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“People were extremely upset this morning and understandably so.” young woman’s death Bill confirmed the young has sparked worries woman was not a citizen of the among citizens of the First Nation but said she could Kwanlin Dun First Nation, a not release any additional community still reeling from details about her. an unresolved murder comJeanie Dendys, director of mitted six months ago. justice for the First Nation, On Monday evening the said a crisis management team body of a First Nation female, was convened yesterday and estimated to be between 16 made counselling services and 20 years old, was found on available to anyone in the a walking trail in the McIntyre community needing support. subdivision. Her identity and She said the death made an the circumstances of her death especially big impact on the have not been released, as the First Nation’s youth. RCMP’s investigation is still When asked by a reporter underway. whether the First Nation was a The incident is being inves- safe place to live, Bill paused. tigated as a homicide, and foul She mentioned that at this play is suspected, according to year’s annual general assembly, a news release. held in late October, many Two weeks ago, the family citizens stood up to talk about of Allan Waugh publicly aninstances of violence and nounced it was seeking more abuse they’d suffered in the help investigating his murder. community. On May 30 at 7:35 a.m. “There is a safety issue and police were called to Waugh’s it’s been there for several years, home on McCrimmon Cresin fact more than that,” Bill cent, where the 69-year-old said. was found dead. Foul play was “We realize there is a need believed to be involved. amongst our citizens for The RCMP launched an change. We’ve been doing investigation into the circum- what we can as a government. stances of his death but has “We have counsellors and so far had no luck finding a a wellness team in place but suspect. what it really boils down to Yesterday afternoon, Chief is if people want change, that Doris Bill held a news confer- change has to come from ence in which she described a within.” community in pain. Dendys said it proves that “Our community memcitizens aren’t reporting bers – their anxiety levels are crimes, and they should be. heightened because of this,” The death of the young she said. woman coincided with the “This is devastating to RCMP stepping up its presour community and we’ll do ence in the community, a whatever we can to support result of discussions at the the family, our citizens and general assembly. Police presence in the First our youth. News Reporter
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Nation has been limited for quite some time, Dendys said, but there have been discussions to fill more positions and make sure officers are on duty in the community. “We were really excited about having them start this week and now we had this incident happen,” Dendys said. “Someone out there knows what happened to Allen Waugh. Someone in this community knows what happened with this incident. “That’s our plea to citizens of the Yukon – if you know anything, come forward.” Dendys said the RCMP told her there are approximately 30 to 40 officers working on this case right now. Bill said there are also plans to examine the various trails and paths around the community and possibly block some of them off. Citizens have suggested other options, such as a neighborhood watch. “It’s a difficult issue and we won’t solve it overnight,” Bill said. “We’re urging citizens to come forward and talk to us. If the community wants change, it has to come from within.” A community meeting will be held tonight from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Na Kwa Ta Ku Potlatch House to provide citizens with more information and hear their concerns. RCMP investigators are asking anyone who has information or who witnessed suspicious activity in the area of Hanna Crescent or Murphy Road to contact them at 6675555. Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com
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Mine’s cleanup money pays for roadwork Jacqueline Ronson News Reporter
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he Yukon government has seized $3 million from Veris Gold to pay for urgent repairs to the tailings facility at the former Ketza River mine. The property, located southwest of Ross River, was an operating gold mine from 1988 to 1991. Mining companies are required to provide a financial security for closure and reclamation activities to the Yukon government, to pay for work in the event that the company closes up shop. The security is supposed to cover the “full outstanding mine reclamation and closure liability,” according to the Energy, Mines and Resources website. But after the planned maintenance at the Ketza property is complete this winter, the company’s security will have all but dried up, and close to half of the money will have been spent on road and bridge upgrades. Liberal Leader Sandy Silver asked the government to explain why in the legislature last month. “What is the status of this property?” he asked on Nov. 24. “Is it closed temporarily or, now that the owner has gone bankrupt, will it be closed permanently? Is there even a water licence in place to do some of the work that the minister has outlined? Finally, is $3 million sufficient to clean up this site?” Robert Thomson, director of compliance, monitoring and inspections with Energy, Mines and Resources explained the government’s actions in an interview with the News. The government has been asking Veris Gold to complete maintenance on the tailings facility since May 2013, he said. The company has also not had a water licence for the site since 2009. Veris Gold received creditor protection in a B.C. court in June of this year. “The company failed to perform
the work required under those directions, so on Sept. 25 of this year, we seized the security pursuant to the Waters Act and are taking the measures ourselves at the site,” said Thomson. Veris Gold still owns the property. The required work includes upgrading an arsenic treatment plant, controlling seepage that escapes untreated from the two dams and returning it to the tailings storage facility for treatment, and doing work related to surface water management so the facility doesn’t overload and spill over during the spring melt, said Thomson. “If too much water flows into the pond, and not enough treated water is released, then there would be the danger that it would over-top and fail. That’s what all these measures are designed to prevent.” None of the work requires a water licence, he said. The government found that road and bridge work would also be required, just to get contractors to the site. “In order to gain access to the site to take measures and to provide for the safety of personnel on the site, the bridge is needed to be temporarily replaced.” The cost of the road and bridge maintenance is about $1.4 million, said Thomson. The value of the maintenance contract is $2.79 million. It was awarded to Hemmera Envirochem Inc. in October. The contract did not go out for tender. The main reason for that was to ensure that the work be completed before the spring melt, said Mines Minister Scott Kent in an interview. “We appointed a contractor that’s familiar with the site, recommended by the branch at the time, just to ensure that the work could be completed this winter, prior to the spring freshet.” Dealing with the company’s courtappointed monitor and the creditor protection process delayed things to
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Scott Kent, minister of energy, mines and resources. Kent’s department seized Veris Gold’s $3 million financial security to cover the costs of needed repairs at the former Ketza mine’s tailings facility. Most the money ended up being spent on roadwork.
the point where going out to tender was not possible, he said. Once the work is complete, less than $300,000 will remain in the security that was supposed to pay for full closure of the site. The government’s only recourse for further required work would be to bill the company for it, said Thomson. “That of course would be dependent on the company’s ability to pay.”
Silver questioned why the government would use the financial security to pay for needed maintenance on a property the company still owns. “It’s hard to follow the bouncing ball, but subsidiaries of this company are making money in other parts of North America, and they’re healthy,” he said in an interview this week. “But this company can go bankrupt here, owing lots of people lots of money. It sort of begs the question of,
whose bridge are you repairing? Are you trying to put this mine ready to go on the shelf again for somebody to come in and reopen it, or are you actually using the money for reclamation, which is what it’s for? “Is this a new policy, of when a mining company leaves, you use the reclamation money to have it ready for somebody else to come in?” Contact Jacqueline Ronson at jronson@yukon-news.com
Miners urge federal minister to compromise with First Nations uncertainty, mistrust and confrontation.” The company is currently second Yukon mining working on a feasibility study for company is urging the its Coffee gold project, 130 kiloCanadian government to metres south of Dawson City. rethink amendments to Yukon’s Kaminak has a strong relationenvironmental assessments laws ship with Tr’ondek Hwech’in to avoid further conflict with First and is reaching out to other First Nations. Nations that may be affected by Eira Thomas, president of the project, Thomas wrote in the Kaminak Gold Corp., wrote to letter. Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ber“We believe in early and meannard Valcourt in late November. ingful engagement and strive to “The goal of regulatory reform build partnerships with the First is to improve on the existing process and provide additional clarity Nations we work with,” he wrote. First Nations have opposed and harmony,” he wrote. four proposed amendments to the “Regulatory reform that creates tension between governments Yukon Environmental and Socioeconomic Assessment Act that does not achieve these goals. Instead, it creates a climate of they say undermine the spirit and Jacqueline Ronson News Reporter
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intent of their final agreements with Canada and Yukon. Those would give the federal minister new powers to give binding policy orders to the assessment board, give that minister powers to delegate responsibility to the territorial minister, allow a decision body to determine if a project needs to undergo a review in the event of a change to the project or licence renewal, and set overall assessment timelines for projects. The bill to amend the act has reached second reading in Parliament. Kaminak is the second Yukon mining company to voice concerns that the amendments will do more harm than good.
Casino Mining Corp., which plans to build the giant $2.5 billion Casino copper gold mine, has also urged Valcourt to come back to the table and compromise with First Nations. In Kaminak’s letter, Thomas urges the minister to negotiate with First Nations towards the goal of reaching consensus on the controversial amendments. “The five-year review resulted in a number of recommendations, most of which the First Nations fully supported,” wrote Thomas. “That in itself is an impressive accomplishment. This should have been a time for celebration for everyone in the Yukon. Instead, four of the amendments put forward by the federal
government stand to unravel the effort and successes achieved through the collaboration during the five-year review.” Valcourt upset First Nations last week when he told them they don’t meet the definition of governments under their final land claims agreements. He later dug in his heels under questioning in Parliament, saying “that was not the deal concluded.” Premier Darrell Pasloski and MP Ryan Leef have both said they disagree with the minister’s interpretation. Pasloski promised to contact Valcourt directly and ask him to correct the record. Contact Jacqueline Ronson at jronson@yukon-news.com
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City puts landfill contracts out for bids Myles Dolphin News Reporter
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ity council went to bat for the private sector at Monday evening’s meeting when it voted against extending two longstanding contracts at its landfill. In a 4-3 vote both times, council decided to issue public tenders for the gatekeeping and transfer station operations at the waste management facility. Raven Recycling, which has held the gatekeeping contract since 2000, would have had its contract extended another 12 months at a cost of $176,658. The Tle’nax T’awei Group has operated the transfer station since 2009. Although the city opened that contract to public
tender back in May, the lowest bid was significantly higher than the city estimate and the contract remained with the T’awei Group. Their 12-month extension would have been at a cost of $82,597. Coun. Kirk Cameron was behind the push to offer more opportunities to the city’s private sector. He raised a red flag as Coun. Betty Irwin read her report on behalf of the city operations committee. “This isn’t the approach you want with the private sector,� he said. “Extending this contract for another year isn’t appropriate.� Councillors Irwin, Stockdale and Gladish were strongly opposed to the public tender idea. Coun. Irwin said keeping the status quo would be more efficient for the city, since Raven has run the gatekeeping operations for almost 15 years.
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“We’re heading into the holiday season and everything shuts down for two weeks,� she said. “It’s a bad time to solicit tendering.� Cameron put his hand up. “I’ve been up late on the 24th of December writing proposals,� he replied. Brian Crist, the city’s director of infrastructure and operations, said opening up the tender process would mean awarding a contract of between three and five years, in order to make it financially viable for companies. He explained that the city usually puts landfill contracts up for tender, but these were exceptional situations because the positions are “quite specialized.� Coun. Gladish said he felt uncomfortable with that option, arguing the turmoil with the recycling issue this year would affect a lengthy contract. “A one-year extension gives administration time to settle everything,� he said. Coun. Streicker addressed Gladish’s concerns by saying that, although council respects recommendations made by administration, it has the last
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word when it comes to choosing contract lengths. “I hope Raven can bid on this,� he said. The gatehouse at the landfill is open 10 hours a day, seven days a week. Staff open and close the facility, operate the weigh scale, apply the fees and charges, and direct customers to appropriate areas for deposit or disposal.
The transfer station, meanwhile, allows the public to separate or dispose of its waste at a location away from the landfill. In both cases, Cameron suggested the contracts be extended one month until the tender process could go through. And in both cases his motion was carried. The contracts will expire on Jan. 31.
been plagued with problems, including failed water quality tests, since operations began in the fall of 2012. This time the issue was at the old screening facility, at the place where a valve is supposed to isolate that facility from the main line. “It’s somewhere in there that things went a little bit catawampus,� said Potoroka. It’s too early to say if the valve issue was or was not related to ongoing operational issues at the new plant, he said. The boil-water advisory was made as a precaution, said Potoroka. “There’s no indication that our water supply has been compromised in any way.� Residents have been advised to bring water to a rolling boil for two minutes before using it for drinking, preparing food, doing dishes or brushing teeth. The advisory will remain in place until test results on the city’s water prove it is safe to drink. Updates will be posted to Mayor Wayne Potoroka Facebook page. (Jacqueline Ronson)
and they worked to put out the hot spots. “We were able to determine that there was a box of matches that had been beside a dog bed,� he said. “The investigators ruled it accidental, but the most logical conclusion at this point that we could come up with is that the dogs, playing with matches, chewing those strike-anywhere matches, set fire to the dog bed, which then set fire to the contents of the room.� No people or dogs were hurt in the fire. The dogs left the home through a dog door, said Berry. “Everybody should be planning for a home-escape from a fire, and in this case the dogs clearly had their own homeescape plan.� This case shows how easily it is for fires to accidentally start, he said. “Really what I want people to do is to start practising home safety.� Everyone should make sure they have working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and have an evacuation plan, said Berry. Over the holiday season, make sure candles don’t go unattended, keep the Christmas tree watered and make sure Christmas lights are in good condition, he said. “We’re home more during the Christmas holidays. Your kids are home from school, we’re lighting candles for ambiance, we’re cooking in the kitchen. “I go to a lot of tragedies in my job, and really I want this Christmas season to be safe for everyone.� (Jacqueline Ronson)
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Sexual assault victims offered new reporting option Ashley Joannou News Reporter
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ast month, mixed among tweets about the latest celebrity meltdown or sporting event, a new hashtag started popping up: #beenrapedneverreported. Canadians, and eventually people around the world, were speaking out about being the victim of sexual assault and never having told police. A quick search on Twitter yields thousands of results. That’s the reality of sexual assault. It’s a crime that is rarely reported. But victims in the Yukon now have another way to tell their story. Kaushee’s Place, the women’s shelter in Whitehorse, now offers third-party reporting. That means victims of sexual assault can report what happened to trained staff at the shelter. Details of the crime are provided to police, but the victim is able to remain anonymous. According to Statistics Canada, only about 10 per cent of the victims of sexual assault ever report the crime to the police. “It doesn’t mean that because there is a low number of them reporting to the RCMP that they’re not talking to people about what happened,” said Renee-Claude Carrier, assistant director at the shelter. Carrier said her staff often hear the stories. “People would talk to us about being the victim of a sexualized assault, and then we would have nothing to offer them because they didn’t want to go forward to the RCMP.” This new method is a way for police to get more information. Here’s how the process works: A victim of sexualized assault – male or female – can fill out a report in person or over the phone. They’ll talk with staff about the different options for reporting what happened. If the person decides not to go to the police they can fill out what’s known as a third party report. Third-party reporting is limited to adults. Canadian law says crimes against minors can’t be kept anonymous. The service is available to both male and female victims. As much detail as possible is collected, including the assailant’s name if it’s known. But the victim’s name is not included on the report. “We do not keep the report. We give the report to the police and we keep her name in a sealed envelope in a sealed place. We keep those for as long as the RCMP keep their records,” Carrier said.
assault for the last 30 years. She’s currently executive director of the Ending Violence Association of B.C. “My experience with women who have been sexually assaulting is that they don’t want to bother anybody,” she said. “But if they think that they can help another woman that’s been sexually assaulted, that might be part of their interest in coming forward.” While no statistics on thirdparty reporting are kept in B.C., Porteous said there have been cases where a woman will fill out a third party report and later decide to give the police her name when she hears about other victims. Cases like that have led to criminal convictions, she said. But third-party reporting is about more than putting attackers in custody, Porteous said. It’s Alistair Maitland/Yukon News about giving women a place to Renee-Claude Carrier, assistant director of Kaushee’s Place, speaks at the launch of the 12 go to tell their story. Days to End Violence Against Women campaign at Yukon College in November. Victims of Being able to tell somebody sexual assault in the Yukon now have the option to anonymously report their stories to what happened could make a big police through Kaushee’s Place. difference for victims, she said. “The psychological injury Without a victim willing to about 80 per cent. for people would not otherwise that takes place for somebody give his or her name to police, “Which is maybe part of why report to police.” whose been sexually assaulted, these cases will never make it to people choose not to report to Third-party reporting is not a regardless of how much physical court. But that doesn’t mean the police,” MacLeod said. new idea. violence has been perpetrated, reports don’t have value. “I mean there’s a whole It has been an option in is huge.” “We know that most predagamut of reasons: fear of repriOntario for the last 20 years and Anyone who needs help in the tors of sexualized violence sal, shame, all sorts of things. has been available across British Yukon can call Kaushee’s crisis most often have more than one But we hope that third party Columbia since the early 2000s. line at 668-5733. victim. So this is a way of getting is something that gives just Tracy Porteous has been Contact Ashley Joannou at that information out and to the another choice, another option ashleyj@yukon-news.com working with victims of sexual RCMP so that we can do better work,” Carrier said. If police begin seeing a pattern, officers can reach out to Kaushee’s Place who can then relay a message to the victim. It is always up to her to choose to come forward or not. Yukon RCMP Cpl. Calista MacLeod said she would obviously prefer that a victim feels comfortable coming to the Everyone Lots of great OFF OFF police and giving her name. Loves a Selected Silk PJs & But having third party reports Gift Card Boots Chemises is better than having no information at all, she said. Previously, if someone called in anonymously, police would have no way of reaching out to them after the call. Along with being a go-beNew OFF OFF tween if police want to talk to Arrivals Winter “Miss Me” Coats/ the victim, Kaushee’s Place also Bling Jeans Daily Jackets gives the victim the police file number and contact information for the officer assigned to the case. “The person at any time could choose to phone the poFree lice themselves,” MacLeod said. Open OFF OFF Gift The Yukon’s rate of violent Designer Mon-Fri 9 til 9 All crimes against women was four Wrapping Robes by Diamond Sat/Sun 9 til 6 Heels times the national average in Tea 2004. When it comes to sexual 301 Main Street Like us on assault, 92 per cent of Yukon Whitehorse Facebook for exciting victims will know their attacker. 667-7242 contests! That’s significantly higher than the national average, which is
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Liberals plan to push their own FASD bill Ashley Joannou
Canada to accommodate FASD as a disability. Casey said the specific wording of federal Liberal MP is proposing the bill is still being worked on. All a new bill related to FASD in the five points come from a recommenCanadian justice system. dation by the Canadian Bar AssociaWell, it’s sort of new. tion. The bill is nearly identical to the Leef introduced his private memone that was proposed by Yukon’s ber’s bill in April, but he pulled it last MP Ryan Leef and later nixed. month, asserting that there wasn’t Sean Casey admits his bill has enough time to make it to law ahead many obstacles before becoming of next year’s election. law. But both he and Yukon Liberal Leef’s bill stood in 130th place on candidate Larry Bagnell insist the the list of private members’ bills. new version is not just about political He agreed to pull his bill on the posturing or prepping for the upcondition that a committee still coming election. examine the issue of FASD in the Casey’s bill will be introduced criminal justice system. sometime late this week or early next, Casey, the Liberal justice critic he said. It would do the same three and MP for Charlottetown, says he things as Leef’s Bill C-583. doesn’t believe Leef’s explanation. It would define FASD in the legal “So his stated reason is that there context. It would also give judges the isn’t enough time. The real reason ability to order assessments of people is that there isn’t enough support within his own caucus,” Casey said, who may suffer from the disorder, adding, “If I am right, the forces and permit the court to consider FASD a mitigating circumstance dur- within the Conservative caucus that killed Mr. Leef’s bill will also likely ing sentencing. kill this one.” On top of what was written in MPs with private members’ bills Leef’s bill, the Liberal incarnation would give judges the power to order have the option of swapping spots additional supports for a person even with each other to get their bills higher on the list. Casey said Leef after their probation is over. never came to the Liberals looking It would also amend the Correcfor a higher spot. tions and Conditional Release Act, “I would be very surprised if there requiring the Correctional Service of wasn’t somebody within the NDP caucus, within the Liberal caucus, SIDEWALK DECALS who would have been willing to trade their spot with him because they 207 Main Street share his concern about this issue.” Tel: 633-4842 Questions to Leef about whether he tried to move up on the list were not answered in time for today’s deadline. In an earlier interview, he denied News Reporter
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being pressured by his party. During second reading of the bill on Nov. 20, Robert Goguen, parliamentary secretary to the minister of justice, raised some doubts about the bill. He asked why only FASD was being addressed and not other mental disabilities. He then moved to withdraw the bill and refer it to committee and Leef agreed to the motion. Casey said as soon as his bill is written, he will start looking for
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monthly rates would rise from $69 to $73. Last year, those rates rose by 4.7 per cent. our typical Whitehorse Property taxes are partly being homeowner will pay another pushed upward by rising electrical $29 in property taxes next costs, which have increased by more year, provided that the city passes than $300,000 this year, said Mayor its 2015 operating budget. Dan Curtis. An average household would pay The city has undergone “belt$2,265 in taxes under the proposed tightening” efforts to keep operatbudget, which received first reading ing costs as low as possible, Curtis at Monday’s council meeting. said during his budget speech. The average Whitehorse busiAbout half of the operating budness, meanwhile, would pay an get is funded through taxes, which extra $561 in taxes next year, for a help pay for everything from roads total of $14,580. For both houseto recreation facilities to transit. holds and businesses, it’s a 1.7 per Curtis said Whitehorse residents cent increase. pay less tax than those in many The city’s 2015 operating budget other comparable cities. “And our has grown to $69 million. That’s up modest tax increase will keep it that $1 million from one year ago. way,” he said. Water and sewer fees would inNext year, $12.2 million will be transferred into the city’s reserve crease by 6.3 per cent. That means News Reporter
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someone to swap spots with on the list. He said the issue should be voted on. “This is a very, very serious issue. It is one that has cross-party support. It is one that has at least some support within the Conservative caucus and we are bringing it forward to see whether the numbers within the Conservative caucus are going to be enough to pass it.” MPs from all three major parties
spoke in favour of the bill during its first reading. Yukon Liberal candidate Larry Bagnell was at Casey’s announcement this week. He insists this is not about prepping ammo for the next election. “This isn’t about Ryan and me. This is about there are people in jail right now that shouldn’t be, that don’t fit with the justice system. There will be people tomorrow and the next day,” he said. “I think (it) needs to be seen, that the Parliament is trying to do as much as they can, as suggested by the CBA, to get this front and centre.” Leef attacked Bagnell in a letter, criticizing him for claiming that he had been working on issues surrounding FASD. “I read with great surprise … Larry Bagnell told Yukoners that he was working on ‘similar legislation’ to my Bill C-583 before he left Parliament. Eleven years is a long time to be ‘working’ on something,” the letter says. “Of course, the truth is, he wasn’t working on a bill to deal with FASD anymore than he was working on running the Boston Marathon.” During the current, 41st parliament, only six of 399 private members bills tabled have become law. The Liberals list a handful of bills they say made it through the process quickly enough for Leef’s bill to have become law before the next election. Those include private members bills to increase awareness about epilepsy, respecting the national flag and an amendment to the criminal code related to human trafficking.
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funds, compared to the $13.4 million that was earmarked in this year’s budget. Landfill tipping fees will increase from $87 to $94 per tonne next year, but there is no scheduled increase to curbside waste and organic collection costs. However, the city also has plans to introduce curbside recycling collection sometime next year. It’s estimated that households would pay $15 a month for this weekly service. At the same meeting, council unanimously passed second and third reading of its 2015-2018 capital budget. That budget includes the city’s biggest infrastructure project ever, a $56-million plan over three years to build two new headquarters for its staff.
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ast week was Disability Awareness Week in the Yukon, tying into International Disability Awareness Day on Dec. 3 which is recognized in many countries around the world. Because of this, our office at the Yukon Association for Community Living has been involved in connecting with other organizations to raise the profile of our collective work. We attended the workshop series on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Person with Disabilities and the recent Convention Summit at Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre. The UN convention, created in collaboration with the leading nations of the world, was signed by the Canadian government in 2007 and ratified (signed by all the provincial and territorial governments) in 2010. The majority of the event was focused on training people with disabilities to understand their rights under the convention, and to learn and practise the process of interviewing other people with disabilities as part of the monitoring process. This in itself was an exciting exercise in empowerment and possibility for many of the participants. But another recurring theme presented by Professor Marcia Rioux from York University is the critical distinction that will be necessary in order to create any meaningful change in the lives of people with disabilities. According to Rioux, we as a society must move from seeing disability as a “person’s problem” to seeing it as a systemic and environmental problem. She promotes the belief that creating an accommodation on behalf of a person with a disability to access their rights as outlined in the UN convention is not a kindness, optional, or an act of charity. To change the question from “Does your disability cause problems in your work?” to something like “Is your workplace able to accommodate people of varying capabilities?” puts the responsibility on the workplace rather than making it the fault of the person who is seen as creating
a “burden” on the system. After all, who has the greater potential to access or create resources, to educate, change attitudes of others, make accommodations in software, processes or training? The person, or the organization? All week I heard so many dramatic, tragic and often inspiring stories told by people about disability, and about their lives. These stories are floating through my mind and landing on one of two piles. The ones that inspire and give me hope include: • The simple fact that people with disabilities are being empowered by the United Nations (actually written into the convention!) to monitor their own rights and that this process is not being handled solely by our governments or handed off to professional “experts.” • To see several representatives, including top level decision- and policy-makers from our territorial, First Nations and municipal governments attending the summit. • Hearing from the deaf parents who are (finally!) able to access an interpreter provided at no charge by the Yukon government to support their family in medical appointments, meetings with their hearingable son’s teachers, and take in community events. • Hearing that one school teacher teaching a new self-determination program in a Whitehorse school resource room is seeing unexpected progress from his students because of this new approach. Other examples show me we still have work to do, including: • A person from Carmacks who recently died because of the infection caused by long neglect of abscessed teeth. Really? In this time, in this country? • A woman with an intellectual disability, a lifelong smoker, who in her mid-sixties is being forced by caregiving staff to quit smoking because last week they forgot her outside in -30 weather in a N.W.T. long-term care facility. I’m not defending smoking, but I do defend the individual’s right to be supported in their choices rather than having Publisher
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to change their lifestyle because of a staff mistake! • A gentleman in Whitehorse whose permanent home is a metal shed lined with cardboard and blankets. • The fact that it is not currently possible to rent a car with hand controls in the Yukon, in spite of an international airport regulatory body which requires every international airport with a car rental agency in the building to ensure an accessible vehicle with hand controls to be available within 24 hours. Another recurring theme throughout the workshop and summit has been the idea of “progressive realization,” the notion that change doesn’t happen overnight but can be measured and positive as long as we are generally moving in the direction of the desired change. In that light, there is much to celebrate as our governments and communities have made many positive strides in creating a more inclusive society. It is also important to acknowledge that these trends can only continue if we as a society work to become more tolerant of each other’s differences. We must be deliberate about making it possible for those who represent our most vulnerable citizens to be vocal and not keep these shameful examples hidden. Colette Acheson is the executive director of Yukon Association for Community Living and an active member of the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition. Reporters
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Don’t treat law-abiding gun owners as criminals The Common Sense Firearms Act, recently introduced in Parliament, is just that: common sense. Well, common sense to everyone but Justin Trudeau and the Liberal elites. The Liberals have sent out a fundraising effort warning Canadians that this bill will allow criminals easier access to assault rifles. Pure fantasy. This continued attack and blatant disregard for the facts is an affront to licensed firearms owners and those who believe in real public safety measures. Yukon residents use firearms as on important tool to support
a way of life. Reducing duplicate paperwork so an otherwise lawabiding person isn’t ensnared in criminal treatment is common sense. Merging licences is common sense. Requiring first-time firearms owners to pass a test is common sense. Strengthening penalties in cases of domestic violence is common sense. Voting against the Common Sense Firearms Act is not. We know where our MP Ryan Leef stands on this issue. Now the question is where do you stand, Larry Bagnell? With Yukon residents and common sense or with Justin Trudeau and the Liberal elites? Michael Lauer Whitehorse
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Our electoral system needs an overhaul an MP to Ottawa with more than half of the vote was more than by Kyle a quarter century ago, when the Carruthers NDP’s Audrey McLaughlin was first elected to the house with 51.4 per cent of the vote. The party with the most seats similarly gets to form the government, and if that party has more than half the seats, it wields majority power and essentially has its way until the next election. lectoral reform popped One consequence of this system up on the national scene is that we often have majority recently, when MPs voted governments elected with less on an NDP-sponsored resoluthan half of the vote. tion that proposed, “the next In fact, the last party that won federal election should be the a majority government with last conducted under the curmore than 50 per cent of the rent first-past-the-post electoral popular vote was Brian Mulrosystem” and that the best alterney’s Progressive Conservatives native to that system is “a form back in 1984, and then only by of mixed-member proportional the slimmest of margins (50.03 representation.” per cent). Before that we would You’re already familiar with need to go all the way back to how our current system – known 1958 when John Diefenbaker’s as “first past the post” – works: Progressive Conservatives won an MP is picked in every federal 53.6 per cent of the vote. riding based on whichever candiA country in which a minority date receives the most votes. of voters select an all-powerful Since there are at least three government is missing a pretty candidates (usually more) runfundamental hallmark of “demning in each riding, simple math ocracy.” This alone should be tells us that the winner will often enough to cause a rethink. get less than half of the votes Supporters of the status quo cast. The last time the Yukon sent often point to our system’s ten-
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Big corporations should learn to share I recently drove by the cardboard boxes left over from the affordable housing demonstration by the legislature which led me to think “outside the box” and wonder why we expect only government to provide “affordable” housing. Walmart, for example, comes to mind. The four Walton “children” each have a net worth of over $US 35 billion according to walmart1percent.org. Just to put it in perspective, the Yukon government’s very generous annual budget is just over $1 billion. Each Walton has 35 years of Yukon’s annual budget in their pocket! (They are also on the list of least generous billionaires.) What would happen if the Waltons shared some of their wealth with their employees by paying them more? Perhaps some of these demonstrations need to be taken to the source of the problem: where the working poor work. Why are we not asking corporations that are at the root of the problem to help with the solutions? How about a living wage? This is an extreme example but the gulf between rich and poor is expanding here in Whitehorse as well. Perhaps as a small landlord you have one or two rental suites. Do you actually need to charge what is currently called “market rent” just because you can? Could you provide comfortable, safe accommodation by charging more affordable rent at no risk whatsoever to your current lifestyle?
dency to produce stable, decisive governments. Unfortunately, this is the same argument used in favour of monarchies and dictatorships. It also ignores the numerous countries around the world that function just fine with governments that are forced to cooperate with others to maintain power. Mixed-member proportional representation – which the NDP resolution calls the “best alternative” to first-past-the-post – is more complicated than firstpast-the-post, and there are a number of variations. It is used in only a handful of countries, including New Zealand and Germany. Yet if the status quo has one clear advantage, it’s the clear connection it offers between MP and riding. For many voters, particularly in places like the Yukon that are far removed from the halls of power in Ottawa, that connection is fundamental. I suspect many Yukoners would balk at the prospect of losing our voice in national government. Maintaining local representation is a big challenge for those who want to make the system more proportional – that is, to ensure each party’s seat count
reflects its share of the popular vote. The NDP’s preferred system attempts to do so by creating a Parliament that would consist of a mixture of members chosen from ridings along with party candidates to ensure that each party’s seat count roughly reflects its share of the popular vote. To achieve this – without greatly increasing the number of seats – sacrifices need to be made. It is likely that under this scheme, voters would be left with larger ridings, and even then there would still be an imperfect alignment between a party’s seat share and its popular vote. There are important details that the NDP’s resolution leaves unanswered. What balance would be struck between riding seats and party seats? How will those occupying party seats be chosen, and how can we ensure those members have democratic legitimacy and aren’t just party hacks? And how will the larger ridings be distributed? This question will undoubtedly be of concern to Yukoners, many of whom likely have little interest in having their riding rolled into a larger constituency.
Finally, is the NDP’s scheme really the “best alternative”? There are many electoral systems out there – far more than I can do justice in this column. The shortcomings of our present system was clear during the vote on the NDP’s proposal. It failed. The governing Conservative party – which won 100 per cent of the power with 39.62 per cent of the popular vote in the last election – has no interest in any deviation from the status quo. The Liberal Party has benefited from first-past-the-post for much of Canadian history and predictably most of its members also voted to maintain the status quo. It’s always hard to persuade those who benefit from the current system to help change it. The NDP deserves some credit just for trying (as self-interested as it was) and for raising the important issue of democratic reform. The large majorities won with a minority of votes is a stain on Canada’s status as a democratic country, and I agree that it’s time to revisit our electoral rules. But I won’t hold my breath. Kyle Carruthers is a born and raised Yukoner who lives and practises law in Whitehorse.
ask him to prove it. As the election looms, I know Larry will continue to offer more criticisms than ideas, dodge the tough queshave safe and affordable housing a single piece of legislation. I also think we need to be tions, and shamelessly attempt to but government giving money to careful what we call affordable Larry claims to have been in take credit for work he has not private developers is not the only discussion with “groups” about housing. One of the cancelled or even the best solution. Let’s get FASD legislation, and indeed may done. projects proposed 350 squareIn three short years, I have creative. A higher minimum wage have been. Trouble is, after 11 foot apartments for the “affordbeen able to table an important might be a good place to start. able” rental rate of $900. This is years, Yukon citizens expect and piece of legislation. I leveraged its And in the ideal world, until the $2.57 sq.ft per month, or $30.85 deserve that talk to lead somesignifi cance to have it expedited Waltons learned to share, they sq.ft per year, which is a very where, and with Larry, it didn’t. to committee and I broadened wouldn’t be allowed to play. good commercial rent from a Larry told me that the “techthe focus of the study so it will landlord’s perspective. nical aspects” of a bill like mine lead to concrete and measurable Pamela Holmes How is this affordable houshadn’t been worked out in time action on FASD. I have worked Whitehorse ing? Not to mention that 350 for him to table any piece of closely with stakeholder groups, sq.ft. is a very small space even legislation. That also isn’t true, organizations, and individuals Bagnell did little as MP for one person to live in, espethe Canadian Bar Association who care deeply about improvto help address FASD cially in this climate. Two onehad proposed a draft copy of ing the lives of people living with bedroom apartments are being the legislation ready in 2010. FASD and who work tirelessly to I read with great surprise that built in Carcross at the cost of Furthermore, Larry could have help prevent it. Larry Bagnell has told Yukoners $450,000! Surely this amount of initiated legislative drafting at any I look forward to the justice that he was working on “simimoney could be spent in a more point during his 11 years on his committee study ahead, which lar legislation” to my Bill C-583 efficient, effective way to help own, but didn’t. passed in the House of Commons more of the people it is intended before he left Parliament. In 11 years Larry entered deby a vote of 236 to 32. Despite Eleven years is a long time to to help. bate about fiddle playing (yes… every Liberal member voting As well, the market is continu- be “working” on something. Of fiddle playing) in the House against advancing this vital study, course, the truth is, he wasn’t ing to change. The lower house of Commons 18 times, beluga I will ensure FASD remains at working on a bill to deal with prices will have to put a damper whales 87 times, and FASD nine the forefront of the governments FASD anymore than he was on rental rates in time as people times. It’s less than he mentioned agenda, and my record will demworking on running the Boston will choose a mortgage over fiddle playing. onstrate that clearly. Marathon. exorbitant rents as house prices The next time Larry tells you This isn’t the first time he has decline. It may be painfully slow he was “working on something,” Ryan Leef claimed to be working on somefor the people needing accomMember of Parliament, Yukon it might be worth your time to modation but probably still faster thing for his own shameless selfthan the glacial pace of reaction- promotion. This time, however, I decided to verify the facts. ary government initiatives. That In 11 years as Yukon’s former we now have an adequate lot supmember of Parliament, Larry ply after the hot market peaked The Yukon News welcomes letters from its readers. tabled five bills before the House indicates that timing is not the Letters should be no longer than 500 words and must be signed government’s strong suit. of Commons. None of them with your full name and place of residence. A daytime phone Why does the government not passed, and none of them had number is also required for verification purposes only. We reserve enforce existing health and safety anything to do with FASD. the right to edit letters for clarity, length, accuracy and legality. standards to ensure accommodaIn fact, during the 37th and You can send submissions to editor@yukon-news.com. They can tions meet those standards and 38th sessions of Parliament be faxed to 867-668-3755 or mailed to 211 Wood St., Whitehorse, encourage upgrading of estab(2000-2005) when Larry was on Yukon Y1A 2E4. lished units? the government side, he didn’t I think we all want people to even introduce – let alone pass –
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Yukon Energy plans wind power expansion to deal with dwindling clean electricity Jacqueline Ronson
demand, especially during cold winter months. But diesel is expensive. ukon Energy is setting Construction is underway in the turbines in motion Whitehorse to get two new on a plan that could see liquefied natural gas generators up to 10 megawatts of new up and running, which will wind power in the territory. save on diesel costs. The plan is to figure out Plans for new hydro are also the best spot for a five-to-10 in the works, but a new plant megawatt wind farm, so that it isn’t expected to come online can be quickly built as Yukon’s for at least a decade. growing power demand reAnd so Yukon Energy hopes quires. to expand its wind power “We recognize that wind capacity, which would decrease is a valuable option in our reliance on fossil fuels. energy tool box,� Yukon Energy Currently there are two wind president Andrew Hall said in a turbines installed on Haeckel news release. Hill in Whitehorse, with a com“It is renewable, can be developed in a reasonable time bined capacity of 750 kilowatts. One of the turbines, with frame, and is scalable. We see 150 kilowatts of capacity, has this as an appropriate mid-scale solution to meet the territory’s reached the end of its life and will be decommissioned next mid-term electricity needs.� year. The territory is running The corporation is considout of cheap hydro power and ering two sites for the planned increasingly relying on diesel generators in times of peak wind farm. News Reporter
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will depend on how quickly the territory’s power demand grows, along with other considerations. Yukon Energy will also spend time consulting First Nations, the public and other stakeholders on the plans. Through the design work the corporation will examine different technologies that make it possible to store wind power, such as large-scale batteries, compressed air storage, ultracapacitors, pump storage and electric thermal storage. “Since wind power is intermittent, it is challenging to Tom Patrick/Yukon News integrate as an energy source Wind turbines on Haeckel Hill. Yukon Energy is working into an isolated grid such as on a plan to build a five-to-10 megawatt wind farm in ours,� Hall said. “That’s why, as the territory. a key part of this work, we will be taking a close look at the It completed wind data colthe next 18 months. integration of wind energy into lection at Tehcho (formerly The results of that data will our system and assessing difFerry Hill) near Stewart Cross- help Yukon Energy decide ferent technologies and options ing this year, and will collect which site will host the planned for firming up wind supply.� comparable data at Mount wind farm. Contact Jacqueline Ronson at Sumanik near Whitehorse over jronson@yukon-news.com When construction starts
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person. Jim Regimbal, president of the Association of Yukon Fire Chiefs, he Canadian Radio-television said about 80 per cent of the and Telecommunications Yukon’s 25 fire departments work Commission has approved, with on a pager system or some sort conditions, plans to expand 911 of page/radio combination. In across the Yukon. Dawson, for example, if you call The commission approved the the fire department, you are put Yukon government’s temporary through to the hand-held radios solution with the understanding carried by the firefighters. A firethat actual 911 service will be up fighter is then able to take down and running in the Yukon in the the information. next 12 to 20 months, according If no one picks up, you’ll have to a statement from the CRTC. to hang up and dial the RCMP, Under the interim plan, people Regimbal said. in Yukon communities won’t have Under the CRTC’s modificato remember the different sevendigit numbers for fire, police and tion, unanswered calls would be automatically transferred to the ambulance. local RCMP detachment or the Instead, after calling 911, 911 call centre in Whitehorse. they’ll be directed to a recorded Community Services Minister message to press either one, two or three depending on what kind Brad Cathers said he’s confident the government will be able to of help they need. The government had proposed meet that condition. that callers would then be forSo far no date has been set for warded to the appropriate seven- when the interim plan could bedigit number. But the CRTC said gin. The CRTC has only approved that isn’t good enough, as there it to run until July 2016. would be no assurance that callers Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com would ultimately connect to a live News Reporter
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OTTAWA global call for help resettling more than 100,000 Syrian refugees must be answered in part by Canada, the United Nations refugee agency representative in Ottawa says. The latest appeal by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees represents an opportunity, Furio De Angelis said in an interview with The Canadian Press. “Canada is a very important country to the UNHCR not only for the support it gives to refugee programs but also for the leadership that it provides in terms of international standards of global protection,” De Angelis said. “This is another occasion for countries who have a leading role in global refugee protection to really show their strength.” The UNHCR is making a pitch at meetings in Geneva on Tuesday for countries to help resettle more than 100,000 refugees from the Syrian civil war over the next two years. The plea follows formal requests that began in 2013 for direct help getting some of the most vulnerable people out of refugee camps in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt. That year, Canada agreed to take in 1,300 refugees. Private sponsorship groups were allotted 1,100 spots and the government agreed to directly resettle the rest. While the government’s promise to settle 200 people has been met and exceeded, only 163 people being sponsored by private groups have made it to Canada as of the middle of November. It’s been a daily issue at question period for weeks and an ongoing
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source of frustration for the Syrian Canadian community who says the process is so cumbersome that some would-be sponsors are just walking away. De Angelis wouldn’t comment directly on the delays. “The resettlement program is a very complex exercise which includes a lot of different processing; it’s labour intensive, it’s logistically challenging,” he said. “There is experience in Canada . . . the results will come.” Immigration Minister Chris Alexander won’t be attending the meetings in Geneva Tuesday. Instead, Canada will be represented by its ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, but it was unclear Monday whether a further commitment would be coming from the government at the meeting. “We really count on Canada,” De Angelis said. “We are hoping that (Tuesday) we will have a good response.” It’s estimated that 3.8 million people have been turned into refugees by the civil war raging in Syria since 2011. Not all want or need to be
resettled. The UN prioritizes who it considers the most vulnerable – among them women, children and survivors of torture – and asks countries to take them in. Since 2013, only 43,528 spots for refugees have been opened up worldwide, with Germany and Sweden taking in the highest numbers of people. Canada is not alone in the challenge of meeting commitments. Of 4,000 Syrians who have applied to go to the United Kingdom under a resettlement program there, only about 25 have actually arrived, according to British media reports. Among the countries hoping to see Canada take on a larger role is Turkey. There are over one million Syrian refugees in camps there and the new Turkish ambassador to Canada says he has spent much of his first three months on the job talking to Canadian officials about the crisis. “In those meetings with Canadian authorities, we are of course telling them we are thankful with what they are doing so far with international efforts,” said Selcuk Unal in an interview on the sidelines of a
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Boreale Ranch broadens horizons beyond biking Eva Holland Special for the News
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he Boreale Ranch is still a work in progress. They’re still hanging art on the walls, Marsha Cameron says. Then she points outside, to the snowy yard ringed with trees. That’s where the sauna and the hot tub will go, she says. The fire pit is already in place. The pale walls of a handful of large yurts are visible in the forest beyond the main yard, and the line of mountains known as the Seven Sisters fill up the horizon. This past summer was Boreale Mountain Biking’s seventh summer of operations, and its first at the new ranch. For six seasons, the all-inclusive mountain biking retreat was based on Long Lake Road in Whitehorse. Owner-operators Cameron and Sylvain Turcotte lived out of a camper; their guests stayed and ate in luxury yurts set up on the property in the spring and taken down again in the fall, and each day a team of guides led them along the network of mountain biking trails on Grey Mountain and around Carcross. Business boomed: many vacation packages sold out months in advance. In August 2013, Cameron and Turcotte made a big move. They purchased a property – 16 acres and a house – near Lewes Lake, just off the South Klondike Highway between Carcross and Mount Lorne. They spent the fall, winter and spring renovating the house and constructing a massive addition. When the summer 2014 biking season rolled around, Boreale Ranch was ready: four large guests rooms with space for up to 12 people, a commercial kitchen, comfy communal spaces with big views of the mountains, and a separate living area for Cameron, Turcotte, and their toddler, Malina. The yurts, set up outside, offered additional sleeping areas for guests. “It was a really good summer for us,” Cameron says. “Being able to take so many more people increased our capacity.” And the expanded indoor space was a relief – Yurtville, as the old location was known, could sometimes feel restrictive in bad weather. “I don’t have to apologize when it rains anymore,” she adds. Now, with the first summer at the ranch under their belts, Cameron and Turcotte are tackling their next challenge: year-round operations. Beginning this winter, the Boreale Ranch is open as a B&B and licensed event venue, and bookings are already brisk. The company has partnered with local winter tour companies like Alayuk Adventures and Northern Tales: Boreale provides accommodation and meals, and the tour operators provide activities. The plan, eventually, is to roll out some homegrown winter activity packages, too – though nothing on the scale of Boreale’s jam-packed
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A view of the new lodge at Boreale Ranch. The ranch opened this summer at its location near Lewes Lake, just off the South Klondike Highway between Carcross and Mount Lorne.
summer offerings. “We’re going to start offering a few simple winter packages,” says Cameron. “One thing that I’d like to get into is crosscountry skiing. I think that’s a large untapped resource.” A couple of their summer biking guides are also trained ski coaches, so that’s a natural fit. The growing winter fat-bike craze is another potential area to exploit. The move hasn’t substantially changed the classic summer biking tours that the company was built on. They had already been splitting their time roughly 50-50 between Montana Mountain and the Whitehorse trails, Cameron says, and that’s still the same. The only difference now is that their groups often spend more time in Carcross after their rides, sipping coffee or eating in the expanding Carcross Commons. It’s true that at Yurtville guests could ride right onto the Grey Mountain trails from their yurts, no commute necessary. But the ranch has other advantages. “The other place wasn’t perfect,” says Cameron. “There’s a lot of partying that happens on that road.” Besides, Yurtville was set up on government land each year: Cameron and Turcotte were unable to buy the property, or to expand beyond their seasonal yurts. “This way we can open year round, we can take more people, and we can run more trips.” Every detail of the ranch is care-
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Martha Cameron is the owner-operator of Boreale Mountain Biking with Sylvain Turcotte.
fully chosen. The decor is modern and understated. Cameron, a social media whiz, is always thinking about the Instagram effect: People will share photos of everything, she says – down to the in-room coffee makers. So she makes sure that every element is photogenic.
Just as they did at Yurtville, Cameron and Turcotte emphasize excellent food, locally sourced wherever possible: beer from Yukon Brewing, coffee from Midnight Sun. The goal is to blend a tasteful, modern experience inside with the best of the Yukon wilderness outside. “Our cli-
ents are generally 40 to 60 years old, urbanites, wealthy,” Cameron says. “We want to provide a place where they can feel like they’re on vacation, in a style that they like. It’s a stylish place in the wilderness.” Eva Holland is a freelance writer in Whitehorse.
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Canada only halfway to 2020 emissions goal as oil and gas emissions rise Bruce Cheadle
chance in hellâ€? of meeting its inter- ing Countries decided to maintain national target, said Liberal critic its production last month rather John McKay. than cut it in order to support OTTAWA Environment Canada used three prices. anada remains well short different scenarios for estimating What’s clear from the report is of meeting its international emissions to 2020. that the oil and gas sector is driving 2020 climate change commitment, Under a case of booming emissions growth and will continue Environment Canada reported this economic growth and high fossil to do so through 2020 under curweek, even if the economy tanks fuel prices, Canada would emit rent government policies. and global oil and gas prices remain 781 megatonnes of GHGs in 2020, Environment Canada projects on the skids. far above the 611 Mt target under oil and gas emissions will rise 45 Mt Even under the worst-case Copenhagen. over 2005 levels by 2020, almost offscenario, the 2014 Emissions Report The reference scenario sees setting the 50 Mt drop in electricity Canada emitting 746 megatonnes in generation emissions for the same says Canada would still fail to cut period. The other significant area of greenhouse gases 17 per cent below 2020, about 53 per cent of the way to its target, while anemic annual GHG growth is from buildings, up 2005 levels by 2020 – as Canada committed to do under the Copen- growth of 1.5 per cent annually and 14 Mt by 2020. low global prices for oil and gas The Conservatives have been hagen accord. could get Canada down to 716 Mt. promising regulations on the oil The report, which includes The benchmark price of crude and gas sector since 2008 but keep measured emissions through 2012, oil is off nearly 40 per cent since punting action into some indefinite suggests that under its benchmark July, the lowest it’s been in five years, future. projection, known as a reference and has continued to slide since the “I don’t understand how the scenario, Canada will get just over halfway to its international commit- Organization of Petroleum Export- environment minister can continue ment. “The government of Canada is focused on a pragmatic approach to addressing climate change that will reduce emissions while continuing to create jobs and encourage the growth of the economy,â€? states the report. Sharply rising GHG emissions in the oil and gas sector will almost completely offset falling greenhouse Dec 11-22 Open Daily 10-7 Thurs.-Fri. 10-9 gases from Canada’s electricity The Old Firehall end of Front Street generating sector – leaving Canada You can ďŹ nd our products at the Yukon Made Store in Shipyards Park 1.2 per cent below 2005 levels if all Tues-Sat 11pm-5pm. Can’t ďŹ nd what you want at 12 Days? existing and announced measures We do special order drop offs at the store! H OW remain in place through 2020. MORE S 1 In fact, greenhouse gas emissions Reach us through FB or‌ S! will actually increase between 2005 MISS U T ’ N www.naturalyukon.ca O D and 2020. But the Conservative government has told the United Nations that it will count the carbon sink contribution of Canada’s boreal forest against its GHG totals. “As the economy grows beyond 2012 (the latest year available for historical emissions levels), total emissions are projected to increase,â€? Remembering the life of a loved one states the report. The report comes as Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq is in Lima, Peru, for international talks This simple, meaningful ritual is a way to on the next global climate accord, honor and remember the lives of those which is supposed to be finalized in we are missing at this time of year. December 2015. Write the name of your loved one who has died “It’s absolutely a black eye for on a tag and hang it on a Lights of Life tree. us internationally,â€? NDP environment critic Megan Leslie said in an interview. OPENING CEREMONY The Conservative mantra has long been that the world’s major Friday December 12 emitters must all be at the table, 12:15pm at the Elijah Smith Building Leslie said – a tune that hasn’t featuring the Persephone Singers changed even after last month’s agreement between the world’s two Visit the Lights of Life trees biggest emitters, China and the U.S. from December 12 to 19 “It’s all happening around us and at the Elijah Smith Building we’re not a party to that conversation.â€? The report shows Canada will be Lights of Life Trees are also available at other 116 megatonnes short of its 2020 Whitehorse locations and in many Yukon communities. commitment under the reference Please visit our website for a list of all Lights of Life tree locations. scenario, giving it a “snowball’s Canadian Press
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packed gym, including the estimated 300 children who would receive gifts. Santa then met with every child – some more willing than others – before the children went down a line to receive a gift, backpack, a book and then ice cream. Nellie Okpowruk, 18, was among the students standing in a long line to see Santa and Mrs. Claus. As for her gift, she had something specific on her wish list. “I want a trip, a round-trip ticket to Oregon to see my cousin and her daughter,” she said with a giggle.
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LIFE Dedication pays off for traditional Tlingit dancers ‘There’s an individual process of transformation and healing, and then a group process where you truly feel like you belong to something that’s bigger than you.’
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The Dakhka Khwaan Dancers perform at the Moosehide Gathering near Dawson City this past summer. The group has won a national tourism award.
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even years ago Marilyn Jensen and five other dancers joined forces with the hopes of performing for tourists. They struggled to attract any attention, even in their own traditional territory of Carcross/ Tagish First Nation. At the end of that summer, the Dakhka Khwaan Dancers could have easily disbanded. No one had come to see them perform. But by sticking together and persevering, they kept adding more songs to their repertoire and slowly developed a following. The hard work has paid off in many ways. Performances in Taiwan, New Zealand and the 2010 Vancouver
Olympic Games, among other places, have earned the group international acclaim. Now made up of 25 to 30 people, its members represent the inland Tlingit communities of Teslin Tlingit Council, Taku River Tlingit First Nation, Kluane First Nation and Kwanlin Dun First Nation. Jensen, the group’s founder and manager, recently travelled to Ottawa to accept the National Cultural Tourism Award in recognition of the group’s commitment to the development and promotion of authentic and innovative cultural experiences. She said it was an honour to receive the award, which proves how far the group has come since 2007. “We didn’t expect it at all and it’s nice to see all the work we’ve
done pay off,” she said. “The group works so hard. They practise once a week and constantly compose new songs to see what we can do next.” “To go from being ignored to this is very special.” The number of songs they perform has grown from six to about 90, Jensen said, which is why their performances are constantly evolving. “You’ll never see us do the same thing twice,” she said. The traditional singing and dancing carries strong cultural significance, especially the clan songs. Performers wear clothing that reflects their clans. Jensen, for example, often wears killer whale motifs but others wear wolves, ravens and eagles. Both of the group’s song lead-
ers are men, and they demonstrate their roles as warriors and protectors. The women, meanwhile, are more graceful and dignified in their performances, Jensen said. Performing at the Olympics has been the group’s most significant achievement to date, she said. The group only had 15 minutes to rehearse. One of its members broke down in tears after realizing one of his dreams was materializing before his eyes. “He said he’d dreamt about dancing in front of a bunch of people on a glass stage where there were killer whales,” Jensen said. “He said it was the same as his dream except for the whales, but then I reminded him that there had been whales during the
opening ceremony. That’s when he started crying and that made me cry, too. “That was only three years after we started.” The group hopes to do more international performances in the future, both to raise awareness of indigenous cultures and to have more opportunities to travel and discover the world. “We also hope that every Yukon community will be dancing in their own style,” Jensen said. “We want to encourage people to carry these traditions forward. It’s so healing. There’s an individual process of transformation and healing, and then a group process where you truly feel like you belong to something that’s bigger than you.” Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com
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It’s not a good idea to get engaged before getting divorced ciprocating when they need help. DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a petite 77-year-old woman in good health. I was in a theater lobby carrying two cups of coffee by Judith to a nearby table when a woman startled me by coming up right Martin next to me and saying, “I’ll carry those wherever you’re going.” I said I appreciated the offer, but was fine. I set the cups down and said, “I don’t know why people think I need help,” and she DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have been going through a rough said, “I thought you were going to spill them.” divorce for over a year now A few days later, I was in line and have met a wonderful man at the supermarket. There was who wants to get engaged. My a large plant in my basket and husband is trying to hold out in the cashier was coming around settling the divorce as long as he can for his own financial reasons. the counter to scan it when the woman behind me came up and Is it unethical for me to get engaged while still going through lifted it to the counter. I understand people want to this divorce, when he has moved be helpful, and these women on with another woman, and I must feel the world needs motham not dating someone? ering, but wouldn’t it have been GENTLE READER: You’re polite to say, “Excuse me, could not? And here Miss Manners you use some help with that?” would have thought that was a before intruding into a stranger’s necessary prelude to becoming space? engaged. GENTLE READER: Indeed, Perhaps you anticipate being it would be an excellent habit, in marital limbo for some time, during which you hope to resettle before these well-meaning folks yourself. Or perhaps you are dat- start helping people across streets their targets don’t want to cross. ing, but are being discreet about Furthermore, unannounced it. Then again, maybe you just physical interference is dangermeant “now” when you typed ous. Ask anyone who has had “not.” The likelihood is that you have control of his or her wheelchair hijacked. agreed to marry the wonderful However, Miss Manners wishgentleman, so what is in question is whether you can go public with es you had made that point to the would-be coffee carrier, rather the engagement. than suggesting that she had simDiscretion is not a favorite ply picked the wrong beneficiary. virtue of the selfie generation, Surely we do not want to discoureven among those who have age people from being helpful if heard of the concept. But, then, they inquire respectfully whether indiscretion is hardly new. In a 1911 short story, “Autres Temps,” help is needed. The polite way to decline is to say simply, “Thank dear Edith Wharton refers to a you, but I can manage.” character whose husband found out that she meant to divorce DEAR MISS MANNERS: him when he saw her wearing a When well-meaning people refer new engagement ring. to persons of a certain age as For a married lady to declare “young lady” or “young man” herself engaged was in bad taste when they clearly are seniors, then, and it is in bad taste now. it is condescending and really rather insulting. It indicates that DEAR MISS MANNERS: the speaker has taken notice of When our club hosted an how old the “young” lady or man equestrian event, we didn’t have really is. enough club members to help Similarly, to be called “xx years out, so I asked two non-member friends to give us a hand with the young” rather than “old” is just unbearably cutesy and cringeevent. They did. Hard work, hot worthy. day. Do these folks, who apparI wanted to get a gift card for those “volunteers,” but the ently think they are being sweet, club thinks this is stupid. What believe that we are so simpleis the etiquette to give a $10 gift minded with age that we will not card to those non-members who catch the implicit insult? spent two to eight hours of their GENTLE READER: They at Sunday to help our club with least assume that old people an event they didn’t even get to share their feeling that old age is participate in? embarrassing, if not shameful. GENTLE READER: Not payUnfortunately, many do. But ing them between $5 and $1.25 while such people may cheran hour. ish the idea that they pass for People work for either love or younger than they actually are, money, and if it is money, the law Miss Manners agrees with you requires more than the laundered that they cannot be so naive as payment you propose. to believe that these half-jocular But volunteers are in the love comments are proof of having – or at least friendship – category done so. Rather, as you say, this is of worker. You repay them by patronizing evidence of focusing thanking them profusely and re- on the actual age of people while
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GENTLE READER: That when adults use children’s slang to “relate,” they are themselves the only ones being fooled. Using it in a professional setting is even less likely to be successful. Miss Manners proposes that you suggest to your board chair that he should tread carefully, as those with differences in age, race, education, income and cultural background may find
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Pettitt lands silver for Yukon record at Skate Canada Challenge
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Whitehorse’s Bryn Hoffman skates with partner Bryce Chudak in junior pairs at the Skate Canada Challenge on Sunday. Hoffman and Chudak placed fifth.
injury, so it was a different spin and not (worth) as many points,” she added. “So that was new. It wasn’t a good new, but that’s OK.” With her silver medal, Pettitt has qualified for her first National Skating Championships, taking place next month in Kingston, Ont. At the national championships Pettitt will attempt to become just the second Yukon skater to make the podium at the event that was first held in 1914. Whitehorse’s Matthew Powers won silver in junior men at nationals in 1991. “I’m going to take a little break right now to favour my injury, get that all healed up,” said Pettitt. “Then I’m going to get back at it, training. I’ll have a little break during Christmas.” Pettitt won’t be the only Yukon skater to take on the absolute best in Canada next month. Whitehorse’s Bryn Hoffman and skating partner Bryce Chudak of Alberta placed fifth in junior pairs over the weekend at Challenge, qualifying for the championships in Kingston. “I feel OK about it. We didn’t skate our best,” said Hoffman. “Our short was fairly good. There was one fall, but it was on a throw-triple and that was the first time I tried it in competition. “Trying a throw-triple was a pretty big milestone for me because last year I got a pretty good Danielle Earl/Skate Canada concussion on my first attempt at it, so I haven’t really worked Arctic Edge skater Rachel Pettitt competes at the Skate Canada Challenge last week in Monon it for a year. Obviously, now treal. Pettitt won silver for the best-ever finish by a Yukon skater. for nationals, my goal is to land out of 54 skaters marks the best Tom Patrick For the silver, Pettitt skated it in a program.” News Reporter finish by a Yukon skater at the to second in the short program The Hoffman-Chudak team, national competition. Pettitt set and third in the long, securing a who have been working together achel Pettitt has done it the previous best two years ago, personal best combined score of at a national training centre in again. taking fourth in pre-novice. 112.06. Calgary for the last two seasons, The Arctic Edge figure skater “I’m pretty excited. It feels “My short program was prob- placed fifth in the short and has set another high-water mark really good,” said the 15-yearably the best I’ve skated this long, on Saturday and Sunday, for Yukon on the national stage. old. “It feels like I’m floating year,” said Pettitt. “My coaches for fifth out of 11 teams. They Pettitt won silver in novice right now. felt it was the best I’ve performed finished with a combined score women at the Skate Canada “It’s awesome to get a medal – and skated.” of 103.82. Challenge on Thursday in Mont- my first medal from Challenge or “I had to change one of my “We competed at Challenge real. Her second place result Canadians. I feel great.” last year, but at that point we spins because of a slight (groin)
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weren’t ready to compete because we were a really new team and our elements weren’t ready, and we placed 12th,” said Hoffman. Hoffman was also hoping to acquire a spot in the singles competition at next month’s nationals. However, 17-year-old placed 32nd out of 48 skaters in junior women, missing the cut. “I was quite disappointed with my result in the singles, actually,” said Hoffman. “I didn’t skate my best, for sure. I was hoping to skate a lot better, and I was hoping to finish top 18 to qualify for singles at nationals this year. That was my goal, so I’m a little disappointed with that.” Pettitt punched her ticket for Challenge with a silver performance at the B.C./Yukon Section Championships in November. With the silver Pettitt also took first in B.C. Skating’s season-long Pond to Podium Super Series, which takes a skater’s best three results from six specific competitions over the season. Pettitt was the first Yukon skater to win the Super Series competition in 2012. The sections competition was also Yukon’s qualifying event for the Canada Winter Games this February in Prince George. Pettitt and Arctic Edge teammate Mikayla Kramer will be Yukon’s two skaters at the quadrennial Games. It won’t be the first time they represent the territory at a major Games. Kramer represented Yukon at the Arctic Winter Games this past March in Fairbanks and placed sixth overall in Ladies 3 division. Pettitt won two silver and a bronze for Yukon at the 2012 Arctic Winter Games. At the age of just 11, Pettitt also competed at the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax, taking 13th in pre-novice. Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
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Team Hilderman goes undefeated for masters curling title Tom Patrick News Reporter
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et ready to cheer for Team Hilderman and Team Johnson this spring. The two Whitehorse rinks will represent Yukon at the 2015 Canadian Masters Curling Championship – which will be hosted by the Whitehorse Curling Club – it was decided over the weekend. Team Hilderman went undefeated to win the men’s Yukon Masters Curling Championship at the Whitehorse club, earning a berth to the nationals. Team Johnson was the only women’s masters team to register for the women’s championships and therefore received a spot at nationals outright. It’s going to be pretty neat to be a home team at a national championship, said skip George Hilderman. “I’m looking forward to that,” said Hilderman. “That’s very special because we’re going to showcase our club here, we’re going to showcase the city. And what makes it special for me is I love this ice, so I think we may be able to do a good showing. “We have one of the best ice surfaces in North American, so it really builds your confidence and makes you a stronger player here.” Team Hilderman, which includes third Gordon Zealand, second Clarence Jack and lead Richard Trimble, secured the spot with three straight wins. They won 9-1 over Team Young, 10-1 over Team Tuton and then 7-6 over Tuton in their closest of the weekend. Hilderman scored two in the eighth to push an extra end where they scored one for the win. With the men’s title already in hand, Hilderman then won 10-4 over Team Young on Sunday for good measure. “It all came together, but the opposition played very well against us today,” said Hilderman. “We really had to pull out all we had.” Team Tuton – skip Craig Tuton, third Pat Molloy, second Bob Walker and lead Barry Mole – placed second with a pair of wins over Team Young, which placed third/ last. Second place could potentially lead to a spot at the nationals, should a province or territory choose not to enter a team. P.E.I. forfeited their spot at last year’s championship in Coaldale, Alberta. Both Hilderman and Johnson competed at last year’s championships in Coaldale. Team Hilderman, which
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Team Hilderman skip George Hilderman delivers a shot at the Yukon Men’s Masters Curling Championship at the Whitehorse Curling Club on Sunday. Hilderman took first and secured at spot at nationals.
had Paul Warner playing lead, went 2-6 with one-point losses to the top three finishing teams. Team Johnson includes skip Ellen Johnson, third Elaine Sumner, second Ev Pasichnyk and lead Nancy Kowalyshen. Last year in Coaldale, Team Johnson went 0-9.
The Masters, which is for athletes 60 and over, will be the first national championship hosted by the Whitehorse Curling Club since it housed the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in 2006. The Championship is sanctioned by the Canadian Curling Association and will take
place March 29 to April 5. “It depends on the ice surface, but since we’re playing here, we play fairly aggressive,” said Hilderman. “If we have the opportunity, we will go around guards. Gord and Clarence hit quite well, so if we have to go into defensive
mode, we can do it.” “I’m excited,” he added. “I think it’s going to be great to represent our club and our city. “I always throw well on this ice, so I think it’s going to be good.” Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
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Arctic sport championships sees record turnout Tom Patrick News Reporter
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hitehorse’s Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre was filled with high kicks and kneel jumps galore last week. The third annual Arctic Sport Inter-School Championships had its largest turnout to date with about 170 athletes taking part. Around 140 elementary athletes competed on Wednesday, followed by 31 secondary athletes Thursday, representing 20 schools. The two-day event, hosted by the Yukon Aboriginal Sport Circle, was also an international affair with two athletes from Anchorage, Alaska competing. “Maybe 25 per cent, maybe less, have been involved in Arctic sports at the Arctic Winter Games, but for most of these kids it might be their first time participating,” said Colin Hickman, sport program coordinator of Yukon Aboriginal Sport Circle. “And they do very well for the amount of experience they are bringing in. A lot of them were doing phenomenal.” In the elementary competition, Whitehorse’s Ecole Emilie-Tremblay took first with eight gold medals, plus two athletes winning overall individual gold. Whitehorse Elementary School took second and the Carcross Community School third. In Thursday’s high school competition, F.H. Collins Secondary snagged first with eight gold medals. Porter Creek Secondary placed second ahead of Vanier Catholic Secondary in third. Holy Family Elementary and Ross River School were both given Fair Play Awards following Wednesday’s competition. Last week’s competition was also a chance for the Yukon Aboriginal Sport Circle to scout talent for a pair of major
upcoming events. The Sport Circle is assembling teams for the Native Youth Olympics in Anchorage, Alaska, in April, and the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics in Fairbanks, Alaska, in July. “There’s no Arctic Winter Games this year, but it’s great to build and keep competing for (Arctic Games in) Greenland in 2016,” said Hickman. “We have a very strong team.” Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
Overall individual results Grade 1 female 1st Shelby Strange (Alaska) 2nd Anick Girouard (home school) 3rd Sophia Charlie (Carcross) Grade 1 male 1st Seth Smith (Carcross) 2nd Dawson Penner (Carcross) 3rd Kenai Bryden (Carcross) Grade 2/3 female 1st Camille Belanger (EET) 2nd Sophie Molgat (EET) 3rd Angel Labugen (St. Elias) Grade 2/3 male 1st Cy McDowell (WES) 2nd Louis Mouchet (EET) 3rd Felix Masson (EET) Grade 4/5 female 1st Maude Molgat (EET) 2nd Ella Pauldy (EET) 3rd Kate Mason (WES) Grade 4/5 male 1st Zach Saplywy (WES) 2nd Connor Henderson (Golden Horn) 3rd Seth Strange (Alaska) Grade 6/7 female 1st Zoe Sage (WES) 2nd Bianca Berko-Malvasio (WES)
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Porter Creek Secondary School student Megan Banks participates in the one foot high kick competition on Thursday during the Arctic Sports Inter-school Championships at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre.
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Atom Mustangs winless at home tournament Tom Patrick News Reporter
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he Whitehorse Atom Mustangs have faced some tough competition so far this season and a home-ice advantage didn’t help notch wins this past weekend. The rep team went winless at the Nuway Crushing Atom Invitational Tournament in Whitehorse at Takhini Arena and the Canada Games Centre, plus an outdoor game at the Mount Lorne Rec Centre on Thursday. The Atom Mustangs are now 0-13 in tournament play this season. “They’re a young, immature group and it’s discipline – they’ve got to be disciplined when it comes down to positions,” said Mustangs head coach Trevor Matthews. “They know their positions, they know where they need to be, but when it comes to getting on the ice, they’re scrambling. We have to get it through to them they have to remember where they need to be.” To Whitehorse’s credit, the Mustangs are a Tier 3 team and have only faced Tier 2 squads so far in three tournaments. This past weekend the Atom Mustangs went 0-4 against two Tier 2 teams: B.C.’s White Rock Semiahmoo and N.W.T.’s Yellowknife Wolfpack. “Our kids haven’t played in a Tier 3 tournament yet, which is where we are seeded,” said Matthews. “We go to Kelowna the third week in January and that’s a Tier 3 tournament, with actual Tier 3 teams we’ll be playing, and we’ll see if that changes (results). “If we take it from the beginning of the year to now, they’ve made a big change in how they’ve progressed.”
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Atom Junior Mustangs’ Zeb Blower fights for the puck in front of his net during the Nuway Crushing Atom Invitational Tournament at Takhini Arena on Saturday. The Mustangs went winless in the tournament.
Whitehorse lost 8-2 to White Rock at Mount Lorne on Thursday, 6-4 to Yellowknife on Friday, 7-3 to White Rock and 7-2 to Yellowknife on Saturday. In Saturday’s losses, which eliminated Whitehorse from a spot in the final, Ty Beacon, Joshua Schenk and Nolan Matthews scored against White Rock, and Scheck scored both goals against Yellowknife. The Yellowknife Wolfpack, who went 4-0 in the round robin, went on to win gold with a 5-4 overtime win against White Rock on Sunday morning. The Atom Mustangs went 0-5
at the Seafair International Ice Breaker Rep Tournament – a Tier 2 tournament – at the start of the season in October. They then went 0-4 against the Wolfpack in Yellowknife in the second annual Air North Hockey Challenge in October. “It’s still a good growing period for the kids. It’s good for them to recognized the teams they are playing, how they are playing positionally,” said Trevor. “Our kids need to read that and be a little more disciplined in the positions that they play.” Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com Stephanie Gorrell/Yukon News
Mustangs’ Sawyer Adams brings the puck up the ice in an outdoor game against White Rock Semiahmoo at the Mount Lorne Rec Centre on Thursday.
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Johnsgaard, Hynes raise Don Sumanik Cup Tom Patrick News Reporter
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hitehorse skiers Knute Johnsgaard and Natalie Hynes were the big winners following the Don Sumanik Memorial Race Series at the Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club. The two skiers won the Don Sumanik Cup for male and female after posting the fastest combined times on the long courses in the Nov. 30 skate race and then this past Saturday in the classic technique race. It was really a team effort. Members of the Yukon Ski Team threw a “snow shovel party” on Thursday, shoveling snow onto the course to help make the classic technique race a success. “We were out for two hours Thursday night, shoveling a pile in the middle around the 3.75(-kilometre) loop,” said Hynes. “Then we went around and packed it and tracked it. We didn’t have enough snow before to make a decent track. It was a new experience that I’d never done before. “It was the first time this season that we’ve skied with a track. Before it was just a shallow track or not really any track at all.” The classic technique Sumanik race is usually a mass-start event, but because of limited track Cross Country Yukon used an individual-start format. Still, a total of 94 skiers took part, more than twice as many as the Don Sumanik skate technique race the previous weekend. “The whole ski team was out here shoveling snow,” said Johnsgaard. “That kind of makes the race more fun when everyone gets together and shovels snow onto the race course … Our goal was to get one good track in. “Everyone did an amazing job – all the volunteers – and the race was a huge success.” Johnsgaard, who is a member of the Yukon Elite Squad, produced the fastest overall time for males on the long course both weekends to win the Cup for a third time. He also won the
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Peewee boys winner Sam Mather climbs a hill at the start of the Don Sumanik Memorial Race at the Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club on Saturday. Ninety-four skiers took part in the classic technique race.
Sumanik Cup in 2008 and 2009. The 22-year-old completed the 11.25-kilometre course in 30 minutes and 59.9 seconds in the open men category Saturday. A pair of junior boy skiers were second and third fastest on the long course. Caelan McLean – the 2012 Sumanik Cup winner – finished in 33:19.1, ahead of Mac Prawdzik at 33:49.9. “I’m not always here for these races because I’m often off racing NorAms at the start of the year, so it was lucky this year that there
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weren’t any conflicting races,” said Johnsgaard. “It’s always fun to come back and do the local races. It’s always such a good atmosphere.” The three fastest female skiers on Saturday’s 7.5-kilometre course were from three separate categories. Hynes was first in junior girls at 26:09.7, juvenile girl Hannah Deuling was second at 26:27.1, and junior female Adrienne Hynes was third fastest at 26:40.7. Natalie was second fastest overall for females in the Nov. 30 Sumanik skate race behind Whitehorse’s Annah Hanthorn, a member of the junior national ski team. Hanthorn, who won the Sumanik Cup last season, was absent from Saturday’s race. The win marked Natalie’s first Sumanik Cup, which bears the name of Whitehorse Olympian Emily Nishikawa, who won it in 2005 and 2006. “It’s pretty cool. I wasn’t expecting it,” said Natalie. “It’s an honour. “I wasn’t even thinking about that, so it was kind of surprising. It was an awesome surprise.” The Sumanik races are two of three events Cross Country Yukon will use in selecting the team for the Canada Winter Games, as well as other major events such as the Haywood Ski Nationals and the western championships. The third selection race will be
the Haywood NorAm this weekend in Rossland, B.C. Johnsgaard, Hanthorn, as well as Whitehorse’s Dahria Beatty and Kendra Murray, have been pre-selected to represent Yukon at the Games this February in Prince George, B.C. Beatty, who won five medals at the Haywood Ski Nationals last season, is a member of Canada’s development national team, along with Nishikawa. Murray placed third overall in the U23 women’s aggregate standings and Johnsgaard first in the U23 men’s aggregate standings at nationals last season. “I’m pretty lucky that this is the last year I’m eligible for the Canada Games,” said Johnsgaard. “It’ll be my second Canada Games, so I’m looking forward to hopefully bringing home some medals.” Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
Results Atom boys (1 km) 1st Reid Sandiford – 11:30.3 2nd Armand Guilbeault – 17:57.7 Peewee girls (2.5 km) 1st Kate Mason – 13:32.3 2nd Constance Lapointe – 13:32.5 3rd Abigail Jirousek – 13:32.6 4th Maude Molgat – 13:47.6 5th Ava Irving-Staley – 14:04.3
6th Sophia Giangrande – 15:19.1 7th Emily Robbins – 15:37.8 8th Ava-Blue Jampolsky – 15:41.0 9th Isla Hupe – 15:43.7 10th Gabrielle Perreault – 16:05.6 11th Ava Milner – 16:12.9 12th Bella Mouchet – 16:27.1 13th Alexie Guilbeault – 16:38.8 14th Rebecca Czerny – 17:02.7 15th Sophie Molgat – 17:35.2 16th Lucy Baxter – 17:39.1 17th Lily Witten – 17:48.6 18th Aniela Hanley – 17:55.0 19th Mia Terry – 18:05.9 20th Menna Zanger – 18:09.3 21st Marin Lewis – 19:40.2 22nd Sylvie Sandiford – 22:00.5 Peewee boys (2.5 km) 1st Sam Mather – 11:16.2 2nd Curtis Cash – 11:50.2 3rd Noah Connell – 12:03.7 4th Mettias Schmidt – 12:47.4 5th Sullivan Bond – 13:01.4 6th Ross Sennett – 13:15.3 7th Isidore Champagne – 13:30.4 8th Simon Connell – 13:32.2 9th Louis Mouchet – 13:44.5 10th Felix Masson – 13:51.6 11th Misa Svoboda – 13:53.3 12th Daniel Phillips-Freedman – 14:03.9 13th Anakin Gibson – 14:27.7 14th Aleix Sarin-Toews – 14:32.4 15th Finnegan Gallant – 14:52.5 16th Myles Terry – 14:53.8 17th Robin Elliot – 15:02.1 18th Oscar Setterington – 15:04.1 19th Benjamin Perreault – 15:58.5 DSQ Mathias Smith-Frostad
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Yukon Ski Team’s Natalie Hynes, right, and Adrienne Hynes double-pole to the finish line. Natalie and male racer Knute Johnsgaard won the Don Sumanik Cup.
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Above: Don Sumanik Cup winner Knute Johnsgaard tucks down a hill. Right: Marin Lewis leads skiers up a hill at the start of the race.
Peewee boys (5 km) 1st Sasha Masson – 19:56.2 2nd Derek Deuling – 20:11.2 3rd Victor-Emile Thibeault – 21:00.6 4th Ben Puskas – 21:22.3 5th Romeo Champagne – 24:55.0 Midget girls (5 km) 1st Dahlia Lapointe – 22:15.5 2nd Sonjaa Schmidt – 22:20.7 3rd Mary Londero – 23:33.7 4th Hazel Lewis – 24:45.0 5h Alliya Thomson – 26:25.2
5th Mira Mason – 30:03.4 6th Hannah Jirousek – 30:04.8 7th Savannah Cash – 30:26.4 8th Dagmar Janzen – 35:46.1 Juvenile boys (11.25 km) 1st Michael Kishchuk – 39:38.5 DNF Liam Mather
1st Natalie Hynes – 26:09.7 2nd Zoe Painter – 27:51.1 3rd Alexis Gee – 29:52.3
2nd Julie McVicar – 28:29.6 3rd Jody Eikelboom – 30:43.1 4th Vesta Mather – 30:54.6 DNF Aisha Montgomery DSQ Deb Higgins
Midget boys (5 km)
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Open men (11.25 km)
1st Nichollis Schmidt – 19:31.9 2nd Jamie Phillips-Freedman – 22:08.0 3rd Jude Slater – 27:53.0
1st Caelan McLean – 33:19.1 2nd Mac Prawdzik – 33:49.9 3rd Simon Cash – 34:06.4 4th Hudson Lucier – 34:37.2
Juvenile girls (7.5 km)
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1st Hannah Deuling – 26:27.1 2nd Amanda Thomson – 27:09.6 3rd Hannah Shier – 29:13.1 4th Regan Fuerstner – 30:00.6
1st Adrienne Hynes – 26:40.7
1st Knute Johnsgaard – 30:59.9 2nd Nansen Murray – 35:18.3 3rd Logan Potter – 37:05.3 4th John Parry – 37:41.8 5th Chris Schmidt – 39:54.8 6th Scott Williams – 41:04.7 7th Simon Lapointe – 41:09.7 8th Kyle Power – 43:44.3 9th David Eikelboom – 44:20.9 10th Perry Hynes – 45:49.9 DNF Jeff Lister
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Open women (7.5 km) 1st Marit Rjabov – 28:02.9
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OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 2nd floor of building on Gold Road in Marwell Sizes 180 sqft & 340 sqft Quiet spaces with reasonable rent 667-2917 or 334-7000 1-BDRM FURNISHED bsmt suite, PC, avail immed, completely renoĘźd, heat incl, $1,200/mon. 335-5352 2-BDRM EXECUTIVE country cottage, wood/oil heat, all amenities, beautiful river/mountain view, 1/2 hr north of downtown, available immed or Jan 1, $1,400/mon + utils. 393-2684 ROOM FOR rent, N/S, N/P, avail immed, $750/mon all incl. 393-2275 3-BDRM HOUSE w/den, Copper Ridge, clean, yard, carport, deck, washer/dryer, N/P, dd & refs reqĘźd, $1,650/mon includes heat. 667-4463 2-BDRM APT in Riverdale available immed. New paint, new flooring, large balcony, N/P, no parties, responsible tenant, utils inclĘźd, $1,400/mon. 668-5558 PRIME RETAIL/OFFICE/CLINIC, corner 4th & Ogilvie, 1,900 sq ft, infloor heating, built-in office, tile & carpet, heat incl. 399-3671 1-BDRM FURNISHED apt downtown, all utils incl, N/P, no parties, responsible tenant, avail immed, $950/mon. 668-5558 SHOP FOR rent in Titanium Way. Energy efficient including boiler & hotwater tank, 14Ęź high ceiling, 980 sq ft, available January 1, $1,500/mon + elec. Call 335-9732 or 335-9529 after 5pm 2-BDRM 2-BATH & den, Arkell, large fenced yard incl shed & large deck, pet friendly, prefer long-term renters, $1,500/mon + dd. 335-7010
Beautifully ďŹ nished ofďŹ ce space is available in the Taku Building at 309 Main Street. This historic building is the ďŹ rst L.E.E.D. certiďŹ ed 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
VISIT BAJA MEXICO and help support a kidĘźs project in Guatamala Ninosdellago.org 5-room Casa near Harbour in Colonial Centre, La Paz January/February, 2015 $500/week suzanne@dunroaminretreat.com 867-821-3492 3-BDRM 1-BATH house on 10 shared acres, 20 mins north of Whitehorse on Mayo Rd, great for pets/kids, new in 2007, energy efficient, fabulous view, $1,350/mon + utils. Serena 335-0150 ROOM, COPPER Ridge, close to bus, all utils, wifi, satellite, gym included, washer/dryer access, own fridge with room, $600/mon, $300 dd. 333-0875
Office/Commercial Space for Rent Available Immediately: t Approximately 3200 square feet on the ground oor; t turnkey; t downtown on quiet street; t handicap accessible including handicap doors;
t kitchen area; t board/meeting room; t 10 ofďŹ ces/rooms; t reception/waiting area; t lots of windows, very bright. t 4 dedicated parking stalls with plug ins;
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3-BDRM DUPLEX w/garage, Copper Ridge, partially furnished, short-term rental until March at least, $1,500/mon + utils. Mike at 333-6410 3-BDRM DUPLEX, Copper Ridge, garage, 5 appliances, avail Jan. 1, refs & dd reqĘźd, $1,650/mon + utils. 334-1907 2-BDRM HOUSE, Copper Ridge, lg back patio, carport, RV pkg, close to svcs, easy access to Hamilton Blvd and d/t, avail immed, $1,550/mon + utils. 393-2747 or 334-2747 TWO BEDROOMS in Riverdale home near park, fully furnished, close to bus, N/P, N/S, $450-$500/mon + utils & dd, avail Dec. 1. 336-0368
DOWNTOWN HOME, 1 1/2 blocks from Main St, 2-bdrm on main floor, 1 basement bedroom/office, incl heat, WiFi, off-street parking, pet considered, refs reqĘźd. 668-3907 1-BDRM LEGAL suite, Copper Ridge, Internet and TV satellite incl, avail Jan. 1, N/S, N/P, refs & dd reqĘźd, $1,000/mon + elec. 334-9087 1-BDRM APT, Porter Creek, clean, quiet, private ent, N/P, avail immed, $800/mon. 332-8801 2-BDRM HOUSE, Copper Ridge, lg back patio, carport, RV pkg, close to svcs, easy access to Hmltn Blvd and dntn, avail immed, $1,550/mo + utils. 393-2747/334-2747
DOWNTOWN HOME with 3 small bedrooms, new floors & appliances, dd & refs reqĘźd, $1,200/mon + utils. 250-918-9019 for details
1-BDRM BSMT suite, Porter Creek, sep ent, w/d, N/S, N/P, $1,100/mon incl heat/power. Stephanie 335-2090
LARGE HOUSE on acreage in Porter Creek, oil heat, N/S, N/P, no parties, avail Jan. 1, $1,800/mon + utils. christinestephen7@hotmail.com. 867-335-0043
STUDIO APT, Riverdale, quiet, bright, private, attached to home on main level, private ent, full bath, laundry on site, utils incl, new renos, N/S. 633-5617
3-BDRM 2-BATH home, Takhini North, ample parking, 2 L/Rs, laundry, storage shed, close to College/bus/CGC, avail Feb 1, $1,875/mon incl City utils. 336-1019
CABIN, MENDENHALL area, outhouse, propane cook stove, wood stove, cut wood off property, private, pets/dog teams welcome, N/S, weekend/short term retreat, $250/mon. 456-7447
FURNISHED BEDROOM, Copper Ridge, close to bus, responsible tenant, $650/mon incl utils, cable, internet. whseinc@gmail.com
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UPPER FLOOR of a house downtown, 2 bdrms & a small room. Pets OK, laundry area, fenced yard. Available Jan 1. $1,500/mon + utils. 332-4093
HOUSESITTER AVAILABLE Mature, responsible person Call Suat at 668-6871
2-BDRM 2-BATH condo, Ingram, N/S, N/P, no parties, $1,600/mon + utils. denali.gms@gmail.com
HOUSESITTER AVAILABLE from now May 2015, reliable and trusworthy woman, lots of very good references from Yukon, Argentina, Spain, Hawaii, Quebec, etc. Valerie @ (867)336-2848
3-BDRM 2-BATH condo, furnished w/new couch, new 8-person table, bedroom set, flat screen TV, located in Takhini North behind school, $2,000/mon + utils. denali.gms@gmail.com 3-BDRM 1-BATH duplex, Takhini North, fenced yard, storage shed, N/S, no parties, pets negotiable, $1,400/mon. denali.gms@gmail.com 3-BDRM 1-BATH rancher on 1.5 acres, 1,000 sq ft, carport, pets ok, $1,600/mon. 335-3253 RESPONSIBLE ROOMMATE required, 2-bdrm 1-bath downtown house, calm, quiet, musical, music lovers preferred, semi-furnished, N/P, N/S, no parties, $800/mon + utils. 604-349-0940 2-BDRM APT in Riverdale house, some yard space, incl laundry, avail Jan 1, N/P, responsible tenants, $1,450/mon incl heat & power. 334-9594 3-BDRM 3-BATH condo, heated 2-car garage big enough to fit a boat, new, located in Takhini behind school, N/S, N/P, $2,500/mon + utils. denali.gms@gmail.com 3-BDRM 2-BATH duplex, Riverdale, split level, large rec room, fenced yard, N/S, pets negotiable, available immed, $1,450/mon + utils. 456-7927 1-BDRM LEGAL bsmt suite, downtown, bright, new renos, separate entrance, small office space, storage room, w/d, N/S, N/P, $995/mon + utils. 667-2255 2-BDRM CONDO-STYLE apt, Hillcrest, responsible tenants, renovated, clean, fresh paint, 5 appliances, carport, N/S, no dogs, $1,425/mon + elec heat + dd. 333-0085 DOWNTOWN HOUSE, 3 small bdrms, new floors/appliances, dd & refs reqĘźd, $1,200/mo + utils. 250-918-9019 for details CABIN, 25 mins from town, wood heat, water delivery. 668-6885
WANTED: CLEAN, furnished, quiet, non-smoking 2-bdrm affordable situation in central Whitehorse, 2 BC nursing students arriving for practicum for 7 weeks, living with family/couple ok. 250-739-8956 QUIET SENIOR woman desperately seeking clean room while waiting for seniors housing, will pay up to $500/mon. 633-6677
Real Estate 2-BDRM 1-BATH condo, downtown end of Main, elevator, floor heating, no shared walls, 2 units per floor, deck, wheelchair access, bsmt storage, pets ok, $330,000. 250-716-6190. 250-716-6190 or email hanasaly.czca@gmail.com 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 Condo Suite in Nanaimo, B.C. Quality construction+materials, partially furnished w/kitchen appliances, small but well organized 300 sq ft space in quiet residential neighbourhood. Transit, park, shopping nearby. Low condo fees+utilities. Asking $85,000. Call 867-660-4516 2-BDRM 2-BATH 2001 millinium home, large lot with raised beds, green houses, new shed, triple pane windows, nice hideaway in Haines Jct. 867-634-2064 ONE HA. lots for sale outside Haines Jct, power, phone, internet, road access, south-facing, stunning views of St. Elias, $90,000 to $125,000. paintmountainsubdivision@yahoo.ca
Help Wanted SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS WANTED Training Provided Apply in person to: TAKHINI TRANSPORT #9 Lindeman Road, Whitehorse, Yukon 867-456-2745 WANTED: LICENSED HAIRSTYLIST for new beauty shop in Porter Creek Mall PatĘźs Hairstyling & Barber Shop 633-5395 332-0784 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! Part-time Dental Assistant required Please forward resumes to: Whitehorse Dental Clinic 406 Lambert St Fax: 867-667-4488 RESIDENT FARM SUPERVISOR available spring-fall. Start-ups. Diversification. Succession. Sales, purchasing and shop experience. Ranch. Nursery. Vegetable. Greenhouse builder. Fair Spanish. Bob Crocker 604-842-2378.
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 BAFFIN SNOPACKS boots, size 12 Arctic type, new, $90. 660-5101 NIKON 401X auto focus camera for slides, prints, 90 mm lens w/Nikon adapters. Large Lowepro camera bag, $50. Slik tripod, $50. 660-5101 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 MCDONALDS H O C K E Y cards from 1991-92 to 2009/10, almost every card issued incl. 27 unopened paks from each year, over 1,200 cards, $1,000 firm. 633-3154. WORLD HOCKEY Association, 5 complete hockey card sets from the 1970s. Exc cond. $750. 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. $1,400. 633-3154 THREE COMPLETE OPC hockey card sets (1999-00 to 2001-02 period) plus some short prints. Over 900 cards. $150. 633-3154 WOLF HIDE, large tanned timber wolf pelt, typical grey & white colour, $500. 668-3632 lv msg
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YUKON WILDLIFE Conservation stamps, rare and unique collection of 13 stamps, from 1996-2008, beautiful artwork depicting Yukon birds and wildlife, $150. 633-3154
Tanned beaver & other furs also available.
We will pay CASH for anything of value Tools, electronics, gold & jewelry, cameras, furniture, antiques, artwork, chainsaws, camping & outdoor gear, hunting & fishing supplies, rifles & ammo. G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL
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Waiting for your seasonal job to start, but … ✓ Sitting at home just isn’t your thing; ✓ All your “honey-do” projects are done and day time TV just sucks; ✓ Want to make some extra cash to pay off those holiday debts?
We may have just the thing for you! Pelly Construction has a Special Project at the Minto Mine Site where we need a skilled Heavy Duty Equipment (dozer/loader/grader/excavator) operator to mine a switchback. Enjoy the clean, new camp with updated recreational facility, free Wi-Fi, active recreational clubs and a great crew! You will work on a schedule of 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off with 10 – 11 hour daily shifts, so there is still plenty of time to spend at home with your family or go travelling! If this sounds good to you, please give us a shout; send us a resume or drop by the office – we are open Monday through Friday from 8AM until 5PM. 6676161 – 111 Industrial Road (beside Integra Tire)
WALL TENT, 14X16X6, 12 oz canvas, new, never used, $1,200. 334-8335 MOUNTAIN EQUIP wms down coat, sz XS, black, $75, MEC pile-lined jacket, wms large, $60, Landʼs End fleece-lined hooded jacket, wms L, $30. 311B Hanson St. BERKELEY 5PL pressure pump with Pro Pressure Tank, PS6H-505, new, never used, $550. 334-8335 32ʼX16ʼX6ʼ WALL tent, new, never used, $2,000. 334-8335
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2014 DOWN NORTH Face parka, men's XL, 700 weight, blue with black reinforced elbows, hood, $120. 334-2037 LEATHER JACKET, suit jacket or outer jacket, tailored, black, size 42 - 44, $110. 334-2037 GAMES, 3 Japanese Pachinko pinball machines, new, never used; antiques, mostly glass, depression carnival, Wheaton bottles. Text 334-0942 anytime or call after 7pm or weekends
1965-66 TOPPS Hockey Cards, complete set, great shape, $1,500. Ross @ 633-3154
DOG HOUSE for large dog, insulated floor, offers. 668-4876
4-DRAWER FILING cabinet, exc shape, $350. 332-6565
COMIC BOOKS, 1500+, very nice, must see; Shell gas sign, 5X5ʼ, double sided, lighted, needs work, from 60s, text 334-0942/call after 7pm or weekends
JOTUL F500 WOODSTOVE, non-catalytic, front and side-loading, matte black, up to 24" logs, heats up to 2,000 sqft, exc cond, $1,500 obo. 633-2091 PIONEER FEATHER-LITE parka, menʼs sz med, never worn, $200, snowmobile suit, unisex down insulated, $75. 633-3053 ORGANIC GARLIC •Eight varieties •Smooth to bold, not bitter •Large Cloves •$14/pound I grew & harvested this garlic in B.C. in summer of 2014 before moving to the Yukon 867-332-0417 KOMBUCHA SCOBY'S for sale, $25. Make your own home brewed Kombucha. 332-5212 COWICHAN STYLE lined outer sweater jacket with zipper, warm, killer whale design, men's L/XL, blue with black/white design, fabulous Xmas gift, $225. 334-2037 LIMITED EDITION ShopRider 4-wheel scooter w/2 batteries & charger, deluxe captains seat & usefbasket, rarely used, low mileage, $1,200 firm. 668-2866 NEW WHITE 32" square MAAX shower stall, never used, still in box, $100. 336-2694 I'M DRIVING from Vancouver Island to Whitehorse in a few weeks, if you need a ride or stuff brought up contact yukonpearl@hotmail.com
BETA MOVIES, near 600 with 2 working machines; mini popcan or beer vending machine; Text anytime or call 334-0942 after 7pm or weekends CHAIN LINK fence w/cement posts, free for pick-up, wooden shelf, 8ʼLx2.5ʼH, 6 compartments, $20. 393-3358 2 ANTIQUE wooden chairs; large wine decanter w/brass spout, works, all glass. Text 334-0942 anytime or call after 7pm or weekends
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SAWMILL 42" insert tooth head saw/carriage/6cyl gas engine, complete $1,500. 867-633-5575 DOG SLED suitable for one or more dogs, made with birch, weighs approximately 25lbs, interchangeable runner inserts, never used, offers. 668-4876 NORTH FACE Codura menʼs rain jacket, size XL, new cond, $50. 660-5101 MOVING OUT sale, DVDs, kitchen items, book shelves, kitchen table, exercise gear, camping gear, outdoor furniture, garage in back, 27 Mallard way, Dec. 20 8:30am-12pm GAS POWERED 225 amp Hobart arc welder, 17hp Kohler engine, mounted on 4-wheeled wagon, $1,200 obo. 633-6502
PETER PAN antique 50s-60s glass lamp shade for ceiling; 2 large Japanese vases, beautiful. Text 334-0942 anytime or call ater 7pm or weekends
WW II German submarine leathercoat, needs some needlework, $195 obo. 399-3920
INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY, A Foundation, textbook, 6th edition, Zumdahl/Decoste, used Jan-April 2014 at Yukon College, good condition, $40. 633-3810 obo 250 GALLON turtle tank, good cond, new lid & valve, $250. 393-2332 STEEL BUILDINGS...”REALLY BIG SALE!” All steel building models and sizes. Plus extra savings. Buy now and we will store until spring. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca ANTIQUE METAL toboggan, exc shape, offers. 332-6565
PC INDOOR cooking grill, $40; oval mirrors, 24”X31”, rectangular, 31”X43”, momʼs ruby ring, amber earrings & pendants. 311B Hanson St. FURNITURE, COUCHES, dining room/bedroom sets, office sets, electronics, big-screen TVs, surround sound systems, contractor tools, wetsaws, ladders, David @ 333-0772 to book viewing time 33 CC ice auger, as new, $225 obo. 633-6502 MODERN CHANDELIER, quite new, beautiful, stainless steel, round, $350 incl 4 LED bulbs. 633-4139 3100 WATT Powerease generator, never used, $375. 393-2332
Musical Instruments PIANO TUNING & REPAIR by certified piano technician Call Barry Kitchen @ 633-5191 email:bfkitchen@hotmail.com
Be a part of one of Canada’s most dynamic environmental and socio-economic assessment processes; working with an energe c, progressive organiza on. We are commi ed to the well-being of our employees and encourage their personal and professional development.
YAMAHA CLAVINOVA piano model CVP509, check wonderful features on Internet, perfect for beginners or advanced players, over $9,000 in stores, asking $6,200. Serge 667-2196 after 5pm
Our commitment is to be an impar al, effec ve and efficient organiza on that provides assistance to all involved in the assessment process.
BASS PLAYER looking to join working band, no beginners please. Thomas @ 660-4826
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Whitehorse Designated Office Full-Ɵme, permanent
The salary range for this posi on is $51,489 - $59,126 per annum. Repor ng to the Manager, Designated Office, the Administra ve Assistant is responsible for providing recep on and administra ve support to the staff of the Designated Office. Applicants should demonstrate their ability to work independently in a confiden al environment, with frequent interrup ons, and their ability to mul task and priori ze their workload while maintaining a posi ve a tude with both co-workers and the public. Applicants must have experience with Microso Outlook, Word, Excel and Access. If you feel you have the qualifica ons and desire to meet the challenges of this posi on please forward a cover le er and resume clearly outlining how your experience and qualifica ons relate directly to the posi on. A comprehensive job descrip on is available at the YESAB Head Office, Suite 200 – 309 Strickland Street, Whitehorse or on our website at www.yesab.ca. Please submit applica ons to: Finance and Administra on Manager, YESAB Suite 200 – 309 Strickland Street, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2J9 Ph: 867.668.6420 Fax: 867.668.6425 or email to yesab@yesab.ca Toll free: 1.866.322.4040 Resumes must be received by December 28, 2014.
Community Services
WOMENʼS MEDIUM 100% down Woods parka, real Coyote fur trim, $125 firm. 668-7828
OVAL OIL/FUEL tank with stand, $400 obo. 633-6502
Are you looking for volunteer opportunities? Please check www.volunteeryukon.ca to find more volunteer opportunities.
Checkpoint volunteers with the Yukon Quest may be involved in a number of tasks during their time at a checkpoint, including: Checking-in mushers (outside); Checking-out mushers (outside); Manning our communications desk (inside); Working as a dog ‘parking-lot’ personnel (outside); Moving food bags, straw, etc. (outside); Providing wake-up calls to mushers (inside); Basic cooking and/or serving of food from our kitchen (inside) Carmacks only; Set up and clean up of the checkpoint (inside and outside); Other tasks as needed. We are looking for volunteers who are excited to take on rotating shifts of these tasks for one or more days at one of three checkpoints. Volunteers will also rotate through sleeping ‘shifts’, as we will need help checking mushers in and out, serving food and welcoming race followers, at all hours of the day and night. This can be a tiring, and extremely rewarding way to experience the excitement of the race!! There will be Checkpoint Manager(s) on site at all times to guide volunteers in their roles. We are looking for people who can volunteer a minimum of 12 hours at a checkpoint for the following dates: Between February 7th and February 8th 2015 at Braeburn Lodge, Between February 7th and February 10th 2015 in Carmacks, or Between February 8th and February 11th 2015 in Pelly Crossing. Sleeping (floor!) space will be available, though we ask volunteers to bring their own sleeping bags, therma-rests and pillows. Some meals may be provided to volunteers, depending on how long/how many shifts they can work. Food is also available for purchase within the checkpoint or community. We can help arrange rides/carpools to checkpoints with other volunteers, and welcome anyone willing to drive their own vehicle. Please keep in mind drive times to the checkpoints when you are signing up for shift. Any interested parties should contact Briana Mackay at briana_mackay@nols. edu) for more information. And/or have a look at the 2015 Yukon Quest Volunteer Planning Package.: http://www.yukonquest.com/
PERSIAN CARPET, Habibian Nain, creme/blue, tan, red trim, 600 knots psi, 5'X8', bought mid-east, appraised/docs at $5,500, offers, great in L/R, dining rm, home, cabin, 867-456-4109. herbeeking@hotmail.com
YUKON PARKA, full length w/shell, purple, sz L, $200. 668-7320
ACTIVE IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Yukon Quest Checkpoint Volunteers at Braeburn, Carmacks and Pelly Crossing
MEN'S XL 100% down Woods parka, real fur trim, $150 firm. 668-7828
ALTO SAX, ST.90 Series IV Keilwerth, exc condition, includes travel case. 668-4587
TECKNICS DIGITAL piano, beautiful Christmas gift, exc cond, $750. 334-2779 Guitar/Bass and Music Theory Lessons with Jim Holland in the Takhini Hot Springs area starting in January 2015. Beginners to intermediate Call for times and prices 867-335-0396 ACOUSTIC GUITAR Yamaha F 310 with CNB gig bag soft case, like new, played once, great Christmas gift, $150 firm. 660-4723 or 332-5450 GUITAR RAVEN Acoustic A-series with case, 660-5101 PIANOS FROM certified piano technician, all come with warranty and after sales tuning, both uprights & a grand piano available, call to view. 333-3941 SEAGULL ACOUSTIC 12-string guitar w/electric pickup, c/w hard case, tuner & music, $450. 393-2332
Firewood DIMOK TIMBER 6 CORD OR 22 CORD LOADS OF FIREWOOD LOGS BUNDLED SLABS U-CUT FIREWOOD @ $115/CORD CALL 634-2311 OR EMAIL DIMOKTIMBER@GMAIL.COM 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
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2014
HURLBURT ENTERPRISES INC. Store (867) 633-3276 Dev (867) 335-5192 Carl (867) 334-3782
✔ Beetle-killed spruce from Haines Junction, quality guaranteed ✔ Everything over 8" split ✔ $250 per cord (6 cords or more) ✔ Single and emergency half cord deliveries ✔ Scheduled or next day delivery
Cars 2009 NISSAN Maxima, low kms, fully loaded, many options, must sell, 668-5869 evenings 2007 PONTIAC G5, 155,000km, good car, good on gas, $3,800. 334-1935 2006 TOYOTA Matrix, AWD, auto, fully loaded, Pioneer stereo, 4 studded tires on rims, 4 all-seasons on rims, missing rear sport trim, 110,000kms, well maintained, $10,000. email yukonpearl@hotmail.com 2005 HONDA Odyssey, 49,000km, vg shape, non-smoking, winter/summer tires each w/aluminum rims, spare tire original size, recent inspection, $10,800. 660-4137 2003 PONTIAC Sunfire, 2-dr, Ecotec 2.2L 5-spd, new alternator, starter, battery, oilpan heater, exhaust, recent mechanical inspection, solid car, 181,000km, $3,000. 332-5510
MasterCard
Cheque, Cash S.A. vouchers accepted.
STANDING DRY FIREWOOD for sale •Free delivery in the city •$250/cord for 18� or bigger •Half cords available Call 633-5041 for more information DRY SPRUCE FIREWOOD Cut to length 16� and up From Haines Junction Local delivery $250 per cord 456-2035 FIREWOOD FOR SALE Beetle killed Approximately 20-cord logging truck loads $150 per cord Also offering approx 8-cord orders Delivered to Whitehorse Call Clayton @ 867-335-0894 DJG CONTRACTING Delivering single/multiple cord orders cut to length 20 cords in tree length Pick up in Whitehorse or Haines Junction Call or text David at 332-8327 FIREWOOD Clean, beetle-kill, dry Ready for pick-up, $230/cord or Local delivery, $250/cord Prices include GST 1/2 cords also available for pick-up only Career Industries @ 668-4360 or 668-4363 332-1939 (cell)
2001 INFINITY QX4 SUV, AWD, auto, loaded, leather, 158,000, exc cond, body very good, safe, clean in & out, keyless entry, $8,000. 778-231-9445
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2000 MAZDA Protege, drives excellent, economical, new winter tires & brakes, 258,000 km, $1,900. 633-2224
1999 D O D G E 3500 diesel dually, mechanicĘźs truck, reduced to $13,000. 336-2029
1999 FORD Taurus, great car, 4-dr, 103,000 km, 5 new winter tires, runs perfectly, well maintained, exc interior/exterior, mechanicĘźs cert, $2,900. 335-3570
1990 CHEV Blazer for parts, 4.3L engine, auto, good running cond, 4 winter studded tires/rims hardly used. bigeasy.613@gmail.com for info
1999 GMC Safari Van, fully equipped for camping, bed, propane stoves, cooler, winter tires, tire chains, new alternator, battery, 198,000km, $3,700 obo. 335-8444, Whitehorse or Dawson
1990 TOYOTA Hiace, 8-passenger, camping or handicap minivan, 4wd, 4-cyl diesel, auto, 133,000 kms, offers or trades, 333-9020
1999 FORD Taurus, interior/exterior excellent, great mechanical shape, current mechanical cert, 5 new winter tires, well maintained, must be seen, 103,000km, $2,900. 335-3570 1995 DODGE Neon, auto, 4-dr, immaculate cond, no cracks, windshield good, new water pump, winter tires, non-smoking vehicle, mechanical inspection avail, $1,000. 633-2837 1989 CADILLAC Seville, 4-dr, original paint, interior & chrome, like new, c/w mechanical check, low mileage, immaculate, stored inside, drive it away for $1,000. 689-4624
Trucks
LICENSED TO BUY, SELL & CONSIGN rifles & ammo at G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL
Wanted WANTED: BOAT trailer suitable for 18-25ʟ boat, fixer-upper ok, must have brakes, no rollers or boat perch is ok. 668-5207 EVINRUDE OR Johnson 25-35HP 1978-1985 for parts, ok if still running, must be hand throttle/steer, if unsure of year, phone with model # from transom mount. 668-5207 WANTED: SOLID wood table 30�X20� or smaller, light colour wood, well built, reasonable price. 668-6871 WANTED: STEEL door for furnace room in residence and an aluminum fuel tank, 10-15 gallons, dents ok. 668-2802
2010 D O D G E Laramie 1500, fully loaded,108000 kms, ridged light bar, power sun roof, soft box cover, DVD/MP3 CD player, back up camera, $29,999. Jim or Jill 867-634-2318 2009 CHEVROLET Silverado 1500 LT 4x4 extended cab truck, 4 doors, silver exterior, black interior, new tires, all receipts since new, warranty, $13,800, trades considered. 333-9020 2008 FORD Escape XLT, 6 cyl, auto, heated seats, 144,000kms, $9,700. 633-6528 2007 CHEV 2500HD, Crew Cab 4X4, great unit, many options, trailer tow, fully serviced, new brakes/battery, $15,000 obo. 633-4311
OLD OR dead long track snowmobiles, cheap or free. 456-4922 WANTED: MOVING trunks. 668-7026 WANTED: MICROSOFT Office 2003 for Windows XP or Microsoft Office Student and Teacher Edition, 2003. Brenda at 334-6197
1999 CHEV Tahoe LS 4X4, 181k, good shape, runs excellent, $5,400 obo. 668-2262
WANTED: WOMENĘźS Yukon parka in good condition, size 14 or 16. 668-7903 WANTED: LADIES cross-country ski boots, 3-pin toe, size 8. 660-5101 WANTED: 1 volume set of Uncle ArthurĘźs Bedtime Stories by Arthur Maxwell in good cond, prefer copyright 1986. 821-4338 WANTED: ROCKBAND for Wii guitar and drum set, must be in workable condition. 633-4807 WANTED: HIDE to help 8 yr old girl with circulation problems sleep warmly, Beaver or anything larger, not picky. Kristina 633-3392
This posi on is responsible for safely comple ng all fleet and commercial mechanical repairs to trucks, trailers, and other equipment at our shop in Whitehorse, Yukon. Ideally you have achieved your journeyman status of the Heavy Equipment Technician, Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic or Truck & Transport Mechanic program and are able to diagnose and complete repairs on all aspects of heavy equipment. This posi on will also entail comple on of work orders, oering direc on and assistance to appren ce mechanics, and any other du es applicable to the job.
Wage:
Star ng at $40.00/hr and up, based on experience along with medical and insurance benefits.
Schedule:
This posi on has a Monday through Friday work week, with shi s from 8:00am – 5:00pm and over me and weekends as needed.
QualificaĆ&#x;ons and Skills:
• • • •
Auto Parts & Accessories 5 BRAND new Goodyear 245/75-17� 10ply mud/snow tires, $420 cost each, will sell for $325/ea obo, only sold as a complete set, will not fit my truck. Call 332-1374
1992 MITSUBISHI Delica, 4WD, 7 passenger van, right-hand drive, good running cond, good body, as is, $2,300. Steve 333-0100
TOYOTA ALLOY wheels, fits Tacoma or Tundra, 16X7, retail $490 ea, asking $125 ea or all for $400. 633-3053
Porter Creek Super A requires a
PART-TIME BUTCHER
32 hours per week. Must work weekends. Wage DOE. Please bring resume to Hank. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.
2007 NISSAN Quest SL minivan, 156,000 kms, $5,000. 633-2232
Key ResponsibiliĆ&#x;es:
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1986 FORD F150 4x4, 4-speed manual, 302 V8 gas engine, good running cond, as is, $800. bigeasy.613@gmail.com
1995 FORD Econoline cargo van, V8 auto, running cond, good body, as is, $500 obo. 333-0100
2007 DODGE 2500 HD SLT, full crew cab, short box, 139,000kms, 5.7 Hemi, most options, immaculate, new tires & windshield, $17,000. Don at 393-4397
Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic
• •
1996 CHEV, 2WD, 3500 HD, long w/b, rust-free, 6.5 turbo diesel, 5-spd, new clutch, 8,000 kg GVW, packs 4 cords firewood, 10-bolt wheels, comes with parts trk, $5,000. Don at 393-4397
1990 TOYOTA Hiace, AWD, diesel, auto, excellent fuel consumption, 8 passenger or great camping/handicapped vehicle. 333-9020
1-866-269-2783 • 9039 Quartz Rd. • Fraserway.com
2003 FORD F350, crew cab, 4X4, long box, 200,000kms, very clean inside & out, lots of options, priced to sell. 334-3876 (cell)
1998 CHEVROLET Silverado Crew Cab Dually, 7.4L Vortec 454, 5-spd manual, view on castanet.net under trucks 16 yrs & older, 312,839 kms, $5,500, is in Kelowna, BC. 250-718-1167
We Sell Trucks!
Guns & Bows REMINGTON .270 win mag, exc cond, wood stock, very accurate, $650, PAL reqĘźd. 689-2127
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High School Diploma Red-Seal Journeyman status in Heavy Equipment Technician, Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic and/or Truck & Transport Mechanic CVIP License is an asset, or must be willing to obtain. Previous experience with repair of on-road heavy duty equipment is an asset Strong mechanical ap tude and demonstrate the willingness to learn Excellent interpersonal skills with proven leadership ability Ability to triage the work in the Mechanics shop Knowledge of the technology side of the Mechanics job would be a huge asset as well.
This is a tremendous opportunity for a dynamic, ambi ous and enthusias c individual looking for a career with a vibrant and growth oriented company. If this sounds like something that would interest you, we want to hear from you. Our preferred method of applicaĆ&#x;on is to email resumes to: sheldon@pnwgroup.ca We would like to thank all candidates in advance for their interest in this posi on, however only those being considered will be contacted. ApplicaĆ&#x;ons are being accepted unĆ&#x;l December 19th 2014.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2014 POMERIANS, 2 females, 2 males, ready to go Dec. 28, born Oct. 28, will have first shots before they go, $600. 250-651-2464
TRUCK CANOPIES - in stock * new Dodge long/short box * new GM long/short box * new Ford long/short box Hi-Rise & Cab Hi - several in stock View at centennialmotors.com 393-8100
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633-6019
Help control the pet overpopulation problem
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10
2014
have your pets SPAYED OR NEUTERED. FOR INFORMATION CALL
633-6019
SNAP-ON RED brick hand-held automomtive code reader & diagnostic trouble shooter, 1984 & up, foreign & domestic, w/case & manuals, $500 obo. 333-0100 WARN M8000 (8,000lb) winch & accessories, never used commercially, 1 yr warranty, $425 obo. Call/text 333-0100 1997 TOYOTA 4-Runner, 2.7L, 5-spd, power train, axles, body parts & electrical items. 333-0100 VARIOUS ENGINE parts for Ęť03 5.9 Cummins engine, turbo charger, intercooler, air intake, power chip, various prices. 633-6502 15â&#x20AC;? RIMS with 5x108 bolt pattern, came off Ford Focus, used 1 winter, $100 obo. 335-2092
CANINES & COMPANY Dog Obedience School Puppy fundamentals January 20 Private Lessons Reactive dog rehabilitation Professional, high quality certified trainers Phone 333-0505 caninesandcompany@northwestel.net www.facebook.com/caninesandcompany ADAR/SPCA is offering Boarding Services for your dogs. Book early. 5 acres of secure land. References provided upon request. Email adarspca@gmail.com for rates.
LOST
FOUND
t 10 year old, male, Labrador Husky, golden, wearing red collar. Please contact Maya if found @403 360 3702 t Mayo and Burma rd, male, pomeranian x, light brown, wearing a brown leather collar no tags, answers to Keech, Contact Deb @ 333-0744 (19/11/14) t Golden Horn, two Husky dogs, one is a neurted male white with black spots wearing a black collar with pink foot prints and the collar hasa tags and answers to Rico, is neurted male wearing a blue collar with blue foot prints and has tags other is black and tan and answers to Badger. Contact Don @ 668-3088 ( 05/12/14)
t Cowley Creek, 1 yrs old, male, shepherd X husky, wearing a black collar no tags on it, Contact Cheryl @ 456-2332 ( 06/12/14)
2008 POLARIS Dragon 800 155, slp stage 4 kit except porting, aftermarket clutch weights & plug wires, springs, 2009 front end narrowing kit, slp cold air vent kit, $6,500 obo. 334-7670 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
2009 POLARIS Razr 800 atv with V-plow, 4500lb Warn winch, upgraded wheel/rims/spare tire/shoulder harness/seatbelts & vplow, $7,200, trade considered. 333-9020 1982 YAMAHA XJC650J street bike, needs work & parts, $600 obo. 633-5155 2003 ARCTIC Cat Snopro 440 race sled, exc cond, $3,500. 334-6857 2005 KINGCAT 900 1M, low kms, riser bars, race can, fast, loud, ready to rock, $3,500. 390-2313 78 ARCTIC Cat Panther 5000, one owner, runs great, $1,000. 633-3053 WANTED: YAMAHA VK 540. 863-5715 2009 POLARIS IQ touring 2-person snow machine, 4-stroke, reverse, elec start, block heater, hand/thumb warmers for driver/passenger, 500 mi, trades considered. 333-9020
GENTLY USED
DOGS
CATS
t 3 yr old, neutered male, GSD/Rottie, black and brown (Tristan) t 7 yr old, female spayed, rottie X, brindle (Daphne) t 3 yr old, neutered male, boxer X, white, ( Kale) t 5 yr old, female, border collie, brown, ( Annie)
t 11 yr old, male neutered, DSH, black (Mingus) t 11 yr old, DLH female spayed, yellow and grey ( Kizzie) t 6 yr old, DMH, female spayed, brown tabby, ( Judy )
2012 ARCTIC Cat Bearcat 570, long track 2-upseat only 170km/14 hours on engine, like new, garage store, ready to ride, $7,900. Call/text 519-854-1300 2013 SNOPRO 600 race sled, fresh top end installed last season, exc cond, has fox floats and c&a pro skis, $8,500. 334-3237 TWO ARGO Conquests, $10,000 for both, 863-5715 RONĘźS SMALL ENGINE SERVICES Repairs to Snowmobiles, Chainsaws, Lawnmowers, ATVĘźs, Small industrial equipment. Light welding repairs available 867-332-2333 lv msg 2004 SKIDOO Skandic SWT 550F, 740 km on top end rebuild, new 24" wide track, trans rebuilt Ęť06, includes shop manual, receipts for work, good cond, $4,500. 867-634-2631 HJ 1995 SKIDOO Skandic 380 for parts or repair, $500. 867-634-2631 HJ 1981 SKIDOO Skandic, 377, 15" track, vintage sled, well maintained, vg cond, $800 obo. 867-634-2631 HJ 2013 EXPEDITION 550F, new sliders, winshield, c/w plugs, belt, helmet, $6,000 obo. 335-0164 2011 SKANDIC WT 600 ACE, 8,500 kms, $8,000. 633-5955 1973 ALPINE double track, reverse & manual start, c/w spare engine & some parts, $1,450 obo. 399-3920 2 HARLEY Davidson skidoos, 1973/74, one running, one good for parts, $950 obo. 399-3920 2003 ARCTIC Cat 900 Mountain Cat snow machine, powerful & fast, 151â&#x20AC;? track, 580 kms, exc cond, $3,750. 333-9020
Marine
SNOWMOBILES 2008 Yamaha Phazer Mtx 144â&#x20AC;? ...........$5,499.00
PROFESSIONAL BOAT REPAIR Fiberglass Supplies Marine Accessories FAR NORTH FIBERGLASS 49D MacDonald Rd Whitehorse, Yukon 393-2467 12Ęź ALUMINUM boat, $300. 633-2760
2011 Yamaha Phazer Rtx 121â&#x20AC;? ............$6,499.00 $
Heavy Equipment
! DUCED 2012 Yamaha Phazer Gt 121â&#x20AC;?..............$ 121â&#x20AC;?RE..............$5,999.00
TECK ARMORED electrical cable, size 000. 863-5715
2012 Yamaha Nytro Xtx 144â&#x20AC;? 4â&#x20AC;?............... ...............$7,999.00 SOLD! 2013 Yamaha Nytro Xtx 144â&#x20AC;? 4â&#x20AC;? .............. Supercharged ................................... $ SOLD! $12,999.00
IN FOSTER HOMES
YUKON
YAMAHA
(867) 668-2101 or 1-800-661-0430
1 KM south of Robert Service Way, Alaska Highway, Whitehorse, Y.T.
1980 DODGE One Ton 2WD Truck in good condition with steel welding deck and Canox Big Red Air-Pak welder with less than 500 hours since new. Comes with lots of extras, including 2 wire feeds. FOB: Dawson City. Asking $24,500 + GST. jonathanganter@hotmail.com 780-289-4989
Campers & Trailers
We sell used Class C RVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s! Check it out here
Pet of the Week!
AT THE SHELTER t 4 yr old, neutered male, beagleX, brown and black and white ( Dexter) t 4 yr old, neutered male, Pit bull terrier X, brindle ( Tux) t 9 weeks old, female, husky X, brown, ( Abby) t 9 weeks old, female, husky X, black and tan, (Tori)
Motorcycles & Snowmobiles
2011 Yamaha Phazer Mtx 144â&#x20AC;? ...........$6,499.00
AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION
DOGS
HAVE YOU seen our Abby? She is a Cardigan Welsh Corgi dog and is sadly missed at home. She is micro-chipped. $150 reward for her safe return. 633-3758
RUNNING AT LARGE... If you have lost a pet, remember to check with City Bylaw: 668-8382
2 KITTENS, litter trained & weaned, 6 weeks old, $60 ea. 393-3496
2003 ARCTIC Cat 900 Mountain Cat snow machine, 151â&#x20AC;? track, 580kms, exc cond, $3,750. 333-9020
Pets
LOST/FOUND
DACHSHUND OWNERS, join our facebook group to connect, plan social dates, group walks, hikes & sign up for summer weiner races. Search Whitehorse Weiners facebook search bar & join today
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
t 13 weeks old, female, bernese mount/ Lab X, black, ( Cash) t 4 month old, female, border collie X, black and tan (Lily) t 9 weel old, female, jack russell/ beardogX, black and white, (Trio)
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SPECIAL t Homes needed for retired sled dogs. They would make excellent pets. Please contact 668-3647 or kennelmanager@muktuk.com If your lost animal has been inadvertently left off the pet report or for more info on any of these animals, call 633-6019 or stop by 126 Tlingit Street.
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klondikerv.com or call us to view (867) 456-2729 RV LOT Rentals $8.95 a day. 362 days of sunshine, pets, events, classes, entertainment. Reserve by 11/01/2014. Web-site: www.hemetrvresort.com. Call: 1-800-926-5593 DOUBLE SNOWMOBILE trailer, drive on back, drive off front, new 12ĘźX8Ęź deck, V front, undercoated, mint cond, $2,500. 335-3570 2001 DODGE Pleasureway camper van, 5.9L gas engine, low mileage, stove, fridge, microwave, toaster oven, shower, toilet, a/c, reduced to $23,000. 668-2866 2008 OKANAGAN camper van, F350 V8, 1-ton chassis, tow pkg, 98,000 kms, bathroom w/shower, rack off back, generator, studded & all season tires, fridge, stove, oven, microwave, $22,000. 335-0009
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TAITĘźS 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
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2014 Campers & Trailers 30ʼ TRI-AXLE tilt deck trailer c/w 2 new spares & 5th wheel mount attachment, $4,600. 336-2029 12ʼX72ʼ OLDER house trailer, furniture & appliances incl, take it away for $15,000. 633-2885 10X30 ATCO wellsite, kitchen/diner, bedroom, bath c/w toilet, shower & sink, was $20,000, reduced to $8,000. 336-2029 PLEASURE-WAY 2003 Excel MP motorhome, Dodge 3500 auto, 52,000km, generator, air conditioning, showers, bathroom, queen bed, awning, microwave, convection oven, fridge, hitch, exc cond, $39,000. 867-821-4299
Coming Events COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS meeting Dec 15 6:30pm at 304 Hawkins St. Contact Kim 336-1416
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FREESTYLE SKI movie night & dinner, Friday Dec. 12, 630pm, Beringia Centre. Great food, sick movies! Fundraiser for young athletes. More info: yukonfreeski@gmail.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
FALUN GONG, an advanced practice of Buddha school self-cultivation. Meeting Mondays and Wednesdays, Wood Street School, 6pm. No charge. Call or come by for an introduction to the practice. 667-6336 YUKON ARTISTS @ Work Co-op Gallery & Gift Shop presents Christmas Group Show, opening reception 5-8pm Friday November 21. Show runs until December 24, 11am 5pm upstairs 120 Industrial Road
THE COMPASSIONATE Friends for bereaved parents is coming to Whitehorse looking for members and professionals for support and to serve on the advisory board. Contact Kim 336-1416 AGM/YUKON SCHUTZHUND Association, Sunday, January 25, 2015, 10am-12Noon, Whitehorse Public Library. Dog enthusiasts welcome.
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
DO YOU PLAY EUCHERE? Want to learn how to play Euchere? Come out and join us! Monday night at the Whitehorse Legion starting at 7:00 pm Non-Legion members are welcome!
YUKON LEARN Society, free drop-in computer lab for your self-directed computer studies Mondays 10am–2pm. Tutor/instructor on site to assist you. Yukon Learn Society, 2158-2nd Ave
TEENS, EXPRESS yourself. Draw, write, read, unwind, mingle at Whitehorse Public Library, Thursdays 3:30pm–5pm until Dec 18. Drop in (teens ages 12-17). Snacks too. For information call 667-5228
LIKE BIRDS? Join the Christmas bird count in Caribou Crossing on Saturday December 20. Call Dan Kemble at 867-821-3461 for details.
YRTA (YUKON Retired Teachers) Christmas Luncheon Thurs. Dec. 11th, 11:30 a.m. at Westmark Whse. Phone 668-6905 or 667-7989 by Dec. 4th if you plan to attend
Habitat for Humanity would like to thank our sponsors who assisted us in building our duplex on Bailey Place in Whistlebend
YUKON ANTI-POVERTY Coalition's Christmas Potluck & monthly meeting is Thursday, December 18th, CYO Hall from 5 to 7pm. Everyone welcome. Info: 334-9317
RAH RAW Play Readings featuring plays from Gwaandak Theatre's New Yukon Voices participants Andrameda Hunter, Leonard Linklater, Kevin Kennedy and others December 12, 7pm, Rah Rah Gallery, by donation, 393-2676 DEADLINE FOR breast cancer survivors wishing to paddle on the Paddlers Abreast 2015 Yukon River Quest team is Jan 31, 2015. www.paddlersabreast.org for more information and application form.
Local Sponsors Action Electric Air Tight Solutions Ltd. Arctic Backhoe Services ATCO Electric Yukon Ayla Kempton Back Country Construction Builders Supplyland Canada Flooring Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation CAP Engineering Castlerock Enterprises Central City Contracting and Construction Cinderwood Kitchens City of Whitehorse Crowe MacKay Davis LLP Dun Plumbing and Heating Duncan’s Limited Eecol Electric Corp. EMCO Corporation Energy North Construction Evergreen Homes General Enterprises General Waste Management Helene Girardeau Home Hardware Indian Ways Ventures Integraphics J & L Concrete Ltd. JMB Construction Kilrich Industries Lamarche & Lang Locksmith Services Mammoth Heating and Ventilation Maureen Moore Midnight Sun Rotary Club of Whitehorse Northerm Windows Northern Climate Engineering Northern Vision Development Northwest Vacuum Service Ltd Olsen’s Resource Consulting Outcrop Yukon
PADDLERS ABREAST Open House/AGM and General Meeting Jan 15th, Whitehorse Public Library. Breast cancer survivors interested in paddling in the YRQ or recreational paddling are encouraged to attend. www.paddlersabreast.org YUKON SCIENCE Institute AGM Monday, December 22 at 5pm in the Whitehorse Public Library meeting room COFFEE HOUSE Sat. Jan. 3, 2015, featuring Because Iʼm A Girl + the Open Stage, help set up 6pm + open stage sign-up, 7:30pm show, $5, United Church Bsmt, 6th+Main, 633-4255 HOSPICE LIGHTS of Life Opening Ceremony Fri Dec 12, 12:15, Elijah Smith Bldg Remember the life of a loved one. More info 667-7429 FINE FREE! Yukon Public Libraries will waive fines in exchange for overdue library materials returned Dec 4 - 24. Info 667-5239
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MEETING PROGRAM Speaker, Rotary Club of Whitehorse, Midnight Sun, Tuesday, Dec. 9 6pm-7:15pm, Yukon Inn Plaza, 4230 4th Avenue, Suite 6A, boardroom, guest speaker, Michael Brandt, VP Yukon Energy MAGGIE Tʼs Final Clothing “POP-UP SALE” for 2014! 30% off all fashion & accessories Westmark (dining room annex) Saturday, December 13 & Sunday, December 14, 11am - 5 pm 668-4835 HOSPICE YUKON: Free, confidential services offering compassionate support to all those facing advanced illness, death and bereavement. Visit our lending library @ 409 Jarvis, M-F 11:30-3PM. 667-7429, www.hospiceyukon.net
MUSIC FOR a Winter's Eve, Dec 15 & 16, Yukon Arts Centre, 7pm, Tickets $7, allcityband.com A CANUCKS Christmas at MacBride Museum. Join us for an evening of holiday music with The Canucks December 17 from 6-8pm. For info call 667-2709, ext.4 or www.macbridemuseum.com 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
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ANNUAL GENERAL Meeting (AGM) of Yukon African Caribbean Association Wednesday, December 31st, 2014 from 5:30pm-7:00pm at Asian Central, 210 Ogilvie St, Whitehorse. Contact Leonard: yaca@yaca.yk.net
Services THOMAS FINE CARPENTRY • Construction • Renovation • Finishing • Cabinets • Tiling • Flooring • Repairs • Specialty woodwork • Custom kitchens 867-633-3878 or cell 867-332-5531 thomasfinecarpentry@northwestel.net - 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
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arion Huebschwerlen left this world on Thursday December 4, 2014. Marion was known by many for her sense of humour and baking. Through the years she was known to many truck drivers and RCMP members for her cooking and baking. Over the CB radio we could hear our house often referred to as “Mary’s Cafe” or “Mary’s Truck Stop”. The coffee was always on and she made sure there was always food to feed anyone that walked through her door. She loved meeting people from different places and made friends with strangers passing through and some stayed friends for years. The door was always open to any RCMP members that came to live in Carcross. She loved so many of them and “adopted” some into the family. Mary had a big heart and was willing to share it. She loved being outdoors whether it was prospecting, hunting, fishing, but her favorite past-time was berry picking. She leaves behind family and many friends who loved her and will miss her terribly. Even though Mary was proud of her Tlingit and Irish heritage, her wishes were not to have a potlatch or any type of organized service. There will be a Celebration of Life that is open to anyone who would like to come and share any memories. The Celebration of Life will take place on Saturday December 13, 2014, at 44 Boswell Crescent in Whitehorse, from 1:30 to 5:30. People may come and go as they wish. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Yukon Hospital Foundation. The family of Marion would like to thank all the nurses and staff at the Carcross Health Centre and Whitehorse General Hospital for their kindness, help and support. A special thank you to Dr. Zimmerman and Dr. Avery for the help you provided to allow us as much time as we had with her.
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Chris McNeill JANUARY 12, 1966 – DECEMBER 5, 2014 It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of Chris McNeill on December 5, 2014. Christopher Paul McNeill was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick on January 12, 1966. He is survived by his wife Heidi Rumscheidt and their daughter Annie, his mother Gillian and his father Laurie. He was predeceased by his brother Andrew. Chris is also deeply missed by aunts, uncles and cousins in Nova Scotia, as well as Colin Nickerson and Kelly Sanford, Martin, Peter and Bob Rumscheidt and Carl Rumscheidt and Liz McKee. A short service in honour of Chris for friends, family and colleagues is scheduled for Friday, December 12 at 1 p.m. at the Transportation Museum. His family will provide a notebook for condolences and thoughts about Chris. Students, parents and former students are invited to attend a gathering for Chris hosted by FH Collins staff at the school on Thursday, December 11 at 4 p.m. No flowers, please. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society in Chris’ name are welcome.
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Lost & Found LOST: PURSE downtown on Thurs afternoon, Nov 13, multi-coloured shoulder bag, contained knitting, very important notebook & receipts. Please call Kathi 393-3695 HAVE YOU seen our Abby? She is a Cardigan Welsh Corgi dog and is sadly missed at home. She is micro-chipped. $150 reward for her safe return. 633-3758
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FOUND: GOLD bracelet downtown on Dec 1st. Contact 667-4109 with description
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FOUND: SET of trailer ramps on Hot Springs Rd Sunday. email yukonhamish@gmail.com
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS in Whitehorse
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. 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 (Board Room) 7:00 pm Hospital Boardroom (OM, NS) SUNDAY: 1:00 pm Sunshine Group (OM, NS) DETOX Building, 6118-6th Ave. 7:00 pm Hospital Meeting Boardroom (OM, NS) NS - No Smoking OM - open mixed, includes anyone CM - closed mixed, includes anyone with a desire to stop drinking
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KIDĘźS 115CM snowboard w/bindings & boots, $100, Burton 154cm Dragon 56 w/Rome 390 bindings, great shape, $200. 633-6603
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS Yukon Communities & Atlin, B.C.
Beaver Creek Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m. Health Centre
Carcross Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m. Health Centre
Carmacks Y.T. Friday - 1:30 p.m. Health Centre
Dawson City Y.T. Friday - 1:30pm Unity Group Rm 2160 @ Hospital Saturday - 7pm North Star Group Community Support Centre 1233-2nd Ave.
Destruction Bay Y.T. 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.
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ROSSIGNOL X-TOUR cross country skis, 208 cm without bindings, $180 new, only used twice, $90. Call or txt Matt @ 332-1281 OZONE FRENZY snow kite, 11m Kite, as new, used 5 times, $1,000. 660-4711 K2 WAYBACK 88 174cm backcountry skis, w/Dynafit TLT vertical bindings & G3 fitted skins, as new, never used, $1,000. 660-4711
YUKON ADDICTION SERVICES SYSTEM, STANDARDS, AND EVALUATION PROJECT (PROGRAM EVALUATION) Project Description: Work with the Project Manager and Project Steering Committee to continue the implementation of the Program Evaluation Plan. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is January 7, 2015. 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 Sandy Bowlby at (867) 456-5519. 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
Health and Social Services
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
Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
Friday - 1:30 p.m. Health Centre
Pelly Crossing Y.T.
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4 PAIRS of skis with bindings, Rossignol, Bermuda Shorts, Volkl Solomon, Head, $150 for all. 332-6565
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Take notice that 6485397 CANADA INC. from Whitehorse, YT, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Smithers, for a Crown Grant â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Commercial Purposes situated on Provincial Crown land located DISTRICT LOT 7373, CASSIAR DISTRICT, CONTAINING 3.211 HECTARES, MORE OR LESS, by the Tutshi River, BC. The Lands File for this application is 6406970. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Skeena Stikine Land OfďŹ cer, MFLNRO,at Bag 6000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3333 Tatlow Road Smithers, BC V0J 2N0. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to January 9, 2015. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operationsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; OfďŹ ce in Smithers.
SURVEY NOTICE Section 87(1) Quartz Mining Act
Situated in the Watson Lake Mining District in Quad 105 H/3 west of Robert Campbell Highway at approximate Latitude 61°07â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, Longitude 129°26â&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Take notice that a survey has been made of the following mineral claims shown in Schedule A under Instructions from the Surveyor General, and that at the termination of sixty days from the date of this notice the said survey shall be accepted as defining absolutely the boundaries of the said claims, unless in the meantime it is protested, as provided in Section 75 of the Quartz Mining Act. The plan of survey can be viewed at the office of the Mining Recorder, Watson Lake, Yukon. Dated at Whitehorse, Yukon this 6th day of October, 2014. Gabriel Aucoin Underhill Geomatics Ltd. Agent for Yukon Jade Ltd. SCHEDULE A Lot 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017
Quad 105H/3 105H/3 105H/3 105H/3 105H/3 105H/3 105H/3 105H/3 105H/3 105H/3 105H/3 105H/3 105H/3 105H/3 105H/3
Name Nevada 2 King 5 King 6 Arctic 3 Nevada 5 Nevada 4F Nevada 1 King 4 Rose 1 Rose 2 King 3 Arctic 2 Rose 3 Nevada 7F Nevada 6F
Grant No. YE85932 Y64835 Y64836 YA00241 YE85780 YE85779 YE85931 YA68812 YA69220 YA69221 YA68811 Y93771 YA69222 YE85781 YE85782
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OSIRIS SNOWBOARD boots, size 8, worn once, $75. 336-2694
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ALCOHOL AND DRUG SERVICES YUKON ADDICTION SERVICES SYSTEM, STANDARDS, AND EVALUATION PROJECT (PROJECT EVALUATION COMPONENT) Project Description: Work with the Project Manager and Project Steering Committee to develop and implement the Project Evaluation Plan for the Yukon Addiction Services Systems and Evaluation Project. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is January 7, 2015. 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 Sandy Bowlby at (867) 456-5519. 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
Health and Social Services
YUKON ELECTRONIC LICENSING SYSTEM 2 Project Description: Government of Yukon would like to obtain an e-licensing system for managing, processing, and issuing authorizations and related documents electronically in response to online self-serve applications from the general public. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is January 7, 2015. 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 Tim Green, PEng at 867-4565570. 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
Highways and Public Works
BROME HAY BALES 55 lb bales No rain, no weeds Nice leafy hay $12.00 each 456-2035
Livestock
THULE SNOWBOARD carrier roof rack attachment, $40, Louis Garneau snowsport helmet, size medium, blue, like new, $25, childʼs snowsport helmet, silver, size small, $10. Call or txt Matt 332-1281
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2014
HAY FOR SALE Dry bales kept under a shelter Great quality, $12/bale. 633-4496 or astra@northwestel.net
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TIMOTHY/BROME HAY •No rain •Quality horse and livestock mix •Square and round bales •Delivery available For more information call 668-6742 or 334-4589
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HORSE HAVEN HAY RANCH Dev & Louise Hurlburt Irrigated Timothy/Brome mix Small square & round bales Discounts for field pick up or delivery Straw bales also for sale 335-5192 • 668-7218
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QUALITY YUKON MEAT Dev & Louise Hurlburt Grain-finished Hereford beef Domestic wild boar Order now for guaranteed delivery Payment plan available Samples on request 668-7218 335-5192
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RESORT VILLAGE of Candle Lake, SK. Newly Renovated Restaurant on a .47 Acre Lot 2nd Floor residential, 3 bedrooms. Sale incl: Land, Building, Equipment, Business. 306-929-4999.
TURNKEY BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY & Separate Residence in one building! •Located in Faro, Yukon •Currently operating as 'The Valley Bed & Breakfast' •Totally renovated •Quiet, comfortable, amazing views •Established clientele with great yearly income •8 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms •All furniture included $259,000 obo For more information: www.thevalleybandb.ca or call 867-994-2122 Have your own private residence and a great income too
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ATCO TRAILER RELOCATION BYNG CREEK
PRODUCE AND STOCKPILE VARIOUS AGGREGATES KM 71.0 & KM 78.2 CAMPBELL HIGHWAY #4, YUKON, 2014-2015
Project Description: Relocation of 1 ATCO trailer located approximately 35 km north of Marsh Lake (Byng Creek south of Byng Mountain). Work involves the use of heavy equipment (tracked vehicle) to haul the ATCO trailer on snow to the closest road access (McClintock River Road), load it on a flatbed trailer and haul to Marsh Lake waste management facility. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is January 6, 2015. 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 Pierre Marchand at 867-6673127. 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 January 6, 2015. 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 867-3350575. 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. 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
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CHILDRENʼS CLOTHING in excellent condition, given freely the first & third Saturday monthly at the Church of the Nazarene, 2111 Centennial. 633-4903
12-DAYS OF Christmas Market presented by the Fireweed Community Market Society December 11th - 22nd at the Old Fire Hall. Opening day: noon-9pm, Sat-Wed: 10am-7pm, Thurs-Fri: 10am-9pm.
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PUBLIC TENDER CARMACKS DUPLEXES CONVERSION Project Description: Conversion of two single detached units into two duplexes. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is January 6, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. If documents are available they may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Laura Vanderkley at (867) 667-8114. Mandatory Site Visit: December 15 and 19 at 11:00 AM 110 McDade Road
Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is January 7, 2015. 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 David Knight at (867) 667-3114. 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
The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL INSURANCE BROKER SERVICES 2015-2018
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS
NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of
NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of
Maria Debreceni
Virginia Ivy May Cooper,
(aka MARIA FARKAS), of Whitehorse, Yukon, Deceased, who died on November 19, 2014,
Project Description: To select an insurance broker or agent who will obtain insurance to complement and innovate a comprehensive Risk Management Program. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is December 23, 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 Richard Gorczyca at 867-6675710. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
are hereby required to send them to the undersigned Executor at the address shown below, before the 26th day of December, 2014, after which date the Executor will distribute the Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims of which they have notice. AND FURTHER, all persons who are indebted to the Estate are required to make payment to the Estate at the address below. BY: John Debreceni c/o Lackowicz & Hoffman Suite 300, 204 Black Street Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2M9 Tel: (867) 668-5252 Fax: (867) 668-5251
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Evaluation Plan – Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining (CNIM) – Yukon College Closes: Noon PST, December 18, 2014
hereby required to send them to the undersigned Executors at the address shown below, before the 29th of December, 2014, after which date the Executors will distribute the Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims of which they have notice. AND FURTHER, all persons who are indebted to the Estate are required to make payment to the Estate at the address below. BY: Gary Boyd and Rick Boyd c/o Lackowicz & Hoffman Suite 300, 204 Black Street Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2M9 Tel: (867) 668-5252 Fax: (867) 668-5251
Yukon Water Board – Application Notice Office des eaux du Yukon – Avis de demande Applicant/Licensee Demandeur/Titulaire
Water Source Location Point d’eau/Lieu
Type of Undertaking Type d’entreprise
Deadline for Comments 4:00pm Date limite pour commentaires, avant 16 h
PM11-002-3
DNS Gold-Wash Canada Inc.
Groundwater and Indian River
Placer Mining
January 7, 2014
PM14-038 (Renewal)
Zdenek Bidrman
Scroggie, Stevens, Mariposa, and unnamed Creeks
Placer Mining
January 7, 2014
Application Number Numéro de la demande
Highways and Public Works
RFP2014453
of Whitehorse, Yukon, Deceased, who died on September 30, 2014, are
Any person may submit comments or recommendations, in writing, by the deadline for notice. Applications are available for viewing on the Yukon Water Board’s online registry, WATERLINE at http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca or in person at the Yukon Water Board office. For more information, contact the Yukon Water Board Secretariat at 867-456-3980.
Toute personne peut soumettre ses commentaires ou ses recommandations à l’Office avant la date limite indiquée sur le présent avis. Pour voir les demandes, consultez le registre en ligne WATERLINE au http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca ou rendez-vous au bureau de l’Office des eaux du Yukon. Pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez communiquer avec le secrétariat de l’Office au 867-456-3980.
The College requires consulting services to prepare an evaluation plan for CNIM that will be used as a guide for the ongoing evaluation of the Centre. CNIM was created to deliver programs for entry level training, trades training and technical training for the mining industry and to construct a trades training facility.
Complete packages are available by emailing Procurement and Contracts at purchasing@yukoncollege.yk.ca (867-668-8864).
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