation to support the implementation of their 10-Year Renewable Electricity Plan. When complete, projects in the plan will supply on average, 97 per cent renewable electricity to Yukoners connected to the grid by 2030. This plan sets the Yukon up to be a Canadian leader in sustainable electricity over the coming decade.

The Government of Yukon is taking action now to address our carbon footprint and climate impacts. Our Clean Future is the Yukon’s strategy for climate change, energy and a green economy. The plan highlights many opportunities for individuals, businesses and organizations to reduce emissions, enhance energy security, make the Yukon more resilient and build a green economy. I encourage all Yukoners to check out the strategy and see what steps we can all take to participate in the Yukon’s clean future.

We aim to reduce emissions in our heating and transportation sectors and use renewables to generate electricity in the future. Collaborative partnerships with First Nations governments and development corporations, federal funding and the support of Yukoners are all key factors of Our Clean Future’s success.

We are committed to achieving our green energy goals and we are providing ongoing support to help Yukoners make changes to their homes and businesses. Yukoners can access many of our green energy programs such as the Micro-generation Program, the Good Energy rebates, the Independent Power Production policy, the Arctic Energy Fund and the Innovative Renewable Energy Initiative.

Our government’s efforts are encouraging new business opportunities, growing our economy and protecting the environment. Over the last few years, Yukoners have had a flourishing appetite for e-vehicles, solar energy and local agriculture.

We are securing our energy future. Our strategies are successfully expanding renewables, diversifying our energy supply and reducing our use of fossil fuels. I am excited for a future where the Yukon is energy self-reliant, resilient in the face of climate change and thriving with a green economy powered by clean energy.

John Streicker Minister responsible for the Yukon Development Corporation and the Yukon Energy Corporation Government of Yukon

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Renewables landscape in the Yukon Hydro

Wind energy

Hydropower or water power is energy derived from falling or fast-running water that can be harnessed for generating electricity.

Turbines use wind energy to turn generators for electrical power. Wind energy is sustainable and has a much smaller impact on the environment compared to burning fossil fuels.

Geothermal

Biomass

Geothermal energy is generated and stored in the Earth. This stored energy can be accessed to provide heating and cooling, or it can be converted to steam to generate electricity.

Biomass is plant or animal material used as fuel to produce electricity or heat. Examples of biomass are wood, energy crops and waste from yards, farms or land development. The Yukon’s main source of biomass is wood and wood waste.

Solar energy Solar energy is from the sun and can be converted into thermal or electrical energy. Solar energy is the cleanest and most abundant renewable energy source available. Solar technologies can harness this energy to generate electricity, provide light and heat buildings or water for domestic, commercial or industrial use.

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Energy diversification Community capacity and skill development Business opportunities Energy security » Renewable energy is a reliable source of energy from natural sources that are constantly replenished. It enhances energy security and reduces the need for importing fuels.

Economic development » A renewable energy industry produces positive ripple effects down the supply chain and to unrelated businesses due to increased household incomes. » Provides communities with a new revenue stream to support community development.

We live in a world that is rapidly changing. Climate change is threatening ecosystems, subsistence harvesting, infrastructure, leisure activities and many other aspects of our lives.

Our Clean Future is our answer to the climate emergency.

The Government of Yukon developed Our Clean Future in partnership with Yukon First Nations, transboundary Indigenous groups and Yukon municipalities over the course of three years. This strategy reflects multiple perspectives, worldviews and ideas. Together we established a vision and values for Our Clean Future and prioritized how to respond to the climate crisis over the next 10 years.

Government of Yukon programs Micro-generation Program The Government of Yukon Micro-generation Program allows Yukoners to offset their electrical consumption by using renewable energy to generate electricity for their homes or businesses while remaining connected to the Yukon’s electrical grid. Launched in 2014, the Microgeneration Program is now in its seventh year.

Quick facts: • This is a popular program that is seeing new participants at an ever-increasing rate. 2020 was the busiest year to date for the number of solar photovoltaic installations in the territory.

• In 2020, there were 101 new micro-generation clients for a total of 378 since 2014. Collectively, the mostly solar energy generating systems are producing 4.5 megawatts of electricity.

• There is a noticeable and growing number of systems installed on commercial, institutional and First Nations buildings, as well as in communities throughout the Yukon.

• Micro-generation participants include nine Yukon First Nations and First Nation development corporations, who installed more than 26 solar energy systems on their buildings since 2014.

Hydro image: Government of Yukon / F Mueller, Wind image: Government of Yukon / F Mueller

Independent Power Production Policy This program allows Yukon First Nation governments, communities and entrepreneurs to generate renewable energy and feed new electricity into the electrical grid.

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There are currently over 15 proposed independent power production projects, including in four of the Yukon’s dieseldependent communities.

These projects are at different stages in the development process from project feasibility and development stage to nearing completion and commissioning stage.

Innovative Renewable Energy Initiative: This initiative provides $2.5 million in annual funding to support small-scale, First Nation- and community-led renewable electricity and heat generation projects.

The funding aims to: • • • •

reduce the dependence on and consumption of fossil fuels in the Yukon; develop local business opportunities in renewable energy generation; build experience and capacity in renewable energy generation; and increase and diversify the Yukon’s renewable energy generation capacity.

Arctic Energy Fund: The Arctic Energy Fund launched in 2018 and provides funding over 10 years to projects that will result in more efficient and reliable energy. A key goal of the fund is to reduce the reliance on fossil fuels in Yukon communities. This fund is part of a larger federal Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, which is designed to build modern, resilient and green communities for Canadians.

These programs have been the catalyst for a renewable energy generation industry to emerge in the Yukon, including: • • •

Yukon First Nations becoming independent power producers to reduce or eliminate their community’s use of diesel for electricity; private sector independent power producers who sell electricity commercially to the utilities; and homeowners as micro-generators who sell unused electricity to the utilities.

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Emerging renewable electricity and heat Renewable Energy Solvest Inc. Solvest started from humble beginnings. Born and raised Yukoner Ben Power, and his business partner, Drew Cameron started installations in 2015. Power was living in Toronto attempting to start a solar business when he heard about the Government of Yukon’s Micro-generation Program. He decided to return home and bring solar energy to the North. The team quickly expanded and brought on Michael Did you know?

Schultz as a partner and established their Solar panels work headquarters in Whitehorse’s industrial best during sunny area. and cold weather Solvest focuses on installing solar electricity conditions. A solar generating projects north of 60°. They module at -25° Celsius offer design, consultation, procurement, will produce 18 per construction, maintenance and project cent more power than management services. Their first four at +25° Celsius with projects were installed in fall 2015, and the same amount of included Yukon Energy Corporation and direct sunlight. three Whitehorse homeowners. With government programs in high demand, the company quickly developed a strong rural residential customer base. When the Government of Yukon expanded its programs to include commercial-sized renewable energy systems, Solvest saw a significant increase in demand for designing and building larger, industrial projects. The company says its success and future relies on helping off-grid diesel-dependent communities in the North transition to solar energy generation and being power producers themselves.

Solvest has come a long way from their original office in Power’s parents’ basement to currently being the territory’s only company solely dedicated to installing photovoltaic solar systems.

There are challenges to coordinating solar installations in the North. Many of Solvest’s projects are in remote locations like Old Crow, Yukon; Inuvik, NWT; and Arviat, Nunavut. Some projects can take up to a year to plan the complex logistics of getting a project to destination and installed. Ice roads, sea lifts and snow cats are some of the ways the company has creatively delivered materials to sites. Solvest also considers seasonal timelines, weather and available amenities when working in rural communities.

COVID-19 presented additional complexities. International supply chains were affected and timelines to deliver shipping containers of modules from overseas increased installation times. Solvest was fortunate to keep all their staff and significantly increased their installations in 2020 and 2021.

Schultz equates this to a boost in residential demand for solar systems.

With a busy 2021 summer, Solvest now has a team of over 40 employees.

Solvest says they hire people based on work ethic and company fit. The company makes a point of ensuring each employee is doing what they are good at and what they love. The owners are confident this is why their employees are dedicated and invested in Solvest.

Last year, Solvest launched a sister company called ColdAcre that is committed to year-round fresh food and growing solutions for the North.

Much like energy consumption, food security is a concern for many northern and remote communities. ColdAcre offers hydroponic growing systems as a solution and is already being used in Inuvik’s community greenhouse.

Solvest says its six years of success is due to relationship building, company culture and word-of-mouth. The company continues to focus on their strengths in providing energy solutions to the North for the North.

Renewable Heat ACS Mechanical Inc. Originally from Germany, longtime Yukoner Chris Schmidt has been working with renewable heat for over 20 years. While renewable heat is very popular and common in Europe, it is relatively new to Canada where energy costs have been substantially lower.

Schmidt, who has a master’s degree in oil burner and hydronics, owns and operates ACS Mechanical Inc. and is part owner of Yukon Biomass Inc. Photo courtesy of Jat’s Backyard Landscaping ACS services and installs air-to-water heat pumps, biomass and hydronic heating systems. Their primary goal is to popularize biomass-heating solutions across the Yukon for the local energy industry, providing price stability and reliability.

ACS has only recently seen an uptake for biomass boiler systems even though the company has provided renewable heat solutions for years.

Schmidt equates this, in part, to Government of Yukon’s Good Energy rebate for energy efficient and renewable heating systems. Biomass boilers provide efficient and effective building and water heating solutions.

ACS also installs oil fired boilers and wood boilers from a Manitoba-based company and is the main distributor of Austria’s Hargassner boilers for the Yukon, NWT and BC. Each biomass boiler can use either wood chips or pellets as fuel. Schmidt says there is a lot of available wood waste in the territory to use as fuel from various sources such as fire smarting, beetle kill, fire kill, lot clearing and logging operation waste.

Some of Schmidt’s notable biomass installation projects include Raven

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Recycling, Teslin Tlingit Council buildings, Hobah Apartments, Nuway Crushing, Carcross Tagish First Nation buildings and a cord wood boiler for Jat’s Backyard Landscaping. Schmidt also works with Bear Creek Logging in Haines Junction and together they are trying to turn nearly 2,000 tons of wood waste into sustainable heating wood products. These products, mostly wood chips, are sold to ACS’s and Yukon Biomass’ customers as a viable and affordable fuel source. Some customers like Raven Recycling and Jat’s Backyard Landscaping produce their own fuel.

Raven Recycling breaks down pallets into wood chips while Jat’s uses their waste wood in their own boiler system.

Schmidt says all of his biomass customers are saving on oil, electric and gas heating costs and he is starting to see a change in people’s attitudes towards sustainable renewable heat. Installation of these systems have an upfront cost with fuel savings providing investment returns within three to seven years. Schmidt and his partners at Yukon Biomass Inc. offer creative financial solutions for customers to use biomass systems.

These systems have long-range durability and customer satisfaction proven with decades of use with customers in Europe. Biomass systems are not only an economic option through the Government of Yukon programs, but are also a reliable choice towards a sustainable local energy industry.

Selkirk First Nation In March 2019, the Selkirk Development Corporation received funding from the Government of Yukon to install a 25 kilowatt solar power system on the Selkirk Centre in Pelly Crossing. The popular stop on the Klondike Highway, halfway between Whitehorse and Dawson City, saw a drastic and immediate reduction to their operational costs.

Solar was not always seen as an effective or viable option in the community. With consistent tracking and reporting of the Selkirk Centre system’s performance, some citizens are taking a keen interest in exploring micro-generation at a residential level. The Selkirk Development Corporation plans to explore options to transition Pelly Crossing’s larger buildings, such as the administration and capital building, to solar energy generation.

Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Taking their role as environmental stewards seriously, Champagne and Aishihik First Nations prioritizes reducing their energy footprint. The First Nation received government support to install solar at the Da Kų Cultural Centre and the Näts’ekhį Kų̀ Community Wellness buildings in Photo: Government of Yukon Haines Junction.

Champagne and Aishihik First Nations monitors the buildings and has substantially offset their costs, particularly over the summer months.

This solar success sparked the First Nation’s interest in future renewable projects on additional buildings and in finding ways to expand and incorporate solar energy generation at a residential level.

In addition to solar, Champagne and Aishihik First Nations is working with the Government of Yukon on a biomass-based renewable heating system project. The project would heat the Näts’ekhį Kų̀ Community Wellness administration building, the Takhini Hall and the water treatment plant in Haines Junction.

Quantum Machine Works Ltd. Operating since 1993, Quantum Machine Works Ltd. is located in the Kulan Industrial Park in Whitehorse. They offer custom machining, custom part design, quantity-based manufacturing, fabrication, hydraulic system design and fabrication, industrial coatings and specialized mechanical services.

Quantum operates out of six shops. The company’s owner Photo: Government of Yukon / Tarius Designs Martin Loos and business partner, Lee Johnson decided to take advantage of the Government of Yukon’s Micro-generation Program and installed a large-sized solar energy generating system in 2018 and 2019. Quantum’s system generates 214 megawatt hours of energy, enough to power 18 Yukon homes for a year.

Their system has also offset 97 tonnes of carbon dioxide to date.

Although Johnson and Loos say it was a large upfront investment, they are seeing a significant reduction in electrical cost and feel the decision to go solar made economic sense.

Quantum runs large industrial machines that use most of the solar power generated. After hours, the unused renewable electricity is sold to the utility and exported to the grid.

More recently, Quantum installed a battery bank with 222 kilowatt hours of energy storage capacity. The battery bank is the largest battery system in the Yukon and the first commercial peak load shaving system installed in northern Canada. The battery bank reduces strain on the grid especially in high-demand winter season when the utility uses backup diesel generators to meet electrical demands.

Although much of Quantum Machine Works’ roof is already covered in solar photovoltaic systems, the company continues to find ways to use renewable energy sources for electricity where possible.

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First Nations as independent power producers White River First Nation (design)

Selkirk First Nation (feasibility)

Copper Niisüü Limited Partnership, White River First Nation’s Development Corporation reached a major milestone in March 2021.

After nearly four years of planning, raising money and locating land, their independent power production project became a reality when site preparation officially started for the construction of their solar project.

In addition to their traditional territory’s solar success, Selkirk Development Corporation received funding from Government of Canada’s Northern REACHE Program and Government of Yukon’s Innovative Renewable Energy Initiative to purchase the Yukon’s first sonic detection and ranging system. This system analyzes wind patterns to determine commercial scale wind potential. The goal is to propose a potential independent power production project and build a two to four megawatt wind site. Such a renewable energy project could generate electricity for the local area, including Minto Mine. The mine, which employs many Selkirk First Nation citizens, requires a significant amount of power. The development corporation aims to support the mine by finding innovative and renewable ways to assist with their growth.

The seven-hectare site in Beaver Creek is located near the existing diesel plant currently used for generating electricity for the community. The plan is to keep the diesel plant in place but reduce its operating capacity. The solar project will be capable of generating 1.9 megawatts of power with a battery energy storage system of four megawatts. As independent power producers, White River First Nation wants to reduce the community’s reliance on diesel for electricity and create energy security for the area. The solar project will reduce utility costs for the development corporation and generate money used for other economic development programs.

Copper Niisüü is working with ATCO Electric Yukon to finalize the Electricity Purchase Agreement for the project. The community is also exploring other renewable options with ATCO Electric Yukon, such as biomass and district heating. White River First Nation and Beaver Creek citizens are thrilled with the idea of reducing diesel fumes and noise in their community.

Liard First Nation - Sādę’ Initiative (feasibility/early design stage) The Liard First Nation and their development corporation, First Kaska have a plan called the Sādę’ Initiative to unlock the potential of renewable energy generation in Watson Lake.

Did you know?

The proposed renewable energy Sādę’ means sunlight project is a solar farm generating five in the Kaska language. megawatts AC of electricity that would power the entire community of Watson Lake during the summer months.

This project would be one of the largest diesel-solar micro-grids in Canada.

Jasper Lamouelle, CEO of First Kaska joined the development corporation in 2019 and is tasked with bringing this solar project to reality. A feasibility and design study was completed in 2020 with funding from the Government of Yukon, Yukon Development Corporation’s Innovative Renewable Energy Initiative and the Government of Canada’s Northern REACHE Program.

Liard First Nation and First Kaska are now finalizing their design and negotiating a purchase agreement with ATCO Electric Yukon. They hope to enter the pre-construction phase soon. While their original plan was to start construction this summer, COVID-19 and other land considerations pushed their timeframe to summer 2022.

The Sādę’ Initiative’s proposed solar project, combined with battery storage, will drastically reduce Watson Lake’s reliance on fossil fuel for electricity, provide a green alternative and be a landmark project for the Liard First Nation, First Kaska and the Town of Watson Lake.

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The private sector and independent power production Solvest Solvest is currently the only company in the Yukon that is solely dedicated to installing solar renewable energy systems. Since starting operations, they have installed over 350 solar energy generating systems, totaling eight megawatts.

The company’s focus Photo courtesy of Solvest / GBP Creative is to shift diesel reliant communities to solar energy generation and become an independent power producer. Owner of Solvest, Ben Power sees the company’s independent power production project as an opportunity to demonstrate the economic viability of solar energy generation.

Solvest was the first on-grid proponent to sign an Electricity Purchase Agreement with the Yukon Energy Corporation. Now, there are seven projects listed under the Independent Power Production program, six of which are solar and one is wind. Solvest will be involved in installing the solar projects. Solar is a growing source of renewable energy on the Yukon’s grid and Solvest Did you know? hopes to increase this through its Solvest installed 2.1 independent power production solar megawatts of solar project. in the Yukon in 2020, The company’s own independent which is three per power production project is located cent of Canada’s total on the North Klondike Highway and installed solar energy consists of 4,000 solar modules, generation capacity. covering approximately three hectares.

The Yukon has 0.1 per With all of the agreements, contract cent of the population and permits in place, construction is of Canada. underway and Solvest hopes to start producing electricity this fall.

Photo courtesy of Solvest / GBP Creative

Nomad Contracting and Electrical Services Ltd. Nomad Contracting and Electrical Services Ltd. is a one-person operation, run by longtime Yukoner and Red Seal electrician Sebastien Roy. The company focuses on new construction wiring and electrical work. Roy’s passion project is a 600-panel, 150 kilowatt AC solar farm in the Mount Sima industrial area. Roy’s dream project started more than a decade ago in Cuba where he was installing solar energy generating systems as part of an internship with the Canadian International Development Agency. He initiated his current endeavor in 2017 with financial support from the Yukon Development Corporation’s Innovative Renewable Energy Initiative.

Some close to Roy refer to his project as “the micro-brewery of solar” as it is homegrown, locally owned and operated. Once operational, the solar farm will be one of the largest of its kind within Whitehorse city limits. Roy will be supervising and taking care of the solar system. He plans to export 100 per cent of the electricity generated to the grid with an estimated annual production of 270 megawatt

hours. Roy believes it is important to diversify the sources of energy available in the Yukon and is proud of his contribution towards this goal. He looks forward to continue serving Yukoners by providing high quality electrical services.

ATCO Electric Yukon ATCO Electric Yukon is responsible for distributing power to 19 communities in the Yukon, including the five communities that rely on diesel power – Old Crow, Destruction Bay, Watson Lake, Beaver Creek and Swift River. ATCO works collaboratively with each community and respective First Nation to identify potential largerscale renewable energy generating projects and develop plans and feasibility studies. Each First Nation owns and operates their independent power production project while ATCO purchases the electricity produced.

Destruction Bay, Watson Lake and Beaver Creek are all in the planning and design phases of their installations. Old Crow’s solar project is now connected and operational. ATCO estimates that the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation’s system will save around 189,000 litres of diesel per year that would otherwise be used for energy generation. Community-led renewable energy projects allow ATCO to reduce carbon emissions and the amount of diesel fuel burned.

Yukon Energy Corporation Yukon Energy Corporation is the main electricity generator delivering electricity to Yukon communities connected to the grid. Since 2016, an average of 91 per cent of electricity on the Yukon’s grid was generated using hydro.

The Independent Power Production policy allows Yukon Energy Corporation to purchase and deliver more renewable electricity on the grid. Yukon Photo: Government of Yukon / GBP Creative Energy Corporation has signed three electricity purchase agreements, one with Solvest, one with Nomad Contracting and Electrical Services and another with Klondike Development Organization (KDO). Solvest’s one megawatt solar project is located on the North Klondike Highway, Nomad’s 150 kilowatt solar project is in the Mount Sima area, and KDO’s 199 kilowatt solar project is on Dome Road in Dawson City.

Yukon Energy Corporation’s 10-Year Renewable Electricity Plan is a roadmap for making an average of 97 per cent renewable electricity available on the Yukon’s main grid by 2030. The plan outlines three major infrastructure projects, including Moon Lake Pumped Storage, Southern Lakes Transmission Network and Atlin Hydro Expansion.

Taku River Tlingit First Nation’s development corporation, Tlingit Homeland Energy Limited Partnership, owns the hydro facility in Atlin.

The expansion project would provide Yukon Energy Corporation with another source of dependable renewable electricity to meet growing demands for power in the Yukon. It will also reduce the number of diesel generators Yukon Energy needs to rent each winter.

In early 2021, Yukon Energy Corporation also announced that the site on Robert Service Way near the Alaska Highway will be the future home of its battery storage project. The site is located on Kwanlin Dün First Nation Settlement Land and on the overlapping Traditional Territories of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation and Ta’an Kwäch’än Council. Once complete, the seven megawatt battery storage system will be the largest grid-connected battery in the North, and one of the largest in Canada. The battery will help Yukon Energy maximize the amount of renewable electricity it uses to meet peak demands for power, as well as to displace diesel and restore power outages faster.

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Yukoners using renewables their onsite branch logger. The system is cost-effective because they use wood waste that would have otherwise cost the business money to dispose of in the landfill.

Alan and his family are thrilled with their biomass system and have expanded its use to heat the flooring of their new greenhouse.

Troy Searson Whitehorse resident Troy Searson hired Solvest to install a solar photovoltaic system on his home in 2020. He wanted to offset his energy consumption, inspire his children and motivate his neighbours.

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Jat’s Backyard Landscaping

Searson has an interest in renewable energy generation and tracked his home’s electrical costs for about five years. When the government launched its Micro-generation Program, the homeowner found that the time was right for their family to take the leap and install a renewable energy system. Although his solar system has been installed for only a short time, Searson has seen a drop in the family’s energy bill and is able to schedule his energy uses to take advantage of his peak solar production times.

Family owned and operated, Jat’s Backyard Landscaping has been operating for over 30 years.

Jat’s provides landscape consultation and design for commercial and residential properties. The company is run by Alan Thomson, Andrea Roger and their sons Matthew and Nathan and is located on Sixth Avenue in Whitehorse.

The Thomsons own the building and Alan found it extremely expensive to heat. After a retrofit to the building that included adding additional insulation, Alan found the building’s heating was still not efficient enough. He asked their longtime heating contractor, ACS Mechanical to suggest a more cost-effective solution.

Chris Schmidt, owner of ACS and avid supporter of renewable heating suggested Jat’s use their wood waste from their pruning and fire smart jobs as fuel in a wood boiler. Schmidt installed and set up the new wood boiler in Jat’s yard.

It was not long before the Thomsons saw a noticeable difference in their heating costs. Alan arrives at the shop every morning and fires up the boiler after loading it with wood chips. The boiler efficiently heats their building using these wood chips that are processed by

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A YUKON HORROR STORY, SO FAR Claire Gallagher’s The Story So Far at the Northern Front Freespace Gallery

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laire Gallagher’s The Story So Far is a work in progress.

Now showing at the Northern Front Freespace Gallery in Waterfront Station, Gallagher’s exhibit walks viewers through their ongoing artistic journey to produce a horror graphic novel set in the Yukon.

Working from their completed script, Gallagher has spent the last year figuring out “how to make the story and imagery that I have in my head come out on the page.” It’s been a process of trial and error, partly because Gallagher hadn’t worked with colour pencils a lot before.

Graphic novels are Gallagher’s favourite art form. Their love for the medium goes back to early childhood, when their mom gave them Calvin and Hobbs collections to read when kids’ literature became too boring and they weren’t quite ready for adult fiction.

Just as Gallagher’s love for graphic novels came early, so too did their interest in horror.

“I’ve always liked horror,” Gallagher explains. “My folks are big horror buffs so I kind of grew up with it…With horror there’s always been this fascination, because there’s a lot of really terrible horror movies out there and I became really obsessed with the differences between horror that doesn’t land and horror that does, and why and what makes something scary and to whom.”

For Gallagher, characters are key to what makes good horror.

There needs to be a villain, and also a protagonist to whom we become attached. It’s this attachment that makes for an emotional roller coaster for horror fans.

“What really, really good horror manages to do is to find the balance between having really, really terrible things and yanking the audience’s emotions around, but also having protagonists you care about and you want to survive even if you think they aren’t going to…and having moments of levity

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to offset the terrible things so that they hit harder by comparison.”

The villain in Gallagher’s story is a vampire named Lilith who moves inconspicuously through the world in hiking boots and a yellow

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Mackintosh jacket. But Lilith has startlingly large, icy blue eyes, and a mouthful of pointy, yellowed teeth. All the better to do what makes her a monster – Lilith eats people.

Gallagher’s protagonist is a girl name Inez. The story’s themes revolve around the story around the two young women.

“It’s a bit about isolation and loneliness and the way that it’s a lot easier for a person who, in the case of this story, is a literal monster – but in real life people who

are figurative monsters —to prey on people in communities who for whatever reason don’t have any sort of a support system,” Gallagher says in discussing the themes of their story. “In the case of Inez it’s because she’s gay and on the autism spectrum and she lives in a northern mining town in

the sixties. So she’s a very alone sort of person and ends up being befriended by someone who is very much going to take advantage of that.”

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3D PRINTING INTRO - CUSTOM NIGHTLIGHT 5:30 - 8:30pm

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September 27 BEGINNER WOODWORKING - CONSTRUCT A FOLDING ART TABLE DAY 1 5:30 - 8:30pm ………………………..

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September 23 ENTREPRENEUR SPEAKER SERIES - NEIL HARTLING: THE BUSINESS OF ADVENTURE 6:30 - 8:30pm ………………………..

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Azi is a 2-year-old, female Pitbull Mix who is a smart girl that knows her training basics, like sit and stay, and will require an experienced owner willing to continue her training (eg leash training) and socialization. Azi can be wary of new people at first, especially men, and can be protective of her space, but once she warms up (treats help!) is quite loving and playful! She will be a very loyal and attached pet when she becomes comfortable in her new home. She will do best in an active home, without children or cats, and we are still learning how she is with other dogs.

If you are interested in adopting Azi, please fill out an online application at https://humanesocietyyukon.ca/adoptions/dog/azi If you already have a pre-approved application with us within the last year, call 633-6019 to put your application towards her.

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An affordable, quality, licensed childcare program When: Monday to Friday 7:30am-5:15pm Ages: 18 months - 5 years of age Cost: Tuition fees as follows: Toddler: $860/month, Preschool: $850/month Emily Howard at 393-2824 ext 206 or eypd@bgcyukon.com Location: Riverdale

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ACTIVE LISTINGS Wed Sep 22 & 29 Women’s Muay Thai Kickboxing 12:05 PM Eight Days Martial Arts The art of 8 limbs, Muay Thai Kickboxing has proven itself to be the go to striking style of many martial arts champions.

Wed Sep 22 & 29 Klondike kickboxing with LeeAnne Better Bodies 5:30 PM An intense class using a variety of Muay Thai and MMA style training techniques. This non contact class uses gloves, pads and bags for an awesome sweat and workout! Leeanne will make you work! https://www. betterbodieswhitehorse.ca/schedule Wed Sep 22 & 29 No-Gi Jiu Jitsu Submission Wrestling 6:00 PM Eight Days Martial Arts This class is very similar to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, only the students typically practice in shorts and a rash guard t-shirt, rather than a Gi. There is also typically a little more wrestling and leg locks due to the rules in tournaments being less restrictive.

Wed Sep 22 & 29 Muay Thai Kickboxing 7:45 PM Eight Days Martial Arts The art of 8 limbs, Muay Thai Kickboxing has proven itself to be the go to striking style of many martial arts champions. This is due to its use of all available weapons. Fists, elbows, knees and shins are all used to attack your opponent.

Clinch work is also another defining element of this exciting fighting style Wed Sep 22 & 29 Habit Yoga - Gentle Flow Habit Health And Wellness 7:15 PM A yoga class that focuses primarily on gentle movement, intuitive flow, and breath awareness.Register online. https://www. mindbodyonline.com/explore/locations/habit-healthand-wellness Thurs Sep 23 & 30 Insanity Live Summer Series Part 2 Porter Creek Secondary School 5:30 AM These early morning classes are guaranteed to give you energy, confidence and strength. Register online. https://bit.ly/3zbU107 Thurs Sep 23 & 30 Youth classes self defense Jiu Jitsu 4:30, 6:00, 7:15 PM Elite Martial Arts Academy TUE/THU CLASSES: 4:30 - 5:30 PM, 4 - 7 years, 6:00 - 7:00 PM, 8+ years, 7:15 - 8:15 PM, open ages and Fridays at 5:30 for 5 - 12 years. A typical class starts with a warm up game, stretching, technique/ drilling, then ends with more fun games! Youth classes are focused on self defense Jiu Jitsu https:// eliteyukon.com/ Thurs Sep 23 & 30 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 8:30 PM Elite Martial Arts Academy Often referred to as the game of human chess, BJJ is a grappling based art that utilizes takedowns, sweeps, joint locks and strangle holds to subdue your opponent or attacker.

BJJ emphasizes a lot of drilling and live sparring also know as “rolling”. https://eliteyukon.com/ Thurs Sep 23 & 30 Coast Mountain Sports Trail Run 6:15 PM Athletics Yukon Come join us and explore the trails around Whitehorse in a fun, safe, non-competitive environment. Venue changes from week to week so check in often to see where this week’s run is. No earbuds. Follow flags and stay on trails. Advised to carry cell phone with Race Organizer’s phone number (Usually Nancy: 333-0983) Carrying bear spray and whistle may be appropriate Fri Sep 24 Indoor Cycle Habit Health And Wellness 6:30 AM A fun, inclusive, 50 minute indoor cycling class that combines rhythm and classic cycling techniques. Register online. https://www. mindbodyonline.com/explore/locations/habit-healthand-wellness Sat Sep 25 Indiana’s Registered Zumba Class 9:30 AM 7th Ray Studio Zumba routines incorporate interval training, alternating fast and slow rhythms. A fast paced fun workout. Register online.

Sat Sep 25 Mt Sima Bike Park Mt Sima 12:00 PM https://bit.ly/3ia1lCj Mon Sep 27 & Oct 4 No-Gi Jiu Jitsu Submission Wrestling 7:30 PM Elite Martial Arts Academy This class is very similar to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, only the students typically practice in shorts and a rash guard t-shirt, rather than a Gi. There is also typically a

little more wrestling and leg locks due to the rules in tournaments being less restrictive. https://eliteyukon. com/ Mon Sep 27 & Oct 4 Muay Thai Kickboxing 6:00 PM Elite Martial Arts Academy The art of 8 limbs, Muay Thai Kickboxing has proven itself to be the go to striking style of many martial arts champions.

This is due to its use of all available weapons.

Fists, elbows, knees and shins are all used to attack your opponent. Clinch work is also another defining element of this exciting fighting style https:// eliteyukon.com/ Tue Sep 28 & Oct 5 Sports Experts 5km Fun Run Walk 6:15 PM FH Collins High School Free for Athletics Yukon members; $5 non-members Run or walk a 2.5 or 5 Km course on the Millennium Trail.

Meet at FH Collins Track.

Tue Sep 28 & Oct 5 Indoor Cycle Habit Health And Wellness 7:00 PM A fun, inclusive, 50 minute indoor cycling class that combines rhythm and classic cycling techniques. Register online. https://www. mindbodyonline.com/explore/locations/habit-healthand-wellness

WELLNESS LISTINGS Elder and Counsellor available Emotional and Spiritual support, free to Indigenous women, girls, 2 spirited in Yukon, Northern BC: Phone, video appointments or in person. Call Toll Free 866 667 6162 or visit www.yawc.ca for info.

Wed Sep 22 & 29 Live And Online Kundalini Yoga 8:00 AM Online Kriya, mudra, and mantra awaken your body and focus the mind. We will follow one sequence until you are able to find yourself in the flow, before moving on. Unfold to your own nature: do what feels good, soak in the good vibes, and watch this beautiful practice transform you. Kundalini has a powerful effect on the endocrine system, improving lymph drainage, hormonal balance, and mood.

Wed Sep 22 & 29 Yoga wake up flow with Sheila 7:20 AM Online These classes are intended to help you build a consistent and comfortable yoga practice and build a community around that practice! https:// www.rootedtreemassage.com/book-online

Fri Sep 24 & Oct 1 AA Whitehorse Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Hellaby Hall Looking for support with your relationship with alcohol? Join the AA Whitehorse Group.

Fri Sep 24 & Oct 1 AA Yukon Unity Group 1:30 PM Online For Zoom Room address Contact 334-7693 Fri Sep 24 & Oct 1 AA The Joy Of Living Group (OM, NS) 12:00 PM Captain Martin House 305 Wood Street Join us at 305 Wood Street -Back Entrance.

Sat Sep 25 & Oct 2 AA Hospital Meeting 1:00 PM Hellaby Hall Join us at Hellaby Hall – 4th & Elliott Street Sat Sep 25 & Oct 2 AA Detox Meeting (OM, NS) 1:00 PM Online For Zoom Room address call 3347693 Sat Sep 25 & Oct 2 A Hospital Meeting 1:00 PM Hellaby Hall Join us at Hellaby Hall – 4th & Elliott Street Sat Sep 25 & Oct 2 AA Detox Meeting (OM, NS) 1:00 PM Online For Zoom Room address call 3347693 Sat Sep 25 & Oct 2 A Safe Place - Drop-In 4:00 PM Golden Age Society For low-barrier individuals of any age who identify as female, peer support, workshops, hot meals to go. call 667-2693 for more info.

Mon Sep 27 & Oct 4 Hatha Yoga Drop-in with Barbara 10:00 AM Golden Age Society contact Barbara 867 335 1996, email bfraingower@gmail. com Mon Sep 27 & Oct 4 Yoga wake up flow with Sheila 7:20 AM Online These classes are intended to help you build a consistent and comfortable yoga practice and build a community around that practice! https://www.rootedtreemassage.com/book-online Mon Sep 27 & Oct 4 Sally and Sisters Hot Lunch 11:00 AM Whitehorse United Church Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children Mon Sep 27 & Oct 4 Seniors Tai Chi 10:00 AM Golden Age Society Peaceful movement for positive chi www.yukon-seniors-and-elders.org Mon Sep 27 & Oct 4 AA New Beginnings Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Hellaby Hall Join us at Hellaby Hall – 4th; Elliott Street

Wed Sep 22 & 29 Overeaters Anonymous Meeting 7:30 PM Overeaters Anonymous For more information contact oayukon@gmail.com for more information

Mon Sep 27 & Oct 4 AA The Joy Of Living Group (OM, NS) 12:00 PM Captain Martin House & 305 Wood Street Join us at 305 Wood Street -Back Entrance

Wed Sep 22 & 29 Seniors Tai Chi 10:00 AM Golden Age Society Peaceful movement for positive chi www.yukon-seniors-and-elders.org

Tue Sep 28 & Oct 5 Live And Online Kundalini Yoga 8:00 AM Online Kriya, mudra, and mantra awaken your body and focus the mind. We will follow one sequence until you are and able to find yourself in the flow, before moving on. Unfold to your own nature: do what feels good, soak in the good vibes, and watch this beautiful practice transform you.

Kundalini has a powerful effect on the endocrine system, improving lymph drainage, hormonal balance, and mood.

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erous drafts before Gallagher was happy with the result. The process at times made them want to pull their hair out, but eventually Gallagher had the characters nailed.

“People are my favourite things to draw,” Gallagher says. “I know this might make me sound like a space alien, but human faces are really, really interesting, the way people’s facial expressions kind of mush and contort, and their different facial features, and the way they go together. I think it’s really cool. So out of everything, I put the most effort into the character design and trying to give everyone a really distinct look.”

There are aspects of the story that Gallagher derived from real life. In two beautifully-drawn panels, a character named Curtis attempts to comfort another named Victor, whose potted flowers have been kicked over by vandals. This scene is based on an actual event that Gallagher witnessed while in Keno for the Mardi Gras one year.

“It’s definitely informed by my experiences,” says Gallagher of the story. “There’s bits of it that are drawn verbatim from what I’ve dealt with.”

One of the most obvious references to Gallagher’s life is the story’s Yukon setting. There are frames featuring ravens, woodclad buildings and pink clouds above distance mountains that characterize the charm of northern towns.

Gallagher’s Yukon is beautiful but disturbing. Bad things will happen. Lilith will eat someone, but don’t expect to see those terrible scenes because they haven’t been drawn yet.

“I’m working my way up to the most horrific scenes,” Gallagher says.

While the project will take years to finish, The Story So Far is meant to show people what Gallagher has accomplished, and for them to get feedback after working in a “self-critical echo chamber.” Their hard work over the past year paid off.

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THE SECRET TO GOOD RHUBARB

Michele Genest is a Whitehorse-based chef and writer. She is also somewhat of a gardener. Michele has also written two books “The Boreal Feast - A Culinary Journey Through The North” and “The Boreal Gourmet - Adventures In Northern Cooking.”

This year’s “rhubarb experiment”

Hint: it’s not benign neglect

I

picked what I think is the last of my rhubarb the other day.

The stalks were skinny and green, with a tiny blush of red at the bottom. The leaves were turning brown at the edges. There was, however, still life in those babies, so into the freezer they went, washed and chopped, to fuel winter experiments.

In the meantime, I am plotting for next spring. I have rhubarb patch envy. My plants are scattered all over the backyard, in struggling outposts far from the mother plant. The stalks never get any bigger than a half-inch in diameter. The leaves barely peek above the tall grass.

It’s time to up my rhubarb game. On a summer visit to Stepping Stone, Carole Kroening and Jim Tredger’s homestead on the Pelly River, I learned how.

Carole and Jim’s rhubarb is prodigious, a four-by-four-metre patch of waist-high plants that yield stalks as thick as a child’s wrist and as rosy as an August sunset. Carole told me the secret. Tip: it is not benign neglect.

In the spring, after the snow has melted, flood the rhubarb patch with water. Keep watering faithfully all summer long. Make sure the plants have six hours of full

sun every day. Pull up those straggly outposts. Rhubarb, if allowed, will spread everywhere, but those outposts won’t yield the best crop.

Pick rhubarb by pulling the stalks from the ground, not cutting them. Nip flowers in the bud.

Pick the biggest stalks and give the younger ones time to grow.

I’m in. The outposts are toast.

I’m pulling them up. I’ve prepared a bed in a sunny spot to which I’m going to move three strong, healthy plants. I’m taking a chance and doing that now, at the end of July. Carole said that the late Ingrid Wilcox, the beloved and knowledgeable Yukon gardener, tended not to transplant anything in the Yukon after July 1, in order to give plants enough time to establish their roots. But as another gardening neighbour said you can’t kill rhubarb. So I’m risking it.

In two to three years, with luck, I might have a rhubarb patch that could stand up and be proud.

The Stepping Stone cupboards are filled with jars of Jim’s stewed rhubarb. Every breakfast starts with stewed rhubarb and porridge.

For dessert, all summer long, there are rhubarb crisps, pies and squares. Every summer there is a new rhubarb experiment.

This year Carole and I invented a rhubarb barbecue sauce, inspired by a couple of recipes we found online, which we mixed and matched and livened up with our own combo of spicy aromatics. We think the re-

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make the full batch, you’ll be eating barbecue all winter long.

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Heather LeDuc is a Whitehorse-based writer.

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Motivated by a strong sense of community, the job of providing their customers’ favourite Asian foods has posed many challenges.

“We had never done it before,” Chua-Tan says. “We had to do renovations. We just did not know the challenges, especially in the North.”

One of the challenges has been consolidating orders from many suppliers. It doesn’t make sense to bring in partial pallets, but few suppliers wanted to be responsible for others’ goods.

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There are products from many countries, including China, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Thailand, Korea and the Philippines. When I ask how many countries are represented, Chua-Tan shrugs her shoulders.

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Has she tasted everything, I ask?

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The Yukon Asian Market also offers take-out lunches with daily specials. The meals are cooked in an area of the building’s basement which once housed an enormous furnace. Chua-Tan recognized the value of the space and the furnace was removed to accommodate a modest kitchen. There are plans to make an in-house chili sauce.

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Chua-Tan also has a long history of volunteerism and recently stepped down from the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce. Earlier this

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The latter appointment comes from Chua-Tan’s personal experience. Her son, Ernest, is autistic. As Chua-Tan and I peruse the shelves of the Market, she brings my attention to a book that sits amongst the hotpots. From the Parking Lot to the Podium is a book she wrote about Ernest and his journey to becoming a Special Olympics World Games medal winner in swimming and cross-country skiing. Chua-Tan credits the Yukon for providing him with the support to become a world-class athlete.

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You can halve or quarter this recipe to suit the amount of rhubarb, time and ambition you have on hand.

INGREDIENTS

8 cups chopped rhubarb (fresh or frozen) 2 cups brown sugar, divided 1/4 cup olive oil 4 large onions, diced 16 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp paprika 1/2 tsp ground cloves 1/2 tsp ground allspice

1/2 tsp cayenne 1/4 cup tomato paste 4 cups crushed tomatoes (or 1 28-oz can) 2 cups blackstrap molasses 1 cup apple cider vinegar 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce 1/4 cup Dijon mustard

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare 12 to 14 250 ml jars and their lids for canning.

Combine rhubarb and 1 cup brown sugar in a roasting pan.

Stir and roast in the oven until tender, about 20 minutes.

Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. When it shimmers, add onions and sauté until translucent, about 7 minutes. Add garlic and sauté another 2 minutes.

Stir in spices and tomato paste until thoroughly combined. Stir in the rest of the

brown sugar, the roasted rhubarb and all remaining ingredients. Once sauce is bubbling, reduce heat to medium low and cook, stirring frequently, until thickened, about 15 minutes.

Remove sauce from heat and blend thoroughly with an immersion blender, scraping down the sides of the pot with a spatula.

Return the potful of sauce to the burner and partially cover with the lid—this is to protect yourself against exploding bubbles. Simmer until the sauce is the consistency of thick ketchup, about 5 minutes.

Pour into hot, sterilized jars. Seal and process in a boiling water bath for 12 minutes.

Cool jars on a rack. Refrigerate any jars that don’t seal.

Makes 12 to 14 cups.

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Registration Deadline: 4 Oct

Working with Trauma

Oct 7-8 (Thurs - Fri) 9:00am – 12:00pm CRN: 90727 COURSE CODE: JUST CE70 $250 + GST Instructors: Liza Manolis and Brenda Jenner Delivered remotely via Zoom.

Registration Deadline: 30 Sept

Peer Support – Equipping the Natural Helper

Oct 20 (Wed) 8:30am – 4:00pm CRN: 90754 COURSE CODE: JUST CE116 $235 + GST Instructors: Crisis and Trauma Resource Institute Delivered in-person at NorthLight Innovation, 2118-0-2nd Ave. Registration Deadline: 15 Oct

YFN 101

Oct 20-21 (Wed -Thurs) 1pm – 4:30 pm CRN: 90492 COURSE CODE: YFN 001 $325 + GST Instructors: Yukon First Nations Initiatives Dept., Yukon University Delivered remotely via Zoom.

De-escalating Potentially Violent Situations Oct 21 (Thurs) 8:30am – 4:00pm CRN: 90744 COURSE CODE: JUST CE75 $235 + GST Instructors: Crisis and Trauma Resource Institute Delivered remotely via Zoom.

Registration Deadline: 18 Oct

Mental Health First Aid for Northern Peoples Oct 26 – 28 (Tues – Thurs) 8:30am – 4:30pm CRN 90747 COURSE CODE: JUST 034 $245 + GST Instructors: Joanne Green and Laura Anderson Delivered in-person: Yukon University, Ayamdigut Campus, Rm C1440 Registration Deadline: 22 Oct

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Oct 27-28 (Wed – Thurs) 8:30am-4:30pm CRN: 90728 COURSE CODE: ASIS 002 $200 + GST Instructors: Erin Legault and Meg Grudeski.

Delivered in-person: NorthLight Innovation, 2118-0-2nd Ave. Note: Participants must be 16 years or older.

Registration Deadline: 22 Oct

Supporting Your Staff Through Loss and Grief Nov 17 (Wed) 8:30am – 12:00pm CRN: 90563 COURSE CODE: JUST 048 $95 + GST Instructors: Hospice Yukon Delivered in-person: Association Franco-Yukonnaise, 302 Strickland St. Registration Deadline: 10 Nov

Vicarious Trauma – Strategies for Resilience Nov 18 (Thurs) 8:30am – 4:00pm CRN: 90745 COURSE CODE: CE108 $235 + GST Instructors: Crisis and Trauma Resource Institute Delivered in-person: Yukon University, Ayamdigut Campus, Rm C1440 Registration Deadline: 11 Nov

WEBINARS Become Suicide Aware: Notice. Act. Connect.

Sept 29 (Wed) 10:00am – 11:30am CRN: 90726 COURSE CODE: JUST CE110 FREE

Instructors: Erin Legault and Meg Grudeski Delivered remotely via Zoom.

Registration Deadline: 27 Sept

Coping During Crisis

Nov 17 (Wed) 9:00am – 10:00am CRN: 90729 COURSE CODE: JUST CE103 FREE Instructors: Liza Manolis and Brenda Jenner Delivered remotely via Zoom.

Registration Deadline: 10 Nov

Talking Tough (Topics): The skill and practice of navigating difficult conversations.

Nov 25 (Thurs) 10:00am – 11:30 am CRN: 90731 COURSE CODE: JUST CE112 FREE Instructors: Erin Legault and Meg Grudeski.

Delivered remotely via Zoom.

Registration Deadline: 19 Nov

Sit in My Puddle: The art of empathy and holding space.

Dec 9 (Thurs) 10:00am – 11:30am CRN: 90732 COURSE CODE: JUST CE111 FREE Instructors: Erin Legault and Meg Grudeski Delivered remotely via Zoom.

Registration Deadline:3 Dec CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RESILIENCY

Responding with Resilience

Oct 5 (Tues) 10:00am – 11:30am CRN: 90752 COURSE CODE: CE114 FREE Instructors: Erin Legault and Meg Grudeski Delivered remotely via Zoom.

Registration Deadline: 30 Sept

Resiliency - The art of living, working and connecting in uncertain times

Nov 2-3 (Tues – Wed) 9:00am – 12:00pm CRN: 90746 COURSE CODE: CE113 FREE Delivered remotely via Zoom.

Instructors: Florian Boulais and Katrine Frese Registration Deadline: 26 Oct

REGISTRATION OPTIONS: • Contact Registrations & Records at 867 668 8710 EXT 2 and quote the CRN; • Register online at the following yukonu.ca/admissions/registration; • Register by emailing registrations@yukonu.ca.

WITHDRAWAL POLICY: Please note that if you wish to withdraw from your non-academic course, we require a notice of seven business days prior to your course start date in order for you to receive a full refund. This adheres to our cancellation policy for all withdrawal of non-academic courses.

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The contest entry deadline is September 30, 2021 and winners will be announced in October.

First place winners, in the contest’s three age categories, will receive an iPad and runner-up winners will receive a gift card from a Yukon business.

Brynna, Age 5 Early contest winner Brynna, riding her bicycle.

Brynna received a gift certificate from Angelina’s Toy Boutique in Whitehorse.

Abria, Age 11 Early contest winner Abria, is with Tiger Taekwondo and has a green strip belt. Abria received a gift certificate from Angelina’s Toy Boutique in Whitehorse.

September 22, 2021

Community Every Student, Every Day Water Break Photo Contest The Every Student Every Day Water Break Photo Contest organizers are excited to announce the following contest winners so far this summer: Brynna, Age 5, riding her new bicycle and Abria, Age 11, demonstrating Taekwondo. Both received a gift certificate from Angelina’s Toy Boutique in Whitehorse.

“Every Student, Every Day has received many great photo entries so far and it’s great to see Yukon students participating in their favourite activity as we work together to increase engagement in life and in school,” says Victoria Gold Yukon Student Encouragement Society President Tara Christie.

The Victoria Gold Yukon Student Encouragement Society launched the territory-wide photo contest this Spring to help Yukon students be healthy and stay hydrated, while reducing plastic waste and its impact on the environment. Yukon students received an Every Student, Every Day-branded water bottle donated by Victoria Gold and are invited to submit a selfie with their water bottle as they go about their favourite activity or hobby to qualify for prizes in three contest age categories: 5 to 9, 10 to 14 and 15 to 18.

“If Yukon children and youth haven’t entered yet, they should as there are more prizes to be awarded between now and the contest closing date coming up on September 30,” continues Christie. “And please know that you can enter more than once! So even if you already submitted a photo, you can submit a new photo again.”

VICTORIA GOLD is the owner and operator of the Eagle Gold Mine located northwest of the Village of Mayo, within the traditional territory of the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun (FNNND). The company employs over 500 workers and contractors; half of which are Yukoners At Work and many are FNNND citizens.

If you are a Yukoner with mining experience, Victoria Gold encourages you to become a Yukoner At Work. Visit the “Work For Us” page at vgcx.com/contact/work-for-us/ and send your resume to greatpeoplework@vgcx.com.