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Patagonian pranksters Two Argentinian clowns are touring the territory in search of laughs.

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Mentally ill, not guilty, stuck in jail

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Downhill in a hurry Yukon’s mountain bikers are gearing up for a trio of events in August.

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Canadian pitcher Johnathan Baker winds up against Japan during the 2014 Junior Men’s World Softball Championship. Canada was eliminated from medal contention with a 7-0 loss to Japan yesterday. See story, page 10.

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Kiara Adams at the Whitehorse Public Safety Building in 2011. Adams is the first female staff firefighter working for the city and will be putting her experience and know-how to use at a firefighting camp for women and girls in Whitehorse this August.

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joined on with the Whitehorse Fire Department, and was quickly excited by both the he Yukon Fire Marshall’s increased call volume and the Office is reaching out to a expanded set of technical skills demographic that might not required. otherwise consider a career in “Within a couple of months firefighting: women. of being a recruit with the city I was like, ‘Yeah, this is what I This August the group will want to do.’” run a week-long firefighting Being the only woman in the camp for girls and women ages Whitehorse department can be 16-25. It’s free, and the idea is challenging, but it’s not someto get more women thinking thing she spends a lot of time about firefighting. considering, said Adams. Kiara Adams is the first “To be honest I don’t think and only woman ever hired as about it a whole bunch, because a full-time firefighter in the it’s just kind of the way it is. Yukon. “That being said, it would be She’s always trying to confantastic to have some females vince others of the benefits of her chosen profession, she said. at the department.” Adams will be the deputy “It’s just such a fantastic chief of the upcoming Camp thing to get involved in for a Ember Fire Academy and one young person,” said Adams. “I of its primary instructors. try with anybody and everyJames Paterson, Yukon’s body.” deputy fire marshall, has been She started out as a volunteer working hard to organize the at Mount Lorne’s fire departcamp. ment when she was only 15. There’s no real difference But that got old, after a between the skill set or level of while. female and male firefighters, he “It kind of lost its spark for said. me. I got a little bit bored, I “I believe that women can do guess.” the job equally.” After a short hiatus Adams It was a lesson he learned early on, fighting one of his We sell trucks! very first fires alongside a female classmate. “I ran out of steam, long before she did. I remember we were doing salvage and overNews Reporter

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haul on the first floor of this building and we were pulling ceiling down with pike poles, and it’s a fairly strenuous job on the shoulders, but after about 10 minutes I was gassed, I was out of energy, but she was able to just keep going.” The real benefit of getting more women thinking about firefighting is simply expanding the pool of potential firefighters, he said. Adams agrees. “There’s a lot of potential, I think. Half the population is female, and that’s a lot of potential of really good firefighters that isn’t being used,” she said. The target audience for Camp Ember is young women who are fit and interested in a challenging and physically active career. Over the week they will learn firefighting skills, including interior firefighting, exterior operations, high angle work and automative rescue. The camp will also focus on health, nutrition, fitness and wellness. After completing the camp staff can help guide cadets to one of Yukon’s 16 volunteer fire departments, towards a career job or towards a formal education in firefighting. Close to a quarter of Yukon’s 250 volunteer firefighters are women. The camp will run from August 11 through 15, and applications are due July 31. For more information visit Camp Ember Fire Academy – Yukon on Facebook. Contact Jacqueline Ronson at jronson@yukon-news.com

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When the hospital is behind bars Ashley Joannou News Reporter

ometimes he thinks he’s a rock star. Sometimes he thinks he’s a member of the Hells Angels. But when he’s thinking clearly he knows he’s not well. James is not his real name. The News has agreed to protect his identity while his mental health stabilizes. At 19 years old, James is more familiar with psychiatric care than most teens. He had his first episode at 11 and was diagnosed as bipolar at 15. Since then he’s been in and out of hospitals, trying to regulate the extreme mood swings that interrupt his life. On July 7, a territorial court judge found James not criminally responsible for his actions because of his mental illness. He was ordered sent to hospital. His family believed their loved one was going to be treated as a patient. James is in custody at the Whitehorse Correctional Centre. As an adult, he’s never been convicted of a crime. In cases like James’s, the Yukon’s only correctional centre is also its only psychiatric hospital. While other jurisdictions have secure psychiatric facilities for people with mental illness who are working their way through the justice system, in the Yukon, in most cases, that’s the jail. In 1993, the Yukon minister of health designated Whitehorse Correctional Centre a hospital “for custody, treatment or assessment of an accused,” pursuant to section 672.1 of the Canadian Criminal Code. That’s all it takes. No other rules, regulations or policies are required.

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The Whitehorse Correctional Centre.

convicted of a crime, but he’s in a cell, living with the general population, including people who have. “How can you hold somebody as an inmate when they’re not criminally responsible?” James’s mom asked. Anne (also not her real name) said she encouraged her son to consent to being found not criminally responsible, after being assured by everyone involved that he would be a patient with the same freedoms as a person being held at the Whitehorse General Hospital and not a jail. “He agreed on not being criminally responsible in faith because they told him, ‘You would be designated as a patient… and with that you will have privileges.’ That’s why he agreed to it.” But the word “patient” appears nowhere in the judge’s order. It’s not part of the jail’s lingo either. “An inmate is described as anyone who is held at the correctional centre,” said Department of Justice spokesperson Dan Cable. “It could be a person on remand, it could be a person under the review board. Some people don’t like the description of inmate, but that’s the general description.” If the jail is going to be designated a hospital, it should have the same level of support as a hospital, Anne said.

handle the acute care needs of a forensic mental health patient (someone in custody),” spokesperson Marcelle Dube explained in an email. “So, if a person deemed not criminally responsible is in custody at WCC and breaks their arm or needs an appendectomy, the SMU will take care of them. Once that issue is resolved, the patient goes back.” Cable acknowledged that the jail is not a forensic hospital. An inmate assessment is done for each person who arrives at the jail, he said. Medical professionals on staff help decide what the needs are. “Do we supply medical care for inmates? Of course we do. We have nurses on full time, we have doctors, and we have a psychiatrist on contract. We also offer other types of health care as well.” A March 2014 report for the Yukon Department of Health and Social Services found that “psychiatric care at the jail, with a high risk population, is limited to two hours weekly.” If an inmate were to have a psychotic break while at the jail, Cable said staff would “of course” transport them to the hospital and make sure the room at the SMU was appropriately secure. If security is possible in some cases, why not all cases? “It’s not necessary,” Cable insisted. “If someone is stable, or reasonably stable in the facility and the doctors are saying that they’re reasonably stable, then they can be held at the facility.”

right to be accommodated. “While inmates lose some rights while they are incarcerated, they certainly do not lose all of their rights. Human rights law gives people with mental disabilities the right to be accommodated for their disabilities while incarcerated,” she said. “Based on our experience with a number of inmates at WCC, it appears that inmates with mental disabilities are not always being accommodated. Instead, their incarceration at WCC appears to have caused the mental condition of some inmates to deteriorate. “This is a major concern. Other jurisdictions have secure psychiatric facilities where people with mental disabilities can receive appropriate medical treatment.”

Jail is no hospital

Anne knows what it means to leave a mentally ill child behind in a hospital. But at the jail there are significant differences, she said. At the Whitehorse General Hospital’s secure unit, James could go outside. He could get phone calls. He could get food Stuck in limbo brought to him. With a doctor’s permission, he could sign out on In late June, during what his day passes and spend time with mother calls an “absolute highly his family. manic, psychotic, delusional “If there’s somebody very unstate,” James was found with well, of course they’re not going No room at the a group of people and a small to meet the criteria to get a day amount of cocaine in the car, his pass,” Anne said. actual hospital mom says. He was charged with “But if they’re doing well and possession. their doctor deems them well The secure medical unit at Days later, in the same state, he Whitehorse General Hospital has enough… they should be prowas charged with uttering threats a total of seven rooms: five single vided that right.” and intimidation. Now, whenever she wants rooms and two seclusion rooms. He’s now in a much better, to see her son, Anne has to go The unit is designed “to allow Human rights commission through the jail’s screenings for more stable place, his mom said. for the optimal care and treathas ‘major concern’ Even though he’s been found weapons and drugs. ment of clients with a primary not criminally responsible, his At the hospital, James could be diagnosis of a mental health conAs James sits in a cell in jail, case is not officially over until seen by the doctors he knows and cern, during an acute phase of the a hearing by the Yukon Review illness,” according to the hospital the family is considering a human trusts. They could work on adrights complaint. Board. It’s the board’s job to justing his medications, she said. website. The Yukon Human Rights determine an appropriate plan for Anne says her son doesn’t “Dedicated mental health Commission “has identified the what’s next. After that the charges nurses (registered nurses, regtrust the psychiatrist who is on treatment of people with mental will be dropped. contract with the jail. And she istered psychiatric nurses and In severe cases the board can licensed practical nurses) staff the illness in the Whitehorse Correc- doesn’t trust the staff to adjust his tional Centre as a pressing human medication. That’s something that order treatment at a hospital unit around the clock to provide Outside. Other times supports in assessment, support, medications rights issue that requires immedi- needs to be done under 24-hour ate attention,” said Colleen Harthe community are enough. watch, she said. and education.” But that won’t happen until “You can’t do that in a jail. But it’s not the place for people rington, acting director of human rights for the commission. Aug. 8. By then, James will have They’re not equipped to do a med to stay if they are involved with Harrington wouldn’t talk been in jail more than a month. review and a med change.” the justice system, the Departabout specific cases, but called In the meantime he’s stuck in The phone rings while Anne ment of Health and Social Sermental illness a disability. By law, is talking. The recording on the limbo. He’s not a criminal, but vices says. he is an inmate. He hasn’t been “The secure medical unit can people with disabilities have the other end tells Anne she has a call

from an inmate at the Whitehorse Correctional Centre. James wants to know when he can get out of there. “You got a lawyer,” she tells her son. “Your new lawyer is going to try and get you into the hospital,” she says, pausing. “... As soon as she possibly can. OK?” Anne says she’s concerned about what being in jail is doing to her son. Seven months ago, he tried to kill himself. “His doctors are considering a med change or a med review that would help prevent that depth of depression from occurring again. He needs a hospital for that,” she said. As part of his illness he feels a lot of anger and anxiety. Being in jail “just feeds that,” she said. Anne questions why the territory wouldn’t have an appropriate psychiatric transition facility to help with cases like this. She accuses the government of being afraid. “They’re scared that ‘if they build it they will come’ and it will show the scar on the Yukon of how many youth we have with severe mental illness.” She says mental illness is everywhere, but no one wants to talk about it. “Mental illness scares the hell out of people, even though it’s in everybody’s backyard. But it doesn’t appeal to the popular vote.” If you look online, the policies and procedures for the Whitehorse Correctional Centre cover everything from emergency procedures to cell cleanliness rules. Yet a policy specifically dealing with people being held at the jail as a hospital is nowhere to be found. That’s a concern for the NDP’s justice critic, Lois Moorcroft. She says it’s not uncommon for correctional centres across Canada to be designated as a hospital. “Before you take on having a hospital, you need to make sure correct policies are in place,” she said. In an email, Cable said there is “a full health-care manual established with the expertise of our health-care service providers, although this is not online, and inmates who arrive at the correctional centre receive the same care or better of persons in the community. The standard of care is based on the community standard of care.” Anne said her son knows he needs help. He thought that’s what he was going to get going this route. “I’m not saying that people shouldn’t be held responsible. My kid is going to do whatever he can to right his wrongs, to get well, and to be a productive member of society. That’s all he wants.” Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com

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The Ruecks question whether or not the spill order issued by Environment Yukon on the adjacent property was enforced, in any measure. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think they are trying to hide that they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do a thing,â&#x20AC;? said Sonja Rueck. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They tell us they want to prove where the contamination comes from, but they are doing nothing. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take soil samples or water samples. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the adjacent property, if there was something going we would see that.â&#x20AC;? Watson Lake CAO Stephen Conway said he offered to the meet with Ruecks, but that the meeting was refused. The Ruecks disagree with that account. They say they met with Conway, but no help was offered, only an opportunity to join in the recent lawsuit levied against the Yukon government by the Town of Watson Lake and Liard First Nation about environmental abuses in the area. That offer was a way for the town to shirk responsibility, the Ruecks said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They tried to get us to join them but then we couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t blame the town anymore. They have a partial responsibility. We said no, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to do that because the issue the town has with Environment is different.â&#x20AC;? Contact Sam Riches at sam@yukon-news.com

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believe that he was in danger and needed to be found to just ensure his safety.â&#x20AC;? Communications from Mirabeau to his family gave a â&#x20AC;&#x153;fairly strong indication that he was perhaps a danger to himself,â&#x20AC;? said Kaeding. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unfortunately the search that was conducted both by helicopter and on the ground by a number of people did not succeed in locating him.â&#x20AC;? Now the RCMP are asking the public if anyone has seen Mirabeau either since he went into the woods or shortly before that. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The people who were searching for him were fairly confident that he was still alive, that he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in the area where he was believed to have been,â&#x20AC;? said Kaeding. Mirabeau is described as a Caucasian male, 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;8â&#x20AC;? and 169 lbs., with grey hair and brown eyes. He travelled by Greyhound bus to the Yukon between June 17 and 24 and may have stayed at the Chilkoot Trail Inn before heading into the bush. Anyone with information is asked to call Mayo RCMP at 867-996-2677. (Jacqueline Ronson)

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Tanner Sinclair had zest for life Myles Dolphin News Reporter

anner Sinclair’s thirst for exhilaration was never quenched. The 27-year-old father and husband, who died in a knife attack in the early morning hours on Tuesday morning, left a legacy of adventure and will be remembered for his indomitable spirit. Born and raised in Pincher Creek, Alta., a quiet community approximately 200 kilometres south of Calgary, Sinclair’s burning desire to overcome obstacles was evident from a young age, his father Brent said. “He was always willing to tackle challenges and learn from them,” he said. “As a young kid he took up mountain biking and downhill skiing. You could say he was a real adrenaline junkie.” As the owner of a successful outfitting business, Brent began taking his son on big game hunting trips and exposing him to the vast wilderness of southern Alberta. Tanner was only three years old and being carried around in a backpack the first time he accompanied his father on a hunt. “He must have been on 50 to 60 successful sheep hunts,” Brent said. “He was incredibly mature for his age and that was partially because he was around so many people from different backgrounds all the time.” One of those people was a New York City resident who hired Sinclair to take him out on a ram hunt back in Nov. 2008. When Louis Onorato heard about Sinclair’s death, he set up a memorial page on a bowhunting forum to share his thoughts and experiences about the man he spent a few special days with. “We were worlds apart: he was from Alberta and I was from NYC and he was to be my guide in the Canmore Bow Zone,” he told the News in an e-mail. “At only 21 years old, Tanner was wise for such a young age. Our goal was to hunt

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Tanner Sinclair poses with his father Brent and wife Whitney following a successful ram hunt.

bighorn sheep with archery gear and I recall Tanner telling me of past sheep hunts he was on, and how he had helped 28 other hunters take sheep.” It’s very important for hunters and guides to get along, Onorato added. He knew the two would work well together because Sinclair “had a way about him that made other people comfortable in his presence.” On the first day of the hunt, Sinclair spotted a legal ram and named him, a common practice among sheep guides. Over the next few days, the pair tracked that ram across the harsh landscape of the Canadian Rockies. “Mother Nature can be tough in those parts with winds upwards of 100 km/h and white-outs, but that never broke Tanner and in fact, he seemed to be enjoying the challenge,” Onorato said. On the fifth day, they spotted their target and positioned themselves on a downhill slope for a chance at shooting

it. With Sinclair giving advice and watching closely through a pair of binoculars, Onorato pulled back his bow and fired a shot into the beast. “I can honestly say that Tanner was more excited than I was; he shook my hand and after taking some pictures and video, hiked the ram back to the base camp,” he added. Their friendship continued for some years after that as they wrote to each other and talked about future hunts they would go on together. Sinclair’s passion for hunting and the wilderness knew no bounds. Craig Hann became friends with Sinclair about 10 years ago, when they both worked for Hann’s brother in the construction industry in Pincher Creek. “That kid never stopped,” Hann said. “We’d spot a ram at four in the afternoon and he’d want to go after it even though it was like a four hour hike. Noth-

ing scared him, I know that much.” After Sinclair moved up to Whitehorse in 2012 with his family, the friends kept in touch and talked to each other often, despite the distance. Hann said Sinclair offered invaluable advice to him. “I actually got an elk job near Canmore last fall and I was on the phone with him, I think four times a day,” Hann said. “I was wondering where to go and what to do, and Tanner knew exactly where to go to hunt them.” A year after moving to Whitehorse, Sinclair penned a letter to the editor for the News, decrying ATV usage on nearby mountains for its negative effects on sheep populations. Despite not being a hunter anymore, Sinclair cared deeply about his surroundings and the way people treated the environment. He suggested an alternative to people who wanted to enjoy the great outdoors. “For those who want to pursue wildlife that lives high on the mountains: save your

money on your ATVs and invest in a good backpack and a good pair of boots,” he wrote. “Get out there and hunt the right way. Respect the territory you call home and earn that set of sheep horns and meat that few people in the world have the privilege to enjoy.” A fundraiser (http://www. gofundme.com/bo3z98) for Sinclair’s family – wife Whitney, who is expecting their second child and daughter Keele – was created on Wednesday. By Friday morning, more than 345 people had donated $61,000. Tanner’s cousin Pamela Key started the fund with the hopes of alleviating the immediate expenses incurred by his family, adding that Sinclair didn’t have life insurance. “It makes sense to make a donation for Whitney and their babies in lieu of flowers,” she said. Also, Alberta Treasury Branches has opened a trust fund for the family in Pincher Creek that anyone can donate to, according to the Pincher Creek Voice. Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com

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in August. In the meantime, the Calgary Food Bank was able to ease the burden by donating some of their supplies. The local food bank has also reached out to the Edmonton Food Bank. The core items that are missing this month include canned vegetables, peanut butter, canned fruit and pasta sauce. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This happens almost every year,â&#x20AC;? said Dunbar-Edge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The money doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come in as much in the summer and neither does the food. Last year it was August that we experienced this. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not new, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a shame itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happened at all.â&#x20AC;? The food bank society is currently approaching local businesses and will be pushing to get more people to donate a recurring

monthly allotment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s money I can count on and budget around,â&#x20AC;? said DunbarEdge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So much of what people donate often are one-time donations, which doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell me what I can spend in a month.â&#x20AC;? Dunbar-Edge said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hopeful that businesses will respond positively. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a few corporations that gave us money around this time last year and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in contact with them right now. I expect money will come in.â&#x20AC;? Fresh local produce is also starting to make its way into the food bank, including donations of bok choy, kale, and lettuce. The biggest factor, though, is getting more money into the monthly budget.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only $10 a month, it makes a big difference.â&#x20AC;? This past April, the food bank received a $750,000 grant from the Yukon government to assist with the purchase of its current location at 306 Alexander St. The Association Franco-Yukonnaise previously owned the building and lot and carried the balance of the mortgage, while the food bank made monthly payments. Demand at the food bank has quadrupled since it opened its doors in 2009, according to Whitehorse Food Bank president Stu Mackay. The organization supplies emergency food hampers to more than 1,300 individuals on a monthly basis. Contact Sam Riches at sam@yukon-news.com

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he tabled amendments to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act are pushing First Nations out of the process, according to the resource manager for the Council of Yukon First Nations. The changes will give more authority to the Yukon government while weakening the assessment process, said James MacDonald in an interview this week. Bill S-6 was tabled in the Senate last month. One of the changes that CYFN takes issue with is the ability for the federal minister to devolve some or all powers to the territorial minister. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That essentially creates a bilateral relationshipâ&#x20AC;? between Canada and Yukon, said MacDonald, because it does not provide for the transfer of any responsibilities to the First Nations. Yukonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assessment process comes out of the final agreements signed between Canada, the territory and 11 Yukon First Nations.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We feel that that needs to be a trilateral relationship because this was born out of the treaty, there are three parties to the treaty,â&#x20AC;? said MacDonald. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the role for First Nations?â&#x20AC;? A second issue that concerns the CYFN is the ability for a decision body to decide when a project needs to go through a new assessment in the case of a renewal or amendment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Decision bodyâ&#x20AC;? means the government with ultimate authority over the land where the project will take place, which is the Yukon government in the vast majority of cases. This could, for example, exempt a mining company from undergoing an assessment if they change both the method and location of their tailings operation, said MacDonald. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It weakens the overall assessment process.â&#x20AC;? Whether or not a project requires an assessment should be left up to the assessment board, which operates at armâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s length from the government, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We feel that thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the appro-

priate way.â&#x20AC;? The amendments will also allow the territorial minister to give policy directions to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The board is supposed to be a neutral body that takes into account everything it needs in order to provide a fair, transparent process,â&#x20AC;? said MacDonald. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So if thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be inclusion or exclusion of certain things that the board can or cannot take into account, we feel that has the potential to compromise the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s neutrality.â&#x20AC;? The tabled amendments also propose new overall timelines for projects to go through the assessment process. Throughout the negotiations CYFN was assured that the time it takes to the adequacy of a project proposal would not count towards the overall time restriction, said MacDonald. But when the bill was finally tabled, that adequacy review period was included, with no time added to the overall limits to account for it.

That has the effect of given assessors less time overall to review projects. The CYFN wants to know why they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t consulted on that change, said MacDonald. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand why they would tell us one thing and then table something else,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In terms of a process of fair dealing, that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem consistent with the spirit of fairness.â&#x20AC;? Overall the bill appears to grant significant powers to the Yukon government while barely recognizing the role of First Nations, said MacDonald. While there are some provisions requiring notification of First Nations, â&#x20AC;&#x153;notice isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t good enough,â&#x20AC;? he said. Macdonald also criticized the way the amendments were produced in secret, with drafts shielded from public scrutiny. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any decisions that affect the public interest should be done in the public eye,â&#x20AC;? he said. Contact Jacqueline Ronson at jronson@yukon-news.com

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Third candidate enters race for Liberal nomination “We have more people that need continuing care, mental health, alcohol and drug abuse (services)… can there not be a way the Yukon actually sets the bar in the delivery of those services? Why don’t we make the model for the rest of the country?” Goeppel, as part of the business contingent on a Team Canada trade mission in 2002, travelled to Moscow, Berlin and Munich alongside Jean Chretien. With a German background, she frequently visits the country to attend business and government functions. Locally, Goeppel is well

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amara Goeppel has joined the race to be the Yukon’s next Liberal MP. Goeppel announced her candidacy Thursday afternoon, on the banks of the Yukon River. The owner of Yukon Travel and CEO of Mainsteele Developments said there’s been a political decline across the nation. “There is a mood now, an appetite across the country and I believe here in the Yukon, for change. I’d like to be a part of it,” she said. Goeppel highlighted some areas of focus for her campaign: growing the middle class by stimulating the private sector, sustainable health care, including improving waiting times, democratic representation through the inclusion of First Nation interests, women and youth and promoting a clean environment and economy. Born in Whitehorse, Goeppel has sat on numerous boards throughout her career as a businesswoman and entrepreneur, including the Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board, the Yukon Hospital Corporation board of trustees, and most recently the chair of the assessment review board for the Yukon government. She’s also involved in the mining industry as an investor and liaison between local operations and outside interests. The nomination race pits her

known on the athletic circuit for her impressive career as an endurance and adventure cyclist. Her environmental focus includes building a clean economy through research and “respectful consultation with all stakeholders for large development projects.” “Regardless what happens on the 4th of October I’ve already gained much from this experience,” she said. “Just speaking with Yukoners about these issues… it’s been a rich experience already and it just started.” Contact Sam Riches at sam@yukon-news.com

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Whitehorse-born Tamara Goeppel announced yesterday her plans to seek the federal Liberal nomination.

against Larry Bagnell, who was the territory’s longtime Liberal MP until he was unseated last election, and Ben Sanders, who has been campaigning diligently since his candidacy announcement in mid-June. “I’m excited by Tamara’s entry. She’s an exciting candidate,” Sanders told the News in an e-mail from Keno. “As fellow entrepreneurs, we both bring strong business credentials to the job and share a vision for the need to innovate health care in Canada.” “I believe everyone brings an incredible amount of experience to the table,” Goeppel said of her competition. “It’s quite exciting for the Liberal Party to attract more than one candidate.”

Goeppel said, if elected, she would bring quality and dignity to the job. She spoke highly of the Yukon’s potential but warned problems need to be repaired. “We have eroded the middle class and we need that stability,” she said.

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remier Darrell Pasloski must think that most Yukoners are rubes and dim-wits. How else to explain his ongoing reliance on staying mum when the latest political scandal detonates, in the clear hope that residents are too busy enjoying the summer to notice? This is, by now, standard operating procedure for the Yukon Party. It usually only dares speak to matters that reflect well upon it, while pretending that the unflattering stuff simply doesn’t exist. Especially talkative ministers end up locked up in a closet with their mouths duct-taped – at least, that’s our theory where Doug Graham has spent much of his time. Sure, Elaine Taylor is excited to speak about efforts to hire female firefighters, while Currie Dixon has plenty of time to chat about the weeds growing along the White Pass railway route. Yet some matters of clear public importance – particularly those that beg a direct response from our premier – receive no comment at all. Consider the eerie silence from Pasloski’s office when questions are posed about potentially far-reaching changes to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board now being considered by the Senate. These changes until recently were secret. Well, secret to the public. The premier knew about them, and apparently had no problem about having the whole affair hushed up. As we’ve said before, if anyone had the power to open up the federal consultations to the public, it would have been Pasloski, who usually enjoys

touting his tight relationship with Stephen Harper’s Conservatives. And, to nobody’s surprise, the changes largely strengthen the hand of the Yukon government. Now that the cat is out of the bag, Pasloski still isn’t interested in publicly addressing the matter. This silence manages to be both appalling and unsurprising. Appalling, because assessors play a key role of impartially vetting industrial projects in ways that our territorial government, which never met a mining project it didn’t like, couldn’t do alone. Unsurprising, because covertly monkeying around with the planning processes set out in the Umbrella Final Agreement is just what the Yukon Party does, as evidenced during last week’s trial over the plan for the Peel watershed. Having to make a reasonable case for their position in the light of day has never been how this government prefers to roll. Of course, if you want a walking, talking example of the failure of our leaders to behave as responsible adults, look no further than Darius Elias. On Wednesday, the Yukon Party backbencher pleaded guilty for failing to blow into a breathalyzer. Yet Elias continues to refuse to explain the circumstances that led police to pull him over the evening after the last legislative sitting ended, even though one of the lame excuses offered for his silence – that the matter was before the courts – no longer seems valid. The apology that Elias has offered his constituents is clearly deficient, in that he never explained what he’s sorry about. Was it just for refusing to blow? Or was he, Publisher

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so much else, was Pasloski content to sweep this problem under the carpet in the hope it would go away? Elias claims to be receiving some sort of help. Just what kind, he won’t say. However, it’s obviously nothing that requires him to take much time off work. The MLA has attended the ongoing hearings on the risks and benefits of hydraulic fracturing, and he sat through a day of the trial over the Peel watershed. Speaking of which, Elias has also refused to say anything at all about that case. That’s no small matter: many of his constituents would likely count the fate of the Peel as one of their most important issues. Of course, there’s nothing that Elias can say about the Peel that wouldn’t be somehow damaging. The case clearly pits his community – which wants the watershed protected – against his own party – which wants most of the watershed open to devel-

opment. But if Elias isn’t about to speak publicly about how his personal struggles have affected his ability to serve the public, and he isn’t able to speak about one of the most pressing policy issues affecting his constituency … what are we paying him to do, exactly? To keep a committee seat warm and give the occasional speech about how much he likes hockey? Similar questions could be asked, of course, about our premier. What is so pressing that he’s unable to discuss the plans to weaken Yukon’s regulatory regime, or address real concerns about the fitness of one of his MLAs to hold office? It’s a little late in his term to be getting this memo, but someone should really explain to him that being a leader involves answering tough questions, rather than simply running from them. (JT)

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The Buru: Trading bureaucrats and budgets having slack time until another scheme in their region got the by Keith green light from Ottawa. The capacity benefits work for Halliday seasonal work as well. The income tax call centre probably receives the most calls in April just before the deadline, while the GST centre probably gets a lot of calls when businesses with calendar year-ends have to file. You could move people between these roles aking ideas to Ottawa is to improve service to taxpayers. sort of like planting healthy The scheme remains a proseeds in Chernobyl. They posal, and full details have not grow, but not exactly like they do been released, but presumably in other places. the assistant deputy minister This week reports emerged of a of economic development in federal scheme called the “Buru,” Quebec would transfer some of in which federal managers will her budget to her counterpart be able buy and sell the time in Ontario. Everyone would be of government workers to each happy. The Ontario boss would other. The idea is that, say, when have some extra budget to invest a team of economic development in other initiatives, such as officials finishes its work on the perhaps an Alex Trebek CenShania Twain Centre in Timmons tre in Sudbury. Meanwhile, the and has some downtime, they can Quebec manager can create the be quickly redeployed to another Celine Dion Centre with a smaller department to work on the Celine budget. Dion Centre in Montreal. The idea presents images of This could be good for the tax- hard-nosed federal managers payer for two reasons: expertise shouting into phones like Wall and capacity utilization. Officials Street traders. working on the Celine Dion CenCut to the director general in tre wouldn’t need to “re-invent Whitehorse, standing, holding the wheel” (as bureaucrats like to phone with furrowed brow, looksay) if their team included Timing out fourth floor window over mons colleagues with experience Main Street: “We need to close the in regional celebrity-based tourist tax office here. I’m in the market attractions. The Timmons offifor one analyst plus two PR flacks, cials could also be moved quickly one for us and one to write lines for the local MP so he looks like to the new project, instead of

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Pay now, or pay later I have just finished reading the June 29 edition of the Yukon News, which arrived in the mail today. The article “Affordable housing for Whitehorse cancelled” has me puzzled and frustrated. All the articles I have read and stories on the radio I have listened to report that housing is the base need when it comes to helping people out of the cycle of addictions and poverty. Traditionally a rent of one-third of a person’s income is the reasonable amount to be charged. Reading in the article that “the proposed government-subsidized units would rent for $900 per month,” had me exclaim, “What?!” The government of Yukon can either subsidize housing for its lowincome/no income population, or it can pay that money out in healthcare and judicial system costs. It’s as simple as that.

the requirement to consult. I went to the government’s so-called consultation, an open house where they presented their back-room developed plan. There were smiling bureaucrats nodding, jotting notes and handing out sticky-notes. Why did I get the feeling that all those heart-felt notes were headed for the shredder? The feedback they received from the public resulted in no modifications to their proposal. That doesn’t fit my definition of consultation. Consultation is what the Peel planning commission did for seven years. They listened to concerns from all sectors then hammered out a plan to accommodate and represent all interests. Well done! As for Hunter’s comment that the issues in the case are simple, I would ask him to look beyond a few words on the many pages of Lynn Martin documents involved. The Peel case Victoria, B.C. is complex because there are legal and moral issues to be considered. Government’s Peel Often, legal and moral are the consultations were a sham same thing. We refrain from killing and stealing and other dastardly John Hunter, lawyer for the govern- behavior, because we know those ment in the Peel case, says the issue things are wrong, not because they is simple – that the First Nations are against the law. The laws are have final say over what happens there to codify the moral senson settlement lands, and the Yukon ibilities most of us share. government has final say over what But where is the moral sensibilhappens on non-settlement lands. ity in a governing party that a) has a bull-in-a-china-shop approach He says the government fulfilled

he’s doing something.” Senior Ottawa official, leaning back in leather swivel chair, puffing on electronic cigarette (sorry, it’s 2014): “You can have the team that closed the veterans’ hospital in Truro. But it’ll cost you 5,000 Buros plus expenses.” DG in Whitehorse: “You think you can take me to the cleaners like some Yukon cabinet minister? You need to sharpen that pencil.” Senior Ottawa official: “Well, there is a strike at the abattoir in Lethbridge. How about three bacon inspectors for 2,000? And I’ll throw in a crate of staplers.” DG in Whitehorse: “Done! Put them on the bus.” Senior Ottawa official: “Will do. And you can take me to Hy’s for steaks next time you’re in Ottawa.” Or something like that. The seed of the idea is not terrible. Most consulting firms work on similar principles. You hire a consultant for a specific skill set and a temporary period, then let them move on to another project. The consultant develops expertise and moves from project to project, trying to avoid time “on the beach” as much as possible. But, implemented in a government setting, the idea starts to transmogrify. First, what are the incentives for managers? In a consulting firm, they make more money if they sell more projects and increase capacity utilization. Will

federal managers be encouraged to “sell” their staff? If so, how does this incentive relate to their incentive to have their staff do their core job well? If the Buro incentive is too high, then officials will start treating their core task as the second priority. If it is too low, then the scheme won’t get be used. After all, building a mini-empire is part of the Ottawa game, and who would want to give up their staff for prolonged periods for no benefit? Savvy managers will also be wary about advertising to their deputy ministers that they don’t really “need” their staff yearround. In future cuts, it might be remembered that you were able to rent out a few of your staff for prolonged periods without it hurting your core deliverables. Second, how are the benefits distributed? In a successful consulting firm, the owners get more profits and the consultants bigger bonuses. In the Buro scheme, I am guessing that giving raises to officials is not part of the Conservative plan. And will the capacity utilization benefits be used to do more projects, or to lay off staff since there is less downtime in the system overall? Third, will the expertise benefits really materialize? Will the right skill-sets really be transferred between departments? Or will something akin to the bacon inspector example above start

happening? Will performance feedback be painfully transparent, with some kind of eBay star system for “buyers” to compare, or will it be whispered conversations in executive corridors as it is today? I also wonder how much the scheme will cost to administer. It is essentially a competitor to today’s world of seasonal positions, contractors and consultants. Finally, there is the deeper question about whether some federal activities need to be more efficient or if it would be better if they were simply not done at all. The Shania Twain Centre was a real economic development project that turned into a multi-million dollar sinkhole for taxpayers at the federal, provincial and municipal levels. Did it need to be created more efficiently, or not created at all? We shall see if Ottawa proceeds with the scheme. If they do, I hope they make the trading website accessible to the public. When you check the markets, instead of just seeing the mining stocks in your RRSP continue to go down, you could also check in on the market price of your friend who works for the federal government. Keith Halliday is a Yukon economist and author of the MacBride Museum’s Aurore of the Yukon series of historical children’s adventure novels. You can follow him on Channel 9’s Yukonomist show or Twitter @hallidaykeith

in spending that would lead to between $405,000 and $702,000 in savings. What a deal! To top it off, there would be debate is any mention of what an to governance even though they no guarantee that the properties weren’t voted in by a majority of outrageous giveaway of taxpayer would actually be rented to those Yukoners, b) rejects the results of money the now abandoned “afwho need subsidized housing and a valid and democratic planning fordable housing” program actually no obligations are imposed on the process, c) insults their constituents was. Details are fuzzy, but from developers after the 10 years are up. by organizing a sham consultation, what I can piece together from I understand that the analysis and d) hires a lawyer who looks at news reports and government above is a little simplistic, and I the surface of an issue and declares press releases, the now-cancelled appreciate that if we are going to it simple rather than going for program would have resulted in have more affordable housing in depth. $11.7 million dollars being given Whitehorse the government may My hope is that, just as laws to a handful of developers to build need to “sweeten the deal” to some support our moral feelings about somewhere between 75 and 130 extent to actually get the units killing and stealing, that the law units. The only string that was to will support the open, responsible, be attached to the money was that constructed. After all, going into business as a residential landlord democratic, respectful and, yes, the developers would have to rent for lower cost units does not sound moral plan developed by the Peel the units out for 95 per cent of like a particularly lucrative investplanning commission and give the median market rent for 10 years. ment. government’s dastardly plan the So what would taxpayers get for But is it such a poor investment boot. their $11.7 million? for private interests that it requires Reports have stated that median an $11 million sweetener? I find Dianne Homan rent is somewhere around $900. that a little hard to swallow. Whitehorse If the developers are required to So why give away the farm? It rent out the units for 95 per cent makes no sense to me why the govAffordable housing plan of market rate, then the taxpayers ernment would undertake a major offered little bang for buck are essentially buying a $45 rent capital investment and the turn reduction per unit per month. around and essentially give it away Most of the commentary I have $45 multiplied by 12 months a to private interests. read regarding the cancellation year multiplied by 10 years equals I know that we here in Lotus of the Yukon Housing Corpora$5,400 in rent reduction per unit. Land have grown accustomed to tion’s so-called “affordable housIf this program resulted in 75 successive governments that make ing” program has focused on what units being constructed (the more spending decisions without any landlords see as the government’s commonly cited figure) the total real world cost-benefit analysis. reckless interference in the housing rent reduction would be a whopBut in this instance I think that market and what affordable housping $405,000. Even if this progovernment should go back to the ing advocates see as the governgram resulted in 130 units being drawing board and demand a little ment’s abandonment of those who constructed (the highest estimate I more bang for its buck. are in need of quality, affordable have read) the total rent reduction housing. would still only be about $702,000. Kyle Carruthers Whitehorse In other words, $11.7 million What is missing from this

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Canada out of medal contention with loss to Japan Tom Patrick

played the bunt defence and they hit three home runs â&#x20AC;Ś â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kudos to them, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a eam Canada is out of the run- good team. (Japan pitcher Kento ning for a medal at the 2014 Okazaki), I think, is one of the top ISF Junior Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s World Softball three pitchers in this tournament Championship. and we just couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t catch up with The home team suffered a 7-0 him and couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t score any runs.â&#x20AC;? loss to Japan at Whitehorseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pepsi Okazaki gave Canada no quarSoftball Centre last night. Along ter through six innings, delivering with Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 4-2 win over seven strike-outs and allowing just Czech Republic, there is no way two hits. He was also fierce at the Canada will finish top-four in the plate with two hits and a two-run round robin and advance to the homer. playoff this weekend. Canada now â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a pitcher, this was a very sits at three wins and five losses. important game and played Japan hit three home runs against Canada, the most the team very well, very tightly and was has hit in a game at the champion- excellent,â&#x20AC;? said Japan head coach Yamaguchi Yoshio, through an ships. The final homer truncated the game in the sixth inning interpreter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As far as his batting is concerned â&#x20AC;Ś he hit a home run through the mercy rule. and that was great.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too bad, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just the Canada pitcher Jonathan Baker way it is,â&#x20AC;? said Canada head coach got the start and was pulled after Jim Jones. Okazakiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two-run shot in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of funny because fifth. In came teammate Tyler the last time we played Japan Randerson, who let in single runs we played them in an exhibition game and they bunted us and got each inning till the end. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were all right,â&#x20AC;? said three of four hits off bunts. So we News Reporter

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game against Denmark on Thursday, will miss a game against New Zealand today, and could be back on the field Saturday to play in the consolation rounds. The penalty didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sit well with Australia head coach Wayne Saunders. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In a professional sport youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be out for a couple of years,â&#x20AC;? said Saunders. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s their decision and I respect that. It is what it is.â&#x20AC;? Tempers rose when Cardona bowled over Aussie second baseman David McCaskie as he was tagged for the final out of the game. Rakich was confronting Cardona over the rough play when he was punched. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a bit disappointing way to end the game, but fortunately it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go beyond that and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where it stopped,â&#x20AC;? said Saunders. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It could have been easy for the guys to have got involved, and same with the Mexican team, but I think the umpires did a great job getting between them and breaking it up very quickly.â&#x20AC;? The teams went on to shake hands without incident. Australia needs a win over United States tonight to reach the playoffs while Mexico is out of medal contention and will play the consolation rounds. (Tom Patrick)

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Ukrainian separatists, govâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t both deny shooting down Malaysian passenger plane with 295 people Peter Leonard

metres. The Malaysia Airlines plane is a Boeing 777-200ER, which was KYIV, UKRAINE delivered to Malaysia Airlines on July Ukrainian official said a 30, 1997, according to Flightglobalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passenger plane carrying 295 Ascend Online Fleets, which sells and people was shot down Thurs- tracks information about aircraft. It day as it flew over the country and has more than 43,000 hours of flight plumes of black smoke rose up near a time and 6,950 takeoffs and landings. rebel-held village in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian President Petro Malaysia Airlines tweeted that it Poroshenko said his countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s armed lost contact with one of its flights as forces didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shoot at any airborne it was travelling from Amsterdam targets. to Kuala Lumpur over Ukrainian â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do not exclude that this plane airspace. was shot down, and we stress that Both the Ukrainian government the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not and the pro-Russia separatists it is take action against any airborne tarfighting in the region denied shootgets,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are sure that those ing down any plane. who are guilty in this tragedy will be An Associated Press journalist held responsible.â&#x20AC;? counted at least 22 bodies at the crash Separatist leader Andrei Purgin site about 40 kilometres from the told The Associated Press that he was Russian border, where government certain that Ukrainian troops had and pro-Moscow separatists have shot the plane down but gave no exbeen fighting. planation or proof for his statement. Anton Gerashenko, an adviser Purgin said he did not know to Ukraineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interior minister, said whether rebel forces owned Buk mison his Facebook page the plane was sile launchers, but said even if they flying at an altitude of 10,000 metres. did, there had no fighters capable of He said it was hit by a missile fired operating it. from a Buk launcher, which can fire A launcher similar to the Buk missiles up to an altitude of 22,000 missile system was seen by Associated Associated Press

Press journalists earlier Thursday near the eastern Ukrainian town of Snizhne, which is held by the rebels. Malaysia Airlines said on its Twitter feed that it â&#x20AC;&#x153;has lost contact of MH17 from Amsterdam. The last known position was over Ukrainian airspace.â&#x20AC;? It was the second time that a Malaysia Airlines plane was lost in less than six months. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared in March while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. It has not been found, but the search has been concentrated in the Indian Ocean far west of Australia. Malaysian Defence Minister Hishamuddin Hussein said on Twitter thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no confirmation that Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plane was shot down. He said he has instructed the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s military to check. There have been disputes over planes being shot down earlier in the region. On Wednesday evening, a Ukrainian fighter jet was shot down by an air-to-air missile from a Russian plane, Ukrainian authorities said Thursday, adding to what Kyiv says is mounting evidence that Moscow

is directly supporting the separatist insurgents. Security Council spokesman Andrei Lysenko said the pilot of the Sukhoi-25 jet hit by the air-to-air missile was forced to bail after his jet was shot down. Pro-Russia rebels, meanwhile, claimed responsibility for strikes Wednesday on two Ukrainian Sukhoi-25 jets. The Ukrainian Defence Ministry said the second jet was hit by a portable surface-toair missile, but added the pilot was unscathed and managed to land his plane safely Moscow denies Western charges that is supporting the separatists or sowing unrest in its neighbour. The Russian Defence Ministry couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be reached for comment Thursday about the Ukrainian jet being shot down. Earlier this week, Ukraine said a military transport plane was shot down Monday by a missile fired from

Russian territory. If the Malaysia Airlines plane was shot down, it would be the fourth commercial airliner to face such a fate. The previous three were: â&#x20AC;˘ April 20, 1978: Korean Airlines Flight 902, which diverted from its planned course on a flight from Paris to Seoul and strayed over the Soviet Union. After being fired upon by an interceptor aircraft, the crew made a forced landing at night on the surface of a frozen lake. Two of the 97 passengers were killed by the hostile fire. â&#x20AC;˘ Sept. 1, 1983: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 shot down by at least one Soviet air-to-air missile after the 747 had strayed into Soviet airspace. All 240 passengers and 29 crew were killed. â&#x20AC;˘ July 3, 1988: Iran Air Flight 655 Aircraft was shot down by a surface to air missile from the American naval vessel U.S.S. Vincennes. All 16 crew and 274 passengers were killed.

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Israelis in central heartland face new fears as they adjust to life under rocket threat Aron Heller

have landed have mostly produced minor damage and distant booms. Shabiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife, Racheli, said the HOD HASHARON, ISRAEL economic fallout has been more morning siren in this painful. She shut down her flower middle-class Israeli town and gift shop in recent days because sent some fleeing inside for clients were staying home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No one shelter â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but others ran outside, is the mood to buy presents these curious to catch a glimpse of the days,â&#x20AC;? she said. incoming rocket being shot down The emotional toll was even from the sky. harder to calculate. Thanks to Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iron Domeâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a mother, I am always wordefence system, Israelis seem to fear ried,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know the chances less for their lives than for their lifeof being hit are so small but I still styles as they adjust to the anxiety think my kids are going to need of random, potentially deadly, yet treatment someday because they are generally harmless rocket attacks. scared all the time.â&#x20AC;? Whereas the residents in Yotam Dagan, the director of northern and southern Israel have community outreach at Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s years of experience in coping with Trauma Center for Victims of militant rocket fire, the people in Terror and War, said the fear was central Israel are new to the reality warranted. Tsafrir Abayov/AP Photo and still getting used to hearing He said research showed that Israeli policemen and army officers carry the remains of a rocket fired from Gaza at the sounds of explosions. some 20 per cent of those exposed southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on Tuesday. An Egyptian truce proposal for the conflict in â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make any to large explosions would develop Gaza unraveled that day after the Islamic militants Hamas rejected the plan. Gaza militants sense that this is happening,â&#x20AC;? said launched scores of rockets at Israel, which after halting fire for hours finally responded with some form of post-traumatic stress 18-year-old Taly Shlomo, who disorder, Israelis and Palestinians what Hamas security said were more than two dozen air strikes. exited a Hod Hasharon bakery to alike. watch the fireworks above. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not their routines or take emergency For most it would be fleeting, sustained over time, particularly for to stomach the abnormal reality scary because nothing terrible has though, and he said Israelis have children. precautions, whether to keep up a while longer to avoid repeating happened yet but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something you with the nonstop TV coverage of evolved since a wave of suicide A striking photo of some 20 a similar situation again, having canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get used to. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crazy.â&#x20AC;? the fighting or tune out entirely for young children lying on the floor of already faced three rounds of fierce bombings a decade ago. In Gaza, Israeli strikes have left â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our communities are much their own sanity. Parents are debat- their Hod Hasharon kindergarten rocket fire over the past five years. a trail of devastation, with more more resilient than 10 years ago. during a siren with their hands ing whether to rush their children â&#x20AC;&#x153;The rockets have to stop once than 200 people dead in just over covering their heads was featured to shelters at the sound of each and for all. Either they stop it or we Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned to move from nora week of fighting â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a quarter of malcy to emergency in minutes,â&#x20AC;? he prominently Wednesday in Israeli need to stop it for them,â&#x20AC;? said Said siren or take their chances but not them children, according to the said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Israeli society is getting more media. The images from Gaza have Shabi, 64. convey panic. United Nations. Southern Israel has mature but when a missile lands been far more harrowing, with When asked if he feared for his â&#x20AC;&#x153;We live in a weird and disexperience with the dangers too, life, he shook his head and pointed near you it takes something out of torted reality,â&#x20AC;? said Maya Elharar, a funerals of children and scenes of battered for years by militant fire others huddling with their families a finger toward the sky. But it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you.â&#x20AC;? 36-year-old mother of three. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The from Gaza that has caused deaths Alroyee Ben-Tzadik, 35, said he divine protection he was referring anxiety is there all the time. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very in refuges after their homes have and frequently sends residents rush- sad that people have to endure this.â&#x20AC;? been destroyed. promised his wife that he would to. ing for safety. But in central Israel, head to shelter in case of a siren but â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel safe thanks to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iron Her husband Roni was sitIsrael suffered its first fatality of residents have long cultivated a defiantly said he would adjust easily ting across from her, outside the the fighting Tuesday, when a civilian Dome,â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said. sense of distance from the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s if the attacks became commonplace. The high-tech missile-defence restaurant they own, as his iPhone delivering food to soldiers near the conflicts â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and their main concern â&#x20AC;&#x153;It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bother me too much beeped from an app informing him Gaza border was killed by shrapnel system has made the 1,300 rockets now appears to be that it not be and it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t affect my life,â&#x20AC;? he said. of another nearby rocket attack from a mortar. At his funeral Wed- fired from Gaza since July 8 more shattered. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This country is hard. Life in warning. He said daily life hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t nesday, a eulogizer prayed he would bearable for Israelis, as most of Residents are struggling to not simple. Those who live been altered, just disrupted, and it those aimed at civilian populations be the last victim of this offensive. here know that.â&#x20AC;? was something that could not be decide whether to carry on with Most Israelis say they are willing have been intercepted. Those that Associated Press

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Boosting parrotfish, sea urchins key to saving Caribbean coral reefs from disappearing: study Associated Press

Australia. He said the main culprits SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO in reef degradation are overolorful parrotfish and fishing, coastal degradation spindly sea urchins are the and diseases introduced to the key to saving the Caribbean’s region. coral reefs, which may disap“Climate change for me so pear in two decades if no action far is 10 per cent of the story,” is taken, says a recent report by said Jackson, a senior adviser several international organizawith the Swiss-based Internations. tional Union for Conservation The report, which analyzed of Nature, which issued the the work of 90 experts over report with the United Nations three years, said Caribbean reefs Environment Program and the have declined by more than 50 Global Coral Reef Monitoring per cent since the 1970s. It said Network. that while many experts have Mark Eakin, coral reef watch blamed climate change for the co-ordinator for the National problem, a drop in the populations of parrotfish and sea urchins is largely responsible. Parrotfish and sea urchins feed off seaweed, and a drop in their numbers has led to an increase in seaweed, which smothers coral reefs, Jeremy Jackson, lead author of the report, said. “The situation is truly horrific in the sense that you have all these places that are desperately overfished,” Jackson Many Selected said in a phone interview from Summer Dresses!

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The last bleaching event occurred in 2010, but a 2005 episode was the most severe, with up to 90 per cent of corals in parts of the eastern Caribbean affected and more than half of them dying. Eakin agreed with the report’s other findings. “For a lot of the Caribbean, the reefs are already devastated,” he said. “It’s not a surprising result.” The Caribbean has nearly 8,000 square miles (20,720 square kilometres) of coral reefs, most of which are in very poor health. Some island nations have taken steps to

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Eye in the sky offers new perspective on Whitehorse

Myles Dolphin News Reporter

Whitehorse resident is hoping to attract more visitors to the capital by showcasing the city from a bird’s eye view. AJ Malcolm, who runs the tourism website whitehorselife. com, is hoping the pictures and footage provided by his new Phantom drone can convince visitors to make Whitehorse more than just a pit stop. In the month since he purchased the unmanned vehicle, he has posted aerial footage of the Canada Day parade, Miles Canyon and Carcross Desert. He said the goal is to show Whitehorse and its surroundings from another perspective. “I wanted to expand on what the town was about in order to give a good picture of what it is,” he said. “A lot of visitors will choose to do ‘the loop’ to Dawson City and Alaska but I wanted to provide as much information on Whitehorse as possible so people can see what it has to offer.” In the months leading up to his purchase – the Phantom retails for anywhere between a few hundred and a few thousand dollars, depending on add-ons – he researched the most cost effective and reliable drones on the market. Equipped with a GoPro camera, Malcolm can elevate his machine high in the air and see the view in real time on a tablet. He said the highest he’s taken

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AJ Malcolm began using his camera-equipped Phantom drone a month ago.

it has been roughly 50 metres, but there is no need to go any higher, as people and cars become dots beyond that altitude. His quadcopter drone, which weighs about one kilogram, even has a failsafe feature that kicks in if the connection between the controller and the transmitter is terminated, allowing it to fly “home” on its own. In his professional life as a realtor, Malcolm also uses it to show properties to prospective clients. The extra work that comes with that is worth it for the competitive advantage it gives him, he said. “In order to get your footage on YouTube you need video-

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editing skills and know how to compress movies,” he said. “In the old days the marketing was all about leaving some mystery to the buyer, but

nowadays, vendors don’t want people coming and going to their house all the time. They want pre-approved, qualified buyers who know the layout of

the property.” With the increase of drone usage as a hobby in Canada, privacy and security issues have been raised – prompting Transport Canada to rush and create new regulations. According to their page on unmanned air vehicles, “no person shall operate an unmanned air vehicle in flight except in accordance with a Special Flight Operation Certificate.” Malcolm isn’t worried about these restrictions, though. “I’m using this for my own entertainment and staying away from airports,” he said. “Most of my videos are from vacant lots or the bush. The regulations aren’t there yet in Canada, and who knows how that will play out in the future.” In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration has set ironclad rules for unmanned air vehicles. Last week, the agency ruled that small drones – weighing less than 25 kilograms and flying within 120 feet of the ground – were illegal for commercial purposes. Malcolm isn’t the only Yukoner to use a drone in a unique way. Shawn Ryan, the prospector credited with discovering Dawson’s White Gold district, began using a drone last year to conduct aerial surveys in the hopes of finding new sources of gold. Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com

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Wayward drone incidents point to potential risks with remote controlled aircraft Drone buffs say the futuristic doomsday scenarios are farfetched. NEW YORK “A motor vehicle or a bicycle ne private drone crashcould just as easily be used to landed in midtown Mando something nefarious,” said hattan. Another caused alarm Steve Cohen, a New York-based by hovering over Times Square professional photographer who amid tight security during Super owns a small fleet of drones and Bowl week. Most recently, auorganizes local meetings for thorities say, another had a close enthusiasts. brush with a police helicopter The debate comes amid a near the George Washington boom in purchases of what are Bridge. essentially flying cameras. Even though it’s illegal to Sales appeared brisk recently fly the devices just about anyat B&H Photo Video in midtown where in New York City without Manhattan, where models range permission, the incidents and from palm-size mini-helicopters breathtaking videos of Manhatthat sell for less than $100 to tan’s steel-and-glass canyons and four-rotor models selling for sweeping skyline photos suggest about $1,300 and eight-bladed that the restrictions are being “octocopters” that go for more widely flouted. than $6,000. All can be equipped Police are concerned that the with high-definition video camincreasing popularity of drones eras, and some models allow the in such a tightly packed metrop- pilots to see the footage live from olis could carry significant risks, the ground. even becoming a potential tool B&H wouldn’t talk about its for terrorists to conduct surveil- sales figures but salesman Fred lance or carry out attacks. Hoffman “guesstimates” that “So far, we haven’t seen about one in 10 people who anything sinister with this,” said come in to his consumer video John Miller, the NYPD’s deputy department are looking for commissioner of counterterror- drone cameras. ism. But, he added, “People with “We expand to keep adding enough money and time on their displays and models,” he said. hands are going to buy them and Federal Aviation Adminissee what they can do with them.” tration rules currently permit Tom Hays

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people to fly unmanned aircraft for recreation at altitudes of up to 400 feet as long as pilots keep their aircraft within sight. The agency is working on regulations regarding commercial flights, which are generally banned under current rules. A New York City man learned last year that pilots also must get official clearance to fly within five miles of an airport or anywhere in New York City airspace, unless taking off and landing designated “flying fields” in city parks. The FAA fined the man $2,200 for flying a quadcopter off a Manhattan building in a “careless and reckless manner.” The drone glanced off two other buildings before crashing just south of Grand Central terminal near a pedestrian. In January, police were alerted to a low-flying drone over the Super Bowl street fair. It was traced to a fashion firm that was using it to shoot a commercial. Police intervened in March after a videographer flew his drone over the rubble of two East Harlem apartment buildings that were destroyed by a gas explosion, even as searchers were still looking for victims. The most serious encounter came Monday when a crew

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CHICAGO ood thing she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need a password to get into heaven. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what Donna Spinner often mutters when she tries to remember the growing list of letter-number-and-symbol codes sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had to create to access her various online accounts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At my age, it just gets too confusing,â&#x20AC;? says the 72-year-old grandmother who lives outside Decatur, Illinois. But this is far from just a senior moment. Frustration over passwords is as common across the age brackets as the little reminder notes on which people often write them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are in the midst of an era I call the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;tyranny of the password,â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; says Thomas Way, a computer science professor at Villanova University. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re due for a revolution.â&#x20AC;? One could argue that the revolution is already well under-

way, with passwords destined to go the way of the floppy disc and dial-up Internet. Already, there are multiple services that generate and store your passwords so you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to remember them. Beyond that, biometric technology is emerging, using thumbprints and face recognition to help us get into our accounts and our devices. Some new iPhones use the technology, for instance, as do a few retailers, whose employees log into work computers with a touch of the hand. Still, many people cling to the password, the devil we know â&#x20AC;&#x201C; even though the passwords we end up creating, the ones we can remember, often arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t very secure at all. Look at any list of the most common passwords making the rounds on the Internet and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find anything from â&#x20AC;&#x153;abc123,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;letmeinâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;iloveyouâ&#x20AC;? to â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you guessed it â&#x20AC;&#x201C; use of the word â&#x20AC;&#x153;passwordâ&#x20AC;? as a password. Bill Lidinsky, director of secu-

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rity and forensics at the School of Applied Technology at the Illinois Institute of Technology, has seen it all â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and often demonstrates in his college classes just how easy it is to use readily available software to figure out many passwords. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I crack my studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; passwords all the time,â&#x20AC;? Lidinsky says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;sometimes in seconds.â&#x20AC;? Even so, a good password doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily have to be maddeningly complicated, says Keith Palmgren, a cybersecurity expert in Texas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whoever coined the phrase â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;complex passwordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; did us a disservice,â&#x20AC;? says Palmgren, an instructor at the SANS Institute, a research and education organization that focuses on high-tech security. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teaching a course on passwords to other tech professionals later this summer and plans to tell them that the focus should be on unpredictability and length â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the more characters, the better. But it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be something you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember. If a site allows long passwords and special characters, Palmgren suggests using an entire sentence as a password, including spaces and punctuation, if possible: â&#x20AC;&#x153;This sentence is an example.â&#x20AC;? He also suggests plugging in various types of passwords on a website developed by Californiabased Gibson Research Corp. to see how long it could take to crack each type of password: https://www.grc.com/haystack. htm According to the site, it could take centuries to uncover some passwords, but seconds for others. Lidinsky recommends using a â&#x20AC;&#x153;simple mental algorithm,â&#x20AC;? including those that use a space, if a site allows that. As an example, he says one might try â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ama95 zonâ&#x20AC;? for an Amazon account,

and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yah95 ooâ&#x20AC;? for a Yahoo! account, and so on. (But choose your own combination.) There are other ways around the password headache. Some people have taken to using password generators, which create and store passwords for various sites you use. Generally, all the user has to remember is a master password to unlock a generator program and then it plugs in the passwords to whichever account is being used. There are numerous password managers like this, including LastPass and Dashlane and 1Password. Some wonder whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wise to trust services like this. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But sooner or later, you have to trust somebody,â&#x20AC;? says Palmgren, who uses a password manager himself. Other solutions are surfacing, too. Researchers at the University of York in England are developing a new authentication system called Facelock that asks you to identify familiar faces to get into an account or device. The Canadian government, meanwhile, has partnered with a company called SecureKey Technologies, which allows citizens of that country to log onto government sites, such as the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tax bureau, using a username and password from partner financial institutions, including TD Bank. Because SecureKey serves as the go-between, the systemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s developers say the bank username and password are not ultimately shared with the government site. Nor does the bank receive any information about which government site the user is accessing. SecureKey is now working with the U.S. Postal Service to provide American citizens with similar access to federal health benefits, student loan information and retirement benefit information.

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Ultimately, experts say, reducing the stress of online security â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and decreasing reliance on passwords â&#x20AC;&#x201C; will rest on whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;multi-factor identification.â&#x20AC;? Those factors are often based on three things: 1. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What you knowâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a password, security question or some sort of information that only you would know (but that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be difficult to remember, just exclusive to you); 2. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What you haveâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a phone, tablet or laptop â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or even a card or token â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that an online site or tech-based retail outlet would recognize as yours; 3. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What you areâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; biometric information, such as face recognition or a thumb print. Banks could use this authentication process, for example, using cameras that already exist at ATMs, says Paul Donfried, chief technology officer for LaserLock Technologies Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based company that develops fraud prevention technology for retailers, governments and electronics manufacturers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We now have the ability to shift complexity away from the human being,â&#x20AC;? Donfried says. And that, he adds, should make the pain of the password disappear. Back in Decatur, Spinner has to think about all that for a moment. It sounds rather daunting, she says. For one, the issue of privacy is still being debated when it comes to biometrics. But then Spinner considers the piece of paper that contains all her passwords â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the one she typed thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gotten so difficult to read because sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crossed them out and created so many new ones. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anything to make it easier for those of us who are technologychallenged,â&#x20AC;? she says,â&#x20AC;&#x153; I would be in favour of.â&#x20AC;?

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Should research fraud be treated as a crime? Toronto expert says yes ment. Scott Reuben, an American anesthetist whose fraudulent TORONTO pain studies influenced clinical f you perpetrate a fraud in practice for years, was sentenced most walks of life, you risk to six months in jail. And the facing criminal charges. But that Indian pharmaceutical company rarely happens to scientists who Ranbaxy was fined US$500 milcommit research fraud. lion for data falsification. A new debate in a scientific Bhutta believes there should be journal questions whether that more of those kinds of conseought to change. Published by quences for scientists who delibthe journal BMJ – formerly the erately commit fraud, whether it British Medical Journal – the is reporting on studies that never point-counterpoint-style article explores a problem that dogs aca- took place, manipulating the outcome of research or misrepdemia, wastes precious research resenting a clinical trial’s findings. funds and potentially puts the lives of people who need medical treatment in danger. For Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta the answer is clear – though he acknowledges his view won’t be universally embraced in the academic world. “Our fraternity is not very united when it comes to washing our dirty linen in public,” Bhutta, co-director of the Centre for Global Child Health at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, said in an interview. “(But) when somebody is determined to commit something like this and does, and if it is brought to light, then I think the full weight of law needs to come on that person.” Bhutta, who is on the advisory board of the journal, said the idea SELECTED for the article stemmed from a UP TO MEN’S & discussion he and his colleagues WOMEN’S had recently about scientific misOFF conduct, of which fraud is one TANKS component. In his argument that scientific fraud ought to be treated as a criminal offence, Bhutta pointed to cases of individual and pharmaceutical industry fraud. British doctor Andrew Wakefield linked the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine with autism in a study that drove down acUP TO SELECTED ceptance of the vaccine and led BACKPACKS to a resurgence of the diseases, OFF particularly measles, in developing countries. The study has been widely repudiated and expunged from the medical literature; Wakefield was stripped of his licence. He had been working on an alternative to the vaccine he impugned. South Korean stem cell RACKS OF researcher Hwang Woo-suk MEN’S & was forced to resign from Seoul WOMEN’S National University after his work SELECTED OFF was discovered to have been faked T-SHIRTS – though he’s since returned to academia and publishes prodigiously. There are a few cases where charges have been laid. Iowa State University researcher Dong-Pyou Han, who was working on an HIV vaccine, has been charged with four counts of making false statements after it came to light he falsified data. Han had hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding from the U.S. governHelen Branswell Canadian Press

However, research fraud is typically handled within an academic institution, treated as an internal matter. “Individuals generally get off with just a slap on the wrist at the time and at the most a dismissal from service,” said Bhutta. Dr. Julian Crane, director of the Wellington Asthma Research Group at the University of Otago in Wellington, New Zealand, countered Bhutta’s argument. He suggested the system has to operate on trust – and imposing the threat of criminal sanctions would undermine the effort.

“Criminalizing research misconduct is a sad, bad, even mad idea that will only undermine the trust that is an essential component of research and requires good governance, not criminal investigators,” he wrote. Bhutta doesn’t find that argument persuasive. And neither does Ivan Oransky, co-founder of the website Retraction Watch, which has been recording cases of scientific retractions – and reporting on the back stories behind them – for the past four years. Oransky said increasingly

countries are looking to the notion of levelling criminal charges in cases of research fraud. It’s a reflection, he suggested, of the frustration politicians feel toward academic institutions which have not done enough to stamp out research fraud. “If scientists would rather sweep all this under the rug … they’re protecting fraud,” said Oransky, who is also global editorial director at Medpage Today, a medical news website for physicians. “We really wouldn’t put up with that in any other field.”

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Argentine clowns tour territory ‘It’s circus becomes poetry.’

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Juan Cruz Bracamonte and Mariana Silva have been performing across the continent since 2010. They are currently in the Yukon, with upcoming performances in Dawson City from Aug. 14-17 and in Watson Lake on Sept. 6.

ing at local theatres and festivals. Their act and their art fuels their adventure. fter four years on the road They are clowns – mimes – and more than 50,000 who tell a story of love and comkilometres tacked onto edy without words. their van, two Argentine clowns They use music, playing unconare now traversing the territory, ventional instruments – bending bringing their performance to the a note with a bow and saw or an communities. umbrella violin – and contorting The back of their white Citroen Berlingo is slapped full of stickers their bodies and faces to shape a representing the countries they’ve narrative that plays out on their language of their movements. passed through: Bolivia, Venezu“It’s circus becomes poetry,” ela, Costa Rica, Belize, the United says Mariana Silva. Her partner, States and, most recently, Canada. Juan Cruz Bracamonte, nods in They’ve been on the road since agreement. November 2010. During that Before they began touring time they’ve done everything internationally they spent eight from driving across the Andes to firing up their engine in 20 below years in Argentina, performing across the country. zero in Montreal. They’ve passed The show’s roots are in Trelew through 16 countries, performSam Riches News Reporter

City, in the Patagonian province of Chubut, where they first performed in 2002. It launched 11 years of continuous performance. In Argentina, they performed across 18 provinces, visiting more than 50 cities. Before they took the stage together as Mandragora Circo, Silva and Bracamonte each performed in various music, dance, theatre and circus acts. When they hit the road in 2010, the goal was to bring their act across the Americas. Earlier this month they had their first show on Yukon soil, performing at the Yukon Arts Centre in Whitehorse. From there they hit the road again, heading south to Atlin, to take part in the Atlin Arts and

Music Festival. They spoke with the News shortly before leaving town, visibly excited about the upcoming performance. They said the North reminded them of home, and Patagonia specifically. “The quiet, the landscape,” said Silva. “There are so many travellers and lots of art and nature. We really love it.” Next week they are scheduled to perform in Yellowknife, before returning to the territory and heading into Dawson City, where they will stay for four days in August. After their time in Yukon – their last scheduled performance in the territory is for September 6 in Watson Lake – they will

press on to Edmonton, hoping to capture another new audience, in another new place. The universal language of their performance pulls viewers into the show. In Atlin, fans crowded into the tent at the main stage on Sunday morning, laughing off any weariness from the weekend as it came to a close. They performed for an hour, showcasing an explosion of circus skills, including aerial acrobatics on tissue and trapeze, as a mixed audience of children and adults cheered along. That, ultimately, is the goal. “The show is for everyone,” said Silva. “We want everyone to be able to enjoy it.” Contact Sam Riches at sam@yukon-news.com

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Archie’s death saving a gay friend latest comic book story to inject reality assassination attempt on senator Kevin Keller, Archie Comics’ first openly gay character, who’s pushLOS ANGELES ing for more gun control in Rivor most of Archie Andrew’s erdale. Archie’s death, which was life, the red-headed comic first announced in April, marks the book icon’s biggest quandary was conclusion of the Life with Archie whether he liked Veronica or Betty. series. The character’s death came in “I think Archie Comics has takWednesday’s installment of Life en a lot of risks in recent years, and with Archie, a spin-off series that this is the biggest risk they’ve taken centres on grown-up renditions yet,” said Jonathan Merrifield, a of Archie and his Riverdale pals. It longtime Archie fan who hosts the brings a bold conclusion to Archie Riverdale Podcast about all things Comics’ four-year-old modern Archie. “If it shakes things up a makeover of the squeaky-clean, little bit, and people end up checkall-American character. ing it out and seeing what’s going Freckle-faced Archie met his on in Archie Comics, it will be a demise when he intervenes in an risk that was smartly taken.” Derrik J. Lang Associated Pres

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While casual fans likely still associate Archie with soda shops and sock hops – and that’s still holds true for the very much alive teenage character in the original “Archie” series – Archie was thrust into adulthood with the launch of Life with Archie in 2010. The series kicked off after alternate futures were envisioned where the lovestruck do-gooder married both Veronica and Betty. Over the past four years, storylines in the more socially relevant series aimed at adult Archie fans have included Kevin’s marriage to his husband, the death of longtime teacher Ms. Grundy, Archie love interest Cheryl Blossom tackling breast cancer and Jughead and friends dealing with financial struggles. It’s been a shift not unlike other changes in the modern comic book landscape, where Spider-Man’s alter-ego is a multi-racial teenager and Wonder Woman wears pants. “Every few years, we see a comic book tackling an issue that could be considered provocative,” said Dave Luebke, owner of Dave’s Comics in Richmond, Virginia. “It’s interesting that the ending of Life with Archie involves multiple social issues, but it’s not surprising.” (Luebke sold his rare 1942 Archie No. 1 comic book in 2009 for $38,837 at a Dallas auction.)

equality to gun control – in a smart but accessible way,” said Matt Kane, GLAAD’s director of entertainment media. “Though the story is coming to a close, we look forward to seeing Kevin and Archie’s stories continue in their remaining titles.” Others have voiced their concern on Archie Comics’ Facebook page and other online forums that the character’s death was unnecessary or too politicized. Jon Goldwater, Archie Comics publisher and co-CEO, defended Archie’s demise being a lesson about gun violence and diversity. “Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I don’t agree,” said Goldwater. “I think Riverdale is a place where everyone should feel Archie Comics welcome and safe. From my point Archie in his final moments of view, I’m proud of the stance of life in a scene from the comic book, Life with Archie, we’ve taken here, and I don’t think it’s overtly political on any level.” issue 36. Depending on the success of The Gay and Lesbian Alliance the final installments of Life with Against Defamation and several Archie, Riverdale Podcast host MerArchie fans praised Archie Comrifield won’t be surprised if Archie ics’ decision to have the character Comics takes on other topical sacrifice himself to save Kevin, who issues in the near future. is depicted in Life with Archie as a “I’m sure there will be a tearful married military veteran turned moment for me,” he said of the senator. character’s death. “But this isn’t “In recent years, Life with goodbye. He’ll be back in a couple Archie has become one of the of weeks in a book of reprints and most unique books on the shelves the teenage Archie will continue. by using its characters to address Archie will still be around. He’s always around.” real world issues – from marriage

Religious Organizations & Services Whitehorse United Church 601 Main Street 667-2989

Yukon Bible Fellowship FOURSQUARE CHURCH

(Union of Methodist, Presbyterian & Congregational Churches) 10:30 a.m. - Sunday School & Worship Service Rev. Beverly C.S. Brazier

160 Hillcrest Drive 668-5689 Sunday Service 10:00 a.m. Pre-Service Prayer 9:00 a.m. Family Worship & K.I.D.S. Church

Grace Community Church 8th & Wheeler Street

Seventh Day Adventist Church

Christ Church Cathedral Anglican

2111 Centennial St. (Porter Creek) Sunday School & Morning Worship - 10:45 am Call for Bible Study & Youth Group details

www.whitehorsenazarene.org

311-B Black Street • 668-2327

(Roman Catholic)

Saturday Evening Mass: 7:00 p.m. Confessions before Mass & by appointment. Monday 7:00 PM Novena Prayers & Adoration Tuesday through Friday: Mass 11:30 a.m.

ALL WELCOME

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Riverdale Baptist Church 15 Duke Road, Whse 667-6620 Sunday worship Service: 10:30am REV. GREG ANDERSON

www.rbchurch.ca

403 Lowe Street Mondays 5:15 to 6:15 PM

Church Of The Nazarene

633-4903

1607 Birch St. 633-2647

Meditation Drop-in • Everyone Welcome!

www.vajranorth.org • 667-6951

The Salvation Army

Our Lady of Victory

Vajra North Buddhist Meditation Society

PASTOR RICK TURNER

PASTOR NORAYR (Norman) HAJIAN

EVERYONE WELCOME

RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS Meets regularly for Silent Worship. For information, call 667-4615 email: whitehorse-contact@quaker.ca

Rigdrol Dechen Ling,

website: quaker.ca

Pastor Dave & Jane Sager 689-4598 10:30 AM FAMILY WORSHIP WEEKLY CARE GROUP STUDIES Because He Cares, We Care.

Sunday Church Services: 11 am & 7 pm

Quaker Worship Group

1609 Birch St. (Porter Creek) 633-5385 “We’re Open Saturdays!” Worship Service 11:00 am Wednesday 7:00 pm - Prayer Meeting All are welcome.

149 Wilson Drive 668-5727

Sacred Heart Cathedral

Sunday 10:00am Prayer / Sunday School 11:00 am Worship Wednesday Praise & Celebration 7:30 pm Pastor Roger Yadon

4th Avenue & Steele Street • 667-2437 Masses: Weekdays: 12:10 pm. Saturday 5 pm Sunday: 9 am - English; 10:10 am - French; 11:30 am English

First Pentecostal Church

Whitehorse

Baptist Church 2060 2ND AVENUE • 667-4889

Pastor Mark Carroll Family Worship & Sunday School

at 10:30 AM

St. Nikolai Orthodox

Christian Mission Reader Service Sundays 10:30 am 332-4171 for information

www.orthodoxwhitehorse.org

(Roman Catholic)

Bethany Church

Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada Family Service 10:30 am - Noon Filipino Service 4:00 - 5:00 pm Sunday School Ages 0-6

91806 Alaska Highway Ph: 668-4877

4TH AVENUE & ELLIOTT STREET Services Sunday 8:30 AM & 10:00 AM Thursday Service 12:10 PM (with lunch)

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A not-for-prophet society. www.xeper.org canadian affiliation information: northstarpylon@gmail.com

For more information on monthly activities, call (867) 633-6594 or visit www.eckankar-yt.ca www.eckankar.org ALL ARE WELCOME.

Church of the Northern Apostles

An Anglican/Episcopal Church Sunday Worship 10:00 AM Sunday School during Service, Sept to May

THE REV. ROB LANGMAID 45 Boxwood Crescent • Porter Creek 633-4032 • All Are Welcome

OFFICE HOURS: Mon-Fri 9:00 AM to 12 Noon

Bahá’Í Faith

TAGISH Community Church

Box 31419, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6K8 For information on regular community activities in Whitehorse contact:

Meeting First Sunday each Month Details, map and information at:

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Calvary Baptist

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Meeting Times are 10:00 AM at 108 Wickstrom Road

1301 FIR STREET 633-2886

Northern Light Ministries

Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Pastor L.E. Harrison 633-4089

www.northernlightministries.ca

www.bethanychurch.ca

The Temple of Set

ECKANKAR

Religion of the Light and Sound of God

St. Saviour’s

Anglican Church in Carcross

Regular Monthly Service: 1st and 3rd Sundays of the Month 11:00 AM • All are welcome. Rev. David Pritchard 668-5530

Dale & Rena Mae McDonald Word of Faith Ministers & Teachers. check out our website!

or call 456-7131 Yukon Muslim Association 1154c 1st Ave • Entrance from Strickland

www.yukonmuslims.ca For further information about, and to discover Islam, please contact: Javed Muhammad (867) 332-8116 or Adil Khalik (867) 633-4078 or send an e-mail to info@yukonmuslims.ca

FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014

YUKON NEWS

Debate over dog park in Africville stirs anger in Halifax black community Geordon Omand Canadian Press

HALIFAX alifaxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s refusal to immediately close an off-leash dog park in Africville has stirred up indignation among some members of the black community who say the decision reflects the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s continuing struggles to make amends with African-Nova Scotians. This spring, the Africville Heritage Trust petitioned the city to decommission Africville Park as an area for locals to walk their dogs offleash. The city council agreed last month to shut down the off-leash dog park, but not until another offleash dog area can be found nearby. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to get it,â&#x20AC;? said Irvine Carvery, who was relocated along with his relatives from Africville when he was 13, a move that split up his extended family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to understand the history of Africville. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a history of promises made to the community but never kept.â&#x20AC;? Blacks first settled in Africville on the southern shore of the Bedford Basin around the mid-1800s. In the 1940s, the city began eyeing the

community for development. Despite collecting municipal taxes from Africville residents and approving the necessary funding, the city failed to provide water and sewer services to Africville. In the 1960s, the city evicted Africville residents and demolished the settlement in the name of urban renewal. In 2010, in a bid towards reconciliation, then-mayor Peter Kelly apologized for the destruction of the community and announced $3 million to rebuild a church. April Howe, chairwoman of the Africville Heritage Trust, said there is a disconnect between how the public space is used now and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intended purpose. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just does not jive that a national historic site is also a site for dogs to be able to relieve themselves,â&#x20AC;? Howe said. But her groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request incensed some local dog owners who said it would deprive them of a unique space in the city where their pets can play and socialize in a safe environment. Coun. Barry Dalrymple questioned what the harm would be in waiting until an alternative site can be found.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to put out hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of dog owners,â&#x20AC;? Dalrymple said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Doing it within months jumps the queue for all kinds of other sports fields, recreation projects and everything else in all other areas of the (city).â&#x20AC;? Howe said the Africville Heritage Trust had hoped the off-leash dog park would be decommissioned in time for the annual Africville reunion, scheduled for this Friday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a respect issue,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(But) we realize that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a process.â&#x20AC;? Carvery said he would have preferred to see a firm deadline for the

closure of the off-leash dog park. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to have some kind of assurance that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually going to happen,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just causes me those concerns, given the history of the relationship between Africville and the city.â&#x20AC;? Coun. Jennifer Watts, whose district encompasses Africville, said the decommissioning of the dog park will mark a step forward in the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts towards reconciliation with its black community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We still have a lot of work to do in working around issues of racism and about looking at how we support diversity and inclusion,â&#x20AC;? Watts

said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(This) is continuously ongoing work that we need to continue to be engaged in as a municipality. â&#x20AC;Ś This is sort of the next step in furthering and continuing this relationship.â&#x20AC;? The City of Halifax will host a public meeting July 23 to discuss establishing an alternative off-leash dog site. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a long struggle (but) this is definitely not the end,â&#x20AC;? said Carvery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There can never be an end. Africville was there for as long as it was and we need to ensure that Africville remains in the future.â&#x20AC;?

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Mineral Point, Wisconsin: Old mining town remade into arts destination (with figgyhobbin, too) Helen O’Neill

Cornwall and for a time it became one of the state’s largest cities. Eventually the miners left, lured by CaliMINERAL POINT, WIS. fornia gold, and the town declined. his tiny town is a charming By the 1930s, the old stone houses place where old stone buildings were dilapidated and the place was hug the hills, and artists’ galleries, nearly extinct. pottery studios and antique shops “The whole town was pretty line the streets. decrepit,” wrote Robert Moser Whimsical free libraries – hand- Neal, describing his shock when he crafted miniature houses that look returned from years abroad to find like birdhouses filled with books his hometown dying. So Neal, and – are tucked into street corners. A his partner, Edgar Hellum (the two thriving arts centre draws people met at the Art Institute of Chicago) from around the country to study decided to devote their lives to saveverything from blacksmithing and ing Mineral Point. bent twig furniture to the Cornish Neal wrote that locals laughed language. There is an outdoor thewhen the men bought a crumbling atre carved into a limestone quarry limestone cottage on Shake Rag and a beautifully restored Opera Street, so named because miners’ House dating to 1914. wives shook white rags when it was And it is one of the few places in time for the men to return from the the world – other than Cornwall, hills for dinner. England – where you can feast on They set about restoring it and, a raisin-studded pastry called figthough they had little culinary expegyhobbin. rience, they opened a restaurant in But perhaps the most extraorthe 1930s called Pendarvis House dinary thing about Mineral Point, – named after an estate in Corn(population 2,500), nestled in the wall. The tiny, 20-seat premises sold hills of southern Wisconsin, is that Cornish pasties (meat and potatoes it even exists. wrapped in pastry), saffron cake Mineral Point’s original lead and tea. miners lived in crude shelters Neal had lived in London, workthat resembled badger holes and ing with the interior decorator Syrie were the origins of Wisconsin’s Maugham, wife of author Somerset nickname, The Badger State. In Maugham, and the English sensithe 1800s, the town’s rich mineral bilities he brought to the restaurant deposits attracted emigrants from quickly made it a hit among the Associated Press

Celebrate

Canada’s Parks Day in Yukon July 16-21, 2014 Connect to nature and culture through Canada’s parks and historic sites. Join a Parks Day event or create your own adventure!

Wednesday, July 16

Learn to Nordic Walk

Just-4-Fun Orienteering Relay

Mt. McIntyre Recreation Centre, Whitehorse Join this free clinic with National Ski Team member Annah Hanthorn. Meet at the parking lot at 1:30 p.m. (3 hours).

Paddy’s Pond/Ice Lake Park, Whitehorse Registration opens at 6 p.m. Relay starts at 6:30 p.m. at Elijah Smith School.

Saturday, July 19 Boat Trip to Fort Selkirk Historic Site Join Selkirk First Nation and Yukon Historic Sites on a free boat trip from Pelly Farm to historic Fort Selkirk. Call 667-5386 to reserve your spot.

Free Interpretive Guided Hikes to Canyon City Chadburn Lake Park, Whitehorse Meet at the Miles Canyon suspension bridge at 10 a.m. or 2 p.m., rain or shine, for a two-hour interpretive hike.

Parks Day Booth at the Fireweed Market Shipyards Park, Whitehorse Drop by between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to learn about Yukon parks and conservation initiatives.

tion and creativity lives on among the town’s 80 or 90 artists, many living in lofts above their studios. High Street bustles with galleries, everyone knows everyone and there is a collective sense of near-bemusement – as well as gratitude – that their community still thrives. Locals chuckle at how a newspaper report once described them as “pathologically friendly” – and promptly prove the point by inviting strangers into their homes and studios. “Everyone is important here and no one is too important,” says Diana Johnston, a potter, who lives with her husband in the malting tower of an old brewery which they have converted into a pottery studio. “People are following their dreams whatever those dreams are and that makes for such a great sense of creative spirit and adventure and fun.” Bruce Howdle, who creates enormous ceramic sculptures, attributes the town’s draw to the “three A’s – art, antiques and architecture, as well as the rolling hills, the extraordinary collage of people and the welcoming environment.” There is also figgyhobbin, $3.50 a slice at the Red Rooster cafe. The Helen O’Neill/AP Photo cafe also serves Cornish pasty, and Potter Diana Johnston at work in her studio in Mineral Point, the town hosts a Cornish festival Wisconsin in October 2013. each fall. The town has retained a parflourishing artistic community. intelligentsia. Frank Lloyd Wright, ticular brand of quirkiness too. The Today, costumed guides offer Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Sinclair century-old opera house, a former tours of Pendaris and other restored Lewis and Duncan Hines all dined vaudeville hall, also functions as a there. Eleanor Roosevelt was report- buildings on the estate, including a free cinema. Because of complicated edly once turned away for showing replica of a Cornish pub. The site copyright issues, it cannot advertise is listed on the National Register of the movies it shows. Instead a poster up late and The Saturday Evening Historic Places. A life-size cutout Post named it one of the finest outside offers a vague description of Neal and Hellum greets visitors restaurants in the country. (“A riveting drama about two boys and photographs of their restoraWith money from their restauwho find a fugitive – who is very tions line the walls of the restaurant. nice-looking and often shirtless”) rant, the men began buying and restoring other buildings, attracting When he died in 2000 at the age of and movie-goers are left to guess 96, Hellum was widely hailed, along the film. preservationists and artists alike. with Neal, as a creator of the modOld breweries were transformed Or they can simply pop next ern town. Neal died in 1989. into pottery studios, meat markets door and ask the pathologically But their spirit of preservabecame galleries and so began a friendly folks at Town Hall.

Guided Bird Walk Millennium Trail, Whitehorse Learn the basics of birding along Whitehorse’s most popular trail. Meet at 7 p.m. at the Fish Ladder (1.5 hours).

Monday, July 21 Guided Hike and Music in Tombstone Territorial Park Tombstone Interpretive Centre, km 71.5 Dempster Highway Join a guided hike at 10 a.m. and a music coffeehouse at 7 p.m.

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The mystery of 53 dead caribou in the Alaska Range by Ned Rozell

ALASKA

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orty-two years ago, an Army helicopter pilot flying over a tundra plateau saw a group of caribou. Thinking something

looked weird, he circled for a closer look. The animals, dozens of them, were dead. The pilot reported what he saw to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. The caribou, 48 adults and five calves, were lying in a group. The way their carcasses rested showed no signs that the animals had been running from a predator. As word spread of the 53 dead caribou, people speculated what might have killed them: Nerve gas, toxic waste or some other dark

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secret from the Army post nearby, flying saucers, maybe a lightning strike? The Alaska Department of Fish and Game sent wildlife disease specialist Ken Neiland to the site, about 33 miles southwest of Delta Junction. Glenn Shaw, a young atmospheric scientist from UAFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Geophysical Institute, went with him. Shaw had studied lightning before. From the air, the scientists saw a clue to the animalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; death, a giant â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lichtenberg figureâ&#x20AC;? etched into the ground near the carcasses. A Lichtenberg figure is a pattern of cracks extending from a central bullseye. Upon landing, Shaw and Neiland saw signs of bears and eagles that had scavenged the carcasses to the point where Neiland could obtain few samples of internal organs for necropsy. After seeing nine individual spokes that had ripped outward along the tundra in tortuous paths, Shaw knew what killed the caribou. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From what I saw out there and from what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen in the past, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d say the probability that those caribou were done in by lightning is 99 per cent,â&#x20AC;? Shaw told Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reporter Ed Martley.

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Shaw, a professor emeritus at the Geophysical Institute, said that four-legged animals are more prone to electrocution by lighting than human beings because the span between a caribouâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four legs allows a greater electrical charge to build between them. He said the ground was probably also wet, which led to greater conduction during the lightning strike. He concluded in a paper that the height of the caribou probably had little to do with attracting the lightning strike, and that the animals were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. He ended his paper with the rough estimate that a similar lightning strike will kill a group of caribou once every 25 years in Alaska. Veteran Alaska biologists re-

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member the June, 1972 event and say that nothing like it has happened since. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think of any,â&#x20AC;? said Ken Whitten, a longtime caribou biologist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But it certainly happens with elk and bighorn sheep in the Rockies.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it is quite rare,â&#x20AC;? said Jim Davis, a biologist who retired from the department of Fish and Game in 1990. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think avalanches and drownings are infinitely more frequent than (caribou deaths by) lightning strikes.â&#x20AC;? Biologist Steve Arthur has studied northern caribou for years and has seen evidence of caribou triggering avalanches. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Flying around in the Brooks Range in wintertime, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen tracks running into avalanche chutes and not coming out the other side,â&#x20AC;? he said. Davis remembered a 1984 incident in Quebec where about 10,000 caribou drowned while crossing the Calcaire Falls of the Caniapiscau River. That massive die-off sparked debate about the role of a dam and reservoir built upstream. Alaska probably has not seen another incident like the lightning strike of 1972, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of country out there, Whitten said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the density of people in Alaska to see all these things,â&#x20AC;? he said. In his 1973 paper, Shaw concluded the same thing about the bigness of Alaska: â&#x20AC;&#x153;No doubt mass mortality of gregarious species of wildlife by lightning stroke occur more often than is indicated by the paucity of records in the literature.â&#x20AC;?

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Wednesday, July 23

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Lunch served at 12pm, and dinner at 5pm. Casino Mining CorporaĆ&#x;on is hosĆ&#x;ng two Community MeeĆ&#x;ngs for the proposed Casino Mine, a gold-copper-silver-molybdenum deposit. The project is located in west central Yukon, about 200km northwest of Carmacks via the Freegold Road and Casino Trail. We invite all LiĆŠle Salmon/Carmacks First NaĆ&#x;on ciĆ&#x;zens to aĆŠend. Your input/concerns are very important as the company consults with the First NaĆ&#x;on about the proposed mine. The community meeĆ&#x;ngs will include presentaĆ&#x;ons by Casino Mining Corp., road engineers and wildlife biologists. InformaĆ&#x;onal posters and displays will be made available, as well as representaĆ&#x;ves to speak with you and answer quesĆ&#x;ons. For more informaĆ&#x;on, please contact Jay Chou at 456-4865 or jchou@hemmera.com. For more informaĆ&#x;on on the project, visit www.casinomining.com

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FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014

It all came down to the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;clean-upâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; HISTORY

HUNTER by Michael Gates

he â&#x20AC;&#x153;clean-upâ&#x20AC;? represents the culmination of months, and even years, of work to extract gold from the frozen Yukon muck. The most highly organized of them all were those aboard the dredges of the Yukon Consolidated Gold Corporation, or YCGC. I met John King the summer

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The contemporary clean-up is the culmination of months of planning, preparation and digging. It is at this moment that the miner knows whether enough gold has been recovered to cover costs. The process is much the same as it was a century ago.

The bucket line on a dredge consisted of a continuous chain of steel buckets that cut into the gravels and carried the material into the processing plant inside the 5,000 tonne machine. On Dredge No. 4, each of these buckets could hold a half cubic metre, or 800 kilograms, of gravel. Over 17 tonnes of material were excavated each minute. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the amount of gravel that could be handled by three men in an entire day! The material dredged in a single day could amount to 24,000 tonnes, or the hand work of 4,320 men. The gravel was dumped into a hopper and washed onto a gigantic sloped rotating drum called a trommel, with more than 22,000 litres of water per minute. That is the equivalent of flushing a toilet 1,000 times. The agitation of the revolving drum, combined with the huge volume of water, washed the gravel clean. The cleaned rocks were then dumped on a conveyor belt at the lower end of the trommel, carried up the â&#x20AC;&#x153;stackerâ&#x20AC;? and deposited away from the dredge. The gold-bearing material that was washed from the rocks and boulders fell through circular holes drilled in the rotating drum and into a bin below it called a distributor. From the distributor, this material was washed over a series of sloping sluice tables on either side of the trommel. The gold, being 19 times heavier than water, quickly settled out and most of it was captured in the first two metres of the sluice run, which consisted of sheets of expanded metal riffles locked in place over coconut matting, beneath which lay a sheet of canvas cloth. Farther down the sluice run were â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hun-

placed the mats in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;clean-up boxesâ&#x20AC;? on the main deck, which were filled with water. The mats were thoroughly washed, flipped up and down and turned over several times to remove everything trapped in them. The water was drained from the â&#x20AC;&#x153;clean-up box,â&#x20AC;? over another small sluice, or â&#x20AC;&#x153;long tom,â&#x20AC;? to recover any stray gold. This sluice was only 35 centimetres wide, and held two coconut mats, wire screen, and ten little riffles. The material washed out of the mats was scraped into one of the upper corners of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;clean-up box.â&#x20AC;? Using a serrated, long-handled scraper, one of the team worked this material as it was flushed with water. More sand and other particulates were washed out of the gold, until all that remained was a concentrated mixture of gold and black sand. This material was scooped up and placed into a cylindrical metal canister which was then padlocked. For security, a numbered metal seal was affixed to the hasp. The mats in the long tom were also packaged up and taken, along with the canister, to the Gold Room at Bear Creek for processing. From the 168,000 tonnes of material that was excavated every week, the residue of gold could be carried off the dredge in one or two canisters. Every second week, the dredge would be brought to a halt for a general clean-up. This would last for an entire morning. The four-man dredge crew assisted for this cleanup, during which all the coconut mats and metal riffles in the upper part of the sluice runs were taken up. The material that had been captured in the distributor was siphoned off through pipes at the bottom that fed into a third â&#x20AC;&#x153;cleanup boxâ&#x20AC;? positioned directly beneath the trommel on the main deck. Gravel was also cleaned out of a sluice run placed under the hopper into which the bucket line dumped its payload. This sluice was known as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;save-all.â&#x20AC;? All the material from the riffles was washed out in the same manner, and the concentrate from this cleanup was placed in sacks and taken to Bear Creek. Material from the different parts of the dredge, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;save-all,â&#x20AC;? the distributor and the sluice table was marked and kept separate so that statistics could be kept for the recovery from all the different parts of the system. Once a month, during a â&#x20AC;&#x153;total clean-up,â&#x20AC;? all the metal and wooden riffles on the sluice tables were removed. The material trapped beneath was shovelled into canvas bags and taken to the Gold Room. There, all the planning, ground preparation, power distribution, preparatory work and dredgery was reduced to a collection of heavy gold ingots, so small by comparison with all of the material moved and processed leading up to this moment.

garianâ&#x20AC;? riffles made of angle iron, and farther yet, were much larger wooden riffles covered with strips of rubber. By the time the silt and fine gravel had washed over these various riffles, most of the gold had been captured. Once a week, two men from the Gold Room would arrive at the dredge, which was shut down for the purpose of the clean-up. One dredge was processed in the morning and another in the afternoon. These men would enter the sluice tables, which were screened in and locked at all times. The regular clean-ups focussed on the portions of the sluice system where most of the gold was captured. The clean-up crew removed the expanded metal riffles at the upper end of the uppermost sluices, and any riffles below these, where gold was visible. Coconut mats were removed from under expanded metal riffles in the bottom of the sluice boxes, along with the piece of canvas that underlay each mat. In Dredge No. 4, the mats in the first seven sluice runs of the sluice table were removed. Each mat was folded by bringing the four corners together, and the canvas beneath was wrapped around it to ensure that no gold would fall out, and they were moved to large â&#x20AC;&#x153;clean-up boxes,â&#x20AC;? located on each side of the main deck below the sluice tables. New mats and riffles were immediately laid down in the sluices. The mats were covered with expanded metal screens and locked in place so that the dredge could Michael Gates is a Yukon historian start digging again. In the seasonal and sometimes adventurer based in dredging operations of the Klondike Whitehorse. His latest book, Daltonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s region, down time was kept to a Gold Rush Trail, is available in Yukon minimum. stores. You can contact him Meanwhile, the Gold Room team at msgates@northwestel.net

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Opting out of social media is not being anti-social

by Judith Martin

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MANNERS DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a professional transcriptionist, and I spend, literally, eight hours or more a day on solid computer use. I am very reluctant to spend my off time on yet more computer use, let alone use precious time with my family with my nose to the screen.

So I do not participate in online social media. Several of my siblings find this deplorable, that I am not “with it.” Am I being anti-social? GENTLE READER: Has it come to that — that wanting to be with human beings, instead of machines, is called anti-social? When Miss Manners picks herself up from the fainting couch, she might consider the possibility that your siblings have given up writing letters, making telephone calls and sending emails, and that they therefore feel that they have lost touch with you unless they can

tell themselves that you are reading their posts. So while you should ignore the bullying about not keeping up — a tactic they should have left behind with childhood — you might address the deeper problem. Tell them you would love to keep in personal touch and invite them to visit. DEAR MISS MANNERS: At the end of the year, all parents in my daughter’s school get a notice sent home from the school requesting that students, as well as parents,

fill out little thank-you notes in different shapes to show appreciation for the staff. Yes, we are being directed to write thank-yous. I have never heard of this, and I do not remember these requests years ago when I was in school. In addition, another notice is given at the end of the year to parents about a staff appreciation luncheon. Parents are requested to bring in food, etc., on a certain day for the staff. Again, I have never heard of this and was wondering what your thoughts are on this subject. Besides the fact that asking

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ukon mountain biking is going downhill. Or should we say down mountains? Two new enduro mountain bike events will be held next month in Carcross and Whitehorse and are promising to be the rush downhill bikers have been waiting for. The Yukon Dirt Rush is three epic events smushed onto one bill, promoted as “one legendary territory, two weekends and three awesome mountain bike events.” Get ready to get “CarCranked” before entering the “Crusher” leading up to the Yukon championships. “It’s kind of a three-event series,” said Jane Koepke. “A bunch of us were separately planning events and we thought we wanted to brand them as part of a series, see if we can attract some people from outside the Yukon to come up. “They’re all organized around two consecutive weekends in August.” The three-event, two-weekend rush will kick off with the CarCranked Festival in Carcross over the August long weekend. The two-day festival will begin on the Saturday with an enduro race, a type of racing gaining popularity in North America in which sections of downhill are raced with none-timed transition sections in between. The race will be held on the famed Montana Mountain and will take each rider approximately five hours to complete. In November of 2011, the International Mountain Bicycling Association inducted the Mountain Hero Trail on Montana Mountain into its Epic Trails category. Sunday will include “loosely organized social rides, shuttles going up the mountain, helibiking and all kinds of stuff,” said Koepke, the event’s organizer. “It should appeal to just about any mountain biker who just loves super-fun downhill,” she added. “They can take their time climbing, there’s no big time pressure … climbing up to the start of the first downhill segment.” The following Saturday, on August 23, mountain bikers are invited to enter the Canyon Mountain Crusher in Whitehorse. The enduro race will feature three stages on Grey Mountain followed by four stages at Mount McIntyre with shuttles in between. “There’ll be some flatter portions and uphill, but generally losing-elevation stages,” said organizer Jonah Clark. “The emphasis

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CarCranked Festival enduro course designer Thane Phillips tests one of the many features that can be found on the trails of Montana Mountain. The festival in Carcross is one of two new Yukon mountain bike events planned for August.

is not on how fast a climber you are, but how fast downhill and all-around bike handler you are. We’re using trails that are more technically difficult to ride than typical cross-country races would have.” The roughly eight-hour race will include an A course for advanced riders and a less challenging B course. Riders can register at Icycle Sport in Whitehorse or with an email to info@icyclesport. com. The race field has a cap of 40 riders. “A couple years ago I put on something called a Super D, which is basically a very long downhill involving a lot of pedaling – so it’s not really a pure downhill, more like a downhill cross-country,” said Clark. “That was really popular, but the last two years I’ve been too busy with work and for various other reasons it just didn’t happen again.” The day after the Crusher it’ll be time to crown Yukon’s king and queen of mountain biking at the Yukon championships.

The King of the Rocky Canyon – formerly King of the Canyon – will have a new location this year at Mount McIntyre. Since its inception it has been held in the Grey Mountain area. This year Yukon’s Contagious Mountain Bike Club decided to move the event because it already held an event – the 24 Hours of Light Mountain Bike Festival – at Grey Mountain this summer. “We want to still give racers a royal event – something worthy of the crowns,” said organizer Jenn Roberts. “Because 24 Hours of Light was held on Grey Mountain this year, it made sense to hold our other big event on the opposite side of the river. So the idea of King of the Rocky Canyon was born.” As usual the championships will include a long course for kings and queens and a short course for princes and princesses. The event will start and finish at the Dirt Jump Park off Sumanik Drive in Whitehorse. “I’m going to give a prize for

the person who does all three (events) on the same bike – who’s fastest on the same bike,” said Clark. “But it’ll be interesting because my race is not the type of race you want to race a crosscountry bike on, while the Yukon championships is a cross-country mountain bike race.” Not only has Carcross’ Mountain Hero Trail on Montana Mountain been recognized by the International Mountain Bicycling Association, it has plenty of Yukon history attached to it. It is believed that the trail follows what used to be a tramway for an old quartz-mining operation that dates back to 1905. Sam McGee, whom Robert Service immortalized in a poem, is thought to have led the crew of 20 men who first constructed it. Since 2005 the trails on the mountain have been maintained and expanded through the Single Track to Success Project, a Carcross/Tagish First Nation project aimed at creating and maintaining an extensive trail network

on Montana Mountain. The program received a significant boost this spring when the Contagious Mountain Bike Club won $10,000 for trail creation in the Mountain Equipment Co-op’s Dirt Search Contest. Contagious donated the money won through the online contest and donated it to the project. What better way to enjoy the mountain and appreciate the work done on the trails than racing down them on a mountain bike? “We’re hoping this is the start of something that will take place every year,” said Koepke. “We’re not sure if it’s going to be a festival or a mountain bike race. We’re just putting it out there – it’s almost like a test event – but we’re very sure we’re heading towards a marquee mountain bike event in Carcross.” More information can be found at yukondirtrush.com. Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com

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Leef wins hardware at national masters championship Tom Patrick

a shout out to Yukonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Special Olympics team who captured a record 14 medals at the 2014 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games last week in Vancouver, B.C. As a distance runner, he is impressed by Yukonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Darby McIntyre â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the youngest on the team at just 14 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; winning a silver in the 5,000-metre and achieving his goal of breaking the 19-minute mark with a time of 18:57.77. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was excited to see Darby McIntyreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results at the Special Olympics,â&#x20AC;? said Leef. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He ran a

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ukon MP Ryan Leef can win both electoral and track races. Competing in his first Canadian Masters Outdoor Championships, Leef won a gold and silver on Sunday in Toronto. It was the first time Leef, who qualified for the masters with his 40th birthday this year, raced track in six years â&#x20AC;&#x201C; since the 2008 Can-Am Police-Fire Games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That old feeling comes back real quick and it was nice to be on familiar ground again,â&#x20AC;? he said. Leef won gold in the 800-metre race in the M40 division with a time of 2:12.71. He also raced to silver in the 5,000-metre. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The 800 was more of a surprise to me than anything,â&#x20AC;? said Leef. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I entered that to build up a bit of speed. I wanted to get back on the track and mix it up in the more tactical setting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To win it was a total surprise to me because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m more of a distance guy and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in marathon or longer kind of shape right now. To sneak out there and win it was a bit of a shock.â&#x20AC;? Leef finished the 5,000 at 17:01.15, about 40 seconds behind the winner. His time was about 34 seconds faster than what he posted at the Yukon Five-Kilometre Road Race Championships last week in Whitehorse. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was really happy with the five,â&#x20AC;? said Leef. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to run a decent eight as a sort of a measuring stick to see where Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m at. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something I was excited about doing. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tactical, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fast, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a whole new world for me. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got dumped early on because the opening mile was way too fast and I just let everybody go,â&#x20AC;? he added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So I was at the back of the field through three kilometers and then the speed for everybody caught up to them and I started gaining ground on everybody. I got into a nice rhythm and started picking people off and reeling in the entire field.â&#x20AC;? Leef, who represented Yukon in athletics at the 1989 Canada Summer Games, has also excelled as a long-distance runner. He has 19 marathons under his belt, the vast majority of which were completed under the three-hour mark. Before running for office in 2011, Leef fought in three amateur mixed martial arts bouts. He has since hung up the gloves. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For me itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great to see people racing well late in life,â&#x20AC;? said Leef. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was watching 80-year-old runners smashing world records. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great to be surrounded

stellar 5,000 there. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been keeping up with their results and it was really exciting to see. As a track guy I was keen to see how Darby was making out. To go under 19 minutes at his age was an exceptional time.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yukon has a pretty good track and field team despite the fact we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a track or field,â&#x20AC;? he added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be something weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to talk to our MP about.â&#x20AC;? Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com

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Laurie Drummond hits an approach shot during play at the Capital Cup in Whitehorse on Sunday. The visiting Juneau team defeated Whitehorse 195-158 to win the Cup.

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Clockwise from the top: Shawn Pierce flies off the steps at Second Haven during the Lotteries Yukon 40th anniversary celebration; Steven Richards finishes off his graffiti piece; A BMX biker comes out of the bowl; Cole Wykes launches into a 180 transition from ramp to ramp.

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2-BDRM SUITE, Riverdale, W/D, laminate floors, close to bus/grocery, N/P, N/S, $1,300/mon incl utils. 333-9948 3-BDRM 2-BATH house, large deck, 700 sqft per floor, oil/elec/wood heat, refs reqʼd, N/S, N/P, $1,600/mon + utils. 335-8815 ROOM ON ranch close to Whitehorse, rent negotiable in exchange for helping on ranch, country living, room for your horse, own transportation reqʼd. email: raftera@northwestel.net 667-7844

1-BDRM SUITE, Crestview, quiet location, wood heat, use of garden & sunroom, N/S, responsible tenants, $800/mon inclusive. 633-2455

1-BDRM LEGAL suite, Takhini, sep ent & parking, w/d, avail Aug 1, N/P, N/S, $1,000/mon. 335-5898

1-BDRM APT, Porter Creek, newer, N/S, N/P, close to Super A, washer/dryer, no stairs, N/S, N/P, responsible tenants, avail Aug 1, $950/mon. 393-3767 aft 5 pm

1-BDRM BSMT suite, Porter Creek, avail July 15 or Aug 1, full bath, washer/dryer, close to bus route, N/S, N/P, $1,000/mon + plus deposit, heat & light incl. 456-7729

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SHOP DOWNTOWN, 118 Copper Road, 40X45 with top office, waste oil furnace, fenced in yard. $2,000/mon plus utils. Days 633-2043 ask for Al, after 6pm 633-6379

Centrally located large downtown penthouse condo; Southfacing; 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, Den, Ofﬁce, Pantry; open Kitchen Living Dining; Fireplace; Indoor Parking. Furnished or unfurnished. $2300 per month unfurnished plus electric and propane. For more info contact whitehorsecondo@gmail.com

STORE FRONT RETAIL OR OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 1,600 square foot. Excellent location. 3rd & Jarvis Street AVAILABLE JUNE 1, 2014 Please call Ivan @ 668-7111 for information and to view.

NEW CABIN, 600 sq ft, propane stove and fridge, wood stove for heat, currently no running water, $550/mon. 334-4473 ROOM, RIVERDALE, $650/mon utilities incl, N/P. Rick at 332-6030 for info FULLY FURNISHED room, clean Copper Ridge home, avail Sept 17, single bed, dresser, desk, bookcases, utils, cable & wifi incl, close to grocery/bus, $600/mon. 456-7855 3-BDRM 1-BATH log home, Mt. Lorne, 35 min s. of Whitehorse, avail Sept 1/14 ʻtil June 1/16, wood/propane heat, electric, internet, water delivery, garage, N/S, N/P, $1,350/mon + utils SHOP/OFFICE/STUDIO Multi-Use Building with space available to rent Shop/Office/Studio Various sizes, will modify to suit Washroom on site, friendly environment whserentals@hotmail.com Phone 667-6805 3-BDRM 1-BATH, Northland, avail Aug 1, w/d, oil/wood heat (oil dep. reqʼd) N/S, 1 pet considered, partially furnished, $1,400/mon + utils, refs reqʼd. 334-4389 3-BDRM 3-BATH condo, Copper Ridge, avail Aug 1, parking for 2 vehicles, N/S, pets negotiable, dd&refs reqʼd, great for family/shared accomd, $1,900/mon + utils. 456-4976 SHARED STUDIO type space, Porter Creek, best for office, art studio, etc, $500/mon. Call for info 335-1317 3-BDRM 1.5-BATH condo, Riverdale, newly renoʼd, avail Aug 1, N/P, N/S, dd & refs reqʼd, $1,450/mon + utils. 332-8686 3-BDRM DUPLEX, Granger, avail Aug or Sept, bright & clean, storage, large kitchen, parking, long term only, N/P, $1500/mon incl heat, 2ppl max, 334-8001 2-BDRM 1-BATH house, 804 Wheeler St, $1,500/mon + heat + $1,000 dd, avail Aug 15, N/S, no partying. 336-0125 or 668-2998 3-BDRM 2-BATH trailer, Crestview, new, pets ok, N/S, no parties, $1,650/mon + dd & utils. 336-2205 2-BDRM CONDO-STYLE apt, Hillcrest, view, clean, 5 appliances, elec heat (not incl), carport, N/S, no dogs, responsible tenants, $1,200/mon + dd. 333-0085

SMALL 3 bedroom house, Porter Creek, 1 bath, large fenced yard, pets ok, separate heated studio, storage incl, $1500/mon + heat & utils. 633-3125 2 ROOMS in spacious P.C. home, shared kitchen, living room and bath, must be clean and responsible, no parties/pets. 335-3136 lv msg LARGE 12ʼX24ʼ room, Porter Creek, sep ent, shared accom, $750/mon & dd, includes heat, utils, satellite TV. 334-4568 3-BDRM 2-BATH condo, Stone Ridge Place, beautiful mountain view, avail Aug 15, all appliances, two parking stalls w/plug-ins, N/S, refs reqʼd, $1700/mon + utils. 668-7115 2-BDRM TRAILER, Kopper King, has wood stove, dd & refs reqʼd, $1,200/mon + utils. 334-7872 or 456-4885, lv msg CABIN, LONG-TERM, 1,200 sq ft, 10 km to downtown, solar, wood, attractive, $550/mon. Gerry 332-8899 3-BDRM 2-BATH condo, Takhini, 6 appliances, 2 plug-in parking, lots of storage, near College, CGC, N/S, no parties, small pet negotiable, avail Aug 15, $1,750/mon + elec. Text 336-4948 OFFICE SPACE available Aug 1, 460 sq ft, great downtown location, elevator, tenant parking, $1,000/mon with 3-yr lease, call Karen or Daryl at 867-689-2280 for appt to view 2-BDRM APT, 2nd floor with balcony, quiet secure building, laundry onsite, includes heat & parking stall, N/S, N/P, avail Aug 15, $1,100/mon. 336-0444 2-BDRM 2-BATH, 1,200 sq ft townhouse, 1-yr old, Hillcrest, 1-yr lease, N/P, N/S, no parties, avail Sept 1 or later, $1,500/mon + elec. 335-9977 1-BDRM SUITE, bright, spacious, fully furn incl big-screen TV, N/S, N/P, no parties, avail Aug 1, $1,200/mon, all utils incl. 633-2293 HOUSE ON Long Lake Road, on river, 3-bdrm, 2-bath, full basement, N/P, $2,000/mon + utils, $200/mon additional if furnished. 667-2144 (work) or 668-3146 (home)

Wanted to Rent HOUSESITTER AVAILABLE Mature, responsible person Call Suat at 668-6871 ALPINE BAKERYʼS guest cook Michael Mishka is looking for a house to house-sit in a central location July 19-Aug 5 & Aug 16 to end of October, refs available. 668-6871 HOUSESITTER AVAILABLE year-round, professional, non-smoking, non-partying, mature female, offering unequalled care for pets, plants, yards, and house. References. Call Tracy 334-2882 WANTED: LOOKING to rent an office space in downtown or industrial area Whitehorse, not bigger than 800sq. ft. 335-9934 2-3 BEDROOM place for retired pensioner, can afford $1,000/mon, donʼt smoke or party, am very clean. 393-2545 SENIOR COUPLE with small dog looking for long term rent at affordable price, 2 or 3 bdrm, caretaker possibility also, any community is fine for us. Please call Beda or Flo, 867-335-1678 or text message to 867-335-0503

Real Estate 5 ATLIN lake view town lots. Prime location, Discovery Ave & 3rd St. 1 double lot incls old log house. Reduced to sell, $150,000 takes all. Email: mjbhome14@live.co.uk or John 250-676-9597 OPEN HOUSE July 26 & 27, 12-4pm, 3-bdrm 2-bath bi-level house on bigger lot in Riverdale. 335-5976 CABIN, FOX Lake water front, main bdrm main floor, large sleeping loft, solar/wind power, propane fridge, stove, Lights, partially furnished, $249,900, call 867-633-5540 2-BDRM CONDO, downtown, elevator, heat water floor heating, no shared walls, 2 units per floor, deck, wheelchair access, humidifier, intercom, fan, bsmt storage, $312,000. 250-716-6190, email hanasaly.czca@gmail.com 2-BDRM CABIN, Tagish, Sidney Str, Lot 12, blue siding, electric ready to hook up, gd location, 5 minutes to bridge for fishing, serious inquiries only. Delphine 780-926-1966 REDUCED TO $279,000, 3-bdrm 2-bath condo, 1,742 sq ft, Porter Ridge, Porter Creek, many upgrades, built-in vac, French door fridge, double sink vanity, etc, built in 2012, one owner. 334-3978 3-BDRM HOUSE w/2-bdrm suite, Granger, separate paved driveway & entrance, great revenue or quality family home, $385,000. 633-4778 Brand New Single Family Homes starting at $349,900. Certified Green. Show Home Open Daily 1-85 Aksala Dr. Visit www.homesbyevergreen.ca for more details or call Maggie 335-7029 WANTED: LONG time yukoner wants to buy log house outside city limits, needs 1 acre for dogs, 2-3 bedrooms, no basement, well insulated. 334-6265 OFF-GRID CABIN on 20 acres of titled land near Braeburn 1 hr from town, shops and equipment included, too much to list, beautiful views, $195,000. For more info 633-3392 WANTED: REVENUE property downtown, duplex, 4-plex, 6-plex or house. 456-3003 lv msg 1974 12ʼX68ʼ Premier trailer w/8ʼx10ʼ addition, $35,000, no dogs allowed in the park, for sale only, not rental, realtor is Marj Eshack, Coldwell Banker. 335-0870 ATLIN LAKE VIEW PROPERTIES FOR SALE www.lemke-realty.com Phone 250-651-2112 FOR HUNTERS, LEISURE OR WORK 850 sq ft 2-storey home 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms Capable of living off the grid $103,000 Save money on heat & electrical Very low carbon footprint visit atapophomes.com TINY HOUSE, 10ʼX16ʼ Very well built, $28,400 Cabin, 14ʼX20ʼ, $39,500 Above average insulation Live off the grid Cottage, 16ʼX24ʼ, $54,800 Sleeps 5 Live in the wild visit atapophomes.com

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THULE QUEST, soft-sided cargo carrier, $40. 456-7758 TREADMILL, GREAT condition, selling due to lack of space, $200 obo. 335-6343 CHIMNEY PIECE, two 3Ęź sections & rain cap, 6â&#x20AC;? inside diameter, $50 ea obo. 456-4926 ALUMINUM FLOATS, will make barge or dock, complete with frame, new. 333-0192 SKID SHACKS, 10' x 20', new, finished but no wiring and finishing plumbing, Arctic insulation. 333-0192 HANDI-CAP SCOOTER, Dawson City, Invicare Meteor, 440lb capacity, 4-wheel, in exc shape, $1400 obo, call George @ 334-3555 in Whse

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RIDGID 918 Hydraulic Roll Groover c/w 2"-12" rollers, like new, $1,800 obo. 667-7844 or raftera@northwestel.net for info/pics

55 JEWELRY boxes for pendants/other pieces, 1 ionizer jewelry cleaner w/ cleaning solution professional model, 10 necklace display stand, clearance price. 334-4299

2-PC RAIN suit by Columbia, youth size L, exc shape, dark blue, $30. 456-7880

MOVING OUT: large wooden trunk with lock, good for storage, $60 obo; solid wood shelf, very nice, $60 obo. 393-3113

CANNING JARS, assorted sizes, baker's rack & assorted kitchen/household items. 456-7880 after 6:30

20'X45' DOUBLE wide mobile home, 1975-1980 model, needs renovation, appliances, forced air oil furnace/wood stove back up, is already disassembled & ready for transport, $12,000 obo. 335-1088

MEAT GRINDER, 1/2hp, c/w various dies and sausage stuffer, like new, $800 obo, 667-7844 or email raftera@northwestel.net

ALL-IN-ONE PRESSURE washer, hot/cold, trailer, Hotsy Trail Blazer, 200 gal. water tank, 2 high pressure reels/wands, 50 hrs on machine, priced to sell. 336-0995

HOUSEHOLD W I R E , 3-conductor, 14-gauge, min 75Ęź (probably more), call after 5pm. 633-2106 FULL SIZE pick-up truck boat rack, good cond, $400. 336-0667

KITCHEN CABINETS and counters, great for cabin or shop, pick up this week, $500. 334-3668

FLOOR DRILL press, $75; steel scrap pieces & tubing. 668-6931

IF YOU purchased a Yamaha Keyboard on July 5 garage sale on Tatchun Rd you forgot the foot pedal. Will leave in mailbox.

MENĘźS BLACK leather jacket, size L, $60. 633-5324

20Ęź SEA-CAN, $3,500 obo. 335-2648

10' AND 12' new heavy duty butterfly valves for pipe or hose, suction hose to fit also available. 333-0192

INDUSTRIAL REBAR, 30 pieces 1/2â&#x20AC;?, 40Ęź length, 20 pieces 1/2â&#x20AC;?, 12Ęź length, 5 pieces 3/4'â&#x20AC;?, 60Ęź length, numerous 1/2â&#x20AC;? angle pieces, $1,000 takes all obo. 335-2648

METAL DESK c/w office chair, $50. 633-2837

UNFINISHED MAPLE door, new, 1 3/4â&#x20AC;? door 32" x 80" with window 24"x30" and fire rated door frame, new, $200 obo. 335-2648

JACKETS, GORETEX, special government army material, green camouflage new, original cost $750, only two med size left, $395 ea. For info 250-651-7650

MOVING OUT sale, apt-size freezer, large red oak dining table, complete computer setup, 6' glass display case, many other items. 393-2545

NEOPRENE FARMER John wetsuits, menĘźs M/L $40 ea, Klondike: A Photographic Essay, Pierre Berton hardcover, $30, Bissell steam cleaner, $20, cast iron dutch oven, $30. 336-0534

CEDAR DECKING, 1000 sq ft of 1x6 radius edge decking, random lengths from 16'-5' pieces, 270 boards in lift, $1,200. 335-1088

YUKON MAGNUM bear spray, purchased mid-May, not needed, expires May 2017, cost $42, asking $30. 332-1680 lv msg

FENCE POSTS, 4 bundles, 60 posts per bundle, 8Ęź x 5-6â&#x20AC;? treated blunt fence posts, $1,750 for all. 335-2648

2 X waterproof Pelican 1600 cases, $150 ea, 1 x waterproof Pelican case $125, both w/foam dividers, as new, no shipping. 867-863-5404

MOBILE CART for disabled person, repaired from top to bottom, new tires, $2,500 obo. 334-6043

WALKER WITH storage seat, new cond, $50 firm. 334-4299

MAKITA 18V set, hammer, drill, circ saw, jigsaw, recip saw, vacuum, flashlight, all in storage box, exc cond, not used commercially, $600. 250-306-6249

CANADIAN TIRE side discharge lawn mower, just serviced, $60. 332-1680 lv msg

HUSQVARNA REAR bag lawn mower, just serviced, $75. 332-1680 lv msg FUNK & Wagnalls Hammond World Atlas for those wishing to travel, pictures & sights, like new, $25. 633-3113 COMPRESSOR, 150PSI, 17 gal electric, $250, generator, Suzuki, 1,800 watt, $200. 633-5155 26" EXTENSION ladder, $70, 7' step ladder, $40. 633-5155 CANADIAN BOOK of the World, complete motoring guide to Canada, hard cover, like new, $25. 633-3113 USED 24" RSF wood stove, $150 obo. Call or text 333-9956 MINOLTA MINIFLEX collectors camera, missing 1 name plate, fully working, great cond, $800 obo. 333-0192 EMILY CARR print, The Little Church, framed, $100. 333-9640

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MONTBLANC MEISTERSTUCK & Masterpiece Montblanc fountain pen, #644 Doue 1953 pen, 18k gold nib, $499. 333-0192

Electrical Appliances CLOTHES DRYER, works great, 10-yrs old, $75 firm. 335-7711

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DRYER, HARDLY used, exc working cond, $200. 335-6042 lv msg

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TVs & Stereos MRX 500 JBL speakers, 800 watts, total rms, $600. 667-7055

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RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE for the Kluane First Nation Annual General Assembly KFN is seeking 3 Citizens to sit on the Resolutions Committee You will be responsible for : i Reviewing all the submitted resolutions i Ensuring that the Constitution and all relevant documents are adhered to i Assisting with drafting and tracking resolutions i Finalizing all documents for per manent record

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The successful candidate will have a relevant Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s GHJUHH LQ D UHODWHG Ă&#x20AC;HOG 0DVWHUÂˇV GHJUHH SUHIHUUHG ZLWK practical work experience coordinating and organizing events and/or programs, chairing committees, and working with student enrolment management initiatives. You will be a skilled public speaker, have strong organizational and leadership skills, and an understanding of Canadian postsecondary education systems. Please forward your resume to: +XPDQ 5HVRXUFH 6HUYLFHV Yukon College Box 2799 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5K4 )D[ e-mail: hr@yukoncollege.yk.ca Go to: http://yukoncollege.yk.ca/about/employment for more information on all job competitions. Quoting the competition number, please submit your resume and cover letter to: Yukon College, Human Resources Services, Box 2799, 500 College Drive, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 5K4 Fax: 867-668-8896 Email: hr@yukoncollege.yk.ca

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CALL FOR RESOLUTIONS KLUANE FIRST NATION GENERAL ASSEMBLY, JULY 26-27, 2014

Attention: Kluane First Nation Citizens From: KFN Resolutions Committee Advanced submission of Resolutions for the upcoming 2014 General Assembly will be required to facilitate a more efficient and effective resolution process. Resolutions for consideration at the 2014 General Assembly must be received no later than 5 days prior to the July 26-27, 2014 start date of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s General Assembly.

KFN General Assembly Resolution Deadline: Monday, July 21, 2014 Resolution guidelines and templates for draft resolutions will be available to Citizens from the KFN website www.kfn.ca. You may also contact the KFN administration office for the guidelines and templates. Please direct all resolution submissions to: Christabelle Carlick Email: executive.assistant@kfn.ca

42â&#x20AC;? FLAT screen TV, $400, tall corner unit entertainment centre, $100. 633-4707 SMALL 12â&#x20AC;? TV with DVD attached, exc cond, $30. 333-9640

Computers & Accessories LEXAR PRO Compact Flash Reader ExpressCard PCLe Interface, $35. 667-6472 SONNET TEMPO SATA PRO, 2 port expresscard/34 expansion card, $35. 667-6472

Musical Instruments We will buy your musical instrument or lend you money against it. G&R Pawnbrokers 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY â&#x20AC;˘ SELL â&#x20AC;˘ LOANS PIANO TUNING & REPAIR by certified piano technician Call Barry Kitchen @ 633-5191 email:bfkitchen@hotmail.com KAWAI PIANO, black, made in Japan in the 1970s, bargain price, height 52"/131cm, width 59"/150cm, depth 26"/66cmm, $1,600. 336-2502 BEAUTIFUL 5-STRING right-handed banjo, strummed a handful of times, great cond, $400, obo, 334-4092 for details RED FENDER Squire Strat, solid body, pristine condition, don't use it enough, beautiful sound, great guitar, $150. 867-634-2350 3 GUITARS, banjo, fiddle, electric bass, Dobro, 668-1224 anytime for info WANTED: 335-8091

BEGINNER acoustic guitar.

HALF-SIZE GUITAR in case, like new, $120. 335-8091 GEIMENHARDT FLUTE, exc cond, used 4-5 times, $500. 332-1086

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Haines Junc on Designated OďŹ&#x192;ce Permanent, Part- me 40 hours biweekly

This posi on oďŹ&#x20AC;ers a salary of $26.30 per hour. Located in Haines Junc on, this posi on reports to the Manager, Designated OďŹ&#x192;ce and is responsible for providing recep on and administra ve support to the staďŹ&#x20AC; of the Designated OďŹ&#x192;ce. Applicants should demonstrate their ability to work independently in a confiden al environment, with frequent interrup ons, and their ability to mul -task and priori ze their workload while maintaining a posi ve a tude with both co-workers and the public. Applicants must have experience with Microso Outlook, Word, Excel and Access. If you feel you have the qualifica ons and desire to meet the challenges of this posi on please forward a cover le er and resume outlining how your experience and qualifica ons relate directly to the posi on.

Dawson Designated OďŹ&#x192;ce Full- me, One year term

An cipated commencement of this posi on is September 15, 2014. Located in Dawson City, this posi on reports to the Manager, Designated OďŹ&#x192;ce and is responsible for providing recep on and administra ve support to the staďŹ&#x20AC; of the Designated OďŹ&#x192;ce. Applicants should demonstrate their ability to work independently in a confiden al environment, with frequent interrup ons, and their ability to mul -task and priori ze their workload while maintaining a posi ve a tude with both co-workers and the public. Applicants must have experience with Microso Outlook, Word, Excel and Access. The annual salary range for this posi on is $51,489 - $59,126 based on 75 hours biweekly. If you feel you have the qualifica ons and desire to meet the challenges of this posi on please forward a cover le er and resume outlining how your experience and qualifica ons relate directly to the posi on.

A job descrip on is available at the Haines Junc on Designated OďŹ&#x192;ce, 100 Steele Street, Haines Junc on YESAB Head OďŹ&#x192;ce, Suite 200 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 309 Strickland Street, Whitehorse or on our website at www.yesab.ca.

A job descrip on is available at the Dawson Designated OďŹ&#x192;ce, 705 Church Street, Dawson YESAB Head OďŹ&#x192;ce, Suite 200 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 309 Strickland Street, Whitehorse or on our website at www.yesab.ca.

Please submit applica ons to: Finance and Administra on Manager, YESAB Suite 200 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 309 Strickland Street, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2J9 Ph: 867.668.6420 Fax: 867.668.6425 or email to yesab@yesab.ca Toll free: 1.866.322.4040

Resumes must be received by July 20, 2014.

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Guns & Bows Case cutlery, high quality hand-crafted pocket and hunting knives available at G&R Pawnbrokers 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY â&#x20AC;˘ SELL â&#x20AC;˘ LOANS

FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014

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BRAZILIAN MAUSER in 8mm Mauser, nice hand made hardwood stock, bedded and floated, recent refinish of whole rifle, sights & rings, $300 firm, PAL req'd, 667-2276

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LEE ENFIELD No. 1 Mk III, 303 British, sporterized, very nice bluing, good bore, scope rail instead of rear sight, 10 rd mag, $300 firm. PAL reqĘźd. 667-2276 Bowtech Compound Bows for sale. New with warranty, free set up and tuning. Carbon Arrows from $75 a doz. Montec BHĘźs $35. Will ship. martin@swampdonkeyoutdoors.ca Martin Tinney Ph: 780-720-8357 http://www.swampdonkeyoutdoors.ca LEE ENFIELD shtle III, 303 British, sporterized wood, very good bore/metal finish, 10 rd mag, sights & scope rings installed, $300 firm, PAL reqĘźd. 667-2276 WANTED: IMR 4831 & IMR 3031. 633-3738 BERETTA 90TWO .40 S&W, excellent condition, c/w case & 2 magazines, c/w 700 rds. 536-2856 BELGIUM BROWNING 30.06 in Safari grade, premium rifle in exc cond, email for pics jim.bowie57@gmail.com, $900. 334-4067 WINCHESTER MODEL 70, XTR, 300 Win Mag, Burris 3X9 scope, some ammo, $625. 456-4395 .22 CALIBRE semi-auto Cooey rifle (purchased by Winchester Arms, both names on rifle), great cond, $150 firm. 633-3113

Wanted WANTED: IF you have any wild meat or fish in your freezer I will take it off your hands, even dog food type, Josef 335-2300 LOOKING FOR one or two tickets for the Atlin Music Festival. Please call 334-2994 and make us happy WANTED: USED wall panelling, 4ĘźX8Ęź, even damaged. 633-2837 WANTED: USED lawn tractor for a very rough yard so needs to be cheap but working. 867-634-2082 or 867-333-0636 SUMMER CLEAN up? Wanted cars, trucks, dirtbikes, quads, sleds, boats etc in need of repair or rebuild for free or cheap. 334-6776 WANTED: FRONT pull-out cupholder for Grand Caravan. 668-6481

Champagne and Aishihik First Nations

Accounts Payable Clerk Regular Full Time Employment | Salary: $48,617.15 - $56,875.19 Location: Haines Junction The Accounts Payable (A/P) Clerk is directly responsible for performing data entry and related duties in disbursing non-payroll accounts payable to individuals, suppliers, corporations, and other entities. This includes maintaining ledgers, credit balances, and account irregularities. The A/P Clerk will also ensure the timely and accurate processing of payment documents such as purchase orders, travel reimbursements, stipends, and any other accounting transactions related to A/P management. This position involves diplomatic interaction to provide billing information and support in order to facilitate daily bank reconciliations. Performs other duties as required. Education and Experience: Successful completion of High School â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Grade 12; with successful completion of post-secondary course work in accounting, word processing and computerized accounting programs such as ACCPAC Accounts Payable, Receivables, Payroll, General Ledger and Excel or an equivalent combination of training and work experience. CAFNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Human Resources Policy will apply. For complete job description please check the CAFN website at http://www.cafn.ca/jobs.html or contact below. We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. Application deadline: 4:30 p.m. on July 21, 2014 SEND APPLICATIONS AND/OR RESUMES TO: Human Resource Officer, Champagne & Aishihik First Nations Fax: (867) 634-2108 | Phone: (867) 634-4244 Email: jgraham@cafn.ca

PLANNING TECHNICIAN Location: Dawson City, Yukon Start Date: September 2, 2014 (negotiable) Term: September 2 to December 31, 2014 (possibility of extension dependent on funding) Salary: $61,603 - $74,348 per annum (based on 37.5 hours/week) CLOSING DATE: AUGUST 10, 2014 Reporting to the Acting Senior Planner, the Planning Technician is responsible for implementing a variety of communications initiatives, providing technical analysis and expertise, and assisting with all aspects of production of a land use plan for the Dawson region. We are a small but hardworking team that strives to find creative solutions to complex issues. Do you have a background in land use planning, environmental sciences, geography, or natural resource management? Do you have excellent communications skills and value community engagement? Do you have graphics design, publishing, website management, and/or GIS experience? Are you known for your organizational skills and attention to detail? Are you self-motivated and set a high standard of excellence for yourself? Then we look forward to hearing from you! A complete job description is available at the DRPC office in Dawson (2nd Avenue next to Home Hardware), or on our website at http://dawson.planyukon.ca If you feel you have the qualifications and desire to meet the challenges of this position, please forward a cover letter and resume on or before the closing date to: Monica Krieger, Acting Senior Planner Dawson Regional Planning Commission PO Box 8010 Dawson, YT Y0B 1G0 Ph. (867) 993-4400 Email: monica@planyukon.ca All responses will be acknowledged and kept strictly confidential, but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

WANTED: HOUSESITTER from September 6 to December 1, N/P, N/S, must provide references. 633-6771

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Nakai Theatre Employment Opportunity

COMPANION, MALE or female, to share suitable accomodations with senior gentleman. Call Al @ 668-4380 or email eglguy@hotmail.com

(permanent part-time position)

WANTED: MOUNTAIN bike, if it needs work thatĘźs okay, 633-2837 WANTED: ROUND antique dining room table. 334-1840 WANTED: SMALL loveseat or 2-seater couch for cabin. 333-0744

Cars

FOR SALE 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA SPORT Fully Loaded - leather, bose, heated seats & steering, studded winter tires and so much more. Call 668-5869 evenings or weekends

General Manager CLOSING DATE: AUGUST 8TH, 2014 Nakai Theatre is a professional theatre company that focuses on developing artists and their work, in order to produce, co-produce and present high quality theatre for Yukon audiences. We are seeking a resourceful and dynamic individual to fulďŹ ll the position of General Manager. This is a permanent part-time, senior management personnel position, in a two-headed organization. The General Manager and Artistic Director report directly to the Board of Directors on an equal basis. The General Manager, while collaborating closely with the Artistic Director, has responsibility for the ďŹ nancial and administrative management of the Theatre in order to ensure a smooth, efďŹ cient theatre operation. Starting Salary: based on experience (up to$31,000) DUTIES INCLUDE: t Overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Theatre. t Developing and administering effective ofďŹ ce, administrative and accounting procedures. t Managing staff, marketing, public relations, fundraising, Board of Directors liaisons, front of house, box ofďŹ ce and venue negotiations. t Preparing grant and foundation applications in conjunction with the Artistic Director. t Preparing, in conjunction with the Artistic Director, the annual, balanced operating budget and season planning documents. QUALIFICATIONS: t Minimum of 3 years of not-for-proďŹ t administration experience or equivalent. t Post secondary education. t Education in performing arts administration or theatre background are assets. We hope to ďŹ ll this position by September 2nd, 2014. Applicants are invited to view our website at www.nakaitheatre.com Please submit your resume or enquiries by e-mail to nakaijobs@gmail.com

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Please address any enquiries, via the email address provided above, to : Tanyss Knowles Vice President, Nakai Theatre Board Chair, Human Resources Committee

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FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014

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Employment Opportunity

Instructor, Electrical Ayamdigut (Whitehorse) Campus

Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining (CNIM) Term Position from: September 2, 2014 to December 19, 2014 Salary: $37.87 to $45.08 hourly (Based on 75 hours bi-weekly) Competition No.:14.88 Initial Review Date: August 4, 2014 Yukon College is seeking an Instructor to join the School of Trades. You will be responsible for training students for employment and/or apprenticeship. With your trades experience and extensive knowledge about electrical and apprenticeship programs, you will be conducting practical and theoretical training as well as ensuring that equipment and shops are conducive to a quality learning environment for students. In addition you will maintain the highest safety standards and work collaboratively with the CNIM team. 7KH LGHDO FDQGLGDWH ZLOO KDYH FHUWLĂ&#x20AC;FDWLRQ DV DQ Interprovincial Electrician (Red Seal) including extensive post journeyperson experience in an industrial/ commercial/residential environment. Post-secondary instructional experience would be considered an asset. Please visit the departmental website for information on our electrical courses: http://www.yukoncollege.yk.ca/ programs/info/elec <XNRQ &ROOHJH RIIHUV D FRPSUHKHQVLYH EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W SDFNDJH

While LSCFN thank all applicants, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. )F YOU REQUIRE A JOB DESCRIPTION PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US

2008 TOYOTA Corolla, red, exc cond, 93,500 km, c/w 4 winter tires on rims, clean/well cared for, $10,000. 336-2694 2007 HONDA Civic, 2 sets tires/rims, remote start, manual 5-spd, clear windshield, new battery, maintenance records, detailed. 78,000 kms. 335-2648

2007 PONTIAC Grand Prix, silver, loaded, second set of tires, 90,000kms, $6,500 obo. 668-6961 or 332-8918 2007 PONTIAC Torrent, awd, leather heated power seats, sunroof, command start, new windshield, 149,000kms, $11,000 obo. 334-3153 2006 CHRYSLER Sebring, auto, P/L, P/W, keyless entry, cruise control, A/C, blue, exc cond, $5,700 obo. 667-7733 or jenskel@hotmail.com 2006 FORD Mustang 3.8L, V6, burgundy, exc cond, 74,000kms, $6,500 obo. Ken 668-7366 2006 HYUNDAI Elantra, exc cond, 4-dr sedan, keyless entry, power windows, cruise control, $4,500 obo. 667-7733 2005 CHRYSLER Sebring convertible, 4-cyl, 75,000 mi, P/S, PDL, P/W, $7,250. 668-6961 or 332-8918 2005 NISSAN Sentra Spec-V, great car, new tires, windshield, c/w set of winter tires, $5,000 obo. 668-2185

2003 GRAND Am, 150,000kms, rear spoiler, stick shift, fog lights, air, cruise control, great looking, exc cond, $4,900, 332-7054 or 667-7733

Finance & Administration Department

Duties: s 0ROCESS INVOICES FOR PAYMENT BY MATCHING PURCHASE ORDERS with invoices, ensures approvals and extensions are correct and that policies of the Council are being adhered to. s 2ESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING CHEQUE RUNS ARE DONE ON A TIMELY AND consistent basis while ensuring the accuracy of batch totals and the accuracy of output. s 2ESPONSIBLE FOR ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE BY ENSURING TIMELY INVOICES are issued and updating accounts receivable system when payment is received. s 2ESPONSIBLE FOR MEMBERS RECEIVABLE BY KEEPING SYSTEM updated when payments are issued and received. Ensure payments are received regularly and notifying the Director of &INANCE WHEN AN ACCOUNT REQUIRES ACTION s 4O MAINTAIN THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND RECEIVABLE !##0!# systems. s !SSIST 2EVENUE #ANADA WITH INVOICES REGARDING '34 REBATE s -AINTAINS VENDOR lLES ENSURING APPROVALS AND CODING ARE correct. s /THER RELATED DUTIES INCLUDE ASSISTANCE IN RECONCILING ELDERS BANK STATEMENT WHEN REQUESTED lLLING IN FOR lNANCE STAFF WHEN REQUESTED ANSWERING INQUIRIES FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND ASSISTING IN ANNUAL AUDIT PREPARATION AND OTHER lNANCIAL functions as needed. s %NSURING SAVINGS TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE THROUGH PROMPT payments, thereby preventing having to pay interest on late payments.

2008 CHRYSLER 300 touring model, silver, c/w sunroof & 2 sets of tires, very well maintained, 53,000kms. Price reduced to $9,500. 333-9966

2003 BMW X5 4.4I, good running cond, 667-4905

Accounts Payable Clerk QualiďŹ cations: Grade 12 supplemented with courses in accounting and accounting software. Courses or several years experience with software programs; ACCPAC (accounts payable & general ledger), Word, Excel, Easy Pay. Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles. Good knowledge of accounting practices, principles and standards. Ability to deal effectively with people, be able to assume responsibility and meet deadlines.

2009 TOYOTA Yaris, auto, 61,000 km, sedan, fantastic cond, no body/windshield damage, great on gas, $50/tank for 500 km, $11,000. 668-4649

2007 PONTIAC G5, red w/black&grey interior, 67,000kms, mint, $6,500. 667-6185

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Permanent Full-Time Salary range: $49,339-59,204

2009 PONTIAC G5, FWD, manual, Pioneer 7 speaker sound system with sub, fully transferable extended warranty, 69,000 km, $8,900. 334-1842 or 334-1488

Go to: http://yukoncollege.yk.ca/about/employment for more information on all job competitions. Quoting the competition number, please submit your resume and cover letter to: Yukon College, Human Resources Services, Box 2799, 500 College Drive, Whitehorse, Yukon,Y1A 5K4 Fax: 867-668-8896 Email: hr@yukoncollege.yk.ca

2003 HONDA Civic Coupe SI, 181,000kms, Runs perfectly, sunroof, power locks/windows, A/C, cruise control, lowered a bit, magna flow exhaust, cold air intake, $3,800 firm. 334-2356 2003 SATURN Ion 2.2L auto, new timing chain, good tires, 178,000km, $4,500 obo. 393-4796 after 6pm 2 1992 Buick Roadmasters, great shape, $6,000 for both. 633-4799 2002 CAMARO 35th Anniversary Edition, exc shape, like new, only 4,500 km, $19,000. 335-4769 2001 CHEVROLET Tracker, 286,000 highway kms, very durable 4X4, needs timing belt work, runs great otherwise, $2,300 obo. 334-9747 2001 TOYOTA Sienna XLE, great cond, only 153,604 kms, $6,500 obo. 633-3757 2000 VW Golf TDI, 238,000kms, c/w spare set of tires, $4,000 obo. 334-8249 1999 MERCEDES Benz ML 320 SUV, grey, 4-dr, exc cond, 226,000 km, $10,900. 250-651-7650 1999 SUBARU Outback, 276,000 km, great shape, includes winter tires on rims, roof rack, cargo divider, $4,400 obo. 689-7888 1998 HONDA Prelude 2-dr coupe, fwd, manual, 68,100 km, 1 owner, exc maint record, like new interior. 668-7882 1998 INFINITI QX-4 SUV 4X4, loaded, heated leather seats, 6 speaker Bose stereo, towing package, sun roof, roof rack, running boards, 250,000 km, was $7,995 now $3,595, no GST. 633-6720 1997 LINCOLN Mark VIII, silver grey, 183,000kms, good cond, c/w extra set of tires, $5,200 obo. 668-4679 1995 D O D G E Neon, automatic, 168,000kms, $1,700 obo. 667-7057 1995 TOYOTA Corolla, great parts car, lots of $ in it, great fixer-upper, moving, must sell, $1,500. 633-3982 1991 TOYOTA Previa, 4WD, 320,000 kms, good cond, engine head replaced, few rusted spots, 4 good all season/4 good stud tires, equipped for trailer, $2,600 obo. 335-7535 1990 CHEVY Sprint, running, motor needs work, auto, 4-dr, good tires, low mileage, some new parts & other parts, 456-7868 1986 BUICK Park Avenue, V6, 3.8L, exc cond, 170,000 km, burgundy colour, power windows, seats, mirrors, loaded, $3,000. 335-7711 1986 FIERO special edition, doesn't run or drive, no seats, $500. 334-2306 or 668-4374 after 7 pm

FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014 1986 TOYOTA Tercel, manual, needs new battery, $200 obo. 333-9132 1983 CHEVROLET Camaro Berlinetta 2.8 motor 5-spd standard, $3,000. 334-2306 or 668-4374 after 7 pm 1978 GRAND Marquis, all original, body in prime shape, interior in good shape, drive train in good shape, great classic and driver. 668-3229 1978 NOVA factory 4-spd, project car, $1,500. 633-4799 1972 DODGE Challenger Rallye Coupe, numbers matching car, 340 4-barrel, 4-spd posi, numerous new parts installed plus additional spare parts, $15,800. 334-5578 1971 VW Beetle, new tires, sunroof, good condition, recent tune up, $4,500 obo. 335-5166 1965 OLDSMOBILE Starfire convertible, 867-821-3004 1961 CADILLAC Coupe De Ville 2-dr hardtop 48,000 mi, $2,000 obo. Days 633-2043, ask for Al, after 6pm 633-6379 WANTED: 2002-2005 Pontiac Sunfire or Cavalier, low kms, auto. 393-1992 WANTED: ORIGINAL mustang hubcaps, good condition, text or call 250-240-1692

2006 NISSAN Titan SE 4x4, 192,000kms, new exhaust/air intake, recently serviced, needs new tailgate handle, $9,000 obo. 334-7013

2005 T O Y O T A Sienna awd van, 139,000kms, can be viewed behind T&M, $11,000. 668-7644

2005 DODGE 3500 diesel, too much info to list. 334-1965

2003 JEEP Liberty Sport, 4-cyl, 5-spd 4x4, 110,000kms, new windshield, block heater, oil pan heater, battery warmer, nice vehicle, $6,500. 668-7976

2005 F-350 4x4 crew cab diesel, short box, good cond, lots of upgrades, $12,000. 334-7373 2005 F150 Super Crew, loaded, leather int, FX4, sun roof, 135,000kms, black, $13,800. 334-3160 or 633-3116 2005 GMC 2500 SLE diesel crew cab, leather and full load except sunroof, well maintained. 335-7455

2002 DODGE Caravan, V6, 178,000km, white, dual automatic sliding doors, great shape, no damage, winter tires, $2.950 obo. 668-6491 2002 FORD Crew Cab, 7.3 diesel, auto, all power, good shape, $6,500. 334-1935 2001 CHEVROLET Silverado 2500 4x4, super cab short box, 290,000kms, very good cond, recent work done, c/w 5th wheel hook-up, $5,200 obo. 334-8871

2 Bar Managers The Town and Mountain Hotel has an opening for a working Bar Manager for a 200 seat cabaret. As well we are looking for a working Bar Manager for an 80 seat upscale cocktail Lounge. This is a high volume business that requires an experienced, motivated, self-starting individual. Please apply by email with references kayle@townmountain.com website www.townmountain.com.

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Trucks 2012 GMC Sierra 2500HD, 6L, crew cab, 4X4, 24,000kms, $25,500 obo. 668-6961 or 332-8918 2010 F150 Supercrew 4X4, $21,000 + GST 2011 F550 Crew Diesel 4X4 flat deck, $41,000 + GST 53Ęź triple axle (inclined) car hauler trailer, $9,500 + GST Range Rider canopies off long box 2010 GMC, $1,000 + GST ea 456-2121 2010 JEEP Rubicon Unlimited, black, 139,000 highway kms, 6-spd manual, 2â&#x20AC;? heavy duty Olm Man Emu suspension kit, Toyo MT 295/70/17 on Black Rock wheels, bedtred interior, $23,000 obo. 335-7540 2010 NISSAN X-Terra 4x4, ewsm very good shape, low mileage, good glass, good rubber, 332-3928 lv msg 2009 CHEVROLET Silverado extĘźd cab, 4 door 1500 LT truck, silver exterior, black interior, new tires, still under warranty, $13,800. 333-9020 2009 DODGE Grand Caravan, stow nĘź go, 145,000kms, air, tilt, cruise, flex fuel (good gas mileage) exc shape, $9,900. text or call 332-5322 or 333-0264 2008 DODGE Ram 4x4, 1/2 ton short box, extended cab, 71,000 km, c/w canopy, $15,000 obo. 456-4241 2008 F250 Super Duty 4X4, $20,000 obo. 335-3243 2008 HONDA Pilot SUV, V6, auto, P/W, P/S, cruise control, A/C, alloy rims, cloth seats, CD/radio, seats 8, 3rd row seating, winterized, no accidents, Honda serviced regularly, $16,500. 334-3352 2006 F350 XLT 6.0L diesel 4x4, auto, tow pkg 5th wheel hitch, hidden hitch, 147,000 kms, $17,000. 689-4590 1988 FORD Super Cab, 300-6cyl, 667-2046

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YUKON NEWS

dĂ¤nĂ¤ NĂ¤ye Ventures

Part Time Administrative Assistant/Receptionist Are you looking for a part time job ďŹ&#x201A;exible enough to suit your day to day activities? Are you looking for an opportunity to be part of a dynamic and creative team working together to help create successful entrepreneurs in the Yukon? dĂ¤na NĂ¤ye Ventures is a Yukon based, Aboriginal controlled institution that encourages business development by providing developmental ďŹ nancing and business training to entrepreneurs is looking for you. General Position Description: Under the direction of the Finance Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing administrative services and reception functions for the corporation. Necessary Skills and Knowledge: General knowledge of ďŹ ling practices, ofďŹ ce procedures, Microsoft OfďŹ ce and knowledge of Yukon First Nations. Compensation Type: UĂ&#x160; Salary to be commensurate with experience UĂ&#x160; We provide a generous beneďŹ ts package If you feel this might be the job for you please come by our ofďŹ ce and pick up a Job Description and Statement of QualiďŹ cations today. Thank you for your interest, however, only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Applications will be accepted up to and including July 23, 2014 Drop off, mail or fax your resume in conďŹ dence to: dĂ¤na NĂ¤ye Ventures 409 Black Street, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2N2 Attention: Raul D. Dioquino Fax: (867) 668-3127 E-mail: rdioquino@dananaye.com

Champagne and Aishihik First Nations The Yukon News is looking for help at its print plant effective July 29. It is a permanent position up to 25 hours a week, spread over the day and evening. The candidate will be willing and able to learn on the job. Heavy lifting will be required. Experience is an asset but not required. Send your resume to Mike Thomas at 211 Wood St., Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 2E4 or email mthomas@yukonnews.com. No phone calls please.

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Short Term Workers Required

2014 General Assembly Workers CAFN Government is calling out to CAFN Citizens who are interested in submitting their names for a variety of on-going short-term work. CAFN Citizens are encouraged to submit their name into any of the various positions listed here. You will be required to submit an updated resume with copies of any and all certification where applicable. 2014 General Assembly workers will be chosen from these lists.

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AUTO/LT, TRUCK TECHNICIAN

Join the leader in Automotive Sales in the Yukon.

Ford Auto/Lt, Truck Technician NOC 7321. To be part of our Service Team you will be responsible for a variety of duties relating to the repair and maintenance of automobiles including: Diagnosis/Inspection: communicating with customers and/or road testing, performing related diagnostic testing (computerized & manual), detailing all related issues Technical Repairs: perform all related vehicle repairs as required ensuring excellence in workmanship and quality Customer Service: liaise with customers and Service personnel regarding work performed as well as preventative maintenance requirements Shop Related: general housekeeping, inspection of shop supplies, keeping your work area clean and assisting in other areas as needed. Skills/Qualifications: t Ford Service technician with 3-5 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience in a Ford Dealership t Highly organised and strong attention to detail t Ability to take direction and complete tasks as assigned t Team player t Physically capable of lifting and moving items up to 50lbs+ t Current valid drivers license t Ford Diesel knowledge would also be an asset WE OFFER A COMPETITIVE WAGE AT STARTING RATE $32.50 PER HOUR PLUS OTHER BENEFITS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED WITH CANDIDATES THAT ARE SHORT-LISTED FOR INTERVIEWS. Please forward your resume and cover letter in response to this ad via email or fax. recruit@whitehorsemotors.com fax 867-667-6246

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HR Dept. will not be responsible to submit anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name via a phone call or email instruction. Each applicant will be responsible to submit an updated resume and copies of all updated certificates. HR Department must ensure that all paperwork is updated and current certificates on file are current for each applicant. CAFN Citizens who do not have all the required certificates will be given the opportunity to get the required certification within six months to be eligible to have their name stand on the list. CAFNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Human Resources Policy will apply. Application deadline: CAFN Citizens names can be added to any of the above lists at any time as long as they can verify their certification for the particular job area. SEND APPLICATIONS AND/OR RESUMES TO: Human Resource Officer, Champagne & Aishihik First Nations Fax: (867) 634-2108 | Phone: (867) 634-4244 Email: jgraham@cafn.ca

YUKON NEWS

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633-6019 FRIDAY, JULY 18

Help control the pet overpopulation problem

2014

have your pets SPAYED OR NEUTERED. FOR INFORMATION CALL

633-6019

Fundraiser 3rd Saturday of each month. Next Date:

Saturday, July 19

t Burma rd, Siamese, male, black, Contact 3356260 (02/07/14) t Pelly rd, 2-3 years old, DLH, black and brown no collar, answers to Nim, Contact Ducan @ 332-4322. (03/07/14) t Tlingit st, 1-2 yr old, DSH, Brown tabby, no collar. Contact the Mae Bachur Animal Shelter @ 633-6019 t Downtown, DSH, female spayed, grey and black on top and brown and black spots on the belly has yellow green eyes, no collar answers to Macha Contact Meghan @ 335-2774. (05/07/14) t Crestview, Blue point Himalayan, neutered male, grey and white, blues eyes, 2 years old, wearing a blue collar, answers to Milo, Contact Tasha @ 667-6019 (08/07/14) t Jeckell street, Tabby, female spayed, very light orange and white, answers to Tigger, Contact Shawna @ 334-2503 ( 25/07/14) t Downtown behind the deli, Australian shepherd, female spayed, white and grey long hair, no collar, answers to Savy, Contact Jake @ 332-5212 (09/07/14) t Riverdale, DMH, black male not neutered, no collar, answers Koshka, Contact Lorraine @

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334-3265 (11/07/14) Riverdale Laird, Rotti X, female spayed, black and tan, wearing a red collar with tags, answers to Juno, Contact Erin @ 332-0408 (15/07/14) Black street, 5-7 years old, small white husky, female spayed, wearing a pink collar, answers to Smoky Contact Fabian @ 335-1684 (16/07/14) Porter Creek around the casa loma area, 7 yr old, male, terrierX, light redish brown, wearing a tan collar with no tags, Contact Robert @ 456-7473 ( 17/07/14) Downtown, Rotti BlueheelerX, 2 yr old, male, brindle colour, wearing a blue spike collar, no tags, Contact Sue or Frank @ 336-3523 (17/07/14)

FOUND t Found between Dawson and Stewart husky X, white and black with a curly fluffy tail, female, 7-8 months old no collar, Contact @ Ashley @ 336-4557 (02/07/14) t Falcon, DSH, female, black and white with white on all its paws, no collar, Contact Kethry @ 613857-5989 ( 08/07/14) t Found in Riverdale, small little female dog, tan and white paws, wearing a black collar, Contact Julia @ 336-0494 ( 12/07/14)

RUNNING AT LARGE... If you have lost a pet, remember to check with City Bylaw: 668-8382

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Come by and shop for an assortment of household goods and animal equipment. All proceeds go towards the care of our homeless Yukon animals.

Any items you wish to donate can be dropped off at the animal shelter during regular hours. Want to set up your own table? You can do that! $25.00 for a 10x10 space, just be sure to take an items that do not sell with you when you leave. Contact the shelter for further details. ( We will not be able to take the following donations: t #PPLT .BHB[JOFT t *ODPNQMFUF #SPLFO &MFDUSPOJDT t $PTNFUJDT t 'PPE 1SPEVDUT t $MPUIFT 4IPFT t 0MEFS 57T

AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION

t 3yr old, neutered male, Akita, grey and white (A.J.)

t 7 yr old, female spayed, rottie X, brindle (Daphne) t 1 yr old, female spayed, staffie/labX, black (Peanut) t 2 yr old, spayed female, cream, husky (Darby) t 6 mo old, neutered male, lab/ husky X, blonde (Sven) t 1 yr old, neutered male, huskyX, white and brown (Mi loo)

Auto Parts & Accessories

TRUCK BOX, black, 70â&#x20AC;?X20â&#x20AC;?, for full size truck, $45. 660-4321

1999 DODGE Ram 3500 15-passenger van, 325,000kms, 50,000kms on new trans, heavy duty roof rack, good tires, no dents, no rust, new spark plugs, $3,900 obo. 660-4723 or 332-5450

TRUCK CANOPIES - in stock * new Dodge long/short box * new GM long/short box * new Ford long/short box

1997 DODGE Caravan, recent mechanical repairs, newer tires, new rad, brakes redone, good running cond, $2,500 obo. 334-6043 1997 DODGE D150 1/2 ton, 2wd. SWB, EC, 5.3L auto, immaculate, new tires, shocks, brakes & battery, 190,000kms, no room to park, must go, $3,500 obo. 456-9608 1996 DODGE 3500 Dually 12 valve, 5-spd 4x4 ext cab, good cond, $9,600 obo. 332-2452

1991 31Ęź school bus, seats removed. Good running order, gas. Suitable for moving, storage, camping or work shop. 633-5155 1991 CHEVY Astro Van, 307,000 km, needs fuel pump & minor repairs, $300. 335-7711

Hi-Rise & Cab Hi - several in stock View at centennialmotors.com 393-8100 2004 GMC Sierra 4.8L, 2wd parts, engine, tranny, diff etc. no body parts, 112,000kms on all parts, info @ 334-6776 TOYOTA ALLOY wheels, fits Tacoma or Tundra, 16X7, retail $490 ea, asking $250 ea or 4 for $900, near new condit, 633-3053 3 DODGE vans, Dawson City, 1980's, part of estate, in reasonable shape, 1 running, currently in storage, $100 ea. Call George in Whse 334-3555 SET OF 4-Michelin summer tires, 275/65R18, like new, mounted on Custom Strada M01 Chrome wheels from 2007 Ford F150 6-lug, will sell mounted or separate, $1,200 for set. 667-7573 MISC TIRES w/rims, 2-16â&#x20AC;?, 1-14â&#x20AC;?, 4 -13â&#x20AC;?, 668-6931 or 332-9355 CANOPY FOR 90s Toyota pick-up, windows, good shape, with light, 332-3928

1990 DODGE Caravan Grande, blue, automatic, cruise, a/c, 220,000kms, 3.3L V6 cyl, body & interior in good cond, great family vehicle around town, $1,150. 667-2174

WESTIN SPORTSMAN Winch Mount Grill Guard and Westin T-Max 8500lb winch, new, grill guard fits 2005-2014 Toyota Tacoma, bolts to factory frame, no drilling required, $500. 335-7504

1990 TOYOTA, great little bush truck, V6, 419,000 kms, light blue, sport seats, moonroof, P/L, P/W, (optional) canopy incl, $4,500 obo. 335-4691

WANTED: 2005 Chev Malibu for parts, has to have a good front bumper, n n ran mounts. 390-2313

1983 FORD F150, standard, 2wd, $500. 335-0293

WANTED: ROOF rack for 2009 Toyota Corolla, doesnĘźt have to be pretty, 336-2205

CHEV 1 ton pickup, crew cab, lg box, p/s, registered and in use for highway, 144,000 kms, $2,000 obo. 633-3432.

2003 DODGE 3/4 long box 4x4 Cummins 5.9 diesel, rollover, parting out, still have all parts, Ben @ 334-2992 or Ross @ 332-3293

GENTLY USED

INVENTORY

ATVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S:

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;05 Polaris Sportsman 800 ..................................... SOLD $5,999 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;08 Kawaski 450 Sport/Race .................................................$4,999 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;09 Yamaha Big Bear 250 ......................................................$3,499

MOTORCYCLES:

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;00 Yamaha 650 Vstar ............................................... $3,499 $2,999 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;04 Kawasaki Ninja 1000 (7800km). ......................................$5,999 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;08 Honda Shadow 750..........................................................$4,999 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;08 Yamaha BW50 Scooter .................................................. $1,699 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;09 Yamaha WR450 Off-Road .............................................. $4,799 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;09 Ducati 696 Monster..........................................................$7,499 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;10 Yamaha YZ250F ...............................................................$4,999 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;13 Yamaha WR250F..............................................................$7,499

YUKON

YAMAHA

1 KM south of Robert Service Way, Alaska Highway, Whitehorse, Y.T.

t 3 yr old, neutered male, GSD/ Rottie, black and brown (Tristan)

CATS t None at this time.

AT THE SHELTER DOGS

2000 H1 Hummer all original, one owner, 27,000 miles, canary yellow, exceptional cond, $63,000. 250-651-2170

(867) 668-2101 or 1-800-661-0430

IN FOSTER HOMES DOGS

THULE ROOF rack parts, set of 4 feet to fit factory roof racks $120, set of 4 feet and false gutters to fit truck canopy $150. 633-2348 after 7pm

1992 DODGE 250 5.9 Cummins diesel dually, gone through from one end to the other, in great shape mechanically & body. 668-3229

LOST

BARBEQUE & FREE Pet Cuddles!

WANTED: SJ410/SAMURAI drive train parts, transmission, transfer case etc. 332-1999

1992 CHEV 4X4, 1987 Cadillac 5th Ave, $1,500 drives them away. 867-689-4751

LOST/FOUND

@ the Mae Bachur Animal Shelter parking lot

2001 MAZDA B 3000, plus cab, 2wd, 220,000+ km, exc cond, 5-spd manual, silver grey, $2,800 obo, also dump storage box, $150. Kevin 633-6953

1995 CHEVY Blazer, 4-dr 4x4, $1,500. 335-0293

at The Feed Store Pet Junction 10:00AM - 2:00PM

FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014

t 1 yr old, neutered male, boxerX, brindle and white (Nikolaos) t 1 yr old, neutered male, husky X, black snd white ( Mario)

t 3 yr old, male neutered, DSH, black and white ( Cheeks) t 3 yr old, male neutered, DSH, black and white ( Ross) t 3 yr old, male neutered, DSH, black and white ( Rock)

CATS t 3yr old, Female spayed, Calico, Tortie and white (Maia) t 3 yr old, female spayed, DSH, black and white ( Phoebe)

SPECIAL t Homes needed for retired sled dogs. They would make excellent pets. Please contact 668-3647 or kennelmanager@muktuk.com If your lost animal has been inadvertently left off the pet report or for more info on any of these animals, call 633-6019 or stop by 126 Tlingit Street.

Pets will be posted on the Pet Report for two weeks. Please let us know after that time if you need them re-posted.

You can also check out our award winning website at:

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( URGENT! ( The Mae Bachur Animal Shelter urgently requires the following items:

POLAR RZR tires & custom rims, 27-9-12 fronts, 27-11-12 rears, $300 for all. 333-9020 FIBREGLASS CANOPY, 61â&#x20AC;?WX89â&#x20AC;?LX26â&#x20AC;?H, $95. 660-4321

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2000 CHEV Tracker for parts, rollover, good drive train, recent replacement, very good tires $1,500 obo. 334-2555 1964 CHEVY Biscayne, good cond, needs some body work, original 3-speed standard, no motor, great project car, $1,000 firm. 335-8844 KENWOOD 600W amplifier, hook up to truck or car speakers, $80. 393-2630

Pets PUPPIES, 2 female, 1 male, Min Schnauzer/Havanese cross, black, ready July 22, 1st shots, $400. 668-7157 FOUND ON Klondike Hwy half way from Dawson to Stewart, 7-8/mon old pup, black and white face, looks like she was out there for long time, 336-4557 for info or to claim TORTOISE SHELL cat, female, 6-yrs-old, would do best with couple, used to children/other pets, free to good home. 335-0659 2 HUSKY sled dogs to go to good homes, 1 large lab/Rottweiler cross. 332-8945 for info

Motorcycles & Snowmobiles TAITĘźS CUSTOM TRAILER SALES 2-3-4- place snowmobile & ATV trailers Drive on Drive off 3500 lb axles by Trailtech - SWS & Featherlight CALL ANYTIME: 334-2194 www/taittrailers.com RONĘźS SMALL ENGINE SERVICES Repairs to Snowmobiles, Chainsaws, Lawnmowers, ATVĘźs, Small industrial equipment. Light welding repairs available 867-332-2333 lv msg Recreational Powersports and Marine (RPM) Repairs Service, repair and installations for snowmobiles, ATVs, motorcycles, chainsaws, marine and more Qualified and experienced mechanic Great rates! Call Patrick at 335-4181 2007 GSX-R Suzuki 1000, Fender Eliminator, after-market exhaust, new tires, fully serviced at ListerĘźs, $6,500 obo. 867-536-2779 2012 ARCTIC Cat 550 ATV, 900km, power steering, winch, windshield, h/t warmers, $8,500 obo. 668-6961 or 332-8918 4X4 QUAD, winch on front & back, c/w trailer & snowplow, loading ramp, good rubber, $3,500, will consider trade for small car or pickup, must have 4-cylinder motor. 867-335-0076 (cell) 2009 CANAM Outlander 800, great cond, 2 up-seat, new mud Lite tires, green/black colour, low km's, $8,500 obo. 335-4846 SNOWMOBILE ARTIC Bearcat, 2-up seat 570, reverse drive, exc cond, $3,750, 2013 Skidoo Tundra 600, 250kms, offers, also nice skimmer, offers. Kevin 633-6953 2007 CAN-AM 800cc quad, 600kms, gently used, $8,500. 668-6931 2008 KAWASAKI KLR 650, immaculate cond, new rear tire, like new front tire, new battery, all fluids changed/topped up, 6,865 km, c/w seat, saddle bags, $4,500 obo. 334-4658 1997 HONDA Goldwing GL 1500 Aspencade, all bells and whistles, new rubber serviced, ready to go, a great ride. 668-3229 2010 SKI-DOO 600 XP RS race sled, good cond, lots of fun, $4,000 obo. 334-2347

ATV & UTV Rentals

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1991 ESCORT for parts, lots of new parts, $300. 335-8091

Our Honda ATVs & Side by Sides are available at any time

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FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014 2011 YAMAHA 250WR 4-stroke engine, c/w upgrades & accessories, barely driven & only on paved roads, exc cond, 336-0769 for info MARATHON TRUCK boss deck, hold 2 sleds or 2 atvs, like new, can be used on short or long box trucks, $3,500 obo. kodey_small@hotmail.com or 335-8100 2000 BEAR Cat 440, 120kms on new engine, new skis/track, work done professionally at Listers, incl cover & new adult helmet, $2,499. 335-2648 SCHLAGE COMMERCIAL door lock sets, brushed chrome, 4 complete sets, $100 ea obo. 335-2648 1985 HONDA Shadow 1100, 90,000kms, 2nd owner, lots of spare parts, exc cond, $3,500. 633-4246 lv msg

24.5Ęź CRESTLINER, welded aluminum, 225hp, c/w tandem trailer, all rigging, $16,500 obo. 668-6961 or 332-8918 14' HARBERCRAFT aluminum boat (leaks a little) w/20 hp 2 stroke Merc w/spare prop, runs well, reliable, $1,000 firm. 334-6776

2003 HONDA 50hp outboard, good shape, all oils changed, c/w control box, $2,500. 668-2262

2009 POLARIS RZR 800LE, like new, 70 hrs-550 miles, stored indoors, many extras, winch, quick release 60" snow plow, bumper, roof, windshield, storage box, cargo net, $10,500 obo. 334-8085

18Ęź INFLATABLE V hull, ultra safe boat, twin 35hp, fuel tanks, controls, tubes, tow ropes, $7,500 obo, ex-coast guard boat. 456-4926

Marine PROFESSIONAL BOAT REPAIR Fiberglass Supplies Marine Accessories FAR NORTH FIBERGLASS 49D MacDonald Rd Whitehorse, Yukon 393-2467 23Ęź FIBRECRAFT boat, Penta Volvo turbo diesel, 6-cyl, low hours, $10,000 worth of spare parts included in price, asking $15,000. 393-4890

MERCURY 3.5HP outboard motor, $500. 668-5644 KAYAK SPRAY skirt, neoprene for all-weather kayaking, $75. 633-3113

12x54' houseboat w trailer, 14' extended deck, fully equipped, c/w depth sounder, fish finder, radio completely refurbished, engine tune-up, 1-yr moorage incl at Atlin Lake, $53,000. 250-651-7880.

21' CAMPION, 225 mercury outboard, walk around with cuddy, 2 live wells, 2 downriggers, marine radio, GPS, depth sounder, c/w trailer, $8,000. 333-0745 or 333-0740

MAXXIS TIRES on rims, new, two 25x8-12, two 25x10-12, 4-bolt x 156 mm, $550. 334-7664

SEA-EAGLE, 8Ęź10â&#x20AC;? inflatable w/all accessories, weighs 55lb, uses up to 4hp motor, used twice, new $1,350, asking $800. 667-2607 or 334-1102

24Ęź STARCRAFT aluminum boat, many extras incl 2 electric downriggers, runs well, upgrading to bigger boat, has been on ocean/lakes, green/white, $10,500. 668-4593 or 335-1283 NISSAN 10Ęź inflatable boat w/aluminum flooring, 950lbs, 5-person, w/Nissan 8hp outboard motor, 1 tank & extras, exc cond, $2,000. 668-7026

2' FIBREGLASS boat, 10hp Honda 4 stroke, new water impeller, thermostat, engine and leg oil, speakers, deck, battery, charging cord, seats 3, $1,500 or $1,300 without stereo, no leaks. 334-6776

2002 HONDA CRF 200, $1,650. 334-4296

2008 BAJA 250 Wilderness ATV, well maintained in ex. cond, low miles, c/w owner and shop manuals, $2,200.00. 633-4656

2009 20Ęź Legend Xtreme 115, Mercury outboard (60hrs), dealer serviced, winter stored in heated garage, full canopy/canvas covers, fishfinder & 2 Scotty downriggers, $23,000. 332-2655

BOAT TRAILER, suitable for 14Ęź boat, w/large tires, $200. 633-2837

2-PERSON INFLATABLE boat along with 2 sets of propellers 15*17 and 15*16. Kevin 633-6953

2001 DYNA T-Sport, one owner, 55,000 km, must sell, moving overseas, $8,000. 250-306-6249

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Heavy Equipment HIGHLANDS IRRIGATION Supplying miners since 1974 Aluminum Pipe - New and Used Diesel Pumps Hoses - Fittings info@thewaterpeople.com 1-800-665-5909 www.thewaterpeople.com

2002 16.25Ęź Harbercraft boat & trailer, 50hp Johnson & 9.9 Yamaha, downrig, new winch, life jackets, exc cond, $14,000. 334-8912 lv msg 1980 BAYFIELD 25Ęź sailboat, sleeps 4, new head, holding tank, fuel tank, Yanmar 8hp diesel engine, triple prop, alcohol stove, galley/head sinks, fresh water tank, jib, Jenny, $9,900. 336-1412

AIR ROTARY drill rig, everything needed for water wells & exploration, $45,000, atlinmech@outlook.com

14Ęź SEA Kayak, Necky Manitou w/paddle & skirt, $1,000. 335-5113

INSULATED METAL shed, 8ĘźX8Ęź, style Atco trailer on skid, c/w bed wood frame $1,500. 867-862-7047

SHAKESPEARE 55LB thrust battery-powered trolling motor, used for 1/2 hr, $150. 667-2607 or 334-1102

OLDER 27Ęź Bayliner 5.7 Mercruiser, Bravo III leg trailer, trollng motor, radar, 2 helms, 2 downriggers, great boat, 334-1935

KUBOTA STANFORD gen set, 24 kw, 3 phases, rebuilt piston rings, gasket, starter, alternator, $4,000 obo. 867-862-7047

1974 STARCRAFT 21Ęź runabout w/Suzuki DF 140, $16,500, or w/90hp 1989 Johnson, $8,500. FMQB@GMX.com, 250-651-7716

12ĘźX54Ęź HOUSEBOAT, Atlin Lake, in the water read to go, 1-yr storage/moorage incl, very clean, your cabin on the lake, $53,000. 250-651-7880

DIESEL TANK, 12Ęź, 3,000L, good cond, $1,200. 867-862-7047

JOHNSON OUTBOARD motor, short shaft, exc cond, $700. 250-651-7650 for info 14Ęź FIBREGLASS boat w/65hp Merc motor, $1,750. 335-0293

QUICKSILVER 230 Air Deck Inflatable, 7.5Ęź L, pump, oars & storage bag, $800. 668-5644

1971 CAMPION 23Ęź cabin cruiser, rebuilt 350 Chev IB, 15hp Yamaha kicker, fish finder, marine radio, stereo, anti-sway hitch, $5,000. 336-1279 more info 1994 BAYLINER Classic 2252 4.3l, V-6, 22Ęź, Cuddy cabin can sleep 4, $9,500 obo. 334-7131

Our sonâ&#x20AC;Ś We wish you the STRENGTH to face challenges with confidence along with the WISDOM to choose your battles carefully. We wish you ADVENTURE on your journey and may you always stop to HELP someone along the way. Listen to your HEART and take risks carefully. Remember how much you are LOVED. We are so proud of you.

100 KW John Deere generator, 10,000 hrs. Can be used for mining camp or placer operation. Will trade for smaller welder & portable air compressor + cash. $7,500 obo. 334-9357

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SKID STEER, over tire tracks to fit 12x16.5 tires (Bobcat S250 etc) $800 obo. 667-7844 or raftera@northwestel.net for pics 2002 F350 1-ton truck, 18' cedar lined box, gasoline, runs great, sun roof, heater installed. 334-0085 MINING EQUIPMENT FOR SALE -Simplicity 5' x 14', 2 deck Grizzly Feeder -Slurry Tank and 100hp pump (frequency drive cabinet) -Belt Feeder Email for info @ thescottyb@hotmail.com-emailed

Aircraft EASYRIDER, UNSINKABLE canoe w/rigging to fit on Super Cup float spreader bars, spin tested and STC'd, $900 obo. email: raftera@northwestel.net or 667-7844 for info/pics CESSNA 393-1992

180 Taildragger for sale.

Campers & Trailers ATCO â&#x20AC;&#x153;WELL-SITEâ&#x20AC;? triple skid mounted, propane furnace, kitchen, bathroom & dining area. Excellent condition $8,000 336-2029

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TRACTOR, 50 hp MFWD, self levelling front end loader, quick attach bucket/bale fork, 3-pt hitch, tire chains, 3-cyl Yanmar diesel, runs great, low hours, $5,800 obo. 335-2034

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KUBOTA DIESEL tractor, BX25D, backhoe & loader, 3pt hitch, 40 hrs, under warranty, $18,000. 862-7047

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Potlatch for the late

Josephine Acklack TIME: 1:00pm @ Big Rope SUPPER: 4:00pm @ Ross River School Gym Family and Friends are Welcome!

HEADSTONE CEREMONY FOR

KEN SNIDER (JULY 26, 1933OCTOBER 29, 2013)

Saturday, July 26 10:00 am A beacon of generosity, joy & love. An inspiration forevermore.

YOOP Cemetery Dawson City

The Snider family invites you to Ken’s Headstone Ceremony.

After the Ceremony, please join us for tea at Richard Martin Hall.

For more information, please call 993-6402.

Watch out! Sharone has passed over to the other side party!

TAITʼS TRAILERS www.taittrailers.com taits@northwestel.net Quality new and used Horse * Cargo * Equipment trailers For sale or rent Call Anytime 334-2194 Southern prices delivered to the Yukon 2009 30' Citation trailer, polarpak pkg, enclosed valves tanks, thermopane windows dualpane skylights, 50amp power baseboard heaters, slide awnings, 16" wheels, shocks, equalizer hitch/antisway, $32,900 obo. 633-3339 or 334-9634

FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014 2013 5TH wheel load max, gooseneck tridem gooseneck trailer, 25ʼ deck, spring-loaded, fold down beavertails, total deck space 30ʼ, like new, used once, 3 locking tool boxes, $11,500. 651-7880 2007 TRAILTECK 20ʼ tandem axle flatdeck trailer, slide in loading ramps, tool box, spare tire, good tires, good cond, $5,000. 651-7880 X-TENT TRAILER, 5ʼ10”WX7ʼL, new 12” tires, steel frame, aluminum sides, crank front legs, spare tire, great shape, $400. 633-4246 lv msg

1987 FORD 27ʼ motorhome, 110,661 kms, $11,500 obo. 668-6931

1989 VANAMERA 27ʼ motorhome, F350 w/460 V8 auto, a/c, cold weather pkg, front & rear hitches, fridge, freezer, oven, microwave, full bath, sleeps 6, 17ʼ awning, 147,000kms, $12,000 obo. 633-5234

2008 14" cargo trailer by Interstate, near new, 3,500lb axles, low miles, LED lights, plywood floor, checker-plated front, spare, greasable hubs, all in exc cond. 335-1509

2000 SUNDOWNER horse trailer, removable stalls, can be used for quads, snowmobiles, 3-horse slant trailer, living quarters, exc cond, $37,000. 651-7880

2010 CARGO trailer, 6ʼ X 10ʼ, easy lube bearings, good tires, rear ramp door & side door, good cond, $3,600. 334-5047

2001 10'8" Citation Supreme truck camper w/ electric jacks, winter pkg, n/s bed, booth dinette, 6 cu. ft. fridge, dual batteries, clean, no pets, non-smokers, $11,000. 335-9490

2002 SALEM Lite 26ʼ bumper pull, sleeps 8, queen/bunks, fold-out couch/table, insulated, new floor, 2x30lb propane tanks, appliances work, outside shower/BBQ, awning ripped but works, $8,200 obo. 335-1509 1988 F250 w/87 Falcon camper, exc cond, for the age, 460 engine, new battery, ext cab, CD stereo, camper is super clean, $6,000. 668-5154 1989 TRAVELAIRE Rustler 5th wheel, 24ʼ, amazing shape inside and out, 1/2 ton towable includes hitch, $6,000 obo. kodey_small@hotmail.com or 335-8100 2010 JAYCO travel trailer, 2 slides, bunk-bed slide, table/couch slide, master bedroom, TV, outside stereo/satellite, outside BBQ, 2 years left on extended warranty, exc cond, $24,000. 333-0317

OLDER CHEV box trailer, crank leg, $400. 633-4246 2008 ADVENTURER 76R truck camper, fits short base truck beds (7ft6"), exc cond, fast gun tie downs, sleeps 4, must sell, $11,500. 867-536-4756 UTILITY TRAILER, heavy duty trailer made from 3/4-ton pick-up box. 667-2046 1995 SPORTSMAN 26.5ʼ 5th wheel travel trailer, well maintained, everything in working order, c/w AM/FM CD player, microwave, large awning, new spare tire, 5th wheel hitch, $9,500. 633-4656

1989 3/4 ton Ford 4x4, runs great, low mileage, c/w 10ʼ camper, immaculate cond, queen size bed, fridge, stove, furnace, $3,300. 393-2869 WANTED: USED ATCO office trailer, at least 50' long. 335-9934

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HORSES!

Have you always wanted to ride? Find a complete list of all the great horse activities in Yukon! www.HorsinAroundYukon.com

In Loving Memory Ätsk’ia ~ Shúl yá kè gàn

Mary Elizabeth Shadow Champagne & Aishihik First Nations Haines Junction, Yukon May 17, 1929 ~ July 21, 2009 Five years have passed Since that sad day on July 21, 2009 When one so loved was promoted to Glory God took her home, it was His will But in our hearts she liveth still. Always and forever treasured; Your loving grandchildren, great-grandchildren, daughter and family

Family and friends are invited to

share memories and celebrate the passionate life of loving husband and father, son and brother,

Celebration of Life for

Sharone Maldaver TUESDAY JULY 22ND, 6:30PM at the Lounge at Mt.Mac There will be stories, laughter, memories and tears, food, music memorabilia and lots of wonderful souls. Bring a song, a story, a special dish or “whatever the spirit moves you to do” to remember her! Cash bar Accessible building Transportation available from downtown: meet at 6:15 in the parking lot at 22 Waterfront Place (Senior’s Housing Complex)

Tanner Sinclair Saturday, July 19th at 3:00pm At Circle D Ranch, 20 minutes from Whitehorse on the Alaska Hwy towards Haines Junction. Follow the Frog Food Festival signs and look for the driveway with balloons. Campers welcome. Food provided.

ATLIN GUEST HOUSE Deluxe Lakeview Suites Sauna, Hot Tub, BBQ, Internet, Satellite TV Kayak Rentals In House Art Gallery 1-800-651-8882 Email: atlinart@yahoo.ca www.atlinguesthouse.com ATLIN - GLACIER VIEW CABINS “your quiet get away” Cozy self contained log cabins canoes, kayaks for rent Fax/Phone 250-651-7691 e-mail sidkatours@ atlin.net www.glacierviewcabins.ca THE ALZHEIMER/DEMENTIA Family Caregiver Support Group meets monthly. A group for family/friends caring for someone with Dementia. Info and register call Cathy 633-7337 or Joanne 668-7713 YUKON ECONOMIC Developers Conference, for people involved in community economic development, Dawson City, September 10-12. For more info and early registration http://ecdevnorth.org/ YACL CELEBRATE Summer invites children, teens & adults with disabilities & their families/caregivers to join in 8 inclusive summer events June 24th-Aug 21. Call 667-4606 http://www.ycommunityliving.com/programs. html CANADIAN CELIAC Association Yukon Support Group, monthly meeting in Whitehorse Library Meeting room, drop in July 24 between 6:00 and 7:45 p.m. for information, informal discussion and support “ROCK WALKS”, hosted by Yukon Geological Survey geologists. Wednesday, July 23th, 6:00-8:30 p.m., Glacial History of Fish Lake. Meet at Fish Lake trail head, end of Fish Lake Road. Info: 393-7187 WHITEHORSE ABORIGINAL Women's Circle AGM July 28, 5pm, #6-4230-4th Ave. (where Chon FM was), light refreshments served, hear what we've done over the past year and what weʼll be doing next VOLUNTEERS WANTED for Frog Food & Music Festival Aug 1, 2 & 3, good time, awesome food & music, website www.frogfoodfestival.com, Linda 668-3984 or Lara 633-5402 RIVERDALE BAPTIST celebrates its 50th Anniversary Sunday, August 3, 10:30 am, 15 Duke St CHILI AND Bean Canoe and Kayak Race 18.5 km Rotary Park to Takhini River Bridge Tuesday, July 29, register 5:30 pm, start 6 pm. Pat 668-5298 FROG FOOD Festival.ca, served with great music, Aug. 1, 2, 3, Alaska Hwy km 1459, 25 min. west of Whitehorse, free camping, Friday hog roast, beer garden SUMMER PROGRAMS at Old Log Church Museum, daily tours about Herschel Island, Spirited Characters, First Nations Arts, Anglican Church History, 11:30am & 2:30pm. Info: 668-2555 MT. LORNE Mis-Adventure Run, Sunday July 20, registration 9am at Mt. Lorne Firehall, Robinson Rd. Race starts at 10am, proceeds Fire Department, fee $25/runner YUKON QUEER Film Alliance AGM, Monday July 28, 2014, 6:00pm, Whitehorse Public Library, main floor

YUKON COUNCIL on Disability Annual General Meeting is on Thursday, July 31, 2014 @ 5pm, Yukon Council on Disability's Office, #2, 211 Wood Street Smokers throw away all their cigarettes. Stop smoking with Hypnotist Romane. Written guarantee included! Stop Smoking with Hypnotist Romane at the Coast High Country Inn on July 31 at 7 PM. Save up to $32 on advance tickets at the Coast High Country Inn (cash only), or online at TicketWeb.ca/Romane, or charge by phone 1-888-222-6608 LES CAFĂ&#x2030;S 5 Ă 7 en musique July 24th, 5pm, Baked CafĂŠ. This summer, come and relax to the music, discover our talented Francophone artists with pianist, Wiliam Auclair-Bellemare. Information: vhamel@afy.yk.ca CELEBRATION OF Life for Sharone Maldaver, July 22 6:30pm, Mt. Mac Lounge. Bring a song, story, special dish or whatever the spirit moves you to remember her

YUKON NEWS DOG WASH Saturday July 19th from 10am-2pm, The Feed Store/Pet Junction. Come on down and let our wonderful volunteers wash your pet while you stay clean and dry. All proceeds to Mae Bachur Animal Shelter ANNUAL YARD Sale, July 26th and 27th from 9am-3pm each day in the Mae Bachur Animal Shelter parking lot. Barbecue and free pet cuddles. All proceeds go toward care of the animals THE YUKON Bird Club and MacBride Museum present Birds of Summer on August 5th at 1:30 pm at MacBride Museum with Ione Christensen SINGLES NIGHT; interested in joining an adult singles group for campfire & music, beautiful setting on Annie Lake Rd July 26 & Aug 9, 7pm, free to join. 667-6429

RAMSHACKLE THEATRE first AGM as a non-profit organization, all welcome to attend, Wednesday, July 23 at 6:30pm, 34 Harvey Rd, Ramshackle Theatre Studio. For details: taralynn5@gmail.com

MATH TRAINING: Orton-Gillingham Math Teacher Training in Whitehorse, August 8-11 and 13-16 (www.mathworkshops.com). Contact Stephanie at LDAY, 668-5167 or ed@ldayukon.com for details and registration

COMMUNITY SAFETY Awards: Nominate a group or individual who works for community safety. Deadline for nominations Sept 5, 2014. More info 867-667-3656; www.justice.gov.yk.ca/prog/cjps/CommunitySafetyAwards.html

CANADIAN CELIAC Association Yukon Support Group, monthly meeting, July 24, Whitehorse Library Meeting Room, drop in between 6:00 to 7:45 p.m. for discussion and support

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BUSY BEAVERS Painting, Pruning Hauling, Chainsaw Work, Yard Cleaning and General Labour Call Francois & Katherine 456-4755 SHARPENING SERVICES. For all your sharpening needs - quality sharpening, fair price & good service. At corner of 6th & Strickland. 667-2988 BACKHAULS, WHITEHORSE to Alberta. Vehicles, Furniture, Personal effects etc. Daily departures, safe secure dependable transportation at affordable rates. Please call Pacific Northwest Freight Systems @ 667-2050 PAINTING DONE RIGHT! Interior/exterior, oil, staining. Professional work at reasonable rates. 17 years in Yukon. Also serving the communities. (Williamson Yukon) Phone 456-2043 or 333-0403 THOMAS FINE CARPENTRY â&#x20AC;˘ Construction â&#x20AC;˘ Renovation â&#x20AC;˘ Finishing â&#x20AC;˘ Cabinets â&#x20AC;˘ Tiling â&#x20AC;˘ Flooring â&#x20AC;˘ Repairs â&#x20AC;˘ Specialty woodwork â&#x20AC;˘ Custom kitchens 867-633-3878 or cell 867-332-5531 thomasfinecarpentry@northwestel.net NORTHRIDGE BOBCAT SERVICES â&#x20AC;˘ Snow Plowing â&#x20AC;˘ Site Prep & Backfills â&#x20AC;˘ Driveways â&#x20AC;˘ Post Hole Augering â&#x20AC;˘ Light Land Clearing â&#x20AC;˘ General Bobcat Work Fast, Friendly Service 867-335-1106

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PASCAL PAINTING CONTRACTOR PASCAL AND REGINE Residential - Commercial Ceilings, Walls Textures, Floors Spray work Small drywall repair Excellent quality workmanship Free estimates pascalreginepainting@northwestel.net 633-6368

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Energy North Construction Inc. (1994) for all your insulation & coating needs Cellulose & polyurethane spray foam Free estimate: 667-7414 MC RENOVATION Construction & Renovations Laminated floor, siding, decks, tiles Kitchen, Bathroom, Doors, Windows Framing, Board, Drywall, Painting Drop Ceiling, Fences No job too small Free estimates Michael 336-0468 yt.mcr@hotmail.com S.V.P. CARPENTRY Journey Woman Carpenter Interior/Exterior Finishing/Framing Small & Medium Jobs â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make it work and look good.â&#x20AC;? Call Susana (867) 335-5957 susanavalerap@live.com www.svpcarpentry.com FROGGY SERVICES PEST CONTROL For all kinds of work around the house Windows & Wall Cleaning & Painting Clean Eavestroughs Carpentry Yard Work etc. References available 867-335-9272

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS Yukon Communities & Atlin, B.C.

Beaver Creek Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m. Health Centre

Carcross Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m. Health Centre

Carmacks Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m. Health Centre

Dawson City Y.T. Thursday - 6pm (summer only) New Beginners Group Rm 2160 @ Hospital Friday - 1:30pm Unity Group Rm 2160 @ Hospital Saturday - 7pm North Star Group Community Support Centre 1233-2nd Ave.

Destruction Bay Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m. Health Centre

Faro Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m. Health Centre Haines Junction Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m. Health Centre

Mayo Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m. Health Centre Old Crow Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m. Health Centre

Pelly Crossing Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m. Health Centre

Ross River Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m. Health Centre

Telegraph Creek B.C. Tuesday - 8:00 p.m. Soaring Eagles Sewing Centre

Teslin Y.T. Wednesday - 7:00pm Wellness Centre #4 McLeary Friday - 1:30p.m. Health Centre Watson Lake Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m. Health Centre

YUKON NEWS

HOUSECLEANING, SPRING Cleaning, Detailing! Safe, reliable, bondable RCMP check available on request For into call 334-7405

LOG CABINS: Professional Scribe Fit log buildings at affordable rates. Contact: PF Watson, Box 40187, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 6M9 668-3632

Licensed and Professional Automotive Repairs 20-year Journeyman Mechanic Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm Call Brian Berg 867-633-6597

TAIGA TILE & STONE Ceramic, porcelain, glass, slate, stone & cultured stone kitchens, bathrooms, backsplashes, fireplaces and exteriors 6 years in the trade Excellent references Contact Adam, 867-335-6526

TITAN DRYWALL Taping & Textured Ceilings 27 years experience Residential or Commercial No job too small Call Dave 336-3865 FINISHING CARPENTRY & RENOVATIONS For Clean, Meticulous & Tasteful Quality Work INTERIOR Design & organization of walk-in closets, laundry & storage room, garage Kitchen & Bathrooms, Flooring, Wood & Laminate, Stairs. EXTERIOR Decks, Fences, Insulation, Siding, Storage Shed DIDIER MOGGIA 633-2156 or cell 334-2156

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS In the matter of the Estate of

Gordon Valentine Berndt, late of Stewart Crossing, Yukon Territory, who died on the 10th day of July 2014. All persons having claims against the above mentioned estate are requested to file same, supported by Statutory Declaration, with the undersigned on or before August 31, 2014, after which date said estate will be distributed having reference only to claims which have been filed. All persons indebted to the said estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned. Executrix: JoAnne Berndt 9045-122 B Street Surrey, BC V3V 7L7 jberndt@sd38.bc.ca (604)788-7578

PUBLIC TENDER STANDING OFFER AGREEMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF SIGN POSTS & HARDWARE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF YUKON Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 7, 2014. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Jenny Richards at (867) 3936387. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Home Support/Respite Care Available Certified nursing-home attendant/ home-care worker Available days, evenings & weekends Recent RCMP check Valid drivers licence Tender, loving care 334-7405 ANGYĘźS MASSAGE Mobile Service. Therapeutic Massage & Reflexology. Angelica Ramirez Licensed Massage Therapist. 867-335-3592 angysmassage@hotmail.com 8 Versluce Place Whitehorse YT, Y1A 5M1 MILLENNIUM GENERAL SERVICES -Spring Yard Cleaning -Power Raking -Aerating -Cut and Vacuum -Fertilizer -Install New Lawns -General Bobcat Work Make a Reservation First-Come, First-Served 633-3404 / 334-4474

MAN WITH 3/4 TON High-side truck for hire $40 per hour Phone 668-3534 FIX-IT Commercial-Residential Renovations and repairs Fine finishing and painting Handyman services Free estimates, local references Phone 335-8924 bradmre@gmail.com YELLOW TRUCK EXCAVATING 393-3667 or 333-0972 Residential and Commercial Gravel - Sand - Concrete - Topsoil Dump Truck and Excavator Rentals Bobcat Services Excavating - Landscaping Road Construction Simply Seamless Eavestroughing Free Estimates Leaf Guard Avalanche Guard Installation, Cleaning & Repair of 5â&#x20AC;? continuous eavestroughing Phone 867-334-3195 simplyseamlessyt@gmail.com

Lost & Found FOUND: MASTERCRAFT circle saw set last week in front of Yukon Employees' Union building, please call 667-2331 to identify and claim

LOST: WINDOWS HTC smart phone, 8X, 667-6530

SNOW BOARD boots, Osiris-D3, child size 5, white/navy, exc cond, $20. 668-4129

FOUND: WATCH with plastic band @ 602 Main St. 335-2063

5-SPD GIRLS bike, 5-12 year old girl, excellent tires/ brakes, steel frame, $75 obo. 393-2545

LOST: SMALL tackle box with 2 Swiss Army knives, large knife has JW engraved on blade, lost in Atlin Sunday July 13, sentimental value. 332-4118

MINI-TRAMPOLINE, NEW, never used, $30; Camel back water pack, never used, $25. 333-9640

Business Opportunities

SLEEPING BAG 3-way, synthetic fill, use as two double bags, one queen bag, or one inside the other for super warmth, $250. 250-306-6249

ALL SEASON ALTERATION Business for Sale Everything Must Go 668-3818

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FOUND: MENĘźS coat at Fox Lake boat launch on June 27, company logo on the chest, 667-7455

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LOST: WHITE Bushnell rangefinder in white case, $50 reward for its return, Wayne at 335-1897

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IN CONJUNCTION WITH DESLIN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Are anticipating the construction of Phase 2 of the Teslin street improvement project during the summer/fall of 2014. In anticipation of this initiative, Village of Teslin and Deslin Development Corporation are seeking EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR THE SUPPLY OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT Deadline for submissions extended to Thursday, July 24th, 12:00 noon. Interested parties can access information from: Ted Lambert, Project Consultant, P.O. Box 133, Teslin YT Y0A 1B0, ph. 867-390-2532, ext.360 or cell 867-334-8486 This project is being funded under the Building Canada Fund.

Highways and Public Works

FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014

AIR HOCKEY table w/digital scoreboard & music adaptor, exc cond, hardly used, $100. 633-4827 GIRLS FIGURE skates, like new, size 6, $15, Graf 370 Supra hockey skates, size 2.5, $15, Easton Synergy Hockey Pants, YT(XL), 16"-28", $15, snowboarding helmet, small (53-55cm), $15. 456-7758 SHIMANO SPD MO71 bike shoes, menĘźs size 10.5, $15. 668-4129 TREADMILL, TEMPO 632T, wide track, 2.5 years old, gently used, in excellent condition, $450. 334-2041

PUBLIC TENDER TRAILER MODIFICATIONS

WANTED: CROQUET anyone? Looking for a classic, wood, croquet set in good condition. If you have one from generations past, all the better. 660-5333

Livestock QUALITY YUKON MEAT Dev & Louise Hurlburt Grain-finished Hereford beef Domestic wild boar Order now for guaranteed delivery Payment plan available Samples on request 668-7218 335-5192 HORSE HAVEN HAY RANCH Dev & Louise Hurlburt Irrigated Timothy/Brome mix Small square & round bales Discounts for field pick up or delivery Straw bales also for sale 335-5192 â&#x20AC;˘ 668-7218 Free Range grass-fed Chickens & Turkeys Irrigated & fertilized Brome Hay Standing dead pine firewood Call 334-8960 FREE RANGE, ORGANICALLY FED, locally reared; Fresh Chickens, Ducks and Turkeys. Remember what chicken tasted like... this is it. Processed whole birds will be ready mid-July. Robert 334-8444 ibexvalleyfarm@gmail.com USED FARM MACHINERY Mower Conditioner, Round Bailer, Square Bailer, Seed Drill, Swather Disc, Hay Rake Machinery is older in working condition 335-5192 or 668-7218 COMING TO the Yukon with an empty horse/stock trailer? We have 2 Llamas to pick up in Barriere near Kamloops. Preferably the 1st half of August. Call evenings at 994-3102 4 ROLLS of barbed wire (1,300m ea), paid $100 ea, asking $80 ea. Lisa @ 334-3650

PUBLIC TENDER

Project Description: Supply and install modifications to a cargo trailer to convert the use to a mobile incident command post/telecommunications unit Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 21, 2014. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Michael Templeton at (867) 667-5220. A site visit will be required for all bidders to view the trailer and its current configuration. The site visit will be conducted at the Emergency Measures Organization office at 60 Norseman Road on July 22, 2014 between 10:00 and 11:30. All potential bidders must attend the site visit or their bid will not be accepted. No other site visits will be established or entertained. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Project Description: Drilling, testing, plugging, and clean-up of an existing petroleum exploration well in Eagle Plains, Yukon. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 6, 2014. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Kyle Rolling at (867) 667-3565. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade. Bidders are advised to review documents to determine Certificate of Recognition (COR) requirements for this project. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Community Services

Energy, Mines and Resources

RE-ABANDONMENT OF WELL B-62

2 ENGLISH riding jackets, ladies size 14-16, one black Devonaire, one dark grey wool, plus one sleeveless blouse, $60 for all, anna.lorrina@gmail.com SADDLEBRED MARE, 13yrs, 15hh, pretty sorrel, good temperment, light touch response, nice gait, good on trails, good with feet, many good qualities, serious enquiries only $2,000 firm, approved home only. 333-9841 SCYTHE WITH wooden handle and stone, almost new, $50. 633-5246 3 1/2 month old goats, 1 wether & 1 doe, dehorned, healthy & robust for meat or milking, Alpine Myotonic cross, $125 ea. 634-2501 REGISTERED APPENDIX gelding, 15.3hh, exc ground manners, lots of round pen work, taken on trail rides, nice looking, smart, willing, trims, ties & trailers, $2,500. 336-3388 FOR RENT: farm equipment, aerator, plough, manure spreader, mower, and no-till-drill. View online at www.yukonag.ca (Equipment). Call 668-6864 or email admin@yukonag.ca

CONTENTS OF 1-bdrm apt, $2,500 obo for complete contents picked up, no partial inquiries, serious inquiries to arrange viewing by appointment only, e-mail thebigcontentsdeal@gmx.com WOODEN FRAME futon, magazine racks on side, mattress, beige, $100, high stone top patio table w/3 wooden chairs, $50, bookcase $20, corner TV unit, $40. 393-3143 LARGE COUCH, black/multi-colour, $50; dark green recliner, $50, both in good cond. 633-5324 FUTON QUEEN size bed, clean, $40. 633-2837 QUEEN SIZE box spring & mattress, clean, $75. 633-6775 COUCH, 633-6775

CHILDRENĘźS CLOTHING in excellent condition, given freely the first & third Saturday monthly at the Church of the Nazarene, 2111 Centennial. 633-4903

4 DRAWER black upright filing cabinet, legal size, good cond, $35. 333-9640

CCM 2-SEATER bike trailer, new, $150. 393-2630

Childcare MATURE, RELIABLE teenager to babysit evenings in the Judas Creek area. Wage negotiable. Babysitting course an asset. 336-3830

Furniture DOUBLE BED, very clean, in gd cond, $150. Rocking chair, older antique style. 333-9020 WOODEN KITCHEN table & chairs, $75. 335-6042 lv msg COUCH & loveseat, rust colour, faux suede, easy to clean, $600 obo. 336-846 MOVING OUT: Couch & love seat, exc cond, $250 obo. 393-3113 SMALL STAINED spruce study desk with three drawers, built-in light and cork back board, great for small office space/kids bedroom, $50. 456-7944

CITIZENS ON PATROL. Do you have concerns in your neighborhood & community? Be part of the solution! Volunteer valuable time to the C.O.P.S. program. With your eyes & ears we can help stomp out crime. Info: RCMP 867-667-5555 DRUG PROBLEM? Narcotics Anonymous meetings Wed. 7pm-8pm #2 - 407 Ogilvie St. BYTE Office FRI. 7pm-8:30pm 4071 - 4th Ave Many Rivers Office

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ROCKING CHAIR, older antique style, 333-9020 QUEEN SIZE oak bed frame, some rod iron design, with tall dresser and 2 night tables, $650. 336-8666 lv msg

BABY CRIB, good cond, $30. 334-7061

Personals

CLEAN & comfortable, $50.

Baby & Child Items

GRACO INFANT car seat, $15, basic white crib, no mattress, $10. 334-7061

YUKON NEWS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS The Estate of Diane Mary Jimmy All claims against the Estate of Diane Mary Jimmy, late of the Town of Watson Lake, in the Yukon Territory who died on or about the 10th day of May 2012, must be made filed by statutory declaration with the personal representative noted below on or before the 25th day of July, 2014 after which date the Estate will be distributed having regard only to the claims of which the Estate Trustee then shall have notice.

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ARE YOU MĂ&#x2030;TIS? Are you registered? Would you like to be involved? There is a Yukon Metis Nation that needs your support Contact 668-6845

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Whitehorse Duplicate Bridge Club July 15, 2014 1st - Mark Davey & Chris Bookless 2nd - Lynn Daffe & Bruce Beaton 3rd - Bill Grandy & Nick Smart We play every Tuesday at 7:00 pm at the Golden Age Society. New players are welcome. For more information call 633-5352 or email nmcgowan@klondiker.co

PUBLIC TENDER

Kakuro:

ROSS RIVER - MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE POTABLE WATER DELIVERY TRUCK

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS The Estate of

Gloria Christine Adamson All claims against the Estate of Gloria Christine Adamson, late of the City of Whitehorse, in the Yukon Territory who died on or about the 23rd day of December 2013, must be made by filing a statutory declaration with the personal representative noted below on or before the 31st day of July, 2014, after which date the Estate will be distributed having regard only to the claims of which the Estate Trustee then shall have notice.

Donald Molloy, Administrator c/o 102-205 Hawkins Street Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 1X3 Attention: Kelly McGill

Delilah Pillai c/o 102-205 Hawkins Street Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 1X3 Attention: James R. Tucker

DATED at Whitehorse, Yukon this 12th day of June 2014.

DATED at Whitehorse, Yukon this 7th day of July 2014.

Project Description: To provide repairs and maintenance services to the potable water truck in Ross River Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 6, 2014. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Rob Anderson at (867) 456-6542. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

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Community Services

COUCH, $75 obo. info @ 334-1732

FRIDAY, JULY 18TH MARSH LAKE

GarageSALES

SATURDAY, JULY 19TH COPPER RIDGE M 4 RUBY LANE, Copper Ridge, Saturday July 19, 9am-Noon, queen bed frame, twin mattress, hot tub, kitchen, bath & other household items M 36 STOPE WAY, Copper Ridge, Saturday July 19, 9am-1pm, restaurant items & much more CRESTVIEW M 107B CRAG ROAD, Crestview, Saturday July 19 & Sunday July 20, 11am-3pm, furniture, clothing, kitchen, books DOWNTOWN M 6095-6TH AVE, downtown, Saturday July 19, 9am2pm, early birds welcome GRANGER M 12 GILLIS PL, Granger, Saturday July 19, 9amnoon, many good quality items M 111 WILSON DR, Saturday July 19, 9am-12Noon, rain or shine, household items, professional audio gear, books, CDs, LPs, more items added since previous sale

MARSH LAKE

M 59 ARMY BEACH DR, Marsh Lake, Saturday July 19, 9am-3pm, multi-family sale, misc household items, furniture, new Blaze King stove, luggage, tools, sewing, craft & hobby supplies M ARMY BEACH AT THE FLAGS, Marsh Lake area, Saturday July 19 & Sunday July 20, 9am â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;til late, tables, chairs, household items, clothes, misc

M MARSH LAKE AREA, KETTLYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CANYON, drive to Yukon River Bridge then 5km to Kettlyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 2nd driveway on left after Kettlyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Friday July 18 @ noon, Saturday July 19 Noon-5pm, collectables, art, dishes, phone 660-5096 MCCRAE M FOX FARM ROAD, just before Meadow Lakes Golf Course heading south, McCrae area, Saturday July 19 starting at 10am, 3 people selling off theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re beloved items MCPHERSON M 15 MACPHERSON RD, MacPherson subd, Saturday July 19 & Sunday July 20, 10am-4pm, camping equip, furniture, rugs

M 1606 ALDER ST, Porter Creek, Saturday July 19, 10am-1pm, no earlybirds, household goods, books, collectables, etc

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TAKHINI M 180D FALAISE PL, Takhini, Saturday July 19, 9amNoon, womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothes, kids clothes, household items, movies, books, baked yummies, lemonade

M 32 - 11TH AVE, Porter Creek, Saturday July 19, 9am-2pm, household items, furniture, TV stand, sporting equipment

SUNDAY, JULY 20TH

M 52 TAMARACK DR, Porter Creek, Saturday July 19 & Sunday July 20, 10am-4pm, lots of needful things, early birds pay double

M 107B CRAG ROAD, Crestview, Saturday July 19 & Sunday July 20, 11am-3pm, furniture, clothing, kitchen, books

RIVERDALE

MARSH LAKE

M 135 ALSEK RD, Riverdale, Saturday July 19, 8am1pm, tools, family stuff, loads of books, join us at school fundraiser for Claire, rain or shine

M ARMY BEACH AT THE FLAGS, Marsh Lake area, Saturday July 19 & Sunday July 20, 9am â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;til late, tables, chairs, household items, clothes, misc

M 31 ALSEK RD, Riverdale, Saturday July 19, 9amNoon, household items, jewelry, clothes, shoes etc

MCPHERSON

M 39 DONJEK ROAD, Riverdale, Saturday July 19, 10am-1pm, sleeping bags, dinky toys, kids indoor/ outdoor toys, household items, 2 compound bows M 95 TESLIN RD, Riverdale, Saturday July 19, 9amNoon, huge variety of things

PORTER CREEK

M 5 BELL CRES, Riverdale, Saturday July 19, 9am1pm, moving out sale, furniture, pool table, ice ďŹ shing tent etc

M 29 BEECH ST, Porter Creek, Saturday July 19, 11am-3pm, mostly everything is $5 and under

M 36 BOSWELL CRES, Riverdale, Saturday July 19, 9am-1pm

M 6 JUNIPER DR, Porter Creek, Saturday July 19, 9am-Noon, misc household

SPRUCE HILL

M 90 WALNUT CRES, Porter Creek, Saturday July 19, 9am-Noon, multi-family, tire rims, table, bar stools, ofďŹ ce furniture, household items

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M 43 ENGELMAN DRIVE, Spruce Hill Subdivision, Saturday July 19, 8am-2pm, multi-family, lots for every interest

CRESTVIEW

M 15 MACPHERSON RD, MacPherson subd, Saturday July 19 & Sunday July 20, 10am-4pm, camping equip, furniture, rugs PORTER CREEK M 52 TAMARACK DR, Porter Creek, Saturday July 19 & Sunday July 20, 10am-4pm, lots of needful things, early birds pay double TAKHINI M 25 NIJMEGAN RD, Takhini North, Sunday July 20, 9am-1pm, just married, combining households, household items, kids camping gear etc

UPCOMING M 10 ROSEWOOD PL, Porter Creek, Saturday July 26, 8am-2pm, sports equip, small furniture, sleeping bags, DvDs, books, misc

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FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014

YUKON NEWS

FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014

Clearance SALE

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2014 Springdale 282 stk #37893

29,543 + doc & gst

A sleeping capacity of 9 is made possible with grandĂŠ double bunks Was $34,836 sized to accommodate 4 adults comfortably; dual entrances, large dinette, queensize walk-around bed, and a full kitchen make this unit a dream come true.

9039 Quartz Road (across (ac ros the road from Kal-Tire) (acros M Mon on FFri 8:3 Mon M on -- Fri Friri 8:30 8:30 8:3 -- 5:00 5:00 // Sat Sat 9:00 9:00 -- 4:00 4:00 // Sun Sun CLOSED CLOSED

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