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the program,” said Albisser.

Albisser, who also noted the benefit and value of the program, said, in the end, there were simply too many safety issues.

“We have heavy equipment working in the area, and we also have big trucks rolling in and out and dumping waste off. It’s busy, it’s very busy, and its hard to keep people safe in that environment.”

The program has operated for more than 20 years, and the city had 26 permit holders on file this season.

Scavengers dig for clean wood and metals.

As part of the suspension of the program, the city is developing a clean wood area at the free store site, so some of the activity around wood scavenging can continue.

As for the metals, they are sorted at the site, with metals that can be recycled pulled out. Contractors are encouraged to put recyclable metals aside. Albisser said much of the previous metal scavenging that took

place happened in the recycling pile.

Albisser fielded numerous complaints about the end of the program and while the department didn’t want to end it, the process of managing the highly active site was too dangerous, he said. “It’s a valuable program but it’s very difficult to control risk.”

The hope is that the implementation of the solid waste action plan will help the business community and residential waste producers sort their waste up front.

“If we can get that waste sorted upstream, then that reusable material won’t end up in the landfill for eventual burying,” said Albisser. If that goal is met it would essentially cancel out the benefits of the former scavenging program.

As for the city’s target of cutting waste at the landfill in half by 2015, Albisser called it a “hefty goal.”

“We need everyone’s co-operation to meet that goal.”

– who was first appointed by the review board – said he’ll need a couple of weeks to go over all the information.

The case was adjourned until Sept. 5.

Nehass did not speak during his court appearance. In the past he has been very vocal in court. He has said he believes his incarceration is part of a vast government conspiracy.

Nehass has been at the Whitehorse Correctional Centre since December 2011. He is facing a string of charges, including possession of a

weapon and unlawful confinement.

He faces additional charges from his time in jail, including assaulting a peace officer and attempting to break out of the segregation unit.

His case got national attention after he was brought naked and shackled into a video court appearance last January.

His father has since filed a human rights complaint, claiming his son has been held in solitary confinement for 28 months. Justice officials dispute this.

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its reports online.

Starting this summer, reports are being completed electronically but no explanation was provided as to The Yukon is poised to become why it will take a year to begin postone of the last Canadian jurisdicing them online. tions to make its health inspection Health and Social Services reports publicly available online.

Minister Doug Graham said the Starting in the fall of 2015, renew system would make it easier for ports completed by Environmental everyone involved.

Health Services will be posted for “The reports will be readily public viewing on the Health and available to the client and to the Social Services website. department; they will be more easily The department made the ansearchable and will facilitate follow nouncement on August 15 in a news up,” he said in the release. release.

Inspections of premises will Nunavut is the only other Cana- be completed using an electronic dian jurisdiction that does not post system that will record results and

issue reports.

A comprehensive list will be provided to business owners, making it easier for them to keep track of what is being inspected.

They can also request an electronic copy of the report if they want one.

Inspection reports are currently not available to the general public, according to Marcelle Dube, communications and social marketing analyst for the department.

“For now, access is through Access to Information and Protection of Privacy (requests),” she said in an email.

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The price of the contract has risen to $1,354,000, and it is expected to grow further, said Brittanee Stewart, spokesperson for Highways and Public Works.

“The contractors recently reported hazardous material not previously identified on the exterior walls,” said Stewart.

“When identifying hazardous materials, five destructive tests of the exterior walls were completed, which did not encounter any hazardous materials, but now significant quantities of asbestos materials have been uncovered.”

Canyon City Construction has been using a B.C.-based sub-contractor, Quantum Murray LP, that specializes in the removal of hazardous materials, said Stewart.

“The contractor removed the hazardous material from inside of the main WCC building – the hazardous material being mostly asbestos and lead paint.”

Additional equipment, material and crew will be brought on board this week in order to complete the project by the end of October, she said.

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ukoners who pulled their income up out of the rubble at the Whitehorse landfill no longer have a space to earn their keep.

The city shut down the permit program that allowed for scavenging back in May, after a conflict at the landfill between a permit holder and a landfill employee.

The RCMP were involved and the incident was “fairly serious,” according to David Albisser, manager of water and waste services.

The landfill dust-up caused the city to do a review of the program, and despite scavengers removing 120 tonnes from the landfill in 2013, it was decided it was time to scrap it.

“We had a look at the number of events we’ve had to deal with and issues around how that program is managed, and as a result of that review we have indefinitely suspended

Nehass case adjourned for two weeks It will be another few weeks before the case of Michael Nehass makes any more progress through the courts.

A judge found Nehass unfit to stand trial back in May. Last week the Yukon Review Board, which handles cases involving people who are unfit, found him fit.

Nehass was back before a judge on Friday.

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Canyon City Construction, owned by the Kwanlin Dun First Nation, was awarded the $991,000 contract to take down the old building in October of last year. The original end date was set for March 31, 2014.

Now, the work is expected continue through October.

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Yukoner’s work in Haiti draws international attention Jacqueline Ronson News Reporter

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ukoner Morgan Wienberg’s work has been getting a lot of attention over the last few months.

Wienberg, 22, runs an organization, called Little Footprints, Big Steps, that helps reunite Haitian street kids with their families, get an education and build a life for themselves.

She recently met a journalist with Thomson Reuters in Miami, and now her story is spreading all over the world, with articles not only in English but also in Spanish and Dutch.

“Most of our donations have been, in the past, from people we know or people from Yukon and New York, maybe, who heard me at the U.N.” said Wienberg in an interview from Miami this week.

Wienberg spoke at the United Nations Youth Assembly in 2013.

“But now, to have people reaching out and encouraging me and some new donors, some new people interested in sponsorship from Uruguay and Hong Kong and Europe – it’s pretty incredible that these children who I just met and have told some people about, their stories are going so much further.”

Wienberg has been in Miami since April for a very special reason.

One of the kids she lives and works with in Haiti, Ysaac, needed to have a large tumour removed from his face, and Wienberg found some doctors who would do it for free, but they would have to travel.

Wienberg met Ysaac, 14, back in 2012, when she started a safe house for street kids in Les Cayes, Haiti.

Ysaac’s mother died when he was nine, and he spent the next three years on his own.

“During the earthquake – on his own on the streets,” said Wienberg. “During hurricanes, police beatings, all this, he was alone on the streets.”

He even paid for his mother’s funeral by begging on the streets.

The tumour on his face, giving him the appearance of someone with a puffed-out cheek on one side, was a blessing and a curse.

“It actually helped him make more money, while begging in the streets, but that made him a target for other street children,” she said.

“So he would be attacked while he was sleeping, have his pants slit or be cut open and attacked with knives and razors, or wake up and have all of his money stolen or the shoes taken off of his feet.”

When Wienberg began reaching out to Ysaac, he rarely responded with words.

“He would respond by screaming or shrieking or making some wild laughing noises or some animal noises and running around.

And he wouldn’t let me get closer

than an arm’s length.”

Things continued like this until one day, Wienberg visited Ysaac in the evening, several hours later than usual.

“He had this angry face and he said, ‘I thought you weren’t coming, and I cried.”

That moment was a breakthrough in Wienberg’s understanding of Ysaac, but a setback in their relationship.

“Being late that day was about five steps back in building his trust, and it took about a month to get back to where we were.”

But eventually Ysaac did move into the safe house.

At first he would have frequent psychotic and violent outbursts, but after a few months of stability, “he just didn’t do that anymore.”

Now, he’s at the top of his class despite never having been to school before, and he’s one of the best behaved children that Wienberg works with.

“He’s really brilliant, and a perfectionist,” she said.

It took a year and a half to get the paperwork in order to bring Ysaac to Miami.

“I had to have his birth certificate made, I had to have a death certificate made for his mother, get the passport and the visa, I had to become his legal guardian,” said Wienberg.

Ysaac got his tumour removed in June. It turned out not to be cancerous, but it was 33 centimetres long and had started to invade his jaw muscle.

He will return to Miami next year for a second surgery to reconstruct his face.

Ysaac and Wienberg will return to Haiti on Monday.

It will be a bit of an adjustment for Ysaac, who has gotten used to being an only child, said Wienberg.

But she’s looking forward to it.

Work starts right away. Wienberg’s first business meeting will take place on the bus from Port-au-Prince to Les Cayes, where she will discuss a partnership with an organization that is bringing community gardens and agricultural education to primary schools.

There’s something else to look forward to.

Wienberg’s work with Little Footprints, Big Steps sprang from the time she spent volunteering at a Haitian orphanage in 2011.

The orphanage was cor-

Submitted Photo/Yukon News rupt, and the ownMorgan Wienberg with Ysaac at a zoo. Ysaac has been in Miami since ers would take aid money for themselves April to receive surgery to remove a tumor from his face. while exploiting and abusing the children, said Wienberg. Most were not orphans at all, and in fact in some cases had living parents who were trying to get them back.

All of Wienberg’s work since then has come from her desire to help those children and others like them.

After three years of advocacy, local authorities finally shut down the orphanage earlier this year.

“I can’t even explain what a dream come true it is to me,” said Wienberg.

With all the work getting Ysaac to Miami, Wienberg has not yet had a chance rolled in plumbing school, driving Submitted Photo/Yukon News to visit with the children she knew school and cooking classes in ad- Children at summer camp in back in 2011, who have now been dition to their regular schooling Les Cayes, Haiti. reunited with their families. and literacy tutors.

Over the next few months she And they’re working to secure will work on getting sponsors for land and homes, not only for the too, said Wienberg.

“It’s something that’s really those children so they can go to families they work with, but for diffi cult even for locals to underschool, and for their families to the safe house itself. stand sometimes, because they build a stable livelihood.

Wienberg’s staff got a lesson are used to this culture of aid and “I’m really excited to finally is self-suffi ciency while she was just people coming in and giving get to connect with these children things, but I always get extremely again and finally give them a little away for months in Miami, too.

She employs eight Haitians to excited to see locals really underbit of the opportunity that they run the safe house and help with standing that the best thing for deserve.” outreach work.

Lately the organization has the country is this more sustain“My staff have had to step up, been focused on giving youth able approach that will have a and it’s really proven both to me and families the tools they need long term impact.” to sustain themselves, rather than and to them how much they’re Visit littlefootprintsbigsteps. able to do with me being at a depending on aid. com to learn more about the ordistance.”

That could mean helping a ganization and meet the children family raise livestock, grow a garThe idea that Haitians must in need of sponsorship. den or start a small business. step up to help themselves is Contact Jacqueline Ronson at Youth at the safe house are en- catching on in a broader sense, jronson@yukon-news.com

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Wellgreen Platinum seeks LNG power Jacqueline Ronson News Reporter

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ukon’s Wellgreen platinum mining project hopes to become the first mining project in Canada powered by liquefied natural gas.

Wellgreen Platinum Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding with Ferus Natural Gas Fuels this month for the companies to work together to use LNG to power the project, located off the Alaska Highway north of Burwash Landing.

“It’s a first step towards looking at what the energy needs are for the Wellgreen project and the timing, and determining what is the best source of power, the best source of LNG,” said company president Greg Johnson in an interview last week.

“It also has the two companies working together to look at either expansion of their existing plant, or these alternate locations that could be closer to the Yukon and closer to our project.”

Ferus currently produces natural gas at a facility in Elmworth, Alberta. But as part of this agreement, the company will look at other possible places where building a new liquefaction facility might make sense.

That could be either closer to the Yukon or in the Yukon, said Johnson.

The company has also signed an agreement with an Alaskan producer of liquefied natural gas.

That would give the project flexibility to have multiple suppliers and be able to choose to buy power in Canadian or American dollars, said Johnson.

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Wellgreen’s project site near Burwash Landing.

pared to diesel.

The Northwest Territories Power Corporation currently ships LNG up the Dempster to its generators in Inuvik.

Here in Whitehorse, Yukon Energy is building a new LNG facility along Robert Service Way to cover Yukon’s increasing demand for peak and back-up power.

Lots of remote mining operations, too, are looking to natural gas for their power needs.

The massive proposed Casino copper mine near Carmacks hopes to build an LNG facility that would more than double the

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Wellgreen is currently working on its preliminary economic assessment, said Johnson.

After that, the next step will be to complete pre-feasibility and feasibility studies.

If all goes well, construction on the project could begin as early as 2017, said Johnson.

That’s the stage where power infrastructure on a large scale would be required.

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doing metallurgical test work. We just released a major update on our resource estimate for the project, and that more than doubled the previous size of the resource from 2012.”

The mine, if it is built, “could be one of the largest producers of platinum/palladium in the First World,” said Johnson.

But that doesn’t mean it will be a mega-mine.

“The platinum market is a quite a bit smaller market than gold, so what might not be a really large mine for a gold mine can be a very large mine for platinum.”

The biggest demand for platinum is for catalytic converters in cars, said Johnson.

Most of the metal is produced in Russia and South Africa.

The Wellgreen site, which was mined briefly in the 1970s, is on the settlement land of the Kluane First Nation.

The First Nation has a cooperation agreement with Wellgreen that includes shares in the company, among other considerations.

“We have a really good working relationship with them, and the Kluane have been great to collaborate with as we have started to introduce our project to both the territorial regulators as well as the federal regulatory agencies,” said Johnson.

“We feel really good about going into this in terms of an approach working with the Kluane that is transparent with them and keeping them updated as the project is advancing.”

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YuKonstruct bringing in the big guns Sam Riches News Reporter

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uKonstruct, a cooperative workshop, studio and design space for Yukon artists, tinkerers and entrepreneurs, is getting a hefty cash boost from the Yukon government and purchasing some highpowered tools.

On Tuesday evening, the space at 135 Industrial Road was opened for its first build night with participants taking part in a workshop on light-emitting diodes, or LEDs. Coinciding with that project, Minister Currie Dixon was also on hand to announce $75,000 in funding for YuKonstruct.

With that money, YuKonstruct will be bringing in a laser-cutter, a plasma-cutter, a 3-D printer, an induction forge, a table saw and an industrial sewing machine.

The money comes from the Community Development Fund, which supports projects and events that “support community well-being, create jobs, generate

spending on Yukon goods and services and have measurable social, cultural and economic benefits for Yukon residents and communities.”

The money is divided into three tiers ranging from $20,000 or less in Tier I to $75,000 or more in Tier III. YuKonstruct aligns with the goals of the technology and telecommunications directorate, Dixon said. It’s a branch of the Economic Development department created a year ago, Dixon said, to engage with an industry that was previously overlooked by most Yukoners.

The department provided the funding for YuKonstruct to lease its current location, but, Dixon said, in order to take the society to the next level and make it a true maker-space, they needed additional funding to purchase the large-scale items.

“What we’ve seen throughout Canada is when you create these maker-spaces you get a whole lot of entrepreneurs and smart people together and the business opportunities that come out of it are tremendous,” said Dixon.

“These are tools that are dif-

ficult for any individual to own, but this will allow us to give access and provide these tools to the community, and that’s pretty exciting for us,” said YuKonstruct spokesperson Alessia Guthrie.

Gathered in the space on Tuesday night, participants were provided materials to make several LED projects, including a keychain flashlight and a conductor tester. There was also a space to learn how LEDs work and for users to make or work on their own projects. The LEDs were sourced from Instructables.com, an online home for thousands of do-it-yourself projects.

Past YuKonstruct projects include sending a balloon rigged with two GoPro cameras, weather and temperature gauges and a GPS beacon into space.

The helium-filled balloon, launched from Yukon College, rose more than 100,000 feet, and then burst before parachuting back to Earth and landing about 50 kilometres east of Juneau, Alaska.

In May, YuKonstruct hosted Hacking Health at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre in Whitehorse, which drew more than 100

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Peter Menzies of Dawson City assembles an LED flower at the YuKonstruct workshop last night.

innovators from across western Canada.

The crowd gathered for 48 hours, brainstorming ideas to help improve health care in the North and then “hacked” those ideas to turn them into viable products.

Three projects from that event are moving forward, including an app called Yukon Baby. It’s a digital pregnancy pamphlet that can give expectant parents the information they need, while connecting them with doctors or

midwives and other new parents in the territory.

A second app, called Reach Me, a project from social worker Leigh Ayton and web developer Andrew Kalek, provides those without a phone a type of online answering machine service. Users, who may be waiting to hear back on housing or job opportunities, can dial into their own 867 phone number and a corresponding online voicemail box.

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Cost cannot be an obstacle to combating climate change Kyle Carruthers Special for the News

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ith the exception of some resistant pockets of dissent, most reasonable people have come to accept the reality that human activity is warming the planet.

The science is at once dead simple and incredibly complicated.

The basic mechanics of climate change are not overly complicated: increases in carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere are trapping more heat from the sun.

That added heat is melting ice, whipping up increasingly violent weather and changing weather patterns around the world.

The details of and timeline for these changes are beyond the scope of my education, so I am forced to rely on is the say-so of those with a deeper understanding of the science. Unfortunately, those people seem nearly unanimous that this is a problem of today, not tomorrow, and that urgent action is required now.

Climate change used to be an issue that made me depressed.

I accepted it to be true but felt powerless to stop it. So I pretended “it wasn’t that bad” and carried on with life hoping that my expiration date would predate the worst of the disruption caused by climate change. (Optimistic, I know.)

Then something changed – my son was born. Suddenly, my horizon had moved and I became concerned for the continuation of humanity extended beyond the 2060s (my estimated departure time from this rock we call Earth).

Now climate change makes me angry.

There are two groups in society that hold the rest of us back from taking real action to combat the threat of climate change – those who deny the very science of climate change, and those who accept the science but propose we do nothing meaningful about it because “it is too expensive.” The first group is a shrinking minority in our society with whom I have given up trying to reason with.

The second group is much more problematic because “it is too expensive” is an incredibly powerful political argument. Few issues move votes in politics like pocketbook issues. How does this affect my paycheque and my household budget? We are all in favour of better health care, better education, and better support for the truly needy in society until we see how much it costs. Then we get worked up, plead poverty (“I can’t pay any more”) and get indignant about “waste,” “fat cat” politicians and entitled bureaucrats. Nothing motivates us to “throw the bums out” like a new tax or an expense indirectly imposed by government regulation.

Just look at the effect that the GST had on the government of Brian Mulroney. The GST alone cannot explain Mulroney’s epic collapse from 151 seats in the House of Commons to two, but it was unquestionably a significant contributing factor. And for what?

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Unfortunately when it comes to climate change, “it is too expensive” is simply not going to cut it as an excuse for inaction. Al Gore called climate change an “inconvenient truth.” It is hard to imagine a descriptor that could be more apt. Reducing our reliance on fossil fuels will be expensive and disruptive.

But the time to pay the piper is here. (If it has not already come and gone. The piper may have already sent the debt to a collection agency) It was a great carbonfueled party while it lasted, but it is time we face reality. The bestcase scenario for climate change: the long-term costs of coping with the effects of climate change dwarf the medium-term cost of reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. Worstcase scenario: we all die! The choices could not be more stark.

Sacrifices will need to be made.

Treasure will need to be spent.

Rules will need to be created that may hit us in the pocketbook and hurt the economy. Would we say “it is too expensive” if we had the misfortune of being an uninsured American in need of a triple bypass? No. We would sell our house, sell our car, cash in our savings and run up the credit line to get

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it done. Given the stakes involved, no cost should be too high to combat climate change.

Unfortunately this is one of those issues that government will need to take the lead on. The utopian lefties who think that if we lead by example everyone will follow and naive right-wingers who think that the free market will straighten it out are both wrong.

There is no way that voluntary, individual action is going to fix this problem.

There is only one institution in society that can fix this problem, and it is the one with the power to make rules that are binding on everyone and that can force compliance: government. Until governments step up and show that they take this issue seriously (and they haven’t) there is no hope.

I’m not prepared to let pol-

iticians off the hook. Both our federal and territorial leaders have demonstrated an outrageous lack of leadership on this issue – making long-term promises for minor reductions in CO2 output that they have no intention of keeping.

But at the same time we live in a democracy, and there is no doubt that politicians have recoiled from real action out of fear of the electorate’s wrath. After all, we have an aversion to anything that affects our pocketbooks.

So while this is an issue that may inspire a feeling of helplessness, we do have the power. The next time someone tells us that “it is too expensive” to fight climate change, I would suggest we say, “No, it isn’t.”

Kyle Carruthers is born and raised Yukoner who lives and practices law in Whitehorse.

Quote of the Day “During the earthquake – on his own on the streets.

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Morgan Wienberg on the background of Ysaac, one of the Haitian street kids helped by her charity, Little Footprints, Big Steps.

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Harper keeps the bigot vote happy Linda Leon

claimants should be getting better health care benefits than Canadian seniors and taxpayers,” after Open Letter to MP Ryan Leef: he cut the Interim Federal Health dam Goldenberg, writing Program, or IFH, for refugee for the Canadian Jewish claimants.

News, said this about the According to Canadian DocConservative government’s policy tors for Refugee Care, under IFH, on the Middle East. “This is the all refugees were “provided access dark underbelly of the prime minister’s otherwise laudable sup- to medications, emergency dental port for the Jewish state: his party care and vision care similar to what is available to has snatched vice from the jaws of virtue and turned Israel into a people on provincial social partisan bauble, a mere wedge to assistance plans.” Cutting IFH meant all medical care divide the electorate.” for refugee claimants was The Conservative Party has long courted the Canadian Jewish denied except for diseases that posed risks to public health. A community. In 2010, Conservadiabetic seeking refuge from tortive MP Steven Fletcher demonstrated that his physical disability ture and an epileptic child fleeing a battlefield were out of luck. was no barrier to malice when Recently, the Federal Court he sent propaganda leaflets into struck down the cuts to IFH, a predominantly Jewish, Winsaying, “the 2012 modifications nipeg riding. Michael Ignatiaff to the Interim Federal Health was called “overtly anti-Semitic” Program potentially jeopardize and a supporter of “Hamas and the health, the safety and indeed Hezbollah.” the very lives of these innocent It was all nonsense of course. and vulnerable children in a manBut slander is an important tool ner that shocks the conscience used in wedge politics.

Misinformation is another tool and outrages our standards of decency.” used in wedge politics. In 2012, So why do Conservatives use then minister of citizenship and immigration, Jason Kenney, said, hateful rhetoric about issues involving vulnerable people who “We don’t think that smuggled cannot defend themselves? Who is migrants and bogus asylum

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opportunity to justify the killing by the Israeli armed forces of 485 Palestinian children in Gaza Wow! YukomiCon was the most amazing and wonderfully refresh- (Blame Hamas, not Israel, for Dead Gazans, Aug. 15). ing arts festival I’ve ever experiSomething – measured and enced. I went into the Con thinkcareful – had to be done to avenge ing I was entering Gamerland and discovered where our greatest the indiscriminate slaughter of two Israeli civilians by Hamas artistic genius is hiding! rocket fire.

YukomiCon was a visual We have been asked repeatfeast of brilliant creative minds edly by the governments of Israel and exemplary talent. I saw and experienced visual art that speaks and Canada to imagine what our with a clear voice to all audiences. response would be should similar attacks be made on our country.

I saw clever ingenuity, cutting A more relevant question edge technology, stunningly might be to imagine what our recreative costume designs, skilled sponse might be if foreign armies tailoring and no restriction of over the last 60 years had systemimagination. atically confiscated our land and To those appreciators of fine property and had enclosed a maart who were scared off by the jority of our population behind “geeky nerd” connotations of a walls and fences at various locacomicon: you missed something tions somewhere in the inhospittruly great, and I really hope able hinterland of Canada. you’ll attend next year, because Would we not be digging it will be bigger and better and more stunning. I can hardly wait! tunnel and firing home-made rockets?

Bravo to the Yukon Comic Culture Society for providing a Selwyn Hughes public stage for our talent! You Marsh Lake have done a great service to the arts community and it is most appreciated. Thank you all, the A bitter legacy artists and creators of alternate universes for sharing with us the Open letter to Prime Minister stuff our dreams are made of.

Stephen Harper: More, please!

Thank you for visiting once again. I regret that I can’t make Chris Caldwell your “meet at the old Shell gas Whitehorse station” public meeting, to say this to your face.

Your past visits to the Yukon End the occupation have been quite disappointing.

Many Yukon people recall you I was grateful that, in the interests ATVing on the Carcross desert, of balanced reporting, the Yukon mowing down sensitive plants.

News gave two correspondents the This prepared us for your succes-

Masters of the universe

their audience?

Wedge politics is a strategy used to draw support away from political opponents by inflaming existing resentments and manufacturing controversies. This way politicians can convince select groups (audiences) to support leaders and policies that would otherwise be unpalatable. The

voters. “Steve and Heather” were middle-class 40-year-olds with kids. “Zoe” was a young, latte drinking, urban, yoga practitioner.

Zoe would never vote Conservative anyway. So there was no point in talking to her, much less gearing programs towards her. Programs would better be directed towards Steve and Heather. The income splitting program, for instance, mostly benefits couples where one person makes more than $85,000 annuFord Nation exemplifies this. ally. Those who notice that this is In Canada, with our firstgrossly unfair don’t vote Conpast-the-post electoral system, a servative anyway. political party need only attract Targeted advertising is essen39 per cent of voters to win a tial. Conservative strategist Tom majority government. For the Flanagan said that Conservative unscrupulous, the easiest to ads “communicate the essence influence are those who don’t pay of our policy to middle-aged or enough attention to politics to older, family-oriented, middleknow they are being manipulated. income people without high What percentage of Canadians are levels of formal education.” He easy marks? also said, “The ads were artfully Marketing expert Patrick middle-brow.”

Muttart, who was Stephen HarpFlanagan is wrong. Conservaer’s chief of staff from 2006 until tive ads, like its rhetoric, are low2009, coached Conservatives on brow. how to use marketing strategies Flattery is often used to create in the political theatre. A device division. It is a smooth progreshe used to teach was to attribute sion from “ordinary hardworkcharacters to the prospective ing Canadians” to “real folks”

to “REAL Canadians.” Zoe, by implication, is “not real.”

How are wedge politics working for Stephen Harper?

In the case of refugees, Conservatives were hoping to gain support by creating resentment where none existed before and by keeping the bigot vote happy.

Now, not all Conservative supporters are bigots. However, bigots are staunchly behind the Conservative Party now. What percentage of Canadians is intolerant?

With regard to Jewish Canadians, Conservatives are hoping to draw votes away from the Liberal Party through slavish, one-sided support for Israel. Will that work with a community that prides itself on its savvy?

Standing with Zoe are doctors, judges, scientists, civil servants, postal workers, union workers, librarians, humanitarians, CBC fans, teachers, the poor, First Nations, refugees, scholars, environmentalists, war veterans and the well informed who do understand when they are being manipulated.

Linda Leon is a Whitehorse freelance writer.

can’t eat gold, drink oil, breathe methane and they trust no one.

Then you’ll have some explaining to do.

Try to imagine that population density, then imagine rockets and bombs raining down, then remember that the Gazans have nowhere to run to. They are prisSally Wright oners of the siege which Israel has sive omnibus budget bills which Kluane Lake enforced since 2007. decimated Parks Canada, the Israeli politicians regularly Fisheries Act and many environcall for a genocide on the people mental laws.

Palestinians are victims of Gaza, while at the same time Yukon people remember the of Israeli aggression their international PR blames visits when you rejoiced in the the victims for their own deaths Mayo B Hydro Enhancement Blame the victims! They were and dehumanizes all PalestinProject. You gave Yukon Energy asking for it! That is the logic ians. Within Israel, anti-war $71 million out of the questionput forward by Walker and Tuck demonstrations are harassed and able Green Infrastructure Fund in their Aug. 15 piece “Blame violently attacked, soldiers who for Mayo B, but the project was Hamas, not Israel, for dead Gashoot Palestinian children are rushed through the regulatory zans.” hailed as heroes, newspapers pubprocess. Now we are saddled with It is clear that the blame for lish pieces written by a prominent a $100 million debt, a measly 10 the 2,000+ Palestinian deaths politician (Gilad Sharon) sugmegawatts and a flooding prob(mostly civilians) lies with the gesting using nuclear weapons to lem in Mayo.

Israeli government and their war “flatten Gaza” like Hiroshima.

This could be your last visit machine. They are using some of Walker and Tuck also ask why north as prime minister because, the world’s most advanced and with the Senate scandal nipping at destructive military equipment on people in Whitehorse protest against Israeli attacks on Gaza your heels, I think a spring 2015 one of the world’s most densely but do not protest against similar election will be in order. populated areas, while making behaviour by Assad’s forces in Now that the electorate are little or no effort to avoid killing Syria. The answer to that is simple wise to robo-calls and becoming civilians.

– the comparison would only be more and more aware of the need There are 1.8 million Gazans, realistic if Stephen Harper was for electoral reform, I view this all living on a strip of land smaller as supportive of Assad as he is of moment in Canadian history as than the Whitehorse city limits Israel. the dying days of your neoliberal, (the Gaza strip = 360 square future-eating, dictatorship. kilometres, Whitehorse city limits Eoin Sheridan I just want you to know that = 412 sq.km).

Whitehorse I and many others across this country are fed up with how your leadership has destroyed all I hold sacred and honourable about Canada.

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Leef apologizes to Trudeau for turning home break-in into partisan jab Canadian Press OTTAWA

asleep in their Ottawa home.

Trudeau was in Winnipeg at Conservative MP has the time.

Sources say nothing was taken apologized for using but some of the family’s butcher news of a break-in at Justin Trudeau’s house as knives were left arranged on the kitchen floor. a chance to take a partisan Atop the knives was a menapoke at the Liberal leader. cing message noting that the Yukon MP Ryan Leef says he’s items could have been stolen and advising the family to lock the written a personal note to Trudeau, apologizing for his inappro- doors in future.

In a tweet Sunday, Leef said: priate response to the break-in, “Since Justin thinks budgets balwhich occurred early Saturday ance themselves maybe he thinks morning while Trudeau’s wife doors lock themselves.� and three young children were

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Conservatives, including Prime Minister Stephen Harper, have repeatedly ridiculed Trudeau for suggesting last winter that the federal “budget will balance itself � as the economy grows. They maintain the comment is another sign that Trudeau is “in over his head.�

Leef acknowledged in a statement Monday that he should not have used the break-in to take another partisan jab at Trudeau. “The tweet was a tongue-incheek reply to an original tweet that was making light of possible

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Trudeau has said his family has been badly shaken by the incident, which has given him “pause� about the amount of time his job requires him to be away from his wife and kids while he travels the country.

The RCMP is currently conducting a risk assessment to determine what, if any, security measures should be taken to protect Trudeau and his family.

The leader of the third party is not normally assigned a personal security detail or any other special police protection.

Harper embarking on annual tour of the North Steve Rennie Canadian Press

OTTAWA tephen Harper is set to embark on his annual trek to the North, his ninth time doing so since becoming prime minister.

The Prime Minister’s Office says this year’s trip is meant to showcase the science, technology and research that are underway in the North.

Before he starts his trip, Harper will make a pit stop in British Columbia, first to meet business leaders in Chilliwack and later to speak at a $35-a-head summer barbecue for the Conservative riding association in Langley.

His northern tour gets underway Thursday in Whitehorse at another Conservative party event. The Whitehorse Daily Star reports the Yukon Conservative Association has sent out around 3,000 invitations to its members and others.

The Conservative party website says the Yukon event will be held Thursday evening at an undisclosed location. Buses will shuttle people from an old Shell gas station on the Alaska highway to the site.

The Prime Minister’s Office says Harper is also supposed to make

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responses to the break-in at Mr. Trudeau’s home,� Leef, a former RCMP officer, said in a written statement. “It was not in good taste to reply and in no way was it a reflection of how serious the incident is nor commentary on my commitment to public safety. “I deleted the post as an acknowledgment of its inappropriateness and wrote a personal note to Mr. Trudeau and family expressing both my apology and my concern for their well being and piece (sic) of mind.�

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks at an annual Conservative party barbecue in Vaughan, Ont. on Wednesday, August 13. “During the prime minister’s an announcement about northern science and research while in the ninth annual northern tour, the Yukon. prime minister will build on our Then he’s off to Fort Smith, record in the North, showcasing the N.W.T., to make announcements science, technology and research about developing agriculture in the that is transforming the North, North before heading to Nunavut, improving living standards and where he’ll visit Cambridge Bay, Pond Inlet, Iqaluit and York Sound. creating jobs as he travels to Yukon, the Northwest Territories and He’ll also take part in the military’s Nunavut,� Harper spokesman Jason Operation Nanook exercise aboard MacDonald wrote in an email.

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n Arctic planning body has taken the federal government to court, claiming Ottawa is blocking efforts to create a land-use plan that would guide resource development in Nunavut.

The Federal Court lawsuit by the Nunavut Planning Commission comes as Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes his annual trip to the North to highlight the importance his government attaches to the region.

Commission head Percy Kabloona, who says the lawsuit is the first of several to come, has accused the Conservatives of trying to interfere in the plan’s development and to block its final steps.

“Clearly, the completion of a single land-use plan for the Nunavut Settlement Area that reflects the priorities and values of residents … is not a priority of the current government,” said a news release Tuesday from the commission.

In an interview, Kabloona said

Ottawa has shown little support for Inuit attempts to plan for development on their land.

“They probably would like to do it by themselves,” he said.

A spokesman for Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt said the government has provided $3 million a year to the commission for the last 18 years.

The Nunavut Planning Commission was created out of the 1993 Nunavut Land Claim Agreement.

The commission was charged with designing legally binding plans that would lay out which lands would be protected, which would be open for development and how they would be managed to encourage local control and economic progress.

The commission alleges it had either completed or begun six regional plans by 2005 when the federal government announced it would no longer consider them.

The commission then began work on a plan for the entire territory and a draft was completed by 2011.

It includes recommendations for protected wildlife areas as well as for road corridors, mineral and energy exploration areas and mixed-used regions.

Workshops and consultations have been held in each of Nunavut’s 25 communities, as well as 10 communities in Saskatchewan,

the plan can become law. Those hearings, which had been planned for the fall, have been cancelled.

Meanwhile, plans for development are going ahead.

“We know there’s no time to waste,” Kabloona said.

The commission’s letter to Valcourt outlined what it believes will be the result of blocking the plan.

“The regulatory system will be slow and cumbersome.

The (commission) will fumble project proposals. Industry will lose millions as legislated timelines are missed.

“Growing concerns of Inuit, First Nations and Metis Manitoba and Quebec. Submisaround development in areas they sions were received from various rely on for food will slow and levels of government and national eventually stall the environmental aboriginal groups. A federally assessment process.” sponsored third-party review of The commission says denying the plan judged it as “reasonable,” funding for the final hearings is according to a July 2 letter from only the latest of the government’s the commission to Valcourt. attempts to financially stifle its The commission says Valwork. Funding for the commiscourt’s department has refused sion has never been revisited since to provide $1.7 million needed its inception, although the land to conduct a final public hearing, claim says it was supposed to have which is legally required before been reviewed in 2003.

The commission says denying funding for the final hearings is only the latest of the government’s attempts to financially stifle its work.

As a result, the commission says it can only afford to fill half its approved positions.

Harper is expected to head north for his ninth Arctic trip on Wednesday. His itinerary has not been released.

Kabloona said Harper is likely to hear about the issue, especially during an expected stop in Cambridge Bay. “I’m pretty sure (people) will be asking him questions.”

The planning commission isn’t the first to accuse Ottawa of reneging on its promises under the Nunavut land claim.

The government also faces a billion-dollar lawsuit from the group that oversees the claim’s implementation. Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. says that while Canada promised a representative number of jobs in the territorial government would go to Inuit, it failed to provide the education necessary to make that a reality.

In 2006, a mediator agreed, saying Ottawa lost interest in the territory once it was up and running.

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B.C. announces independent investigation panel for tailings pond breach Vivian Luk Canadian Press

VANCOUVER he British Columbia government has ordered every mining operation in the province to conduct safety inspections following a massive tailings pond breach at a gold and copper mine.

Mines Minister Bill Bennett said Monday those audits have to be completed by Dec. 1 and must be reviewed by outside engineering firms. There are currently 98 tailings ponds at 60 metal and coal mines in B.C. He also appointed a three-member panel to conduct an independent investigation of the dam failure two weeks ago at Mount Polley mine in the central Interior region.

“Everything is on the table – government regulations, government policies, how we do business is on the table,” Bennett said.

“This independent review will get at what happened and whether our processes were adequate, and whether the mine’s processes were adequate … all those kinds of things will be looked at in this case.”

Calling the incident a disaster, the minister said the investigation will be paid for by Imperial Metals, owner of Mount Polley mine, where 10 million cubic metres of waste water and 4.5 million cubic metres of silt poured into a network of salmon-bearing lakes and rivers near Likely, 600 kilometres northeast of Vancouver.

Bennett said the panel of geotechnical engineers and mining experts will investigate the cause of the failure, as well as provincial standards, the design and maintenance of the dam, and inspection regimes. The panel will have the authority to compel testimony and evidence, and will make recommendations by the end of January 2015.

This investigation is in addition to a probe already under way by the province’s chief inspector of mines and Conservation Officer Service.

So far, there are no leading theories for the collapse, Bennett said.

“This shocked everyone, I think, especially the engineers who were responsible for the dam,” he said.

“It’s not like these tailings dams are way up in the middle of nowhere and nobody pays any attention to them. They’re monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week.”

Bennett said he will take full responsibility if the panel finds his ministry was at fault, without elaborating.

The province announced an agreement with two area First Nations that will see the Williams Lake and Soda Creek Indian bands each receive $200,000 to cover costs associated with the spill, such as hiring experts for their own water tests and hosting community meetings.

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“We don’t have the technical experience that’s required to do the assessments out there, so we do have to place our confidence somewhere,” said Williams Lake Chief Ann Louie.

“The government is being held accountable for this, so I’m sure that the people that have been selected are the best in the world as they have indicated. If not, and there are issues with it, the time will come when that has to be dealt with.”

The Environment Ministry also suspended on Monday an environmental assessment of a new gold and copper mine near Smithers, pending the outcome of the independent investigation.

Ministry spokesman David Karn said findings from the investigation may have ramifications for the Morrison Mine, which was rejected by the province in 2012.

Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press That decision was overturned last year by a B.C. Supreme Court, who A aerial view shows the damage caused by a tailings pond breach near the town of Likely, ordered the province to reconsider B.C. on Tuesday, August, 5. the project.

The first toxicity test results from the slurry from the Mount Polley mine were released on the weekend, showing the waste posed no risk to humans but could harm aquatic life. Testing continues.

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Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ross rifle more peril than protection for First World War soldiers John Ward

them a slightly higher muzzle velocity, which in retrospect was kind of a dumb idea.â&#x20AC;?

The Canadian authorities tried hard hen soldiers in the throes to convince the troops that the Ross was of battle discard their a good rifle, but in the spring of 1915, rifles and pluck a different more than 3,000 men discarded the Ross in favour of the Lee-Enfield, despite weapon from the hands of dead allies, threats of punishment. thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clearly a serious problem.

After the gas attack at Ypres that April, So it was with the Ross rifle, the an unidentified Canadian officer wrote: weapon that Canadian soldiers took with â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is nothing short of murder to send them to the start of the First World War out men against the enemy with such a a century ago. weapon.â&#x20AC;?

It was the brainchild of Sir Charles An official history says of that battle: Ross, a wealthy Scottish-born engineer â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rifle bolts jammed. Boot heels and and inventor who offered it to the Canentrenching tool handles opened some adian government as a military firearm of them.â&#x20AC;? well before the war began.

The Ross was a highly accurate To Sir Sam Hughes, Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s minister weapon later prized by snipers and of militia â&#x20AC;&#x201C; defence minister in modern sportsmen. But as a weapon of war in the parlance â&#x20AC;&#x201C; at the time, the Canadiantrenches, it left much to be desired. built Ross was highly accurate and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything jammed in those circumAaron Lynett/The Canadian Press perfect tool for his soldiers, whom he stances, eventually,â&#x20AC;? McCollum said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bob McCormick holds one of his Canadian-made, WWI-era Ross rifles at his just the Ross did it more often than most saw as frontier marksmen. home in Haldimand, Ont., on Thursday, August 7. of the other guns.â&#x20AC;?

But troops, some of whom sneered at Although Hughes defended the rifle the rifle as â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Canadian club,â&#x20AC;? soon dis- fired with its bayonet attached, it tended assembled, the bolt would fit in the rifle and even chamber and fire a cartridge, vigorously, the 1st Canadian Divisions covered the Ross was not suited to dirty, to shed the bayonet.

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Porcupine caribou face a burning question Wildfires spurred by climate change could shrink the iconic herd’s habitat Myles Dolphin

century.

That means caribou are likely to seek out new areas for food n increase in wildfires and shelter, which may diminish could make it harder access to hunters in remote communities such as Old Crow. for hunters to track “Our results suggest that carithe Porcupine caribou herd bou herds wintering in boreal forests will undergo fire-driven in northern Alaska and the reductions in lichen-producing Yukon. That’s the concluhabitats that will, at a minimum, sion of a study conducted by alter their distribution,” the auresearchers at the University thors noted.

The simulation was carried of Alaska Fairbanks and out over an area of 570,112 the U.S. Geological Survey, square kilometres, encompassing published last month in the the winter ranges of the Central Arctic and Porcupine caribou journal PLOS ONE. herds.

Researchers Dave Gustine and Using historic wildfire characTodd Brinkman used computer teristics dating back to 1917 for models to simulate the effects of Alaska and 1946 for the Yukon, warming temperatures on spruce the researchers found that the forests. herd’s habitat is likely to decrease They projected that an inin size from 107,224 square creased amount of wildfires will kilometres to 84,353 by the year burn 21 per cent of the herd’s 2100.

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herd is unlikely to experience a shift in migration, as it spends its winters on the tundra, where wildfires will have less of an impact.

However, the authors also note that the effects of firedriven habitat changes to caribou population dynamics are uncertain.

“Projecting the influences of climate changes to wildlife populations is a necessary but daunting task fraught with numerous ecological, climactic and technical complexities, uncertainties and assumptions,” they write in their conclusion.

Stan Njootli Sr., a Porcupine caribou hunter from Old Crow, said it’s hard to project what may or may not happen within this century.

“I think another study is needed to see what grows after forest fires in a boreal forest,” he said.

“There are other factors at

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Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.

play that might cause a shift (in their migration). If you look at areas that are burnt, there are a lot of small trees growing.

Caribou eat a lot of grass, and if there is a change in their diet it might mean healthier caribou, or less healthy caribou. At that point what would happen to their habitat and their migration is unknown.”

There is more rain this summer in Old Crow than before, Njootli said, which may also decrease the number of wildfires in the future.

He said previous computer models have proven inconclusive.

“They aren’t really credible to the general person on the street because they’re just models,” Njootli said.

The Porcupine caribou herd population was estimated at

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The numbers weren’t always so healthy, however, according to the Porcupine Caribou Management Board.

When the first count was performed in 1972, the herd size was estimated at about 101,000 caribou.

Their size grew steadily until the late 1980s, until it reached 178,000 in 1989. Then it saw a big drop, to 123,00 animals in 2001. Human activity and climate change were cited as possible causes for the decline.

When the latest numbers were revealed earlier this year, the board said it was unsure of the causes behind the steady increase in the past decade.

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More than two thirds of rapid melt of world’s glaciers now blamed on humans, study says Seth Borenstein Associated Press

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ore than twothirds of the recent rapid melting of the world’s glaciers can be blamed on humans, a new study finds.

Scientists looking at glacier melt since 1851 didn’t see a human fingerprint until about the middle of the 20th century. Even then only one-quarter of the warming wasn’t from natural causes.

But since 1991, about 69 per cent of the rapidly increasing melt was man-made, said Ben Marzeion, a climate scientist at the University of Innsbruck in Austria.

“Glaciers are really shrinking rapidly now,” he said. “I think it’s fair to say most of it is manmade.”

Scientists fault global warming from the burning of coal, oil and gas as well as changes in land use near glaciers and soot pollution.

Glaciers in Alaska and the Alps in general have more human-caused melting than the global average, Marzeion said.

The study is published Thursday in the journal Science.

The research is the first to calculate just how much of the

glacial melting can be attributed to people and “the jump from about a quarter to roughly 70 per cent of total glacier mass loss is significant and concerning,” said University of Alaska Fairbanks geophysicist Regine Hock, who wasn’t part of the study.

Over the last two decades,

about 295 billion tons (269 billion metric tons) of ice is melting each year on average due to human causes and about 130 billion tons (121 million metric tons) a year are melting because of natural causes, Marzeion calculated.

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rise every decade, along with even bigger increases from melting ice sheets – which are different than glaciers – and the expansion of water with warmer temperatures.

Marzeion and colleagues ran multiple computer simulations to see how much melting there would be from all causes and then did it again to see how much melting there would be if only natural causes were included. The difference is what was caused by humans.

Scientists aren’t quite certain what natural causes started glaciers shrinking after the end of the Little Ice Age in the middle of the 19th century, but do know what are human-causes: climate change, soot, and local changes in land use.

There is a sizable margin of error so the 69 per cent human caused can be as low as 45 per cent or as high as 93 per cent, but

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“This study makes perfect sense,” said Pennsylvania State University glacier expert Richard Alley, who wasn’t part of the research. “The authors have quantified what I believe most scientists would have expected.”

Not all of the human-caused melting is from global warming from the burning of fossil fuels, but climate change is the biggest factor, said Ted Scambos, a scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center.

The study showed that it took time for global warming and other factors to build up and cause melting. That lag effect means the world is already locked into more rapid melting from the warming that has already occurred, Marzeion and Alley said.

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Oilsands, deepwater among riskiest energy plays in the world, report says

above US$150 in the CTI report. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to have big numbers to have those things pay off, especially since they come saddled with newer environmental restrictions and they probably made a bunch of side-deals with landowners like First Nations groups,â&#x20AC;? said Moore. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re carrying a lot of obligations with them. Those numbers are $100-$105 for the better ones.â&#x20AC;?

Other pricey projects highlighted in the report were in deepwater or ultra deepwater off West Africa and Brazil, as well as in the Arctic.

In May, Total and partner Suncor Energy Inc. decided to indefinitely defer their $11-billion Joslyn North mine in Alberta because the economics just werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t good enough.

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sociation of Petroleum Producers predicted oilsands production would grow at a slower pace than previously expected because of rising costs and capital constraints.

It sees output hitting 4.8 million barrels a day by 2030, about two and a half times higher than last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s output of 1.9 million barrels.

But the figure is 7.7 per cent lower than the 5.2 million barrels of daily oilsands output CAPP predicted for the same time frame last year.

The CTI, funded by a range of European and American foundations, describes itself as a notfor-profit organization â&#x20AC;&#x153;set-up to produce new thinking on climate risk.â&#x20AC;?

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CTI also flagged Shellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Carmon established oilsands projects.

CALGARY Creek project and ExxonMobilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s For newer oilsands developome of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s costliest Aspen and Kearl projects. ments, Moore said a long-term energy projects are in Albertaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Michal Moore, an energy econo- break-even price of US$105 is reaoilsands and some could be mist with the University of Calsonable, but scoffed at the figures cancelled without higher oil prices, according to a new report by a London-based financial think-tank that focuses on climate risk.

The study by the Carbon Tracker Initiative highlighted 20 of the biggest projects around the world that need a minimum oil price of US$95 a barrel to be economically viable.

Most on the list require prices well north of US$110 a barrel and a few in the oilsands even need prices higher than US$150, said the report.

Crude for September delivery was at around US$97 a barrel in New York on Friday.

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Dawsonites celebrate Discovery Days From mud bogging competitions to artistic workshops, the Klondike kept busy over the holiday weekend.

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Dustin McCulley of Dawson leaves his competition in the mud with Beetle Juice.

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Marty Knutson helps out fellow mud bog driver, Ben Howie, with repairs to his truck, Inferno.

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Emily Fraser models for artists during the the Drink ‘n’ Draw event at Bombay Peggy’s on Sunday.

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Willow Peerenboom shows off her skills with devil sticks in the farmers’ market.

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John Steins, right, helps Mathias Macphee prepare a print during the print and publishing symposium at the Dawson Daily News building on Sunday.

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Local musician Aaron Burnie creates a musical montage using five tape recorders to manually loop an original recorded piece that was broadcasted from the balcony of the Yukon School of Visual Arts as a part of the Yukon Riverside Arts Festival this past weekend.

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A propane-powered potato canon sends prizes into the crowd during the mud bog event.

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Casey Lee McLaughlin yarn bombs a penny farthing bicycle belonging to Eldo Enns by the river in Dawson City.

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YUKON NEWS Barbara Ortutay Associated Press

NEW YORK ehold the cascade of baby photos, the flood of funny kid anecdotes and the steady stream of school milestones on Facebook.

It all makes Sonia Rao, a stayat-home mother of a 1-year-old in Mountain View, California, “a little uncomfortable.”

“I just have a vague discomfort having her photograph out there for anyone to look at,” says Rao. “When you meet a new person and go to their account, you can look them up, look at photos, videos, know that they are travelling.”

At a time when just about everyone and their mother – father, grandmother and aunt – is intent on publicizing the newest generation’s early years on social media sites, an increasing number of parents like Rao are bucking the trend by consciously keeping their children’s photos, names and entire identities off the Internet.

Reasons for the baby blackout vary. Some parents have privacy and safety concerns. Others worry about what companies might do with their child’s image and personal data.

Some simply do it out of respect for their kids’ autonomy before they are old enough to make decisions for themselves.

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No photos: Many parents opt to keep kids’ identities off social media amid privacy concerns “I have a no tolerance policy,” says Scott Steinberg, a St. Louisbased business and technology consultant who has more than 4,800 Facebook friends. Steinberg says he shares no photos, videos or any information about his child.

“If I don’t want somebody to know about my child, to take an active interest in them, to recognize them in a city street or as they are leaving the schoolyard, the easiest way to do that is to not have any identifying information out about them,” he says.

As for Rao, she says she is otherwise active on Facebook, and even had an Instagram account for her dog before the baby was born. She’s happy posting photos of the canine, but not the many snapshots of her daughter and the dog together –no matter how cute they are. Rao does share baby pictures, via email or text, but only with close friends and family.

Facebook, for its part, encourages parents to use the site’s privacy setting if they want to limit who

respectful.”

People have shared baby photos since the dawn of the camera, and stories about kid’s shenanigans long before that. Parents who decide to keep photos of their children and other data off social media say they still want to share those things, but they are bothered by the idea of online permanence. can see their baby photos and other about users,” says Caroline Knorr, “I think my parents told embarparenting editor at the non-profit posts. It’s possible, for example, to rassing stories about me as a child at Common Sense Media, which create a group of close friends and studies children’s use of technology. cocktail parties, no doubt. But those relatives to share kid updates with. can’t be brought back up now – or “Facebook’s terms of service and But that’s not enough for some if they are, it’s to a small audience privacy (policies) – no one reads it, users. and not the whole world,” says Amy it’s too obscure.”

New parents Josh Furman and Heinz, who regularly shares anecSome parents look back to their his wife, Alisha Klapholz, are “very dotes about her three children on own childhoods, when they were protective” of their newborn. The her blog, usingourwords.com. able to make mistakes without Silver Spring, Maryland couple To protect the privacy of her chilevidence of those blunders living on believes it’s in their daughter’s best dren, she refers to them in blogs by –forever– online. interest to limit her Internet presnicknames – Big, Little and Pink. At “I had the choice of what I ence for as long as possible. As such, first, she didn’t use photos of their wanted to reveal publicly,” says they haven’t posted her legal name on Facebook and don’t post photos Wasim Ahmad, journalism professor faces, but she’s eased up.

“I am always conscious that what of her on the site. Instead, they share at Stonybrook University and father I’m posting is affecting more than her Hebrew name and also came up of a newborn son. “I’d like to, as with a nickname to use just on Face- much as I can, retain the possibility myself,” she says.

Parents who enforce strict book. They ask friends and family to of choice for him.”

Two days after his son was born, blackout rules are still very much in do the same.

Ahmad bought the website domain the minority. In a 2011 survey, 66 “In 2014 we sort of feel like the per cent of Generation X parents repercussions of sharing private data with his son’s name. (people born in the 1960s and ‘70s) “I’m going to make it a private are totally unpredictable,” says Furman, a doctoral candidate in history website with a password so family said they post photos of their chilcan log in” to see updates, he says. at the University of Maryland. dren online, while more than half “When he gets old enough, I’ll prob- said they have shared news about a Like his wife, Furman is very active on Facebook. Even so, he says ably give him the keys.” child’s accomplishment online. The The parents hasten to make clear poll was part of the Longitudinal “our child isn’t capable of making that they have no problems with decisions about what details of her Study of American Youth at the other people who post their own life she’d like to share or not.” So University of Michigan’s Institute baby photos. they are waiting until she can. for Social Research.

“Many of our close friends put A big reason parents are wary, Aisha Sultan, a fellow at the inup photos of their kids and we love even if they use social media sites stitute when the poll was conducted, seeing them,” says Furman. “This themselves, is that the companies thinks the results might be different is just a decision that we made for “have not been very transparent if the same questions were posed to our child, and people have been about the way they collect data respondents today.

“Back (then) there wasn’t a lot of conversation about this,” says Sultan, who is a nationally syndicated parenting advice columnist at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “When parents first started joining Facebook in large numbers it wasn’t the primary concern. We felt like we were in control of information we were sharing with friends and family.”

Facebook’s privacy blunders over the years, not to mention frequent updates to its confusing privacy policies, changed all that. Now, Sultan says, parents are much more aware of the little control they have over their personal data online.

Lawmakers have begun to pay some attention to the issue, too. A new California law requires online services, websites or apps that collect personally identifiable information to remove content that minors have posted, if requested. The measure goes into effect next year.

“It’s a good start, but I don’t think it replaces a lot of parental conversation, regulation and oversight,” Sultan says.

She should know. Recently, her sister had a baby. Not thinking about it, Sultan posted a photo of her newborn niece on her Instagram account, which is locked and only includes close friends and family.

“I got in big trouble with my brother-in-law,” she says. “He said…

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Bears documentary shows challenge in keeping cubs alive Sadiya Ansari

opportunity to go see these wonderful places, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; said Fothergill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the big screen and surTORONTO round sound, for 75, 80 minutes grey wolf fixes its hunyou can take people to Alaska gry gaze on two brown and sit them beside bears.â&#x20AC;?

In fact, his goal in making enbear cubs in an otherwise vironmental films is to bring the still Alaskan meadow that most beautiful images of animals their mother thought was a to urban audiences so they can good place to bring them for connect with them. a rest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see how you can Darren West/Disney expect people to care about wild Sky with her cubs Amber and Mama bear manages to keep places and animals unless they them close â&#x20AC;&#x201C; fighting off one of Scout are shown in a scene have experienced that,â&#x20AC;? said the many threats documented from Disney natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bears.

Fothergill. in Disneynatureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bears, which But the way people react to follows Sky and her two cubs, â&#x20AC;&#x153;David Attenborough said to Amber and Scout, in Katmai Na- nature programs and documen- me once when he started filming tional Park during their precari- taries has changed in the 30 years in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;50s, the word green meant ous first year as a family. heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been making them. naive and within his lifetime it â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a real challenge because â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think people are beginning was given a totally new mean50 per cent of bears die in their to realize itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not about saving first year,â&#x20AC;? director Alastair Fofluffy bears or pandas,â&#x20AC;? Fothergill ing,â&#x20AC;? said Fothergill, â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I said thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largely because of your thergill said in a phone interview said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about protecting the programs, David.â&#x20AC;? from Bristol, England. arc that we also ride on.â&#x20AC;?

Despite the threat to the cubs, The Bears DVD/Blu-ray is out He recalls a conversation with Fothergill â&#x20AC;&#x201C; known for the BBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s renowned naturalist and BBC Aug. 12. Disneynature will doEmmy Award-winning Planet host David Attenborough on this nate a portion of sales to the U.S. Earth series â&#x20AC;&#x201C; was particularly shift.

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s prevalent as prescription medications are, all-natural remedies for common illnesses and conditions are still a viable alternative to prescription medications for many people. But are these all-natural options safe?

DIRECTORY

In 2011, Apple founder Steve Jobs lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. Reports indicate that Jobs, a devout Buddhist, delayed surgery and other traditional treatments for almost a year while he participated in holistic treatments for the cancer. Some of these included juice fasts, bowel cleansings, acupuncture, herbal supplements, and even a vegan diet. Eventually, Jobs had surgery, but some experts feel he waited too long.

Holistic health network goes live in the Yukon

T

he Yukon Wholistic Health Network is excited to announce the recent launch of a new holistic health email group.

The purpose of this network is to keep the community informed about alternative health care options as well as upcoming classes, workshops and events. It’s similar to ArtsNet, but with a focus on health and well-being.

De-Stress and book your ‘Back’ to School Massage Today! #11-5110 5th Ave. Whitehorse (867) 668-6522 contact@whitehorsemassagetherapy.com ONLINE BOOKINGS AT: http://whitehorsemassagetherapy.com/

www.bodyenergetics.ca 333-9541 (voice messages only) Certified in Advanced Integrative Energy Healing and Craniosacral Work for TMJ, pain, stress and relaxation.

Located at Health Space Therapeutics #200 – 204 Black Street (elevator access)

The Yukon Wholistic Health Network is a volunteer organization, first formed in 1995. Our mandate is to educate, network and advocate holistic health. We have also organized several events in support of holistic health, including annual Holistic Health Fairs between 2001 and 2005.

groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ HealthNet-YT/info Press the ‘Join Group’ button and follow the instructions. You will then receive a welcome message with the email links

We have hosted two well-attended “Connection” events in December 2013 and April 2014 to foster relationships between

Elemental Holistic Therapies

Mondays: Practical Skills Group (2-4) Tuesday Self-Care Support Group (2-4) Wednesday Gardening (1-3) Thursday Community Lunch (12-1) Thursday eve. Recreational Self-Care Program (6-8)

Body/Mind Healing for you and your animal friends!

Alison Zeidler, QTP/I, RCRT, CEMT elementalholistictherapies@live.com 867.335.0078 by appointment only #203 – 107 Main Street (Downstairs)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 867-667-2037.

Shelagh Smith, B.A., RMT

enabling you to easily post a message.

In recent years, the YWHN has become less active as members built their own businesses and clientele. However, the addition of new board members has revived interest in the networking side of the organization.

The more members we have, the more effective the email group will be! Please consider joining at:

SECOND OPINION SOCIETY

If I can help you STAND UP more COMFORTABLY Inside yourself and BREATHE EASIER, then I have served you y well.

We are fortunate to have a wide selection of knowledgeable professionals offering holistic services in the Yukon, and it is hoped this email group, along with our website at www.ywhn.org, will be a meeting place for practitioners and clients alike. Be sure to join our email group to keep up-to-date on the latest offerings of from our community!

If you have any questions, or need assistance joining the email group, please email ywhn99@yahoo.ca, or Tegan at teganbro@shaw.ca.

For Your Animals:

• Hand and Foot Reflexology • Quantum-Touch Energy Healing • Chakra Balancing • Distance Healing • Self Created Health sessions

• Reflexology • Massage / Bodywork • Quantum-Touch Energy Healing • Chakra Balancing • Distance Healing

build my business, As a thank you for helping me nts to me, you will when you refer two new clie This applies only to receive your next visit free. * m Touch sessions.

Reflexology and Quantu

www. ele me ntalholistic

Elaine Hanson www.alpineayurveda.com 867-667-6067

abraxas@klondiker.com

holistic health-care practitioners in the community. From these events, the current executive recognized the need for a greater Internet presence beyond our website, giving birth to the idea for HealthNet-YT.

For You:

Alpine Ayurveda

Norman Holler Certified Advanced Rolfer®, RMT. 804 Black Street. 867.333.1492

t h e ra p i e s . ca

Ayurveda & Wholistic Nutrition ASSESSMENT s CONSULTATION s COACHING

Colon Hydrotherapy -ASSAGE !YURVEDA Therapies Raw Food Classes

con Your Health Bea Kim Beacon Certified Holistic Health Coach

Massage Therapy & Bodywork

Melissa Väljä, RMT | 867.336.1296 ◆ Janet Arntzen, RMT |

867.335.0785

Suite 206 - 212 Main Street, Whitehorse | www.wildernesscityhealing.com

Offering: Therapeutic, relaxation and deep tissue massage, pregnancy massage (with a pregnancy massage table), hot stones massage, raindrop therapy and flower essence therapy.

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Although conventional care is often an effective means to treating illnesses and other conditions, there are many doctors who agree that implementing natural remedies at times can be safe and effective. Furthermore, not all natural remedies are without merit, and some traditional medicines are actually derived from natural, plantbased ingredients themselves.

According to surgeon and author Dr. Walter C. Thompson, “Herbal medicine is safe because it’s natural. After researching the literature, one can truly say that, at the very least, herbal medicine is safer than conventional drugs.”

Those thinking about incorporating natural remedies into their health regimen can consider the following options: • Nervousness and anxiety: Try lettuce, chamomile, valerian, and rose petals.

• Pain relief: Use omega-3 fatty

Time for a Spiritual Check-Up?

Ellen E. Brian

Get Some Guidance With TAROT CARDS or ASTROLOGY For a complete selection of services ellenbrian.wix.com/littlestar 667-6030

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LIFT CHAIRS, which Seniorscould day isbe mentioned instead of scooters if you like. every Thursday.

acids, green tea, ginger root, and tumeric.

• Itchiness: Witch hazel, jewelweed and aloe vera are effective.

• Feminine issues: Parsley, basil and goldenseal can alleviate symptoms associated with menstruation.

• Antibiotics: Oregano and garlic are purported to have antibiotic qualities and can fend off harmful bacteria.

• Infections: Honey has long been used to heal and as an antibacterial and antifungal remedy.

Many natural foods are effective in preventing and fighting cancer as well.

Although natural remedies can be effective, it’s important for pregnant women to avoid any herbs and plant supplements until discussing the risks/ benefits with their doctors. Also, some natural remedies can interact with prescription drugs or increase their potency, so it’s important to talk to a doctor about any plans. (Metro Creative Connections)

7th Ray Healing is an On-line Community for all individuals interested in esoteric teachings.

Stay Tuned for Exciting Workshops and Meditations!

These gatherings can include MEDITATION, SHAMANIC PRACTICES, CONSCIOUS BREATHING, AND REIKI.

Would you like to become a member?

Please Join Us at:

www.meetup.com/7th-Ray-Healing/

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Come and do your

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YUKON NEWS

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2014

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2014

Exploring natural remedies

Well-being

A

s prevalent as prescription medications are, all-natural remedies for common illnesses and conditions are still a viable alternative to prescription medications for many people. But are these all-natural options safe?

DIRECTORY

In 2011, Apple founder Steve Jobs lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. Reports indicate that Jobs, a devout Buddhist, delayed surgery and other traditional treatments for almost a year while he participated in holistic treatments for the cancer. Some of these included juice fasts, bowel cleansings, acupuncture, herbal supplements, and even a vegan diet. Eventually, Jobs had surgery, but some experts feel he waited too long.

Holistic health network goes live in the Yukon

T

he Yukon Wholistic Health Network is excited to announce the recent launch of a new holistic health email group.

The purpose of this network is to keep the community informed about alternative health care options as well as upcoming classes, workshops and events. It’s similar to ArtsNet, but with a focus on health and well-being.

De-Stress and book your ‘Back’ to School Massage Today! #11-5110 5th Ave. Whitehorse (867) 668-6522 contact@whitehorsemassagetherapy.com ONLINE BOOKINGS AT: http://whitehorsemassagetherapy.com/

www.bodyenergetics.ca 333-9541 (voice messages only) Certified in Advanced Integrative Energy Healing and Craniosacral Work for TMJ, pain, stress and relaxation.

Located at Health Space Therapeutics #200 – 204 Black Street (elevator access)

The Yukon Wholistic Health Network is a volunteer organization, first formed in 1995. Our mandate is to educate, network and advocate holistic health. We have also organized several events in support of holistic health, including annual Holistic Health Fairs between 2001 and 2005.

groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ HealthNet-YT/info Press the ‘Join Group’ button and follow the instructions. You will then receive a welcome message with the email links

We have hosted two well-attended “Connection” events in December 2013 and April 2014 to foster relationships between

Elemental Holistic Therapies

Mondays: Practical Skills Group (2-4) Tuesday Self-Care Support Group (2-4) Wednesday Gardening (1-3) Thursday Community Lunch (12-1) Thursday eve. Recreational Self-Care Program (6-8)

Body/Mind Healing for you and your animal friends!

Alison Zeidler, QTP/I, RCRT, CEMT elementalholistictherapies@live.com 867.335.0078 by appointment only #203 – 107 Main Street (Downstairs)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 867-667-2037.

Shelagh Smith, B.A., RMT

enabling you to easily post a message.

In recent years, the YWHN has become less active as members built their own businesses and clientele. However, the addition of new board members has revived interest in the networking side of the organization.

The more members we have, the more effective the email group will be! Please consider joining at:

SECOND OPINION SOCIETY

If I can help you STAND UP more COMFORTABLY Inside yourself and BREATHE EASIER, then I have served you y well.

We are fortunate to have a wide selection of knowledgeable professionals offering holistic services in the Yukon, and it is hoped this email group, along with our website at www.ywhn.org, will be a meeting place for practitioners and clients alike. Be sure to join our email group to keep up-to-date on the latest offerings of from our community!

If you have any questions, or need assistance joining the email group, please email ywhn99@yahoo.ca, or Tegan at teganbro@shaw.ca.

For Your Animals:

• Hand and Foot Reflexology • Quantum-Touch Energy Healing • Chakra Balancing • Distance Healing • Self Created Health sessions

• Reflexology • Massage / Bodywork • Quantum-Touch Energy Healing • Chakra Balancing • Distance Healing

build my business, As a thank you for helping me nts to me, you will when you refer two new clie This applies only to receive your next visit free. * m Touch sessions.

Reflexology and Quantu

www. ele me ntalholistic

Elaine Hanson www.alpineayurveda.com 867-667-6067

abraxas@klondiker.com

holistic health-care practitioners in the community. From these events, the current executive recognized the need for a greater Internet presence beyond our website, giving birth to the idea for HealthNet-YT.

For You:

Alpine Ayurveda

Norman Holler Certified Advanced Rolfer®, RMT. 804 Black Street. 867.333.1492

t h e ra p i e s . ca

Ayurveda & Wholistic Nutrition ASSESSMENT s CONSULTATION s COACHING

Colon Hydrotherapy -ASSAGE !YURVEDA Therapies Raw Food Classes

con Your Health Bea Kim Beacon Certified Holistic Health Coach

Massage Therapy & Bodywork

Melissa Väljä, RMT | 867.336.1296 ◆ Janet Arntzen, RMT |

867.335.0785

Suite 206 - 212 Main Street, Whitehorse | www.wildernesscityhealing.com

Offering: Therapeutic, relaxation and deep tissue massage, pregnancy massage (with a pregnancy massage table), hot stones massage, raindrop therapy and flower essence therapy.

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Food sensitivities/weight/fatigue/stress Private coaching, workshops and more

Upcoming Events

Sept • NEW Ignite Your Light group with Yoga

867.333.9001 Free initial health strategy session!

www.yourhealthbeacon

.co

Although conventional care is often an effective means to treating illnesses and other conditions, there are many doctors who agree that implementing natural remedies at times can be safe and effective. Furthermore, not all natural remedies are without merit, and some traditional medicines are actually derived from natural, plantbased ingredients themselves.

According to surgeon and author Dr. Walter C. Thompson, “Herbal medicine is safe because it’s natural. After researching the literature, one can truly say that, at the very least, herbal medicine is safer than conventional drugs.”

Those thinking about incorporating natural remedies into their health regimen can consider the following options: • Nervousness and anxiety: Try lettuce, chamomile, valerian, and rose petals.

• Pain relief: Use omega-3 fatty

Time for a Spiritual Check-Up?

Ellen E. Brian

Get Some Guidance With TAROT CARDS or ASTROLOGY For a complete selection of services ellenbrian.wix.com/littlestar 667-6030

Seniors Day 15 off everything

Monday through Saturday, 9 am thru 6 pm and please specify % every Thursday at 15% this if possible. We have Seniors day off of everything except on sale items. I have attached a on sale items. also have picture We of a mobility scooter, don’t know if you except can shrink it down not, if not ,in it doesn’t matter. We also have in stock, LIFTorCHAIRS stock.

LIFT CHAIRS, which Seniorscould day isbe mentioned instead of scooters if you like. every Thursday.

acids, green tea, ginger root, and tumeric.

• Itchiness: Witch hazel, jewelweed and aloe vera are effective.

• Feminine issues: Parsley, basil and goldenseal can alleviate symptoms associated with menstruation.

• Antibiotics: Oregano and garlic are purported to have antibiotic qualities and can fend off harmful bacteria.

• Infections: Honey has long been used to heal and as an antibacterial and antifungal remedy.

Many natural foods are effective in preventing and fighting cancer as well.

Although natural remedies can be effective, it’s important for pregnant women to avoid any herbs and plant supplements until discussing the risks/ benefits with their doctors. Also, some natural remedies can interact with prescription drugs or increase their potency, so it’s important to talk to a doctor about any plans. (Metro Creative Connections)

7th Ray Healing is an On-line Community for all individuals interested in esoteric teachings.

Stay Tuned for Exciting Workshops and Meditations!

These gatherings can include MEDITATION, SHAMANIC PRACTICES, CONSCIOUS BREATHING, AND REIKI.

Would you like to become a member?

Please Join Us at:

www.meetup.com/7th-Ray-Healing/

Rebecca’s

Angel Card Readings SPECIALIZING IN ROMANCE, LOSS, EMOTIONAL HEALING AND INNER DIRECTION

Ask about my free sample readings!

For Rates & Inquiries, please Contact Rebecca: Email: angelnelken@gmail.com Text: 403-891-4827 Or Join me on Facebook: Rebecca’s Angel Card Readings READINGS ARE AVAILABLE: VIA EMAIL OR PHONE

the studio

where Yoga and Pilates meet under one roof Phone: 456-2748 | www.thestudioyukon.com | thestudioyukon@gmail.com

Northern Hospital & Safety Supply Inc. • 4200 4th Ave. 668-5083 • www.norhosp.com • Monday through Saturday, 9 am thru 6 pm

CircleStone Counselling Trauma and Conflict Integration Counselling Release the impact of trauma and Build healthy relationships

867-335-4460 nataschaa@circlestone.ca http://www.traumaconflictintegration.com/

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Audrey Pflug, 867-668-2663, poste 560 | apflug@afy.yk.ca

Cours de français langue seconde aux adultes L’Association franco-yukonnaise propose, dès le 22 septembre, 12 sessions de 2 heures au French cœur de Whitehorse. Des horaires flexibles et huit niveaux d’apprentissage différents sont offerts pour répondre à tous vos besoins : apprendre, rencontrer des gens, vous améliorer ou investir dans votre perfectionnement professionnel. Communiquez avec nous dès maintenant pour obtenir votre évaluation gratuite.

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Courtship took a long time in Jane Austen’s day

by Judith Martin

was settled as a source of financial support, the better. Parental supervision was unabashed, and opportunities to meet strangers were limited. So the chances of marrying someone known to the family and not entirely unapproved were much greater than those of marrying an unknown dancing partner.

Still, human nature was recognizable. Indulgent fathers allowed their daughters to choose, within reason, and the daughters of dictatorial fathers knew how to drive them crazy until they were too worn down to hold out. Couples ran away together, strangers declared love at first sight, married people bolted, as the term was, early deaths facilitated serial marriage, and presumably everyone lived happily or unhappily ever after.

to that, and I was stuck scratching my head and saying, “That’s such a rude thing to say in the first place that it’s hard to imagine there can be a proper response to it.”

But if there is a proper response, I’m sure Miss Manners knows it. What would it be?

GENTLE READER: There are always proper responses, even to rude questions, Miss Manners assures you.

In this case what your fiancee needs is a response, but not an answer — as the question is both rude and leading: “I’m glad you caught me, and sorry I have not had a chance to get back to you yet. What’s on your mind? Was it urgent?”

GENTLE READER: Let us start with your husband. Miss Manners has frequently expounded on the rudeness of canceling invitations, once accepted. But there is no parallel ban on refusing an invitation in the first place.

And since no rudeness is being committed, there is no requirement to defend the refusal by citing reasons. It is, in fact, a bad idea, as the real reasons will, as you have discovered, initiate arguments about their validity.

Refuse politely, but firmly and without embarrassment. If the invitation is repeated, apologize and say you thought you were clear the first time in saying that you are definitely unable to attend. And when accused of canceling — which would indeed be rude — she suggests that you react with the shock that such an accusation deserves.

you ignore it. If you still work with the writer and your curiosity gets the better of you, you may ask if you inadvertently offended her. But if the answer is yes, please resist the urge to write, “I’m sorry” on yet another sticky note.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I will be moving far away soon, and I would like a way to show my friends how much I will miss them and how greatly I have apDEAR MISS MANNERS: preciated having them in my life.

When I watch movies or read Would it be in poor taste for books from previous times, me to throw a going-away party such as Jane Austen’s stories, the for myself? Would there be a characters always seem to know more appropriate way of naming each other incredibly little before such an event, since my goal is to being engaged. A request to dance celebrate the guests, even though seems to be a declaration of love I am the one leaving? I feel like it in itself. would be rude to hint to others Is this historically accurate? I DEAR MISS MANNERS: that I want a party, but it does not understand these matters were My husband and I are longtime seem quite polite to simply throw probably often arranged, but what friends with another couple, with one myself. was the etiquette for those who DEAR MISS MANNERS: whom we frequently go out and GENTLE READER: One were allowed a bit of wiggle room When talking to someone who DEAR MISS MANNERS: I travel. They are wonderful people doesn’t have to name the occasion when choosing a future husband/ is 10 to 14 time zones away from wrote a thank-you note to a coand share many of our interests. in order to host a party. That you wife? Did they really know each you, should you say, “Good morn- The wife is a very social, active worker over a year and half ago, wish to see your friends before other so little before tying the ing,” if it’s your morning or his and just this week it came back person and seems to have plans you leave is reason enough. knot? morning? with a sticky note attached that for every night of the week.

Unfortunately, Miss Manners GENTLE READER: Not so GENTLE READER: His. You said, “I am returning this card to This couple will often invite has found that in the current fast, please. already know that you are crossyou with the spirit in which it was climate, making a party into an us along to their many (usually As Miss Manners recalls, ing a time zone. Miss Manners given.” expensive) activities, some of “event” makes people suspect that Emma Woodhouse was already would imagine that someone who which we must, of course, decline.

What does this mean? Is it a presents are somehow required. related to Mr. Knightley, who was hasn’t been up that long would The problem is that they seem to true thank-you, or a slap in the Simply invite your friends to her sister’s brother-in-law and have a hard time believing that face? I am confused; I have never a party, and if asked about the consider every “no” a “yes” waitan intimate family friend. Fanny a cheery “Good evening” wasn’t gotten a thank-you note back, and occasion, say, “I wanted to see ing to happen, to the point that Price and Edmund Bertram were coming from someone who was she held on to it for almost two they have accused us of canceling everyone one more time before I brought up together. Anne Elliot up all night. years. at the last minute, when we have moved.” spent eight years pining for CapDEAR MISS MANNERS: My GENTLE READER: Nothing simply reiterated our regrets. tain Wentworth, the sweetheart fiancee knows a woman who, If they do actually hear “no,” it good can come from sentiments of her teens. Even the impetuous virtues aside, is somewhat on the becomes a constant interrogation exchanged on sticky notes. EviMarianne Dashwood was slow in egocentric side, and at times can up until the last minute. If we are dently, this person thought that coming to appreciate and accept be overbearing and stressful to honest, our reasons are criticized, your thank-you note was someColonel Brandon. And of course interact with. They tend to spend and if we are vague, they will not how sarcastic and has decided to Elizabeth Bennet rejected Mr. time together about once every stop questioning until we give an take it as an insult.

Darcy, despite his fortune, until week or two, and my fiancee con- answer.

Miss Manners suggests that she understood his true nature. siders this woman a friend, but This problem is compounded It takes each of these heroines not a really intimate one. by my husband, who considers a volume to decide. So perhaps On a recent weekend, this baby born it rude to decline an invitation you are thinking of Miss Austen woman called and left my fiancee keep sakes at all, but particularly without herself, who entered into a rash voice messages on both Friday giving a specific reason why we engagement, only to repent the 207 Main St. 668-3447 and Saturday nights. Then, on cannot attend. following day.

Sunday night, she called again This is not to say that courtand, getting through this time, ship, if one can still call it that, her opening to the conversation was the same then as it is now. was, “Have you been avoiding Marriage was almost the only re- me?” spectable and (usually) tolerable My fiancee asked me for advice career for ladies; so the sooner it on how she should’ve responded

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Enduro racers crank it up in Carcross Tom Patrick News Reporter

CARCROSS ukon mountain bikers got a “dirt rush” over the weekend.

Dozens of riders took part in the three-day CarCranked Festival from Saturday to Monday in Carcross.

The mountain bike festival was the first of three events over two weekends billed as the Yukon Dirt Rush.

“We were all really pleased with how it went,” said CarCranked organizer Jane Koepke. “We were calling it a test event, so we were trying out a bunch of different ideas just to see what people responded to.

And testing our own systems as well to see what we had capacity to do and offer…

“It was a nice, small, enthusiastic group who came out and supported the event and we managed to test our systems and figure out what we need to do better. I think we’re all really excited to start planning for next year.”

The festival featured bike clinics, guided rides, a scavenger hunt, a mountain bike movie night and barbecues.

But what got a lot of cyclists fired up most was an enduro mountain bike race on Montana Mountain on Saturday. Thirty-five bikers took part in the enduro, a type of race gaining popularity in North America in which sections of downhill are raced with non-timed transition sections in between.

“I was just out there trying to not crash and ride as fast as possible,” said Whitehorse’s Jonah Clark. “It seemed to work.”

It certainly did. Clark took first in the open men’s division, completing the four legs in 23 minutes and 32 seconds, just 20 seconds ahead of second place’s Derek Crowe.

“I just got a new bike. I got a hard tail – no rear suspension – so I was quite surprised to be as close as I was to Jonah,” said Crowe. “I thought I’d be fifth or something. I guess I know the trails.”

Clark, a two-time Yukon mountain bike champ, also won the solo men’s division at the Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay in June.

Julien Revel, a past downhill champ at the Sima Slamfest, claimed third at 24:24 on Saturday.

“The strategy is you want to get there so you don’t have traffic to deal with on the downhills, but you don’t want to go too hard because you’re still pedaling a lot on the downhill,” said Crowe. “I found it very strategic and I think that’s why I did well.”

“It’s fun. The format is wicked,” said Clark. “You get to ride up and you get to chat. And you can rest up at the top of every timed section and get ready, get psyched up, hangout with everyone for a

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bit, bomb down the downhill and you’re done.

“It’s a lot more social than crosscountry (racing).”

The stages were about two or three kilometres long, give or take, and featured sections that allowed riders to reach up to 60 kilometres an hour.

Whitehorse’s Sierra van der Meer reached high speeds. She took the open female division with a winning time of 29:27.

“It was really fun. I really like those trails and it was a blast to go on them,” said van der Meer. “It

was a fun social event. It was great to see everyone out there.

“Because you were only racing the sections, there was lots of time just hanging around talking to people.”

Van der Meer, who is the president of Yukon’s Contagious Mountain Bike Club, also won the women’s title at last month’s Singlespeed World Championships in Anchorage, Alaska.

Miriam Lukszova rode to second at 32:03 and Christine Kirk third at 32:45 in Carcross.

Liam Mather says he’s been

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Ryan Roberts of Bellingham, Wash., takes a corner during the enduro race in the CarCranked Festival in Carcross on Saturday. Thirty-five bikers took part in the race.

mountain biking “almost since I could walk.” It showed on Montana Mountain.

Mather took first in the onestage youth male division. The 13-year-old finished in 7:21 to place first ahead of brother Sammy Mather at nine minutes even.

Daniel Philips Freedman raced to third at 13:43.

“I really liked it. It was really

fun,” said Liam. “I haven’t done much enduro, so I really liked it.

“I tried not to go too quick on the uphill because that didn’t count. Once I started the timed section I just pushed as hard as I could.”

The trails on Montana Mountain are epic, so says the International Mountain Bicycling Association. In 2011, the association

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Sam Reimer, front, catches some air in front of Mackenzie Smith during the enduro race.

inducted the Mountain Hero Trail on Montana Mountain into its Epic Trails category.

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 highlight of the race for the organizers was to have three Carcross youths (Dominic Smith-Johns, Ryan Jules, and Jade McLeod) enter it,” said Koepke. “That was a big deal.

“They have all worked on the mountain. Two are current crew members and one was a crew member last year.”

“There were three of them racing today,” said Crowe.

“They had a choice: getting paid to work an aid station or race. And those three decided to race.”

Saturday’s race was one of the very first enduro races in the territory and it won’t be the last. This Saturday 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.

Because of the event’s logistics – shuttling riders between Grey and McIntyre – the event has a cap of 40 riders.

Bikers can register at Icycle Sport in Whitehorse or with an email to info@icyclesport.com.

The day after the Crusher it’ll be time to crown Yukon’s king and queen of mountain biking at the Yukon championships on Sunday.

The King of the Rocky Canyon – formerly King of the Canyon – will have a new location this year at Mount McIntyre. More information can be found at cmbcyukon.ca.

Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com

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JD Batove of Eagle River, Alaska, rides the bottom of Lower Wolverine trail.

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Whitehorse’s Miriam Lukszova rides Sam McGee’s Road.

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Scores run wild at wildlife preserve event Tom Patrick News Reporter

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he third annual Run Wild Event at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve saw quite a jump in participation on Monday.

A total of 122 runners and walkers took part in the five-kilometre event at the preserve, up from just 18 last year.

“We were blown away by the amount of support and the actual turnout,” said Lindsay Caskenette, the preserve’s visitor services administrator.

“Some people made it a little more competitive, some people made it fun, just walked around, had their kids,” she added. “A lot of people got tied up with the fox, so their times were a little bit delayed.”

An orphaned baby red fox had a lot to do with the big turnout. Word evidently got out that the funds raised at this year’s event are going towards the construction of an enclosure for the fox that has been living at the preserve the last few months.

The red fox was found abandoned by a Marsh Lake resident during the Easter long weekend in April.

With materials and labour, the enclosure will cost about $20,000. Employees at the preserve set a goal of raising $10,000 by the end of this month and they are getting close.

Monday’s run raised $2,288.

“And this afternoon another donation for $500 came into our GoFundMe page. So looks like were at $8,200 now!” added Caskenette in an email Monday afternoon.

Whitehorse’s Brittany Pearson-Smith came to run for the fox and she ran like one.

The 23-year-old completed the five-kilometre run faster than anyone, clocking a time of 21 minutes and eight seconds.

“The fox intrigued me,” said

Pearson-Smith. “I wasn’t out of town for the long weekend, which would usually deter people from entering a running race, so I was looking for a good long weekend event. But it definitely helps that the fox is there.

It made it stand out a little bit from the other events. And foxes are my favourite animal.”

Organizers did say that all the baby animals born in the pre-

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Pearson-Smith, who was on Yukon’s athletics team at the Canada Summer Games a year ago in Quebec, found a way around it.

“It would have been if my friend Tasha and I hadn’t done a full lap of the small loop and checked out all the animals (before the race) so we wouldn’t be distracted the second time around,” said Pearson-Smith, who returned after the race to where the fox was making his first public appearance.

Kyle Lavoie placed second overall and was the top male competitor with a time of 21:32.

Mathieu Rondel came third overall at 22:08. Fourth and fifth place went to youth runners Dario Abrahantes and David Abrahantes at 22:24 and 23:16, respectively.

“The long-term home we’re hoping (to build) will actually go beside our current Arctic fox enclosure, that will lend well to excellent interpretation value,” said Caskenette last week.

“If we can build a suitable enclosure for him – a suitable

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An employee of the Yukon Wildlife Preserve plays with an orphaned red fox during the Run Wild Event at the preserve on Monday. The third annual event raised $2,288 towards building the fox an enclosure.

home for him – that could mean we could acquire another red fox, so he can have a friend, create stimulus for. Maybe we can get cross foxes or black foxes.

The comparison of all those species is really invaluable.”

Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com

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Mule deer watch as runners pass their enclosure during the race.

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95 Molly formerly on “S.N.L.”

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97 King in 1922 news

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127 City on the Seine upstream from Paris

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6 Host for this puzzle’s subjects on 2/9/64

15 Free 16 Bikini blast, informally 17 Song sung by this puzzle’s subjects on 6-Down’s show on 2/9/64

88 Common monthly expense

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72 Unpredictable

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35 Promise of payment

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668-3887

Beautifully finished office space is available in the Taku Building at 309 Main Street.

This historic building is the first L.E.E.D. certified green building in Yukon. It features state of the art heat and ventilation, LAN rooms, elevator, bike storage, shower, accessibility and more.

Call 867-333-0144

2+ BDRM, 1.5 bath townhouse condo, Riverdale, avail Sept 1, lots of renovations, $1,500/mon + utils. 633-6711 1-BDRM APT, Takhini North, new, smaller unit, 6 appliances, parking, modern, convenient, N/P, N/S, responsible tenant, $1,045/mon incl utils. 334-4541 email for pics greggerhale@gmail.com 1-BDRM NEWER Riverdale bsmt suite, clean & bright, sep ent, laundry, heat, N/S, N/P, avail Sept 1, $950/mon + shared electricity. 334-4965 3 ROOMS, fully furnished, McCrae area, includes all utils & satellite TV, responsible tenant, avail Aug 23, $990/mon. 668-5559

TOWN & MOUNTAIN HOTEL

RESTAURANT FOR LEASE 80 Seats on great corner Food Services to Two Lounges CONTACT BARRE FLEMING 401 Main Street Whitehorse, Yukon kayle@townmountain.com | 867-668-7644

1-BDRM BSMT suite, Riverdale, large, on bus route, sep ent, parking, N/S, N/P, dd&refs reqʼd, avail Sept 1, $1,000/mon incl utils & heat. Call/text 336-1049 3-BDRM UPPER level, Ingram, $1,800/mon includes heat & hydro, avail Sept. 1.

633-5854 2-BDRM BSMT suite, bright & clean, avail Sept 1, $1,200/mon + utils. 333-0022 2-BDRM HOUSE, Mile 5.1 Mayo Road, avail September 1, oil heat, pet friendly, N/S, no loud parties, refs & dd required. $1,250/mon. 668-6888 2 ROOMS, Ingram, fully furnished, family house, heat, electricity, laundry facilities included, N/S, N/P, no parties, clean & responsible tenant. 867-336-0177 LARGE ROOM in Porter Creek home, furnished, pref female, N/S, N/P, shared kitchen, lots of parking, cable & Internet, $700/mon. 334-2356 FULLY FURNISHED bedroom, Copper Ridge, fully equipped kitchen, closes to bus/groceries, N/S, N/P, utils, cable & Internet included, $650/mon. Text 334-4811, lv msg LOOKING FOR female roommate, downtown house, must be clean, responsible, quiet, heat, electricity, kitchen/laundry facilities & cable are included. N/S, N/P, refs reqʼd. 668-5185 3-BDRM HOUSE, Granger housing co-op, avail Sept 15 or sooner, $1,355/mon + utils, $1,355 dd + $1,250 fuel deposit. 668-6367 3-BDRM, 2-BATH upper level suite in Crestview. Lots of parking space. Laundry facilities. Available Sept 15th. N/S, no dogs. Refs & DD reqʼd, $1,600/mon + utils. 667-4858

MATURE YUKON Christian couple with well-behaved 10-yr-old dog looking to housesit from November 1 to March 31 or within those dates. Excellent references. Call 867-399-7099 HOUSE-SITTER AVAILABLE in the Whse area from October to December (or portion thereof). Mature, experienced, many local refs, gd with animals. Josef 335-2300

Real Estate CONDO SUITE NANAIMO, B.C. Quality construction+materials, partially furnished, w/kitchen appliances, well organized 300 sq ft.

Quiet residential area near transit, shopping, & park.

Low condo fees+utilities.

Asking $85,000.

Call: 867-660-4516.

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 BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT & new 3 bdrm +1 mobile home in quiet, well managed park. No dogs. Monthly pad $375. See property guys #703464. 334-4174 or 334-9064 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 INCOME PROPERTY FOR SALE 2 home duplex, 1 3-bedroom & 1 2-bedroom Both have fridge stove washer & dryer, new gas furnaces.

Newly renovated, large shop with office & 4 piece bathroom.

20x85 ft. greenhouse on 1 acre just outside city limits.

Fenced Over $4000.00 month rent, low taxes.

Ph. 780-351-2677 Email: crazygoatlady22@gmail.com CABIN NEAR Braeburn, 20 acres titled land w/multiple out buildings, $195,000. 633-3392

DAWSON CITY district placer gold claim across from Last Chance Creek on 4 Above Pup, easy access from Hunker Creek road, has been drilled & hand mined, $2,000. Dan 867-336-1412 4-BDRM 3-BATH split level, Logan, 2,350 sq ft, greenbelt, sunken L/R w/fireplace, quiet neighbourhood, double garage, backyard eve sunshine, $479,000 firm. 667-6587 ESTATE SALE, 7253 Watch Lake Rd, Lone Butte, custom built 3,074 sq ft rancher, 3-bdrm 3-bath, full basement, 2 car garage, 25 acres, 31ʼx23ʼ shop, garden, storage, shed, $399,000. 250-695-6670 1400 SQ ft single family home w/detached garage/shop, ideal town location, 406 Ogilvie St, on 50'X100' lot w/full concrete basement, outside entrance, near Qwanlin Mall & Superstore, $325,000. 393-2200 3-BDRM 3-BATH house, Porter Creek, 4B-17th Ave West, large house, big work garage, big windows, vaulted ceilings, private unfinished 1-bdrm suite, needs trim/finishing.

633-5495

Help Wanted Gold Village Chinese Restaurant Looking for experienced full-time kitchen helper and server Apply with resume to 401 Craig Street, Dawson City, YT Y0B 1G0 Fax resume to: 867-993-2336 PCL ENERGY - Now Hiring Journeyperson Pipefitters ($40+/hr) and Scaffolders ($38+/hr) For an industrial project in Vanscoy, SK. LOA of $145/day worked and bonuses! We offer competitive wages and benefits.

Send resume to: pclenergyjobs@pcl.com.

SERVERS, BARTENDERS & DOOR PERSONNEL, Drop résumé off at

The Town & Mountain Hotel 401 MAIN STREET Whitehorse, Yukon info@townmountain.com MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in Canada! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get the online training you need from an employer-trusted program.

Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT to start training for your work-at-home career today!

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SEEKING A FULL TIME RECEIVER

The successful candidate will be processing shipments of general gift merchandise and jewellery for retail sale at Murdochâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

Shipments arrive in boxes and require physical handling. An eye for detail is an asset to ensure product has arrived in saleable condition. Some jewellery experience is also an asset.

The position also requires some front-end customer service.

Competitive wage and beneďŹ ts package.

LABOURERS PCL Energy - Now Hiring Labourers with over 2 years of industrial experience for IMMEDIATE SHUTDOWN work on an industrial project in Vanscoy, SK. We offer competitive wages and benefits. Retention and completion bonuses paid! Send resume to: pclenergyjobs@pcl.com or fax: 1-888-398-0725.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2014 Administrative Assistant for Hamlet of Mount Lorne Local Advisory Council.

10-15 hrs/month.

To start Oct. 1, 2014.

Please see ad on website at: http://www.mountlorne.yk.net/ hamlet.html.

KITCHEN HELPER/ PREP COOK (NOC6711)

DUTIES: WASH, PEEL AND CUT VEGGIES AND FRUITS. RECEIVE SUPPLIES. BAKING.

Please apply in person with resume to

35-40 hours/week, $12/hour

Murdochâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 207 Main Street

2 Bar Managers

Porter Creek Super A has the following positions available:

The Town and Mountain Hotel has an opening for a working Bar Manager for a 200 seat cabaret.

Flight and beneďŹ t package included.

Must be able to work weekends and nights.

Wedges depend on Experience.

As well we are looking for a working Bar Manager for an 80 seat upscale cocktail Lounge.

Full-time Bakery Clerk

Please apply in person to Mike or Dave.

No phone calls please.

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.

Employment Opportunity www.yukoncollege.yk.ca

Providing leadership through our strengths in programming, services and research, Yukon Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main campus in Whitehorse and 12 community campuses cover the territory. A small college, YC provides a stimulating and collegial environment. We work with Yukon communities, Yukon First Nations, local governments, business and industry, to promote a community of learners within a vibrant organization. Come join us as we continue to enhance the Yukonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capacity through education and training.

Research Assistant - HRV Data Analysis

Yukon Research Centre Ayamdigut (Whitehorse) Campus Term Position from September 2014 to June 2015 Hours: Maximum of 560 hours Competition No.: 14.97 Initial Review Date: August 26, 2014 Are you looking to support your post or undergraduate program?

As part of a collaborative project with Canadian High Arctic Research Station, Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Yukon Housing and the Municipality of Cambridge Bay, Yukon Research Centre are collecting data via the internet from six Heat Recovery Ventilators located in Cambridge Bay, NU with a view to doing detailed data analysis and making recommendations for how best to design HRVs for operating in northern climes. The Research Assistant will work as part of the project team setting up analysis and reporting protocols, analyzing the data through software programs such as Tableau, and in conjunction with YRC and Yukon Housing, produce monthly and quarterly reports on HRV performance and a final summary report on how the HRVs performed over the course of an arctic winter. The final report will also include recommendations for improving the HRV design to better operate in the north. This is an ideal opportunity for an individual looking for a real time project to support on-going studies.

Duties: â&#x20AC;˘ Analyzing raw data in a software program â&#x20AC;˘ By looking at specific parameters such as power consumption, time in defrost, energy efficiency etc. determine how individual HRVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s are performing â&#x20AC;˘ Preparing monthly and quarterly reports on HRV performance based on statistical analysis â&#x20AC;˘ Attending regular meetings with Yukon Housing and YRC to discuss analysis techniques and findings â&#x20AC;˘ Writing a final report detailing analysis over a 10 month period and to include recommendations for refining HRV design for suitability in the north.

Qualifications: â&#x20AC;˘ Background in environmental science or engineering will be considered an asset â&#x20AC;˘ Proven organizational skills, attention to details, and ability to work independently â&#x20AC;˘ Excellent interpersonal and communication skills â&#x20AC;˘ Familiarity with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Power Point â&#x20AC;˘ Familiarity with similar software will be considered an asset 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

Job Opportunity Daylu Dena Council is seeking applications/resumes for the position

DIRECTOR OF HEALTH. Job Summery: The Director of Health is responsible for the direction and coordination of community health programming and services. The Director is responsible for implementation of all health programming and management of all health project managers.

As part of the Management Team, the Director reports to the Management Team. The Director also maintains communication with all stuff and community members, funding agencies, Health Canada and others.

The Director is to provide and manage programs and services, and make referrals to maintain and increase community members level of health and well-being.

Duties & Responsibilities: 1. To monitor and assist Community Members with health concerns which include: a. Arranging for the escorting to doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s appointments; b. Ensuring prescriptions are ďŹ lled; c. Watching for effects from medications; and d. Maintaining health ďŹ les on each Elder.

2. To monitor and assist Daycare Manager in the deliver of daycare and headstart to children of the community.

3. To arrange and provide health and dental services to the Community Members through the Health Centre facility.

4. To offer health related workshops for the community (AIDS, STDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, First Aid) 5. To be the community liaison for health programming issues.

6. To assist community members with personal living situations.

7. To offer one-on-one dialogue to assess and recommend followup for Community Members with other health support services.

8. To review and monitor all revenues and expenditures, and provide reports to funding agencies on a timely basis.

9. To review annual reports with the auditor.

10. To train all staff to manage their own program budget areas.

11. Perform other related work as required.

This is a full-time position. Wage is negotiable, dependent on experience. Job Description is available up on request.

Applications/Resumes can be submitted to: Roma Walker Phone: 250-779-3161 Ext. 248 Fax: 250-779-3371 Email: council@dayluden@council.com Closing Date: August 27, 2014 at 3:30 p.m.

Apply via email: mitsue@bakedcafe.ca Wanted: English-speaking live-in housekeeper beginning August 2014.

Meal preparation, shopping, etc, for one senior.

Light housekeeping, laundry, etc.

Estimated 25-30 hours per week.

Knowledge of German required.

Knowledge of French and music an asset.

Room & board provided with own room, private bathroom.

Wage negotiable.

633-3638 REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY Excavator operator to feed a sluice plant and/or rock truck driver for remote camp In Dawson City.

Must have own transportation to Dawson.

Please send resumes to monster-177@hotmail.com SCOOP LAKE OUTFITTERS is seeking an outcamp cook for the remainder of the hunting season.

Duties include cooking, baking and cleaning in a remote location in Northeastern BC. Please email to info@scooplake.com SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS WANTED Training Provided Apply in person to: TAKHINI TRANSPORT #9 Lindeman Road, Whitehorse, Yukon 867-456-2745

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506 ALL DAY GRILL will be open in September We are looking for a full-time or part-time waiter/waitress with 2 years experience.

Drop off resume to: 506 Main Street

Miscellaneous for Sale BETTER BID NORTH AUCTIONS Foreclosure, bankruptcy De-junking, down-sizing Estate sales.

Specializing in estate clean-up & buy-outs.

The best way to deal with your concerns.

Free, no obligation consultation.

333-0717 We will pay CASH for anything of value Tools, electronics, gold & jewelry, cameras, furniture, antiques, artwork, chainsaws, camping & outdoor gear, hunting & fishing supplies, vehicles & ATVs. G&R Pawnbrokers 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY â&#x20AC;˘ SELL â&#x20AC;˘ LOANS GLASS ENTRANCE door, metal frame, used, steel tracks for 5th wheel hitch, basic cash register. 667-7144 BASIC OLDER cash register, $150.

667-7144 TORIN FLOOR jack, 2 1/2 ton, new cond, $40. 334-8318

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2014

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MENĘźS VASQUE hiking boots, size 10.5 or 11, 667-7144 CAN THE fellow who has my 6 John Lyons VHS videos come forward and call me. I have lost your number. Deb at 333-0744 JACK LALAINE power juicer elite mod #MT-1066, good cond, $40 obo. 633-2106 after 4pm

Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic Champagne and Aishihik First Nations

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Director of Education

WORLD HOCKEY Association, 5 complete hockey card sets from the 1970s. Exc cond. $750. 633-3154

Regular Full Time Salary: $81,028.58 - $94,791.98 Location: Haines Junction

MCDONALDS H O C K E Y cards from 1991-92 to 2009/10. Almost every card issued minus some short prints, incl. 27 unopened paks/yr. Over 1,200 cards, $1,000 firm. 633-3154.

WORLD HOCKEY Association, remember it? Two rare books, (history, statistics, photos). Exc. shape, $50. 633-3154 TRADING CARDS, binder full of non-sport trading cards (James Bond, X-men, Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom). About 500 cards. $50. 633-3154 CFL FOOTBALL cards, 17 different complete sets of cards, including early OPC. Almost 2,600 cards, serious inquiries. $1,500.

633-3154 THULE QUEST, soft-sided cargo carrier, $40. 456-7758 HOUSEHOLD W I R E , 3-conductor, 14-gauge, min 75Ęź (probably more), $40.

633-2106 after 4pm THREE COMPLETE OPC hockey card sets (1999-00 to 2001-02 period) plus some short prints. Over 900 cards. $150. 633-3154 V, THE complete series, The Final battle + the original miniseries, $30. Serge @ 667-2196 eves STEEL BUILDINGS...â&#x20AC;?STEEL OVERSTOCK SALE!â&#x20AC;? 20X20 $4,055. 25X24 $4,650. 30X32 $6,586. 32X34 $7,677.

40X48 $12,851. 47X70 $17,899. One End wall Included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca COLLECTION OF vinyl records, 1960s, Ęť70s & 80s, rock, country, blues. 334-4568 DIAMOND RING, 10 Cdn diamonds, white gold, never been worn, all paperwork incl, new $1,800, asking $1,000. 334-7405 FREE TO give away, cut-off saw, key cutting machine, childĘźs bike, 2 small TVs, older but work, 668-4082 WRIGHT-DITSON GOLF clubs with bag & folding cart, $75. 668-3968

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Education is responsible for directing the provision of a full range of education, training and employment development programs and services to the Champagne & Aishihik community. All services shall be delivered based upon strategic values, vision, goals and objectives of the Champagne & Aishihik First Nation.

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 August 26, 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

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Executive Director 2 YEAR TERM FULL-TIME SALARY: $84,242 - $105,302

QUALIFICATIONS: Completion of Grade 12, or four to five years working in a senior position in First Nation public administration or, successful completion of a degree in Public or Business Administration, preferably in a First Nations environment or an equivalent combination of training and experience; knowledge of Yukon and LSCFN government systems and Land Claims and other related agreements; knowledge of LSCFN history, culture, demographics, goals and aspirations; knowledge of general management practices; knowledge of Human Rights Legislation; knowledge of Federal Labour Laws; knowledge of contract negotiation.

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AQUARIUM WITH some new accessories, $100. 667-4090

t 1SPWJEJOH EJSFDUJPO UP BMM EFQBSUNFOUT JO DBSSZJOH PVU UIF BOOVBM goals, objectives, priorities and strategies of Chief and Council;

DINOSAUR DIARAMA, 667-7144

t %FWFMPQJOH JNQMFNFOUJOH NPOJUPSJOH BOE FWBMVBUJOH EFQBSUNFOUBM policies and procedures and assisting with the development of laws and regulation as directed;

VERY HIGH-END Foosball table, $250 firm.

668-4775 TERRARIUM, 24â&#x20AC;?HX18â&#x20AC;?X18â&#x20AC;? with French doors & canopy light; fish tank, 25 gal with stand & storage cupboard, light, canopy & everything included, 667-6579 U-PICK BERRIES, $10 per kg, raspberries, saskatoons, currants, 667-4830 for directions and times 2003 OLSEN furnace, 120,000 BTU, thermostat, UV light & manual incl, service/inspected annually, furnace in exc cond, sold due to upgrade, $500 obo. 334-5400 CHINESE DRAGON (white/blue) tea set complete for 5 incl teapot, sugar bowl, and milk jug, approx 60 yrs old, $40. 667-4859 BOBBY HULL leather jacket, burgundy, size 44, like new cond, $90, medium size pet porter, $30. Jim 633-2070 TWO 2â&#x20AC;? white wood vertical blinds, 32â&#x20AC;? wideX80â&#x20AC;?long, all hardware incl, exc cond, $150 ea. 633-5234 12ĘźX16Ęź TIMBER frame building, 3 king post trusses, currently used as picnic shelter, $5,500. Dan 867-336-1412 IN-LINE FAN (8") /w reostat, Nutech model 99-NB0525-8, purchased for commercial range hood, never installed, $400 obo.

634-2631 WOOD COOK stove with water jacket and warming oven firebox recast with fireproof mortar, copper water jacket, $900 obo. Dan 867-336-1412 ISI CLASSIC glass mesh soda siphon, incl 11 Co2 cartridges, perfect for home bar, $65.

867-863-5404 1 CASE suntan lotion, SPF 60. 335-1410

Responsibilities: â&#x20AC;˘ Maintain all repairs and maintenance of diesel powered automobiles, heavy trucks, trailers and forklifts â&#x20AC;˘ Provide assistance to shop personnel â&#x20AC;˘ Other duties as required Qualifications: â&#x20AC;˘ Heavy duty and /or Truck Transport Equipment Mechanic Trade Certification â&#x20AC;˘ Commitment to continual improvement â&#x20AC;˘ Positive and professional attitude â&#x20AC;˘ Commitment to provide superior customer service â&#x20AC;˘ Commitment to safety performance

PNW Group, Whitehorse, YT (www.pnwgroup.ca)

OLDER FREEZER, works well, $40, vintage York 4-pc stereo, $25, vintage Electrahome turntable, $35, Scott fertilizer spreader, $15, convection oven, $15, child car booster seat, $10. 668-4082

CAMPING PORT-A-POTTY, $25, West King garburetor, new in box, $50, programmable radio scanner, $20, 5-hole 4.80X12 trailer wheel & tire, $15. 668-4082

At Pacific Truck and Trailer Repair our repair service begins with an excellent stock of parts and supplies on hand at all times. Only certified and experienced mechanics work on our truck and trailer repairs. We use the most recent technologies and best practices for maintaining both newer automated vehicle systems as well as later models. We also do service and repair for PNW Freight Systems, PNW Moving, and PNW Waste Disposal.

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The trucking/moving industry represents one of the most crucial segments of the economy. PNW Group provides business and consumers with a wide range of freight and moving services.

Please drop oďŹ&#x20AC; resumes to: PNW Group, 3 Burns Rd., Whitehorse or email resume and cover letter to: sheldon@pnwgroup.ca PNW Group appreciates those who apply, and only those selected will be contacted.

Capital Planning & Development Manager This is a full time employment opportunity.

Reporting to the Director Capital & Infrastructure, the Capital Planning & Development Manager will plan, design, develop and manage projects for the construction and/or repair of TTC government buildings, roads, bridges, and other large capital projects and will participate in the planning of residential subdivisions.

The incumbent will conduct research and analysis to develop the business case for go/no go decisions by TTC in consideration of proposed construction projects.

The Capital Planning & Development Manager will participate in long range community planning, strategic asset management and life cycle costing, building and structural inspection, and will negotiate contracts or arrangements with various levels of government such as Territorial, municipal and other First Nations. The incumbent will provide senior management coverage in the absence of the Director, supervising staff, inspecting construction in progress and attending meetings as may be required.

Education & Experience Undergraduate degree with at least five yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience or journeyman tradesperson with extensive experience in construction, strategic and capital planning, and in negotiating with government agencies and professional service providers. Experience in the tendering process, supervision of staff and managing contractors. Proven experience in Asset Management, including assessment of buildings and building systems, recording of assets and their condition, development of scheduled preventative maintenance, and development of life-cycle costing/replacement cycles.

Conditions of Employment â&#x20AC;˘ Yukon Class 5 driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s licence â&#x20AC;˘ Standard First Aid / CPR For more information please call 867.390.2532 ext 316 To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume HR & Staff Development Officer Workforce Development Teslin Tlingit Council Box 133 Teslin, Yukon Y0A 1B0 f. 867.390.2176 humanresources@ttc-teslin.com

Closing Date: Thursday, August 21, 2014 **no later than 4pm**

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY www.ttc-teslin.com

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SANDBLASTING GUN kit, includes 2 bags of sand, $20. 633-4375 PELICAN 1520 case, watertight, crushproof, dust proof, protection for your camera $ equipment, good as new, $125. 867863-5404 29 SHEETS of Insulworks 3" insulation, 4'x4' sheets for hydronic heating, there are reliefs in them for the Pex Tubing, $15/ sheet. Tim 667-7973 2 PELICAN 1600 cases, watertight, crushproof, dust proof, protection for your camera & equipment, both with foam dividers, good as new, $150 ea. 867-863-5404 HEAD MOUNT Muskox hide, felt backing, $2,000 obo. Tim 667-7973 JAPANESE TEA Set for 6 incl teapot, sugar bowl, and milk jug, approx 60 yrs old, $40.

667-4859 DOWNSIZING SALE, construction air nailer, 10” table saw, meat saw w/grinder, Makita Mica compound w/stand, much more.

667-7413 BRITISH MILITARY/POLICE sword, Pattern 1827 Infantry, vg cond, c/w leather pig skin scabbard, sword frog & sword knot, collector's item, $450. 668-4732 2 FOAM-LINED HD aluminum shipping/storage crates on large swivel HD casters, 48"x32"x30" & 36"x24"x22", both equipped with multiple locking hasps, exc cond, $400 for both. 668-4732

ENGLISH RIDING tack, 2 Stubben saddles, many bridles, snaffle bits, girths, side reins, training equipment, blankets, fly sheets, saddle racks, martingales, etc, mostly new, package $2,500. 668-4732

CEDAR, 2 lifts of 1x6x12'-5' decking boards.

Round edge, 900 sq ft in each lift, $1,100 for each lift. 335-1088

DALL SHEEP cape. Frozen, $450. In the Yukon. 250-566-1346

400 BOARD ft of 3/4” cedar boards, $700, 35 gallon electric water heater, $60.

633-4018

NEW 20” air tight wood stove, also known as a hippy killer. Great for a small cabin or wall tent, c/w all hardware & feet, $100.

633-3392

INVERTER IN perfect shape, $100.

667-6951 after 5pm MERIT KITCHEN cabinets, almond with oak trim, double Jenn-air oven and cooktop included. 667-4970 or 334-1715 CORRUGATED STEEL culvert, Stelco 20ʼX20”, new, Marsh Lake, $200. ykstuff@yahoo.ca DUAL WHEELED wheelbarrow & rubber tired wagon. 668-2332 6 FT piece Diamond Willow, 21 integrated diamonds, epoxy finish, beautiful. $150 firm.

633-2050 FICUS TREE, end table with magazine rack, camp stove. Lv msg 667-2583

is looking for

PERMANENT FULL-TIME

SALES CLERKS Bring resume or letter of interest with references to Manager at Midnight Sun Emporium

205 Main Street

ACTIVE IN YOUR COMMUNITY

30ʼ RADIO tower in three 10ʼ sections w/winch for extension, $100. 633-3392 PORTABLE PROPANE grill (Foreman), never used, incls 3 unused Coleman propane cylinders, $45. 668-7001 WOLF HIDE, tanned timber wolf pelt, typical grey & white colour, large size. 668-3632 lv msg PARTRIDGE CREEK farm, moving sale, lots of items, call for list. Mike or Clara 867-996-2580 STEREO STAND, $50. Touring bike, $800 (53cm). Kitchen lights, $25/ea. Tires for free.

Rabbit cage, $150. Table lambs, $7-$10.

Dinning room light, $50. 668-4186 HAMSTER CAGE, $50. Coffee table, $15.

Shamrock plant, $5. Ficus tree, $10. Trailing plant, $5. Dresser, $75. Clothes dryer, $250.

Power backup, $125. 668-4186 ATCO STYLE trailer broken into 2 rooms, wired. Needs some TLC & to be towed on flat bed from current location 1 hr from Whse, $600. 633-3392 FULL SIZE school bus, no engine, seats removed. Good for guest cabin or shed. Glass good all around. Must be towed from current location 1 hr from Whse, $500. 633-3392 10” CRAFTSMAN radial arm saw with stand, gd cond, works great, $100 obo.

633-3392

Electrical Appliances KITCHEN STOVE, working cond, 4 burners & oven, $50 obo. 633-2106 after 4pm 18 CU ft fridge/top freezer, self-cleaning stove, built-in dishwasher, microwave, all appliances white, will sell individually or as package. 333-9020

Are you looking for volunteer opportunities?

Please check www.volunteeryukon.ca to find more volunteer opportunities.

WALL OVEN, $100 obo, Cooktop, $100 obo, over-the range microwave, $200 obo.

393-3122

Volunteer Sponsorship Coordinator

GE HOTPOINT 30” microwave for over the range, can be vented from top or back, looks/works great, $50. 667-7072

United Way Yukon requires an energetic and creative Volunteer Sponsorship Coordinator (SC) to develop and execute a Corporate Giving Campaign. The SC shall work with the Campaign Coordinator (CC) and Board of UW Yukon to create opportunities to the Corporate Community to align themselves with United Way of Yukon during their annual Campaign. This may be through solicitation of general levels of Sponsorship or tied to events.

Duties: t Follow the actual Sponsorship Marketing Plan in conjunction with the C.C. And UW Board t Develop sponsorship Strategies relating to United Way Events t Actively promote Corporate Giving through Networking, Direct Mail and follow ups by securing appointments to solicit donations t Ensure that Corporate Donors receive the level of recognition identified in the Sponsor marketing plan t Attendance at all major United Way events and functions t Deliver Donations received to the Campaign Coordinator for deposit and ensure receipts and Thank you letters are delivered in a timely manner t Maintain records/statistics of activities and results and notes for future contact Incentive: t You will receive a Volunteer Experience Recognition Program certificate t You will be able to use UW Yukon office space United Way Yukon requests a 3 month commitment.

Contact: Bruno Bourdache, United Way Yukon at unitedway.yukon@gmail.com

Volunteer Tutor

Yukon Learn has spaces available in their training for volunteer tutors. The next training will take place Tuesday, September 30 and Thursday, October 2, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., at the Yukon Learn offices. Attendance is required on both dates and there is a pre-training reading to pick up at Yukon Learn prior to training. A second offering will be held soon after that date if the number of applicants warrant.

Volunteers are needed for tutoring learners in basic literacy and numeracy as well as preparation for the GED test and basic computer skills. No experience or teacher training is necessary and excellent support for tutors is available from Yukon Learn.

Contact: Eleanor Millard at (867) 668-6280 ext 224 or centre@yukonlearn.com

You work for a non-profit organization and you would like to add your volunteer opportunities? Please click on http://www.volunteeryukon.ca/.

GE PROFILE stove, very clean, vg cond, $250. 633-3982

TVs & Stereos

Dev (867) 335-5192 Carl (867) 334-3782

✔ Beetle-killed spruce from Haines Junction, quality guaranteed ✔ Everything over 8" split ✔ $250 per cord (2 cords or more) ✔ Single and emergency half cord deliveries ✔ You-cut and you-haul available ✔ Scheduled or next day delivery

2014 TOYOTA Yaris LE 32,000 km, all equipped + some extras, $15,000 firm.

334-4299

MasterCard

Cheque, Cash S.A. vouchers accepted.

EVF FUELWOOD ENT Year Round Delivery • Dry accurate cords • Clean shavings available • VISA/M.C. accepted Member of Yukon Wood Producers Association Costs will rise.

ORDER NOW 456-7432 FIREWOOD FOR SALE Beetle killed Approximately 20-cord logging truck loads $150 per cord Delivered to Whitehorse Call Clayton @ 867-335-0894 DONʼS FIREWOOD Proudly Supports *Protect the Peel* Daily Deliveries City Limits, $260/cord 393-4397

Guns & Bows Case cutlery, high quality hand-crafted pocket and hunting knives available at G&R Pawnbrokers 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL • LOANS WINCHESTER MODEL 67 .22 single shot rifle, very good cond, $175. 633-2443 AYA (AGUIRRE y Aranzabal) 12-gauge shotgun, vg to exc cond, to trade for similar cond/quality 16 gauge sxs. 633-2443 BELGIUM BROWNING 30.06 in Safari grade, premium rifle in exc cond, $750.

Remington 700 30.06 w/scope, $450.

334-4067 NON-RESTRICTED FIREARMS course presented by Whitehorse Rifle & Pistol Club Aug 23 & 24. For more info call 667-6728 or 334-1688

2 BELL satellite receivers w/remotes, good cond, $60. 334-8318

MAUSER 1908 DWM w Brazilian crest, 7 mm calibre, pristine cond, appears unfired, $1,000, will consider reasonable offers.

633-2443

Computers & Accessories HP COMPUTER with mouse & keyboard, $250 obo. 633-3982

Musical Instruments We will buy your musical instrument or lend you money against it.

G&R Pawnbrokers 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL • LOANS

Cars

Store (867) 633-3276

Paying cash for good quality modern electronics.

G&R Pawnbrokers 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL • LOANS

RUGER M77 Mark 2 243, $800. 335-3416

TROPHY RIDGE React-One Sight, right hand, new, still in original package, ordered two by accident, paid $236, asking $175.

393-3675 eves BROWNING X- Bolt Stainless stalker, fluted barrel, carbon fiber finish, detachable magazine, bolt action, 30-06, spare magazine, new, never fired, very nice rifle, $1,150 obo.

633-4322 WINCHESTER MODEL 70 pre-64 .270 Win. New Nikon Prostaff 3-9 scope, $900.

456-4307

2010 CHEVROLET Impala, 100,000kms, V6, auto, 4-dr, a/c P/W & seat, c/w winter tires & rims, $6,000 firm. 867-689-6025 2010 NISSAN cube SL, 49,000kms, engine in exc cond, great on gas, easy to get in/out, c/w winter & season tires, roomy, $13,000 obo.

Text/call 332-1978 or trancelurai@gmail.com 2008 GMC Acadia, 120,000km, seats 7, rear DVD, heated leather, loaded, 20" summer wheels, new ultra ice grip winter tires, $18,000. 334-4500 2008 HONDA Pilot SUV, seats 8, P/W, A/C, AWD, no accidents, serviced regularly at Yukon Honda, AWD, 112,400kms, great family/winter vehicle, no accidents, $16,500.

633-6336 2007 DODGE Caliber SXT, 4cyl auto, fwd, loaded, well maintained, recent work/parts, 94,000 km, $8,700. 334-4965 2007 PONTIAC Grand Prix, 96,000kms, 4-dr auto, loaded, silver grey, like new, very clean, exc cond, first $6,000 takes it.

332-8918 2007 PONTIAC Torrent, awd, leather heated power seats, sunroof, command start, new windshield, 149,000kms, $9,500 obo.

334-3153 2007 YARIS RS Hatchback, gd cond. Manual 170,000 hwy kms. New Nokia winters on rims inclʼd, recent BC provincial mechanical inspection. All service records available. No accidents, $6,500. 250-329-4988 2006 CHEV Equinox AWD V6, black, p/l, p/w, pwr/heated seats, 6 disc changer, sunroof, new windshield, brakes, recent maintenance, 168,000 kms, $7,600 obo. 334-7842 2005 SUBARU Imperza wagon, 210,000km, well maintained w/records, runs smooth, no accidents, some hail damage, winter tires/w rims, canoe/bike racks, $5,000 obo. Call/text 335-2555 2004 CHRYSLER Sebring convertible, low kms (50,000), $7,900. 334-4687 2004 KIA Rio sedan. Well maintained, low mileage, command start, manual transmission, $4,000. 334-4898 2004 PONTIAC Grand Prix, 4-dr, auto, P/S, P/W, brakes, leather interior, sun roof, heated seats, new tires, $5,800 obo.

334-4210 2004 TOYOTA Echo, manual, 2-dr hatchback, 312,400km highway mileage, set of winter/summer tires with rims, $4,000 obo.

334-5607 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 1994 LINCOLN Continental stretch limo, good all-over condition, $6,500.

604-308-9001 1992 HONDA Civic, auto, white, runs great, $1,500 obo. 399-3226

PIANO TUNING & REPAIR by certified piano technician Call Barry Kitchen @ 633-5191 email:bfkitchen@hotmail.com

HUSQVARNA MAUSER-STYLE carbine 9.3X62. Dies, bullets & ammo, $700.

456-4307

2003 SATURN GM, 2.2L auto, new timing chain & battery, good tires, 171,000km, $3,500 obo. Dave or Gus at 393-4796

YAMAHA CVP 509 digital piano, check many features on Internet, $9,000 value, asking $6,700. Serge @ 667-2196 after 5pm

BROWNING XBOLT Stainless Stalker in .280rem, rubberized stock, 3x9x40 Bushnell trophy XLT scope mounted, 25 rounds fired through the gun, $1,000 obo. Mark 334-7335

2003 TOYOTA Solara, heated leather seats, remote start, original owner, exc cond, 205,000kms, price reduced to $6,995 obo.

393-2926 or 336-1754

Wanted

2002 ACURA TL 4 door sedan in nice shape. Leather interior, heated seats, factory installed command start, sunroof, Bose stereo, $3,500 firm. 456-2130

12-STRING SIGMA guitar, vg cond, $500.

334-8392 1967 GIBSON J50 steel string acoustic guitar w/ hard shell case, exc cond, second owner, $2,000 firm. Dan 867-336-1412 3/4 VIOLIN Alegria including bow and case, $375. 667-2307 MERCER MUSIC STUDIO Piano Lessons Royal Conservatory Program September start Beginners very welcome Come join a great group of students Kathy Mercer, 336-0175

Firewood Community Services

HURLBURT ENTERPRISES INC.

NEW INSULATED garage door with motor, 8ʼ. Cedar 4x4ʼs in 8ʼ, 10ʼ, or 12ʼ. 334-6868

DSLR CAMERA bag with laptop pouch, Lowepro Fastpack 250, new, nwanted gift, $60. 334-8388

MOOSE ANTLERS (11 pts ea), $20, Coast Mountain coffee pot, $20, White Pass 1984 plate, $40, Keurig machine, $20, Sears recliner, $50, old fashioned meat grinder, $20, Muskrat trap, $10. 336-0534

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2014

3,000 WATT gen set & F250 wood truck.

668-2332

WANTED: OLD boards sitting in your yard unused, needed for horse shelter, itʼs good to recycle. 333-0744 WANTED: FERMENTATION crock (used to make sauerkraut), new or used, as soon as possible, willing to pay good price. Leanne @ 667-6474 WANTED: SHARED transportation to Skagway & back in August, will share gas, possibly 1 to 2 overnights. 668-5188 lv msg WANTED: LARGE collapsible or folding dog kennel at reasonable price. 334-6265 WANTED: SOMEONE in the Marsh Lake area to build a fence on a rural property.

334-6265

2002 FORD Focus sedan, auto, power everything, a/c, 159,000kms, c/w 2 summer & 4 studded winter tires, $3,900. 334-5032 2002 PONTIAC Sunfire, standard, 180,322 km, comes with an extra set of winter tires on rims, $3,500 obo. 335-6677 2000 JAGUAR S-Type 4.0, Auto, 170,000 km, engine great condition, interior/exterior glossy condition, great investment, $7,000, call/text: 867-335-2555 2000 OLDS Alero sports coupe, exc cond, less than 94,000kms, new winter tires, $4,000 obo or will trade for small to med-size pick-up truck. 689-2752

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2014 1999 HONDA Accord Coupe, auto, 260,000 kms, green, leather, 2nd owner, very reliable, great mileage, all receipts since new, newer timing belt, brakes, am moving, $3,150 obo. 250-360-7693 1995 CHRYSLER Cirrus, under 100,000km, good clean body, good tires, new spare, as is, serious enquiries only, $700 obo.

336-3805 1995 TOYOTA Corolla, great car, lots of work, good parts car or fixer-upper, $1,000.

633-3982 2003 HONDA Odyssey, red, seats 7, runs well, cloth seats, rear windows tinted, non-smoking, no accidents, aftermarket CD player, decent windshield, p/w, p/l, 192,000km, $6,400 obo. 335-1509 1988 CADILLAC Sedan DeVille, like new cond. 668-2332 1971 FORD Ranchero 6-cyl 3-sp standard, California car, original body, 95% complete, needs carb, $5,000 obo; 1963 Chev Belair 2-dr sedan project car, no motor/trans, original V8 car, $2,000 obo. 393-2234

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Trucks

2005 GMC 2500 SLE diesel crew cab, short box, leather, fully loaded except sunroof, well maintained, not winter driven. 335-7455 2004 CHEVROLET Silverado 3500, 1 ton dually w/canopy, Duramax, Alison trans, exc cond, $8,000 firm. 250-651-2246 2003 GMC 7 passenger Safari van, 4X4, 170,000kms, well maintained, winter tires, $4,900 firm. 334-5491 2003 NISSAN Frontier, 2wd, blue, standard, canopy, 194,000km, $3,500 obo.

867-660-4725 after 5pm 2003 SILVERADO 2500HD Chev 4X4, grey, set up for camper, $8,000. 334-9782 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 quad 4x4, auto, 264,000kms, commercially maintained w/records, runs well, tool box, roof/side racks, new tires/battery, $5,000 obo. Call/text: 335-2555 2001 TOYOTA Sienna XLE, 7-passenger van, immaculate cond, leather interior, sunroof. Have safety inspection, under 154,000 kms, $6,500 obo. 633-3757 1996 FORD Explorer, full extras, 5L V8, AWD, runs like new, heated leather, sunroof, CD-changer, 85% tires, 170,000km, $3,500 obo. 336-2952 1995 FORD Ranger XLT Lariat pickup, 4-cyl, 2WD, extra cab, long box w/canopy, great cond, $2,500 obo. Call/text 335-0233 1995 FORD Ranger XLT Lariat pickup, 4-cyl, 2WD, extra cab, long box w/canopy, great cond, $2,500 obo. Call/text 335-0233 1995 GMC Safari awd, 4.3L, recent front pads & rotor, rear shoes & drums, alternator, plugs, wires, $1,500 obo. 334-5408 1994 CHEV Club Cab, 4WD w/5th wheel, $1,600 obo. 322-1514 1994 DODGE Plymouth, great running cond, reg maintenance done, $900. 633-2837 1993 CHEVY Suburban, blue, c/w 8,000lb winch, 180,000kms, clean & well maintained, $3,000 obo. 334-7797 1991 FORD E150 van, great shape, 6-cyl auto, 119,000kms, 7-passenger, ex-gov vehicle, $3,500. 667-6433 1990 TOYOTA 4-Runner, good running condition, some rust on the body, 288,000 kms, $2,800 obo. 336-3023 1990 TOYOTA Hiace, 8-passenger, camping or handicap minivan, 4wd, 4-cyl diesel, auto, 130,000 kms, offers or trades, 333-9020

Auto Parts & Accessories

We Sell Trucks!

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

1-866-269-2783 â&#x20AC;˘ 9039 Quartz Rd. â&#x20AC;˘ Fraserway.com

Hi-Rise & Cab Hi - several in stock View at centennialmotors.com 393-8100

2013 CHEV Silverado 1500 4x4, w/boxliner, 14,000 kms, like new, take over payments $33,000 left owing. 334-9415 2011 NISSAN Frontier 4X4, 6-spd standard, 4-dr, V6, loaded, under warranty, great shape, $18,900. 332-8801 2009 CHEVROLET Silverado 1500 LT extĘźd cab, 4-dr, silver exterior, black interior, new tires, all receipts since new, warranty, $13,800. 333-9020 2009 DODGE Caravan, exc cond, body in great shape, asking $5,900. Call or text 867-336-2607

TOYOTA ALLOY wheels, fits Tacoma or Tundra, 16X7, retail $490 ea, asking $150 ea or all for $600, near new condit, 633-3053

2008 JEEP Patriot North, 4wd, 4-cyl, P/W, P/L, a/c, Pioneer stereo, usb port, alternative power source, 116,000km, $9,700 obo.

334-7842

TOYOTA LAND Cruiser HJ 60 5-spd H55 trans, can be made to work with Bj 60 or 70 series, $800 obo, many more parts available.

Atlin 250-651-7818, lv msg

2007 FORD King Ranch, 4-dr 4X4, short box, heated leather seats, sunroof, 20â&#x20AC;? wheels, 146,000kms, $18,500. 333-9899

235/75R15 ALL terrain tires, used, $200 obo. 393-2729 after 6pm

2006 FORD Ranger 2WD, blue, manual, 119,000kms, c/w winter rated all season tires, set of 20â&#x20AC;? chrome rims on all season Toyo tires, $5,000 obo. 333-9821 2005 FORD F350 super duty diesel w/canopy, 247,000km, ext cab, long box, power everything, a/c, towing pkg, $9,700 obo.

334-7842 2003 GMC 4X4 Envoy, very clean, $7,200.

668-4775

TOYOTA SIENNA headlights, great cond, fits for the model/year 2004-2010, both $50, call/text: 867-335-2555 WANTED: JEEP Wrangler hard top 2nd doors to fit a 1995. 668-3684 or 332-2259

Pets TOP DOG TRAINING ACADEMY Specializes in aggression & obsessive behaviors Home visits & private lessons for behavior modification Basic & Intermediate Obedience Classes Sept. 9th- Oct. 8th Certified Dog Trainer with 19 yearsĘź experience Professional & Affordable services 334-7924 Dawnm72@hotmail.com www.Facebook.com/pages/Top-DogTraining-Academy

HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THE SHELTER: 5VFT 'SJ QN QN r 4BU BN QN $-04&% 4VOEBZT .POEBZT

633-6019

Help control the pet overpopulation problem

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20

2014

have your pets SPAYED OR NEUTERED. FOR INFORMATION CALL

633-6019

Fundraiser

WANTED: LARGE insulated dog house.

334-6265 PORTABLE DOG cage/kennel, 30â&#x20AC;?X30â&#x20AC;?X48â&#x20AC;?, holds dogs up to 110lbs, removable bottom tray, clean, like new, $100.

667-7072

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 2004 POLARIS 500 H.O. ATV 4-wheeler, $3,750. 334-4687 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 2008 HARLEY Davidson Sportster 883L, 3,000km, snap-on windshield, rollbars, highway pegs, passenger seat & sissy bar, extra shocks & oil, red in colour, $8,000. 634-2412

3rd Saturday of each month. Next Date:

Saturday, August 23RD at The Feed Store Pet Junction 10:00AM - 2:00PM

LOST/FOUND LOST r Johnston crossing, Collie X, female spayed, black and white, 7 years old, wearing a purple collar, answers to Kit Contact Theresa @ 633-4370 (01/08/14) r Keewnwa, DSH,9 months old, male, neutered, black and white, no collar, Contact Angela @ 332-3444 ( 05/08/14) r Crestview, DSH, 9-10 years old, female spayed, black on top and white under belly, no collar, answer to Posche Contact Martin @ 335-9025 (05/08/14) r Barnoff, DSH,white and orange and black, wearing a pink collar, answer to Duchess, Contact Belinda @ 332-5089 (06/08/14) r Wheeler street, DSH, male, orange, wearing a red collar answer to Thomas, Contact Celia @ 250-331-1875.(08/08/14)

1995 1100 Virago, low kms, new tires, $3,500 obo. 335-0894 2008 SUZUKI RM250 dirt bike, 2-stroke, low hours, exc cond, never raced, used for trail riding, $3,200 obo. 334-8347 2009 POLARIS Razr 800 ATV, winch, roof, snorkel intake, upgraded wheel rims/shoulder seat belts, V plow & double wide trailer f avail extra, $6,950. 333-9020

r Centennial street, DSH, male neutered, black and white, no collar, answer to Baby, Contact Tanya @ 336-0077 ( 12/08/14) r Kopper King, DSH, male, black with white spot on his chest, answers to Tabby, no collar, Contact Jimmy @ 633-5266 (13/08/14) r Grove street, DSH, 10 yr old, male neutered, maybe wearing a collar, black, answer to Piggy,Contact Alex @ 633-6720 (14/08/14)

FOUND r Found on Balsam, 5yr old, shepx, dark brown or black, male neutered, no collar, Contact Valerie @ 393-3630 (05/08/14) r Downtown south, parakeet Contact Jean @ 334-1999 ( 08/08/14)

RUNNING AT LARGE...

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

AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION

IN FOSTER HOMES DOGS

CATS

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

r 11 yr old, male neutered, DSH, black (Mingus)

AT THE SHELTER DOGS

4 WINTER studded tires on rims, 195/65 R15, like new, $250 firm. 668-7504 lv msg

TRUCK RECEIVER hitch cargo extender, new in box, never opened, $120 new, asking $60 firm. 867-336-1412

Pet Report

PUREBRED ST. Bernard puppies, non-registered, available September 10, one female left, $750. 335-5192

SET OF Toyo tires, 235/55 R17 all season.

667-6579

2008 FORD XLT F350, superduty diesel, headache rack, driving lights, 170,000kms, good cond, $19,750 obo. Gary 335-9596

2006 F150 ext cab, 4x4, blue,163,000 km, matching cap, exc cond, $13,500 obo.

403-352-0585

New! ON POINT Hunting Dog Training and Nutrition Providing Pets with Canadian and locally sourced raw food.

Why Feed Raw? Lecture/Demo on Aug 9th, 5pm. $20 333-0404 onpointyukon@icloud.com

2 TIRES, 265/75 R16 on 8-bolt Ford rims, $100. 334-5408

SMALL BLOCK 351 Windsor motor, 334-4568

2006 DODGE 2500 Quad cab 4X4, Rigguard bumper, 233,000kms, $7,900. 668-5906 or 668-1281

CANINES & COMPANY DOG OBEDIENCE SCHOOL Group lessons Aug 12, Sept 30 Puppy Fundamentals Obedience Level 1 Private lessons, home visits, behavioural modification FCI Certified Bronze Master Trainer 333-0505 caninesandcompany@northwestel.net

THULE ROOF rack parts to fit factory roof racks, $100. Also set of parts to fit truck canopy, $125. 633-2348 aft 7pm.

2008 FORD Ranger XLT 4x4 auto, extended cab, hitch, boxliner, great tires, synthetic oil, $8,000. 335-5993

2006 2WD Ford Ranger Sport Manual, blue, 119,608kms, 4.0L, exc cond, incl new set of all season winter rated tires/custom 20â&#x20AC;? rims/tires, $7,000 obo. 633-3946

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2005 Yamaha V Star 1100 15000KM. Red on Black. $4800.

867-821-2938

2006 - 350 Honda Fourtrax 1500 Km, Snowplow, Winch, Cargo Carriers. $4800.

867-821-2938 1989 HONDA Four-trax ATV, 350cc, winch/tires good, plastic fair, upgraded to newer machine, $2,000. 634-2631 2004 MOUNTAINCAT 900, 159 track, 1,200 km, aftermarket bars, skis and windshield, newer chain/ bearings, c/w extra oil, $4,500 obo. Call or txt 334-8454 after 5 2006 KX 450, 6 hrs on rebuilt engine, too fast for me, $3,000, trades considered.

867-689-6025 1997 ARCTIC Cat Power Extreme, 3-cyl, extra exhaust system, engine repair reqĘźd, free, come take it away. 667-6951 after 5pm

r 7 yr old, female spayed, rottie X, brindle (Daphne) r 2 yr old, spayed female, cream, husky (Darby) r 6 mo old, neutered male, lab/husky X, blonde (Sven) r 1 yr old, neutered male, huskyX, white and brown (Miloo) r 2 yr old, neutered male, labX, black ( Warrio) r 2 yr old, spayed female, beardogX, black (Jackie) r 13 weeks old, male, husky x GSD, black and white (Buddy) r 13 weeks old, male, husky x GSD, black and tan (Artie) r 13 weeks old, male, husky x GSD, black and blonde ( Bobo) r 13 weeks old, male, husky x GSD, black and white ( Cavin) r 6 mo old, neutered male, white, husky x, (Epic)

r 3 yr old, female, Chihuahua and dachshund x, white and tan, (Beamer) r 3 yr old, neutered male, GSD/Rottie, black and brown (Tristan) r 8 weeks old, male, terrier/shepherdX, black and brown (Raphael) r 8 weeks old, male,terrier/shepherdX, black and brown ( Donatello) r 8 weeks old, male, lab/beardogX,black and white ( Michelangelo) r 8 weeks old, male, lab/beardog X, black and white with a white strip on nose ( Leonardo) r 8 weeks old, male, terrier/shepherdX black and brown ( Casey)

CATS r 3 yr old, male neutered, DSH, black and white ( Rock) r 1 yr old, female, DSH, brown ( Peach) r 3 yr old, male neutered, DSH, black (Ross) r 3 yr old, male neutered, brown and white (Brian)

SPECIAL r Homes needed for retired sled dogs. They would make excellent pets. Please contact 6683647 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:

WWW.HUMANESOCIETYYUKON.CA

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2012 ARTIC Cat ATV, 900kms, power steering, 550, 4x4 auto w/diff lock, t & h warmers, windshield, bush bumper, winch, c/w Artic Cat trailer, four extra tires, $8,750 obo.

332-8918

1980 BAYFIELD 25ʼ sailboat, sleeps 4, new head, holding tank, fuel tank. Yanmar 8hp diesel, 3 blade prop, 2 burner stove. Galley, water tank, 3 sails. Boat cradle, $9,500.

867-336-1412

2007 M8 153. Rebuilt motor & diamond drive, 150 miles on it, 2800 on chassis. $4000 obo or interested in utility sled as trade with cash. 334-7335

16ʼ VALCO flat bottom river boat, c/w 40hp Johnson outboard on trailer, $1,300 obo.

334-4687 1995 18ʼ Bayliner Capri model lake boat, c/w 90hp Suzuki 4-stroke (2004) outboard engine, cuddy cabin, $7,500. 334-4687

Marine PROFESSIONAL BOAT REPAIR Fiberglass Supplies Marine Accessories FAR NORTH FIBERGLASS 49D MacDonald Rd Whitehorse, Yukon 393-2467 24ʼ SEARAY, 2 470” engines, works fine, needs minor TLC, $4,000. 333-0564

24ʼ BAYLINER cabin cruiser, fully equipped for fresh or salt water, VHF & sounder, $19,000 obo. 668-2771 ATLIN HOUSEBOAT RENTALS ARE BACK! Still time this season to enjoy the Lake or call and book for next year! bobscontracting@atlin.net Phone 250-651-2488

2009 20' Legend Xtreme, 115 Mercury, full canopy & covers, 2 Scotty downriggers, CB Radio, dealer maintained, stored inside every winter, $23,000. 332-2655 17ʼ SILVERLINE fishing boat/175hp Merc/Alpha I, full stand-up canvas 14ʼ of flat deck/walk through window, awesome adventure boat, runs great, galvanized trailer, $5,000 obo. 335-0559 michaelfuder@hotmail.com

UTILITY CLOSED trailer with lights inside and out, great for tools, moving, storage, hunting, $1,000 obo. 335-5843 for details 1974 SECURITY Pup 7.5ʼ overhead camper for smaller sized trucks, fridge, stove, furnace in working condition, sleeps 4, hydraulic jacks, $1,190 obo. 393-2729 after 6pm

24ʼ VALCO aluminum boat, $2,000 obo.

John 333-9536

BELLY DUMP trailers, 2, tandem axle, $10,000/ea. 867-996-2570

1979 18ʼ Frontier motorhome, 117,000kms, Ford chassis, new tires, appliances work well, have upgraded to bigger, $4,600 obo.

335-0559 michaelfuder@hotmail.com

Heavy Equipment

INLINE 6 / 690 John Deere Excavator, late 70s model. Runs great, needs paint job. 30' digging capacity. Previous govʼt owned, engine rebuilt, $12,000. Clayton 335-0894

1976 13ʼ Boler, original, well maintained, vg cond, new 12v battery & 110 power, water, fridge, 1,200 lbs, 50 lb tongue weight, tows easily with most vehicles, $5,000. 334-8878

3500 WATT Honda gen set, $1000. 4000 watt Champion gen set $700. AC/DC Tigercat welder. 8000 watt generator, 2-25 amp welder, low hrs, $2000. 867-536-7610

2010 JAYCO Jay-flight 31' travel trailer, 2 slides, bunk beds, master bedroom, stereo w/outside speakers, TV, DVD, satellite, power awning, outside BBQ, extended table, couch, Owen 633-6617

BUILDING READY to move on steel skids, 50ʼlx10ʼwx10ʼh. 668-2332

Skid Mounted 5 x 30ʼ Trommel Plant -Built in 2014 - $155,000 Excavator -$95,000 -2006 Komatsu 300 -8900 hours -digging and clean up buckets Fuel tank $1,800 -2200 litre on trailer 604-825-8312

Aircraft

HILLCREST

PORTER CREEK

RIVERDALE:

Airport Chalet Airport Snacks & Gifts

Coyote Video Goody’s Gas Green Garden Restaurant Heather’s Haven Super A Porter Creek Trails North

38 Famous Video Super A Riverdale Tempo Gas Bar

DOWNTOWN: Canadian Tire Cashplan The Deli Edgewater Hotel Extra Foods Fourth Avenue Petro Gold Rush Inn Home Hardware Klondike Inn Mac’s Fireweed Books Ricky’s Restaurant Riverside Grocery Riverview Hotel Shoppers on Main Shoppers Qwanlin Mall Superstore Superstore Gas Bar Tags Walmart Well-Read Books Westmark Whitehorse Yukon Inn Yukon News Yukon Tire

1970S KOEHRING excavator, good D330 Cat engine, machine is operational, 10ʼ7” wide, weight is 20 tons, $5,000. 333-0564

2011 24ʼ Cougar travel trailer, polar package plus, 1/2 ton towable, very well maintained, lots of great features, $22,000 obo.

667-2804

ATCO UTILITY/CARGO/HORSE Trailer, 12,000kg (25,000lbs), has new bearings, new brakes, new tires, can easily be converted into flat bed trailer, $3,600. 668-6808

The Yukon News is available at these wonderful stores in Whitehorse:

Bernie’s Race-Trac Gas Bigway Foods

BRENTʼS HYDRAULICS Portable line boring Bore welding, we go anywhere Torque nuts up to 30,000 ft lbs General machining, lathing, milling Phone 334-3027

40 HP Yamaha outboard motor, spare prop, $2,000. 867-536-7610

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1957 CESSNA 172, 4900 total time, Bush STOL, 4900TT, 475 SMOH, 3 point belts, King radio, 4-place intercom, great performer, well maintained, $36,000 obo.

633-5495 1972 CESSNA 150F, 6500 TT, 1452 SMOH, excellent cond, new windshield/radio, paint 6/10, interior 8/10, smooth engine, maintained cooperatively, call/text 335-2555, haiderrajab@hotmail.com

Campers & Trailers 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 1998 COLEMAN tent trailer, clean canvas, sleep 7+, king&queen; pullouts, table to bed, couch to bed, indoor/outdoor cooking surfaces, indoor toilet/ outdoor shower, 2 awnings, approx 3500lb, $6,300 obo. 334-7842 2004 PIONEER travel trailer, overall length 28ʼ, large bath, queen bed, full kitchen, stereo, large awning, $9,800. 633-2580 1988 VANGUARD motorhome, solar panel equipped, Ford diesel, auto, ready to go.

668-2332 2004 34ʼ Class A Coachmen motorhome, under 50,000 kms, V/10 Ford auto, P/S, 4 disk brakes, new rear tires, camera, GPS, c/w 2014 car dolly. 334-4299 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 2009 WILDWOOD 29ʼ travel trailer, like new, used twice, front kitchen, dining/LR, slide, walk around queen bed, ducted a/c, incls equalizer hitch, view at Fireweed RV, $22,000 obo. 393-2652 1981 VANGUARD 8ʼ camper, 3-burner stove, oven, furnace, c/w 1 new propane bottle, 1-pc tin roof, good shape inside & out, $1,000 obo. 334-5408

THE YUKON NEWS IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE IN ALL YUKON COMMUNITIES AND ATLIN, B.C.

DOUBLE AXLE trailer, c/w ramps & side racks, 14ʼ bed, $2,850 obo. 633-4018 RV OWNERS, winter vacation in Arizona. $999.99 three month rental special, large RV lots, activities, entertainment, Pet Friendly.

Buy a lot for $49,995.00. vds@robertsresorts.com. 480-363-2087.

1972 SILVER Streak 32' trailer, partially restored, pipes need replacing, full bath, large fridge, lots of storage, all window front.

1,587kg, $4,500 obo. 334-6623

Coming Events 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 334-1548 or Joanne 668-7713 HOSPICE YUKON: Free, confidential services offering compassionate support to those facing advanced illness, death and bereavement. Visit our lending library @ 409 Jarvis, M-F 11:30-3:00, 667-7429, www.hospiceyukon.net SAFETYPALOOZA, OCCUPATIONAL Health & Safety Committee Training, Coast High Country Inn, Whitehorse, September 17 & 18, open to everyone. Registration deadline 14 days in advance. healthandsafetybc.ca (867)456-8250 CRIBBAGE FUN event, Fridays July 25, August 1, 8 & 22, register at 1pm, games 1:30-4pm. 633-5023 WHITEHORSE CONCERTS AGM: Tuesday August 26, 7 pm at the Heritage Board Room at City Hall, 2121 2nd Avenue. All music lovers are welcome. For information call Steve. 668-6694

27' SILVERSPORT toy hauler, all aluminum frame for easy towing, interior lighting and venting, perfect for storing and hauling your toys all winter, $11,000 obo. 333-0375

YUKON TERRITORIAL Championship Tennis Tournament. Matches run Tues-Fri Aug 19-22, 5-9 pm, with S/S Aug 23/24.

Mens/Womens/Seniors//U18/U16/U14 and U12 divisions. www.tennisyukon.com or tennisyukon@gmail.com

1995 SPORTSMAN 5th wheel travel trailer, 26.5ʼ, well maintained, everything in clean and working condition, c/w AMFMCD player, microwave, large awning,new spare tire, 5th wheel hitch, $8,500. 633-4656

YUKON QUEER Film Alliance annual general meeting, 6:30 pm August 20 at 75 Ponderosa Dr. Members will be asked to approve a special resolution amending YQFA's bylaws. Info: outnorthqff@gmail.com

CAR HAUL/UTILITY trailer, twin axle, hydraulic brakes, capacity 3,181 kg/7,000 lbs, deck 16'/total length 20', c/w rack for 6 canoes, $3,000. 867-863-5404

YUKON ECONOMIC Developers Conference Sept 10-12, Dawson City, for people involved in community economic development.

Info/registration: www.cned2014conference. com

1996 26' Okanagan 5th wheel, 13' slide out, 2 new propane tanks, new stabilizer feet, queen mattress, real table/chairs, good cond, must be seen, $10,000 obo. 336-8525 HEAVY DUTY 3/4 ton utility truck trailer, 16” tires, no rust, $750 obo. 334-4568

“YOUR COMMUNITY CONNECTION” WEDNESDAY * FRIDAY

FOY SPA RV Resort has More Winter Fun for less! Hot mineral springs, events, activities, fitness, entertainment, Canadian friends in southern California foyspa.com, or 888-800-0772.

1985 TOYOTA motorhome, very good shape, great mileage, $4,500 obo. 334-1935 TOY HAULER, Ragen F/X 18ʼ, sleeps 4-6, Great floor space, exc cond, lg bath w/shower, queen bunk, fridge, freezer, microwave, stereo, TV w/ DVD, furnace, etc, $16,000 obo. 334-2921 19ʼ TRAVEL trailer. 867-536-7610

F.H. COLLINS School Council regular meeting @ 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 20, 2014, in the Fine Dining Room at the school.

Everyone welcome.

CANADIAN CELIAC Association Yukon Support Group with Community Dietician Kim Neufeld, R.D., Whitehorse Library Community Room (Ground Floor) Thursday, August 21 from 6pm-7:45pm WHITEHORSE COMMUNITY Choir rehearsals for the fall term begin at the Whitehorse United Church, Monday Sept 8 at 7:15 pm.

Registration available at the first two rehearsals

YUKON CANINE AGM, September 10, 6pm-8pm, Canada Games Centre swm room YUKON KENNEL Club AGM, September 17, 7pm-9pm, Sport Yukon Building RED CROSS Advanced Wilderness & Remote First Aid Course (40 hours). Aug 23-26 in Haines Junction. Info & Registration: http://www.amaruk.com/en/training/firstaid/ MONTHLY DOG wash for Mae Bachur Animal Shelter is rescheduled from August 16 to August 23 from 10am-2pm at Feed Store/Pet Junction. The best part? Your pet gets clean and you stay dry!

GWAANDAK THEATRE AGM, Sept. 9, Canada Game CentreĘźs Boardroom, 6pm. All invited! info@gwaandaktheatre.com, 393-2676

SHARPENING SERVICES. For all your sharpening needs - quality sharpening, fair price & good service.

At corner of 6th & Strickland.

667-2988 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 IF YOU own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It's That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1-800-587-2161.

YUKON REGISTERED Music Teachers Association (YRMTA) Annual General Meeting to be held Sunday, September 14th, 2014, 6:30 P.M. 106 Strickland Street, Main Meeting Room.

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 BUSY BEAVERS Painting, Pruning Hauling, Chainsaw Work, Yard Cleaning and General Labour Call Francois & Katherine 456-4755 HOUSECLEANING, SPRING Cleaning, Detailing!

Safe, reliable, bondable RCMP check available on request For into call 334-7405

Potlatch Headstone for

ELIJAH SMITH School Council is holding its AGM on September 2 at 6:30 PM in the school library. Everyone is welcome.

Kathleen Jackson

YUKON ORIENTEERING Association event August 27 on Mt. Lorne map. Start at Mt. Lorne Community Hall on Annie Lake Rd, 6pm. Info call Craig 456-7857

will be postponed until further notice

BURWASH LANDING Resort Silent Auction and Yard Sale, Aug 30, 10 am to 5pm. Located inside the Burwash Landing Resort.

Something for everyone.

PORTER CREEK Secondary School Council is holding its AGM on September 10 at 6:30 PM in the school library. Everyone is welcome.

TAKHINI ELEMENTARY School Council is holding its AGM on September 9 at 6:30 PM in the school library. Everyone is welcome.

JACK HULLAND School Council is holding its AGM on September 3 at 7:00 PM in the school library. Everyone is welcome.

SLIDESHOW & Stories: The Last Patrol with B.C. author Keith Billington, August 21 at 7:00 p.m. Watson Lake Library. Free.

SLIDESHOW & Stories: The Last Patrol with B.C. author Keith Billington, September 2 at 7:00 p.m. Dawson City Library, 7 p.m. Free SLIDESHOW & Stories: The Last Patrol with B.C. author Keith Billington, September 3 at 7:00 p.m. Mayo Community Library, 7 p.m.

Free.

SLIDESHOW & Stories: The Last Patrol with B.C. author Keith Billington, September 4 at 7:00 p.m: Faro Community Library, 7 p.m.

Free.

FAREWELL TO FARGEY

Barry Fargey July 22, 1956 to August 13, 2014

Please join family and friends on the grounds of the Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Residence in Dawson.

Monday August 25, 2014 at 2:00 pm.

SLIDESHOW & Stories: The Last Patrol with B.C. author Keith Billington, Whitehorse Public Library on September 11 at 7:30 p.m.

Free.

Services - INSULATION Upgrade your insulation & reduce your heating bills Energy North Construction Inc. (1994) for all your insulation & coating needs Cellulose & polyurethane spray foam Free estimate: 667-7414 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

B&B

Bookkeeping Services Brenda Let me help you

OW! N e l lab Avai

TOPSOIL Call Dirtball

668-2963

AL-ANON MEETINGS contact 667-7142

Has your

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life been

12:00 noon Hellaby Hall, 4th & Elliott

affected by someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drinking ???

867.336.3709

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Mondays 7:30 p.m.

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CLOSED DEC. 25TH FOR CHRISTMAS

FRIDAY

7:00 pm Lutheran Church Basement Beginners Mtg ( 4th & Strickland ) 8:00 pm Lutheran Church Basment Regular Mtg ( 4th & Strickland )

Narcotics

Anonymous MEETINGS: Wednesdays 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm #2 - 407 Ogilvie St. <BYTE> Fridays 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 4071 - 4th Ave. <Many Rivers>

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

communityclaVViÂżedV.ca or 1.866.669.9222

Carmacks Y.T.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS

Dawson City Y.T. Thursday - 6pm (summer only) New Beginners Group Rm 2160 @ Hospital

in Whitehorse

SLIDESHOW & Stories: The Last Patrol with B.C. author Keith Billington, September 9 at 7:00 p.m. Haines Junction Community Library, 7 p.m. Free.

SLIDESHOW & Stories: The Last Patrol with B.C. author Keith Billington, September 10 at 7:00 p.m. Isabelle Pringle Library, Carcross, 7 p.m. Free.

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DRUG PROBLEM?

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2014

MONDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM, NS) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. 8:00 pm New Beginnings Group (OM,NS) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. TUESDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM, NS) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. 7:00 pm Juste Pour Aujourdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;hui 4141B - 4th Avenue.

8:00 pm Ugly Duckling Group (CM, NS) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. WEDNESDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM, NS) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St..

8:00 pm Porter Crk Step Meeting (CM) Our Lady of Victory, 1607 Birch St. 8:00 pm No PufďŹ n (CM,NS) Big Book Study Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. THURSDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM, NS) Grapevine Discussion Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. 6:00 pm Young Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Meeting BYTE OfďŹ ce, 2-407 Ogilvie Street 7:30 pm Polar Group (OM) Seventh Day Adventist Church 1609 Birch Street (Porter Creek) FRIDAY: 12 noon Joy of Living (OM, NS) Big Book Discussion Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. 1:30 pm #4 Hospital Rd. (Resource Room) 8:00 pm Whitehorse Group (OM, NS) Maryhouse, 504 Cook St. SATURDAY: 1:00 pm Sunshine Group (OM, NS) DETOX Building, 6118-6th Ave. 2:30 pm Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Meeting Whitehorse General Hospital (room across from Emergency) 7:00 pm Hospital Boardroom (OM, NS) SUNDAY: 1:00 pm Sunshine Group (OM, NS) DETOX Building, 6118-6th Ave. 7:00 pm Marble Group Hospital Boardroom (OM, NS)

NS - No Smoking OM - open mixed, includes anyone CM - closed mixed, includes anyone with a desire to stop drinking

www.aa.org bcyukonaa.org AA 867-668-5878 24 HRS A DAY

Friday - 1:30 p.m.

Health Centre

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

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S.V.P. CARPENTRY Journey Woman Carpenter Interior/Exterior Finishing/Framing Small & Medium Jobs “Make it work and look good.”

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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

LOG CABINS: Professional Scribe Fit log buildings at affordable rates.

Contact: PF Watson, Box 40187, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 6M9 668-3632

CITYLIGHT RENOS Flooring, tiling, custom closets Painting & trim, kitchens & bathrooms Fences & gates Landscaping & gardening Quality work at reasonable rates Free estimates Sean 867-332-1659 citylightrenos@gmail.com TITAN DRYWALL Taping & Textured Ceilings 27 years experience Residential or Commercial No job too small Call Dave 336-3865 ELECTRICIAN FOR all your jobs Large or small Licensed Electrician Call MACK N MACK ELECTRIC for a free estimate!

Save 10% until September 30 867-332-7879 ANGYʼS MASSAGE Mobile Service.

Therapeutic Massage & Reflexology.

Angelica Ramirez Licensed Massage Therapist.

867-335-3592 angysmassage@hotmail.com 8 Versluce Place Whitehorse YT, Y1A 5M1

Twila Butler and Linc Lougheed

are proud to announce the arrival of their daughter,

Patience LucyAnne Lougheed Born July 28 2014 at 5:45p.m. • Weighing 6lb 8oz.

Special thank you to Dr. Gudapati and the maternity staff at WGH.

Your Community Connection

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 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 EXPERIENCED CARPENTERS looking to work in the Mt Lorne and Golden Horn area.

Will build houses and other things.

References available.

Contact lornemountainbuilding@gmail.com or 334-2994

Lost & Found CAMP YUKON lost & found will be on display at Bethany Church until Aug. 22nd. Feel free to stop by Monday to Friday between 9am-5pm to claim your items.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL REGISTRAR FOR THE YUKON HUMAN RIGHTS PANEL OF ADJUDICATORS

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2014 LOST: SMALL blue Leatherman squirt in case in Copper Ridge/Granger area. Axel 667-4450

FULL SET of womenʼs golf clubs, c/w cart, $60. 633-4018

FOUND: NEAR Millenium Trail, Samsung smart phone. 633-6242

ADULTS, TEENAGER and kids bikes, all in good cond, one with child seat, $40 each kids bike less, call or text 335-2555

LOST: BORDER Collie, black & white, 11 yrs old, name is Kit, very friendly, scared to Alaska Highway near Johnsonʼs Crossing July 31, not seen since. Significant reward offered. 668-3120

Livestock

LOST: PAIR of black half-framed prescription glasses somewhere in the downtown area, reward offered. 393-2587 FOUND: CELL phone in park in Hillcrest.

668-4876 FOUND: FLEECE hoody at Riverside camp on Yukon River on August 11. Appreciate how clean you left the camp. 668-2802 LOST: AT the airport August 12, a black fabric wallet. Reward. 667-6542 LOST: BLACK-AND-BLUE Windows large flat cellphone, 8X by HTC. Reward. Anne 334-1840 LOST: ATV trailer from Hillcrest, 2008 Snow Bear, black w/plywood floor w/ramp & spare tire. 334-9010

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633-4496 or astra@northwestel.net 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 FOR RENT: farm equipment, aerator, plough, manure spreader, mower, and no-till-drill. View online at www.yukonag.ca (Equipment). Email: admin@yukonag.ca or call 668-6864 Quality weed free brome hay bales for sale.

830 lb round bales and also small square bales Phone 668-2407 LEBARGE RANCH HAY Premium three grass horse blend, available in small square and netted round sizes.

Also taking orders for fall oat bundles.

Call 334-4589 FORD DIESEL farm tractor, model #5000, c/w front end loader & 3 PH, gd cond.

668-2332

Sports Equipment

FRESH CUT 1,000 lb hay bales In the field $100 each 867-633-3388 Please leave a message

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

12 YR old brown registered Thoroughbred gelding, 16hh, trained english, half-passes, lead changes, solid in all gaits, also ridden western on the trails. Serious inquiries only. $2,500 firm. 456-2249

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SUPPLY OF CATERING SERVICES & STAFF QUARTER MAINTENANCE - FRASER

Project Description: To provide registrar services for the Yukon Human Rights Panel of Adjudicators, including executive secretariat services Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is August 28, 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 Luda Ayzenberg at (867) 6675615.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 4, 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 Muhammad Idrees at (867) 335-0575.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 10, 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 Val Bumstead at (867) 667-5147.

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

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2014 Livestock FOX LAKE HERITAGE FARM -Free range, grass-fed â&#x20AC;&#x153;phatâ&#x20AC;? chickens, 8-12 lbs -Free range, grass-fed Heritage turkeys for Thanksgiving -Brome Hay for sale -Chicken plucker for rent 334-8960

CREATIVE PLAY DAYCARE has openings in its preschool program.

Fun, caring environment.

Qualified staff onsite.

Playground mini-gym.

Please stop by 312 Strickland Street or call 667-2761

Furniture

QUARTER HORSES, mare & gelding, reliable, easy keepers. 867-996-2570

COUCH, VERY clean, $75 obo. 334-1732

6-YR OLD Red Dun Quarter horse, needs training, 15 hands. 867-536-2633

SEARS ARMCHAIR/RECLINER, rose on white print, vg cond, $50. 336-0534

2-HORSE TRAILER w/walk-thru doors, large tack area, 2 front man doors, drop down loading ramp & roof escape hatch, $3,900 obo. 334-7612

HEAVY WOOD bistro type table, table top solid wood has minor scratches, 4 wooden chairs has distressed wood look, good cond, $300. 334-8392

Baby & Child Items

ROUND IVORY table w/4 captain chairs, c/w leaf to fit 6 comfortably, purchased from country house 5yrs ago, exc cond, $550 obo.

334-8392

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

BAR STOOLS with revolving top and back support, solid wood, metal pipe foot-rest, $42 ea or $75 for 2. 393-2588

CHILD CARRIER, Piggyback Rider, new, grey orange in colour, weighs 3lbs, can carry a child up to 60lbs on adultĘźs back, $50.

393-3675 eves BMX INTRUDER bike, suit a 9-12 year-old, $50 obo, books for sale for same age (How to train your Dragon, Percy Jackson Series etc), best offer. 334-9594 INFANT CAR seat, baby crib and toddler bed, open to offers. 334-7061 MEC CHILD trailer, single, great trailer, great condition, happy to send photos, $200 obo.

334-8388

Childcare WANT THE BEST FOR YOUR KIDS? This is your opportunity to enrol your kids in BubbleĘźs Preschool, downtown.

We offer a great environment, excellent programs and highly qualified teachers.

Call Now 393-2577

PUBLIC TENDER SUPPLY YUKON GOVERNMENT - CENTRAL STORES WITH JANITORIAL & GENERAL HARDWARE PRODUCTS Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 10, 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

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CHILDĘźS 4-POSTER bed, $100. 667-4090

10Ęź HAND scribed log picnic table, sealed with wood finish, never exposed to elements, $900. Dan 867-336-1412 PROFESSIONAL BROWN leather massage table, paid $750, asking $150, twin box springs for king bed, $50, 2 twin mattresses, $50 ea. 667-6587 lv msg LEATHER COUCH & loveseat, paid $3,200, asking $1,600, oak entertainment centre, paid $800, asking $150, oak coffee table w/matching end tables, paid $900, asking $450. 667-6587 lv msg 2 CUSTOM-MADE Victorian lamps w/matching stand, paid $975, asking $450, dark oak round coffee table & end tables, $450, 3 dark wood nesting tables, $175. 667-6587 lv msg ANTIQUE SOFA, classic square lines, sturdy frame, needs new upholstery/padding to replace horsehair, free to person able to restore and use. 633-4786

PUBLIC TENDER ROCK SLOPE STABILIZATION KM 58.0 - 87.0, KLONDIKE HIGHWAY #2 YUKON, 2014 - 2015 Project Description: Rock scaling and muck removal from the south end of Tutshi Lake to the Venus Mill site on Windy Arm. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 3, 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 Dick Stilwell at (867) 633-7984.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted.

The Yukon Business Incentive Policy will apply to this project.

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

COUCH & loveseat, green plaid pattern, includes new pillows, good cond, $300.

633-4607 HIDE-A-BED, $75 obo. 667-7626 DOUBLE BED w/extra long mattress, exc cond, pine headboard & frame, $450.

667-6951 after 5pm

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

SUPPLY OF CATERING SERVICES & STAFF QUARTER MAINTENANCE - BLANCHARD

LARGE SOLID wood oak desk, single pedestal w/filing drawer, $375. 667-6951 after 5pm SIMMONS DOUBLE mattress & boxspring, pillow top, high quality, clean, new condition, metal frame, $250. 333-9020 MOVING SALE: Sofas, dining table & 6 chairs, other good quality furniture. 456-7728

Personals 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 DRUG PROBLEM? Narcotics Anonymous meetings Wed. 7pm-8pm #2 - 407 Ogilvie St. BYTE Office FRI. 7pm-8:30pm 4071 - 4th Ave Many Rivers Office

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR THE PROVISION OF BRIDGE ENGINEERING SERVICES OF YUKON RIVER BRIDGE, FOX CREEK BRIDGE, NARES RIVER BRIDGE AND UPPER FRANCIS RIVER BRIDGE Project Description: For the Provision of Bridge Engineering Services of Yukon River Bridge km 357.1, Klondike Highway #2 Fox Creek Bridge km 228.3, Klondike Highway #2 Nares River Bridge km 105.2, Klondike Highway #2 Upper Francis River Bridge km 8.1, Nahanni Range Road #10 Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 17, 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 Khusru Zaman at (867) 6337902.

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

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Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 10, 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 Val Bumstead at (867) 667-5147.

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

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL 2014 YUKON SPECIAL WASTE COLLECTION Project Description: Contract for the collection and recycling, disposal or treatment of special wastes from Yukon.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title.

The closing date for submissions is September 10, 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 Jules Farkas at (867) 667-5636.

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

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