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ukon Zinc has sued its main contractor at the Wolverine mine over a $18 million lien, alleging defamation, conspiracy and possible racism. The Chinese-owned company filed the claims against Procon Mining and Tunnelling and its lawyers in the Supreme Court of British Columbia in October, and the documents have been posted online by CBC News. According to Yukon Zinc’s version of the facts, Procon filed a lien against the company on Sept. 8, 2014, in the amount of $17,869,168. The next day Procon sent Yukon Zinc a letter demanding immediate payment of $2,940,669 “plus further amounts for ongoing work or materials … interest and legal or other costs.” Procon’s response to the lawsuit alleges that Yukon Zinc agreed later that month to pay $2,958,341 in exchange for dropping the lien, although it’s unclear from the documents if that settlement is in dispute, or if actions were taken by either company as a result. Yukon Zinc asserts in its claim that Procon was only owed $56,698 at that time. “The amounts allegedly owed and set out in the lien and demand letter were intentionally and egregiously inflated,” the court documents state. “The registration of the lien was malicious and intentional, and was calculated to cause the plaintiff embarrassment and
financial harm, and to extract concessions from the plaintiff that the plaintiff would not have otherwise made.” The notice of claim alleges that Procon conspired with its lawyers at Dentons Canada LLP to defame Yukon Zinc through the lien, which threatened its business relationship with other companies. “The purpose of this conspiracy was to gain financial benefits to which the defendants are otherwise not entitled and unlikely to gain. The motives behind the conspiracy may also include the hostility to the racial background of the plaintiff ’s executives and its corporate solicitor.” Yukon Zinc claims it is owed aggravated and punitive damages, as well as a written apology. The defendants denied Yukon Zinc’s version of events in a response filed with the court on Nov.21, 2014. “The claim against this defendant is brought maliciously and for improper purposes and is frivolous, unnecessary, scandalous and vexatious,” according to legal firm’s response. “The true purpose of the claims against this defendant is to seek to impair the ability of the defendants to pursue legitimate claims and remedies against the plaintiff and the bringing of this claim is an abuse of process.” Procon’s response asserts that it acted appropriately in its dealing with Yukon Zinc. “The plaintiff has repeated defaulted in its obligation to pay
amounts due and owing to Procon Ltd. and, from time to time, Procon Ltd. has had to file miners liens to protect its interests.” Near the end of September, the companies agreed that Yukon Zinc would pay Procon $2,958,341 and Procon would drop the lien, according to the document. Yukon Zinc did not suffer loss or damage as a result of the lien, the defendants allege. Yukon Zinc announced a temporary shut-down of the Wolverine mine last month, citing poor mineral prices. The company has had difficulty securing funding from shareholders to pay down its debts, according to a letter sent by CEO Jingyou Lu to its suppliers on Jan. 23. The mine has also been out of compliance with its mining licence since October, when it failed to make a $350,000 payment towards its closure and reclamation security. Yukon Zinc owes the Yukon government nearly $3 million in security payments. Contact Jacqueline Ronson at jronson@yukon-news.com
Correction Our Jan. 28 sports story “Juneau Capitals launch big comeback for Yukon gold” incorrectly stated that Cole Cowan scored the Peewee Mustangs’ third goal in the final. In fact, teammate Liam Hudson scored the goal. We’re sorry about the mix-up.
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a cabin that matched all his criteria. It had to have road access nowshoeing to a remote and enough room for all of cabin in the wilderness, the crew’s equipment, which sitting by a crackling log included floodlights, sevfire and witnessing the northeral generators and drones for ern lights dancing across a aerial panoramic shots. clear sky: that’s how millions of “It was a grueling process,” Canadians will be introduced he said. to the territory this month, “Production is 90 per cent after Tourism Yukon launched development.” its first in a series of television He said he lucked out when commercials on Monday. he found the Wheaton cabin, It’s the first time an original television commercial has but then came up against an been developed and filmed obstacle during filming. entirely in the Yukon, and aired “The weather kicked our on broadcast television across ass,” he said. Canada. “We had a lot of cloud cover. It’s a victory for the TourWe were lucky that it was warm ism Industry Association of the enough for our drones to work Yukon, which had lobbied for properly but the warm weather funding to produce a series of also brought up mist and fog television commercials back in from the lake.” January 2014. The storyboard and script The association had called for the commercials were defor a $5 million investment veloped well in advance of the over two years for a television fi lming by Outside The Cube campaign, and finally received Cathie Archbould/archbould.com and a creative team it hired. $3.6 million from the governNot everyone is impressed ments of Yukon and Canada in A scene from the Yukon government’s new tourism video. September. with the result. Dennis Allen, a itself in recently, so we’re forYukon-based Pixelbox Studios, “We found that people here Chair Neil Hartling said he filmmaker for over 20 years, is tunate that TIA put the wheels were shot: one near Whitehorse could do the various jobs really was very pleased with the ad, unhappy with the decision to in motion when it did. Now we and one in Dawson, which will well,” he said. but won’t know how effective “Next time we’ll try to bring not include aboriginal people it’s been at attracting more visi- can show up in the marketplace air in the fall. in the commercial. He called The budget for the winter even more Yukoners in on the tors until the campaign is done with a plan at a very critical time.” commercials was $250,000, ac- project. People here don’t really it a misrepresentation of the and the stats are collected. “true Yukon and its people.” Last year saw tourism num- cording to Stefanie Richardson get the opportunity to expand “It’s guaranteed that it’ll “In any other place like Albers stagnate in the territory. from the Department of Tour- their skill set and work with attract more visitors this year berta or British Columbia, First According to the latest statis- ism and Culture. great gear. though,” he said. Nations and Inuit are hontics available on TIA’s website, The Whitehorse ad, fi lmed “It was nice to see so many “That’s because of the fact oured and recognized for their an estimated 406,300 people over a period of four days at people come together – the that the ads will be played in contributions to those jurisdicvisited the Yukon from January the Wheaton River Bed and Yukon crew blew my mind markets where we’ve never tions,” he said. to September. Breakfast on Annie Lake Road, with how well they worked had purposely-built television That represents a three per had a cast and crew of about 25 together.” “It’s a sad statement of afads specifically for the Yukon. Yukoners. Soroka was tasked with find- fairs, and it’s hard not think We’ve been part of pan-north- cent drop, or a decrease of Producer Jayden Soroka said ing the perfect cabin for the ern ads before, but these are the 13,200 people, over the same that it’s because of the strained period in 2013. part of the reason why he want- commercial, which wasn’t easy. relationship between First Nafirst fully dedicated Yukon ads. Two commercials, co-proed to be involved in the project He scouted out areas such “I don’t think anyone could tions and the government.” duced by Brudder Productions was to give the opportunity to as Lake Laberge, Carcross and have foreseen the economic Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com situation Canada has found out of British Columbia and locals to display their talent. the Golden Horn area to find News Reporter
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Human rights complaints continue to plod on The commission responded that it would be inappropriate to stop proceeding with the huhe Yukon government man rights complaints until the has missed a deadline court documents asking for a when it comes to dereview have actually been filed. fending itself against human As of Tuesday afternoon, the rights complaints involving Yukon court registry had no the Whitehorse Correctional record of a request for judicial Centre. review being filed. At the same time, letters The Department of Justice from the Department of Justice refuses to say what its plans are. lawyers suggest the government Spokesperson Caitlin Kerwin intends to take the case to court and ask a judge to rule whether said the department won’t be commenting at all on the or not the human rights commatter. It is now in front of the mission has the authority to Yukon Human Rights Board of investigate at all. Adjudication, which she called It’s just the latest in a longa “quasi-judicial” tribunal. brewing battle between the Meanwhile, without a court government and the commisorder stopping it, the human sion over how jail complaints rights complaint process conget investigated and by whom. tinues to plod along slowly. In letters from January, obThere are three complaints tained by the News, a governthat have been filed against the ment lawyer proposed a series of dates, mostly in March, for a jail. According to the commission, each complaint is slated to judicial review. Ashley Joannou News Reporter
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get its own hearing in front of a panel of adjudicators. All three complaints allege that the inmates were discriminated against, based on, among other things, physical or mental disability. Late last year the board of adjudication officially confirmed that it had received the complaints. On Dec. 12, 2014 the clock started ticking. Both sides were given deadlines ranging from 15 to 90 days to start providing information. Witness lists and other documentation were due from the government last week. The commission’s director, Jessica Lott Thompson, said there isn’t much she can say about the cases at this point. But she did confirm that the commission has not received anything from the government. The commission has sub-
mitted all of its paperwork on time, she said. She said the commission is “ready to go” and wants to see the process “followed and respected.” Questions to Kerwin about why the government missed the deadline were also not answered. “Any information on that front was privileged and confidential communication between legal council,” she said. The next deadline is 90 days from Dec. 12. That’s when the government has been asked to provide information about the facts it intends to prove and the issues it wants the board to decide. This fight over investigating human rights at the jail started in the summer of last year. There are no real penalties set out in the board’s rules or the legislation when it comes to
missing deadlines, Thompson said. The board could make an order forcing the government to comply or take the matter to the Yukon Supreme Court, she said. Based on letters between the two sides, the Yukon government is arguing that a plain reading of Yukon legislation shows that the commission does not have the authority to investigate since the jail has its own investigation body, known as the Investigations and Standards office. The human rights commission shot back that the government’s position is without legal precedent and that government lawyers provide “no case law to support this view that human rights law in Yukon should be so drastically diminished as compared to everywhere else in Canada.” Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com
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he Ramada Whitehorse hotel was sold Friday for $8.2 million. The downtown hotel will officially become a Days Inn in a few weeks, as soon as the new sign arrives, said Michael Rapps, chairman of Holloway Lodging, the company that bought the property. “We like the size of market, we like the product and we like the price,” Rapps said. Holloway Lodging is adding the Whitehorse hotel to the 35 hotels it owns. Its properties are mostly found across Canada, with one in South Carolina.
“We’re used to markets out west and up north,” Rapps said. “We have two properties in Yellowknife. We’ve got properties along the Alaska Highway in Fort St. John and in Fort Nelson. So this was really a logical extension of that strategy.” In the Northwest Territories the hotel group owns the Super 8 Yellowknife and the Yellowknife Inn. Hotels under both the Days Inn and Ramada brand are independently owned and operated. The hotel’s previous owner could not be reached in time for today’s deadline. Mike Thomas/Yukon News Rapps says his company has no The Ramada Inn will become the Days Inn this month. plans to lay off employees. Renorooms and installing air condivations are planned for sometime said. after the busy summer season, he That will include updates to the tioning for the entire building.
Right now only about a third of the rooms are air conditioned, he said. “It’ll take us a bit of time to get in there, identify exactly what it is we want to do and place orders for things. But we’re not going to displace any of our summer business.” The hotel, formerly the Klondike Inn, was purchased from Westmark and turned into a Ramada in 2012. When Westmark owned it, the hotel was only operated seasonally. After it was sold, the new owners kept it open all year. Rapps said his company plans on continuing the year-round operations. Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com
Warm words exchanged, deadlock remains for francophone high school legal battle High on the agenda was the push to have a francophone high school built in Whitehorse. he head of the French school “It was important for the school board says he’s optimistic about board to determine what a change in working with Yukon’s new edu- minister meant, if anything,” Gouailcation minister, Doug Graham. lier said. Ludovic Gouaillier met with “So far the indication is that there will not only be continuity but also Graham for the first time last week. Myles Dolphin News Reporter
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commitment. It’s a certainly a step forward and in a direction that’s positive for the francophone school board.” As it stands, the two parties remain locked in a long-standing legal battle. In 2009 the French school board claimed the Yukon government had withheld funds and wasn’t giving it control over its staff and admissions. In 2011, the Supreme Court of the Yukon ordered the territorial government to build a new high school for francophones within two years. But last year, the Yukon Court of Appeal found that ruling may have been biased because the judge had been governor of the Alberta group La Fondation franco-albertaine. The French school board subsequently asked the Supreme Court of Canada to hear its case against the Yukon government. Wednesday, Feb 4 & Thursday, Feb 5 Whitehorse Yukon Cinema Whi8thorse 304 Wood Street Ph: 668-6644
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Ecole Emilie Tremblay; building a new school on its property but separate from the existing school; building a new school on the FH Collins campus but separate from it; building a school annexed to FH Collins; and building a stand-alone school elsewhere in the city, ideally closer to downtown. The report states the school would aim to have space for 150 to 200 students from Grade 8 to 12. “It was made clear to us that an option to attach a school as a wing or extension was not an option favoured by the community,” Gouaillier said. In early January, parents of francophone high school students studying at Academie Parhelie said they were fed up with cramped classroom conditions. Two portable classrooms, set up next to Ecole Emilie Tremblay, currently house the Grade 9-10 and 11-12 classes. Despite the positive meeting, many steps have yet to be made before reaching a consensus, Gouaillier said. “We won’t start digging a new foundation (for a school) in the next few months,” he said, “but we had a very positive meeting and agreed to stay in touch and discuss issues as they arise.” Doug Graham declined to be interviewed for this story. Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com
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ukon bar owners are thrilled that new wholesale alcohol prices will come into effect this week. The Yukon government announced in late January that bars, restaurants and off-sales agents will see about a 10 per cent discount on their purchases from the Yukon Liquor Corporation. Before today, liquor licence holders paid the same price listed at the territorial liquor stores. “It’s amazing. It’s great,” said Patrick Singh, owner of Paddy’s Place in Whitehorse. Customers shouldn’t necessarily expect to see those savings passed on to them, though, he said. “I think a lot of the bars already offer pretty good prices and I know that we’re already planning to lower our prices, for the afternoons and the daytimes,” said Singh. “I don’t think prices are going to get any cheaper in terms of what the pricing is going to be on booze, but I do think that our customers can look forward to having an even better experience when they come here in terms of the environment. We will reinvest that money into things like better sound equipment or better tables and chairs, just little things to improve the experience of coming to the bar.” The bar will continue to focus on promoting great live music in a cool atmosphere,
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he said. “In my opinion, having a really interesting environment and having interesting happenings and events is what’s going to bring more people back to the bar culture.” The change was recommended by the Yukon Cham-
ber of Commerce, and was one of several suggestions related to the modernization of the territory’s liquor laws. In B.C. wholesale discounts for alcohol range from 12 to 30 per cent off the retail price, said chamber president Peter Turner at last month’s news
conference. The new prices are expected to cost the liquor corporation $1.6 million in lost revenue annually. Craig Graham-Biggers, owner of the Sternwheeler Saloon, is applauding the new prices, too.
“All I can say is it’s about time,” he said. He will consider lowering retail prices for customers, but is waiting to see if the savings come through as promised first, he said. “I don’t trust the government.” Stephen Kwok owns the Riverdale Neighbourhood Pub and offsales. He too said it’s too early to say if savings will be passed on to customers. “I think we have to wait and see. Because 10 per cent sounds like not a lot, but maybe it’s a lot, and it all depends. When in the business something goes down, another thing goes up.” He’ll be talking with other bar owners around town to see how they are going to respond to the change, he said. “We really don’t want to start a price war.” There have been delays in the program’s implementation that mean the licence holders won’t see any savings until next month at the earliest, said Kwok. The liquor corporation is not yet set up to process the discount, and has promised to issue a refund on the savings that should have accrued on this month’s purchases in March, he said. A spokesperson for the liquor corporation did not respond to a request to have this information confirmed by press time. Contact Jacqueline Ronson at jronson@yukon-news.com
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Mining and aid, uncomfortable bedfellows devil: in exchange for opening up a huge new private donor pool, NGOs would have to give hether it’s peacekeepers or aid work- up their autonomy. Activists ers, Canadians like to argued it was the ultimate sellsee ourselves as helping people out. Yet other countries have in poorer countries. But from South America to sub-Saharan been experimenting with private sector development partAfrica, Canada’s international nerships and argue that they presence is becoming much more about mining than about can make foreign aid more effective. If anything, Canada development work. is a late adopter. While the government cuts I went to West Africa and foreign aid and ends all but the most token involvement in South America last year to visit the pilot projects and the peacekeeping missions, Canmines and to talk to the local adian mining companies have been buying up stakes around people who have been affected by both. I discovered these the world. complex partnerships lie at the Recognizing that our international reputation is increas- intersection of two debates: over the ethics of mining and ingly based on the actions of the effectiveness of aid. private mining interests, the I spent two months traveling Conservative government from the desert to the jungle declared that Canadian mines should be world leaders, clean- to the mountains. Starting er, safer and more beneficial to at the largely lawless edge of the Sahara desert in northern locals than any other. Burkina Faso, I made my way Indeed, many Canadian into the dense tropical jungles companies already have extensive community involve- of western Ghana. Afterward, ment and carry out exemplary I flew to Peru, ascending more than 4,000 metres up into the environmental remediation – collectively referred to as Cor- Andes and hiking through thin air and snowstorms. porate Social Responsibility While trying out new fund(CSR). But companies traded ing mechanisms is laudable, on the exchanges in Toronto the Canadian pilot projects have also been implicated in human rights abuses and toxic have steered clear of some of the more innovative practices spills on four continents. developed elsewhere. When the international Unlike American publicassistance arm of the governprivate partnerships, which ment, then known as CIDA, unabashedly admit successful announced it was partnering projects achieve development with mining companies and goals and increase profit, Cannon-governmental organizations (NGOs) to run CSR pilot ada’s projects tried to avoid appearing to subsidize private projects in three countries – Burkina Faso, Ghana and Peru enterprise. The result was trad– outcry in the aid community itional aid projects – teacher training, vocational training was strong. for teens and microfinance for Development workers small businesses – as opposed criticized the public-private partnerships as a deal with the to anything innovative and Marco Chown Oved
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been grappling with this issue for some time. Holding conferences in Canada and overseas, they’ve been pushing for more local procurement as a way to foster local economies. Instead of importing millions of dollars of cement, tires and other basic construction materials, mines could spend that money locally, building up businesses that could work with other mines and industry once the original mine closes. In fact, redirecting a small amount of supply chain budget would have an exponentially greater effect than doubling or even tripling CSR funding. According to a World Gold Council study, CSR spending by gold-mining companies is less than one per cent of the amount they spend on procurement of services and
materials. Of the 15 major international gold-mining companies surveyed, the total budget for community projects was $285 million. Those same companies spent more than $35 billion on goods and services. Mining and aid aren’t obvious partners, and the initial partnerships have hardly been perfect, but both operate in regions of the world desperately in need of aid and investment. That proximity has great potential, if only both sides could realize that aid isn’t just about helping others and mining isn’t just about helping ourselves. Marco Chown Oved is a reporter with the Toronto Star. He will give a talk at the Yukon College Pit on Thursday at noon as part of International Development Week. Find his three-part series on mining and aid at www.thestar.com.
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Time to stand up against anti-vaxxers are making a comeback, thanks in large part to a movement that really began picking up steam by Kyle the late 1990s after a British Carruthers in doctor published an article claiming a link between the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and autism. This report has since been widely discredited, but the damage was already done. Today many parents will swear to it that little bit of information their child’s autism was the result can be a dangerous thing, of their vaccination, while other especially in an era when parents refuse to vaccinate their just about anyone can create an kids for fear of the same. authoritative-looking website. Fear of scary-sounding The Internet overflows with chemicals has also played a big armchair experts and charlatans role in driving the movement. alike determined to convince you It is true that some vaccines of the dangers of childhood vaccontain some chemicals that we cinations. can’t pronounce, and others, like Well-intentioned parents, aluminum that we generally try armed with access to Google, are to avoid. But chemistry is comrejecting in droves the well-estab- plex, and a “good chemical, bad lished scientific consensus that chemical” understanding is far supports vaccinating children. too simplistic to be of any use. Their conviction is fueled and The difference between “bad” reinforced by an internet commethylmercury, which builds up munity convinced of its cause. in our bodies, and ethylmercury, These “anti-vaxxers,” as they which was removed from most are derisively known, are rapidly vaccines about a decade ago more becoming a big problem for to placate concerned parents than health care professionals in the out of genuine medical concern, west. At the turn of the 20th is important, but totally lost on century, childhood illnesses such those who hear the word “meras measles, pertussis (whooping cury” and close their ears. cough) and diphtheria were a real Our body’s ability to process concern. Tens of thousands died chemicals must also be taken into every year from diseases we now account. Obviously aluminum, barely give a second thought to. which is put into vaccine to boost Vaccines have turned the tide, its effectiveness, is something reducing the death toll from these we don’t want too much of in illnesses in the developed world our body. But in the quantities to close to zero. But these illnesses contained in vaccine is small in
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those undergoing chemotherapy, and those who are otherwise immunocompromised – who cannot be vaccinated. When most people are immunized, it is hard for diseases to get a foothold, and as a result those who can’t be vaccinated are protected by herd immunity. But when too many parents refuse to vaccinate their children because of illusory fears that “big pharma” is in cahoots with family doctors and the government to poison our children, diseases can gain a footing. Measles recently gained such a foothold 123RF photo at Disneyland, of all places, and public health authorities are now comparison to the quantity found and the American Association struggling to catch up. Outbreaks of Pediatrics, and governmental in other sources (such as infant bodies charged with public health are beginning to take place across formula) and is harmlessly proNorth America with disturbing such as Health Canada or the cessed by the body in a relatively regularity. World Health Organization, are short time period. nearly unanimous in support of Another fear that fuels the The idea of overriding parroutine childhood vaccination. anti-vaccine movement and ental authority and requiring that As Canadians, we tend to err makes it impervious to persuachildren receive immunizations on the side of allowing adults to sion is of “big pharma” and its shocks the conscience of far too make their own medical decialleged co-conspirators in govmany people to make it a realissions, however unscientific and ernment. Meanwhile, the profit tic solution. But it’s well within harmful these choices may be. motives of the gurus of the antithe realm of society’s discretion But the issue of vaccination is not vaccine movement – MDs with to decide that the unvaccinated so simple. a book deal, and websites selling are too great a risk to allow at Even if we accepted that “natural” alternatives – is lost on daycares, public recreational parents have the same right to the devout. Certainly there are a “experts” make poor, unscientific decisions facilities, and maybe even public about their own children’s health, schools. who lend credence to the moveIt is time that we stand up and ment – as you can find on almost the damage to “herd immunity” any subject – but they are a small caused by the anti-vaccine move- protect the vulnerable against the minority. Very few family doctors ment means there are consedanger of the pseudoscientific quences beyond its own followrecommend against the usual anti-vaccine movement. ers. The reality is that there are regimen of childhood vaccinaKyle Carruthers is a born and tions. Professional groups such as many people – the very young, raised Yukoner who lives and practises law in Whitehorse. the Canadian Medical Association those with allergies to vaccines,
‘Let’s talk,’ indeed Last week I saw a picture of ministers Mike Nixon, Elaine Taylor and Doug Graham promoting Bell’s “Let’s Talk” campaign, holding handmade signs proclaiming that we should end stigma about mental health with “open, empathetic and real conversations.” Their signs also mentioned “listening and validating conversations around mental health.” So, let’s talk openly. I am happy to see corporations like Bell and NorthwesTel stepping up to talk about stigma. I applaud corporations helping out and I think that choosing this cause is admirable, whether it earns them corporate tax breaks or not. Bell’s initiatives have provided millions of dollars in funding to research into mental health and have earmarked a much-needed $1 million for mental health resources for the territories. In fact, it is these dollars that are predominantly funding our new distress line. But let’s talk about why the government thinks it’s OK to underfund research and access to services to the point where corporations must step in to improve access? Let’s talk about why, with yet another surplus year in the budget, we haven’t allocated “surplus” resources to access to
mental health services? It’s no secret that, despite the staff in our mental health services across the Yukon working very, very hard, that waitlists are long and thresholds to be admitted are high. I don’t mean to target the staff here. I believe people are doing the best they can with the resources they have, and I think the burnout rates are high. Emergency and front-line services are an issue very close to my heart, and really, should be close to everyone’s. This week’s publicized suicide of a Canadian paramedic was the 34th in nine months. Let’s talk about how, in Alberta, the worker’s compensation board has taken the progressive position that every case of post-traumatic stress disorder in a member of their emergency services is work-related unless proven otherwise, but here in the Yukon, our courageous front-line staff must struggle on their own for a diagnosis and treatment? Let’s talk about how the Tories want to criminalize people with mental health struggles, introducing mandatory minimum sentencing, and how they overcrowd prisons, exacerbating mental health issues? How about people in the Yukon ending up in
solitary confinement long enough that the UN deems it torture? That can’t be good for their mental health. Let’s talk about how Ryan Leef ’s FASD bill got scrapped and no-one cared. Let’s talk about how lots of support services are underfunded. We’ve all heard about how the food bank in Whitehorse is struggling to feed people, how there’s been an ongoing battle for affordable housing in Whitehorse for years now, and how advocacy organizations are really struggling too. How do you think being hungry, homeless and unheard affects people’s mental health? So let’s talk – I’ll talk your ear off if I get the chance, and I know I’m not alone. The question is, are our governments listening? Erik Miller Whitehorse
Time to recognize Palestine as a state At the end of the speech our ardent evangelical Christian prime minister gave in the Knesset last year, he promised Israel, “through fire and water, Canada will stand with you.” Not frozen in dangerous
religious amber, Sweden has now recognized Palestine as a country; pragmatic and powerful Sweden has shown the way. Bravo! Christian Torbik Whitehorse
Be considerate with bright headlights To those that have glaring bright automotive lights: please restrict your use of headlights to low beam when following or approaching other vehicles. Please use only two headlights (not auxiliary or fog lights). Certainly you likely can see better; however, the oncoming traffic and traffic that you are following can hardly see. If you
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NATIONAL Will the real John Baird stand up as he sheds the shackles of politics? Lee-Anne Goodman
Driven by ideology, defined by partisanship, at the age of 25,” he said. His fellow parliamentarians say OTTAWA they’ve come to know a different Baird erhaps it was one-time NDP in recent years. Paul Dewar, NDP premier Bob Rae who best foreign affairs critic, praised him for described Canada’s outgoing speaking out so often against regimes foreign affairs minister: “John Baird is like Uganda, Kenya and Russia for bombastic, mean-spirited, vicious, eloviolating the civil rights of their gay, quent, generous, smart, cantankerous, lesbian and transgendered citizens. hardworking, ingratiating, effective, “As minister, he led like no other human.” minister on the world stage when it Rae’s tweet neatly sums up one of came to the persecution of gays, lesthe most complex cabinet ministers bians and trans-sexuals,” Dewar said. in Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Baird’s stance ignited the ire of inner circle, a politician beloved for his REAL Women of Canada, a socially passion and work ethic by his fans but conservative group, who said he’d despised in equal measures for mean“abused his position as a cabinet ness and invective by his foes. minister to impose his own special So will the real John Baird stand up interests in the foreign countries of now that he’s shedding the shackles of Uganda, Kenya and Russia.” politics? For all the compassion, however, Still a young man by political Baird is also known for a disdainstandards, the 45-year-old Baird’s perful streak – particularly towards the sonal life has long been the subject of foreign service, that fleet of Canadian intense gossip in Ottawa and beyond, Adrian Wyld/CP diplomats working abroad who are with whispers of a wild party-boy side Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird rises in the House of Commons Tuesday to announce he the eyes and the ears of the federal will step down from his position. government. Baird oversaw the slashing of Baird’s office said taxpayers weren’t closely with his fellow Ottawa native that apparently reveals itself more embassy budgets, forcing ambassadors over the years as Baird served on the on the hook for the trip. often when he’s abroad. to do their work on a shoestring. His Elizabeth May, leader of the Green National Capital Commission, said in Some in the Department of Fordepartment has cut $170 million from Party, urged Baird to spread his wings an interview. eign Affairs, Trade and Development its $2.6 billion budget over the past Observers say Baird has evolved – personally and professionally – as have speculated that he enjoys road two years, including the sale of some she paid tribute to him on Tuesday in from his years as an Ontario cabinet trips in part because they allow him the House of Commons. minister under Mike Harris from 1999 official residences in an effort to genersome freedom from the confines of ate $80 million in revenue. “There is not a whole lot of life to 2003. life in relatively small-town, small-C Some diplomats working abroad when someone is working flat out as a Baird was an unflinching social conservative Ottawa. say Baird is at best dismissive when minister of Crown,” she said. conservative then, calling for mandaNonetheless, Baird has been dealing with embassy staff. Career for“The Minister of Foreign Affairs, tory drug testing for welfare recipients boycotting CTV for almost two years RE-OPENING eign service officers also snipe that he’s as he takes his leave of this place, is and advocating cutting off those who after the private broadcaster reported THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015 an ideologue who doesn’t appreciate young. He has his whole life ahead of refused to be tested. that he and six of his friends stayed THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY the importance of diplomacy. him. I urge him to enjoy it, embrace it As the province’s social services at the official residence of Canada’s Dinner Hours 5-9 PM When Robert Fowler, a longtime and have a wonderful life.” minister, he also supported the expanHigh Commissioner to Great Britain Canadian diplomat and one-time al Ottawa city councillor Mark Taylor sion of Ontario’s workfare programs, for eight days, free of charge, while on REGULAR HOURS RESUME Qaida hostage, urged the Conservawondered if Canadians might get to claiming they reduced welfare rolls by vacation in England. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2015 tives to stop slashing the foreign serknow Baird better now that’s leaving thousands. h BOOK YOUR h vice because of the harm it was doing public office. 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Whitehorse poet Clea Roberts will be part of a workshop on poetry and grief at Hospice Yukon.
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that’s what I was trying to get a handle on.” But it was about more than efore her mother was just reading material, she said. diagnosed with ALS “Just to have that kind of in November 2013, understanding. local poet Clea Roberts had When you can never set foot inside the tiny extract yourself house on Jarvis Street that’s from your dayhome to Hospice Yukon. to-day busyness, Her mother Donna was buying groceries or living in Vancouver. After going to work, and the diagnosis Roberts would just be with people go down to visit her every who know what the few weeks. Closer to home, process of death is about and are very she was looking for help and focused on that,” found it at Hospice Yukon. she said. “I needed to go to hospice “It kind of to find out how I could best normalizes it and support my mother through the illness both physically and makes you feel like, ‘I can deal with emotionally,” she said. this.’” An avid reader, Roberts While her said she dove into hospice’s mother was sick, library of resources to gather information and process what Roberts started looking at her old poetry and realized that was going on. grief, in a more general sense, “Like most people, I’m no was a frequent touchstone of stranger to grieving, we all her writing. grieve in our lives over vari“But grief is a two-sided ous things, but I had never thing,” she said. experienced the death of “There’s the grief that we someone very close to me. So News Reporter
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feel in life and that’s a really powerful thing. But you can’t know grief unless you’ve known joy too. So my writing tries to touch on both of
ones. For many people finding a way to externalize the mess of emotions that are going on inside helps with healing, said hospice councillor Anne Macaire . “It’s that movement from the inside experience to putting it out,” she said. For the next three Thursdays in February, the 5th, 12th and 19th, Roberts and Macaire will be leading a workshop at Hospice Yukon on poetry and grief. “Because poetry really touches us deep down, I think it’s a really great tool for accessing emotions that are deep down as well,” Roberts said. People who register for the workshop will get a chance to read poems about grief, talk about poetic devices for describing grief and maybe
“There’s the grief that we feel in life and that’s a really powerful thing. But you can’t know grief unless you’ve known joy too.” those really important elements of life.” Roberts’ mother passed away about a year after she was diagnosed – much faster than anyone had predicted. The emotions that come with grief are complicated
do some writing of their own, though no one will be required to share, Roberts said. Roberts said she’s always found writing poetry very therapeutic “just in figuring out how I feel about a situation.” While her mother was sick Roberts was journaling and she has since written a few poems from the experience. Her latest manuscript is nearly completed. “I can see how my mother’s illness and death has impacted the manuscript in that there’s a greater awareness of mortality,” she said. Roberts said the manuscript is bookended by poems about emotional periods – the time in her life when her children were born and the time when her mother died. “It just seems like it has, in some very strange way, worked out OK.” Anyone who wants to register for the upcoming workshop can call Hospice Yukon at 667-7429. Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com
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Oldest fossils found in London museum kick off quest for snakes with legs Bob Weber
interacting elements,” Caldwell explained. “The most rigid parts protect the brain case, EDMONTON but everything else slides ometimes, the best fossil around that in order to assist hunting is done indoors. in the characteristic snake The chance discovery of feeding mechanics.” a misidentified fossil in a In 2003, Caldwell and a London museum has led a student were examining some University of Alberta paleonlizard fossils from Colorado, tologist to push back the date England and Portugal in Lonof the earliest known snake by don’s Natural History Museum almost 70 million years – and when he saw just that sort of has kicked off his quest for the skull structure. first four-legged slitherer. “As I pulled the specimen “Snakes are much older out of the box and put it and more complex than under the microscope … I rewe thought,” said Michael alized, ‘Wow, this thing is not Caldwell, lead author of a pajust a lizard, it’s also a snake.”’ per published last week in the The specimen had been journal Nature. misidentified – not unusual Scientists say what makes in a field where samples are a snake a snake isn’t the long, scarce, incomplete and often legless, wriggly body. It’s the damaged. skull. “It’s as common as rain in “Snakeness has everything our business.” to do with feeding strategy,” The fossils were almost 170 Caldwell said. million years old, far older Lizards have rigid skulls than any previously known that are firmly affixed to the snake. rest of the skeleton. Snakes, And because they show which often need to swallow such clear snake features, things bigger than their heads, there must be even older ones are built differently. out there, Caldwell said. That “The skull of a snake is a means snakes are one of evowhole series of small, loosely lution’s longest survivors. Canadian Press
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An artist rendition of a 167-million-year-old snake fossil.
“The reigning paradigm had been that they were a relatively recent innovation in the evolution of lizards,” he said. “Here it looks like they’re going right back to the breakup
of Pangaea,” the primordial supercontinent that long ago broke up into today’s land masses. Not much else can be said for sure about these snakes
from a few pieces of skull and vertebrae. They were less than a metre long and had teeth much like a modern python’s, suggesting a similar feeding strategy. But because the previously oldest known snake had vestigial rear legs, Caldwell guesses his rediscovered snakes had all four. “I’m sure these guys were four-legged. If 100 million years ago we still had hind limbs, then 70 million years before that, I can’t imagine they didn’t have four limbs. No doubt in my mind. “Can I substantiate that? Nope, not right now. Am I looking for it? “Yes, I am.” “The four-legged snake will make a great future project.” Stay tuned, said Caldwell. There’s lots more museum collections out there that are going to get a second look. “There are some good things out there. “I’ve got a lot of stuff that’ll be coming out in print in the next little while. The last decade of working on this question hasn’t just resulted in this single project.”
Here there be dragons: Alberta researchers find long-necked dinosaur in China viewed a similar skeleton, leading to the enduring myths of dragons. EDMONTON The fossil, which included a new species of dinosaur with large neck vertebra with the head a neck half the length of its attached, was named Qijianglong. body has been discovered by Uni- That translates to “Dragon of versity of Alberta paleontologists Qijiang,” in honour of the fossil’s discovery at a southern China in China. construction site near Qijiang And the researchers wonder City in 2006. if the ancient Chinese may have Tetsuto Miyashita, along with Lida Xing and renowned palecustom ontologist Philip Currie, were buttons involved in the discovery, which has been published in the Journal 207 Main St. 668-3447 of Vertebrate Paleontology. Bill Graveland Canadian Press
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“There is one theory that the Chinese got an inspiration for the dragon by looking at a dinosaur skeleton in the ground,” Miyashita said. “They stumbled upon a long-necked creature like this and they didn’t know what it was. “So they put the crocodiles and snakes that they knew together to picture a big, mythical creature like dragons.” Miyashita said there are plenty of species of dinosaurs with long necks, but they are usually only one-third of the body length. This one would have had a neck about 7.5 metres in length.
“These ones are an extreme species.” Miyashita said the neck of the Qijianglong was filled with air to prevent it from being top heavy. He said it would have been a herbivore and lived on land about 160 million years ago during the late Jurassic period. It is probably only found in China because of an ancient shallow sea that surrounded the region. “Probably the big dinosaurs could not move around or swim across that shallow sea,” he said. “So Asia was quite isolated and,
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LIFE Watson Lake principal earns national recognition Jean MacLean will be honoured at the 11th annual Canada’s Outstanding Principals gala on Feb. 24 in Toronto.
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ake a moment to think back on your adolescence and the years you spent at high school: the rigid schedules, the anxiety caused by exams and the awkward hair. At Watson Lake Secondary School, principal Jean MacLean can’t do anything about your hairstyle but she’s set up a selflearning system where students thrive at their own pace. The blended learning model, which is designed to offer the best of homeschooling and traditional teaching, has been so successful that MacLean was recently named one of Canada’s top 40 principals by The Learning Partnership. MacLean said the idea began taking shape four years ago when she became principal at the high school. She realized that scheduling conflicts were forcing students to take required courses over electives that they were interested in. “At F.H. Collins or Porter Creek Secondary the reason their kids can take elective classes is because they are offering the courses so many times a year,” she said. “In rural high schools, it’s more challenging because staffing numbers are smaller, and it seems like those electives are the ones that get put to the side.” MacLean started talking to people at the Department of Education and finally settled on Moodle, an online learning platform that is commonly used at universities. Content available includes videos, lectures and quizzes. Most of the school’s required classes such as math, history and English are also available. As MacLean explains it, this way, you can have a classroom with students working on Grade 10, 11 and 12 English with a teacher present to answer any questions. The students work at their own pace, set their own exam times and develop time management skills. “When you’re teaching a large classroom, you have students who
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Watson Lake Secondary School principal Jean MacLean was recently named one of Canada’s top 40 principals by The Learning Partnership.
already know the material and students who don’t,” she said. “This allows the best of both worlds. It takes away the pressure and anxiety of having to take an exam when they’re not ready for it. “It’s all about personal goal setting and staying on track, and those are the skills I believe they need for 21st century learning.”
Grade 9 students are introduced to Moodle during their last semester, which makes the transition into Grade 10 easier. When speaking to homeschoolers, MacLean heard the same complaint – it sometimes took days for a teacher to answer their questions. By the time they did, it often wasn’t helpful because they
couldn’t remember what the problem was. In this system, if students get stuck on a particularly tough math problem, for example, the teacher can take the time to explain it to the entire classroom. The results speak for themselves. Attendance has shot up in the year and a half since the new
model was implemented, and so have course completion rates, MacLean said. School morale is at an all-time high, too. “We haven’t had a single vandalized laptop in a year and a half, and that’s because they’re proud of it,” MacLean said. “These are courses they’ve actually chosen. It makes group work much better because everyone wants to be there, and it’s something that has really improved the climate at the school.” Another benefit is that students who need to travel to hockey tournaments, or go hunting, no longer fall behind if they spend time away from school. When they come back they just pick up where they left off, she said. The notion of failing a course is a thing of the past, too. Students just continue a class until it’s completed – it might take five or seven months, but it makes them more prepared for the exam at the end, MacLean said. If students finish the course earlier, it gives them more time to spend on other classes. A dozen older students in the community are also taking advantage of the Moodle courses to complete their high school credits. “Those students couldn’t come to our school before because they were too busy,” she said. “Maybe they’re full-time moms or they have full-time jobs. Some of them come on their day off.” In addition to the self-paced learning program, MacLean also suspects student turnout has been improved by the free breakfast and lunch program introduced three years ago. MacLean will be honoured at the 11th annual Canada’s Outstanding Principals gala on Feb. 24 in Toronto. She will also take part in five days of executive leadership training at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. Contact Myles Dolphin at myles@yukon-news.com
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Regardless of his age, he’s still your fiance baby. One of my dearest friends said that she wanted to help out with the shower and asked for her contact information. When I told my sister-in-law, by Judith she said that she did not want my friend’s help, and that she Martin and her mother planned a small family shower for me. This led me to believe that it will be a shower just of my husband’s family, as my mother DEAR MISS MANNERS: I has passed away and my small am a widow who has been seefamily mostly lives out of town. ing a widower for over a year. This really hurt me, and I am He is such a lovely and distinnot sure how to react. I want guished gentleman. We are planmy family and my friends to ning on being married soon. celebrate my baby with me, but We are both in our 80s and they would not be welcome to do not wish to live together a shower thrown by my in-laws. without being married. We feel I cannot talk to my husband it sends the wrong message to about this, as I feel this will put our children and grandchildren. him between a rock and a hard I am puzzled as to how I place. should introduce my gentleman I know it’s immature for me friend to my friends. At our age, to feel like I do, but now I do is it appropriate to introduce not want to go to my own showhim as my fiance? er. Should I just tell the in-laws GENTLE READER: It is true to forget it and let my friends that the term “fiance” is now throw a shower for me instead? used in odd ways. Miss Manners Should I grin and bear it, as this has noticed that in news acis my husband’s family and will counts, if an unmarried mother be a part of our lives forever? is beaten up by the father of After this, I really do not want at least some of her children, to spend too much time with he will be identified as her them. What advice can you offer boyfriend, whereas if he is not to me? mistreating her, he is referred to GENTLE READER: That you as her fiance. It, and the female were right that these people will equivalent, is often used by be part of your lives forever. couples who seem to have no And again when you said your intention of being married. desire to boycott the shower was But she is puzzled about why immature. you believe there is an age limit Showers are supposed to be in using the term correctly, to given by friends and not famdescribe the gentleman you do, ily. You may make one polite indeed, plan to marry. As with attempt to inform your sisterthe terms “husband” and “wife,” in-law of this (“Oh dear, I don’t there is no association with age. want to look as if the family is Perhaps you are reacting begging for gifts on my beagainst the sudden descent into half ”), as well as point out that girlishness that so often overshe will have her own wedding takes brides who are indepento worry about. dent and over the age of consent But if both attempts fail, you – the bouffant white dresses, the must politely endure. Miss Mansummoning of someone to give ners is further willing to break them away, the notion that otha second rule on your behalf – ers must refurnish their longthat one should not have more since-established households. than one shower – as long as Miss Manners is indulgent you can assure her that the guest about those aspects that are list will not be repeated. merely in questionable taste, although she roundly condemns DEAR MISS MANNERS: grabbiness in bridal couples of I manage an age-restricted any age. But though she admires apartment community, and I second and late-life weddings enjoy hosting activities for my that are sophisticated, rather residents. This is just an extra than showy, she doesn’t want to I do on my own. I love seeing spoil the fun of those who crave them have fun. This month I all-out pageants. tried something new and had a She would be sorry to think catered dinner. The cost was $12 that the show business wedding per person, paid in advance. had come to be so accepted as One couple out of the 40 the standard that you and your people who signed up did not lovely, distinguished fiance attend the event. I thought could not use the traditional about calling them, but then I terms. got busy hosting the party for the other 38 who did attend. I DEAR MISS MANNERS: My am afraid that once things got sister-in-law is getting married rolling, I never gave the couple days before my husband and I who did not show up another will have our first child. She told thought. me she wanted to throw a baby This couple was very upset shower for me and even told me the next day when they discovto save a date. My in-laws seem ered that they missed the party to be excited about us having a and came in asking why I hadn’t
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their annual vacation at that same time, but canceled it because they thought they would be invited to the wedding. I have a major problem with these “save the date” notices just because of this situation. This is something they should have figured out in the first place before they mailed those notices DEAR MISS MANNERS: out, and it puts many people in What do you serve for family awkward positions and hurts members at Thanksgiving who have invited themselves over for feelings. I am angry because it really hurt my parents’ feelings, Thanksgiving dinner, but who and their vacation is ruined. do not eat turkey or ham? I have not discussed this with GENTLE READER: Sweet my niece or my in-laws. Should potatoes and patience. I address this or just let it go? I think it’s extremely rude and DEAR MISS MANNERS: In totally inconsiderate, to say the our guest bath, I have a rectanleast. gular napkin holder for folded decorative paper napkins to be GENTLE READER: When used by guests for drying their save-the-date cards were first hands. My thought is that I am invented, Miss Manners welproviding our guests with a comed them as a way of alerting more sanitary way to dry their guests to, well, save the date, not hands rather than multiple to mention taking advantage of guests using the same hanging airfare sales. She should have hand towels. known that people would start DEAR MISS MANNERS: I What is mind-boggling to me misusing them. have a dear friend who periodi- is that many guests appear to Guests were afraid that these cally sends out texts to everyone prefer using the hanging hand required committing themselves on her smartphone contact list towels rather than the disposso far in the future that they for holidays: “Happy New Year!”, able decorative napkins. Am I could not think of excuses to “Happy 4th!”, etc. off base in believing that the decline. But actually, they are It is nice to receive them, disposable decorative napkins merely announcements; answers but some people respond to are a nice and appropriate alterare required only when the it by unwittingly replying to native? actual invitations arrive. all, meaning I also see a total GENTLE READER: The But those must, indeed, stranger’s reply to her on my guests are using the guest towphone. This is no big deal, but els? Shocking! But at least when eventually arrive. To treat the sometimes it turns into a more you slap their hands, their hands advance notices as lottery tickets personal conversation between – that lucky you may, or may will be dry. two people, and I am also seeing What boggles Miss Manners’ not, be chosen to attend – is artheir messages to each other. mind is why anyone would hang rogant, callous and disgraceful. Do I just ignore the whole towels in the bathroom when If there are other marriages thing, or do I let them know at expecting guests who are not pending in that branch of the some point that their messages expected to use them. family, it might be useful to are not private? If I do break in, mention that your parents never how do I politely phrase it? DEAR MISS MANNERS: got their invitation. Otherwise, I don’t wish to cause trouble Last fall, my niece and her fiit is hard to see what you would or embarrassment, but wish ance mailed out “save the date” gain by telling your in-laws how they would keep their conversa- notices for their wedding. My rude they are. tion to themselves, just as I hope parents received one. I just (Please send your questions to that my messages to my friend found out my parents were not Miss Manners at her website, are kept private. included on the invitation list www.missmanners.com; to her GENTLE READER: Warndue to the fact that the wedding email, dearmissmanners@gmail.com; ing someone who incorrectly couple could afford to invite or through postal mail to Miss believes he is having a private only so many people. Manners, Universal Uclick, 1130 conversation is always good Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.) My parents had scheduled manners and often good public policy. Miss Manners will be brief, as she also suggests you do so quickly, before they start discussing you. called them. They also asked for their meals, which I had not saved. I traditionally give any leftovers from events to my maintenance staff. Do I have an obligation to remind people of a social event that I host and/or save their meals? GENTLE READER? Under normal circumstances, no. A host does not – – and should not – – have an obligation to remind guests of an invitation. But Miss Manners assumes that “age-restricted” means it is a retirement home or assistedliving facility. In that case, it seems that your assistance may be needed. If you know that it’s a possibility that your guests might forget, send out a reminder the day of the event and save their meals when practical, or make arrangements to provide comparable ones at a later date – – one that you might also have to remind them to attend.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I love hosting family dinners on holidays. But I have family members who think that if they don’t show up, they are still entitled to some of the food. And if they do show up, they think they’re entitled to take some of the food home with them, even if they never bought the food and more guests are still on their way. Should there be a limit on food quantity, too? How do you define moderation when it comes to drinking sodas and eating burgers? GENTLE READER: May Miss Manners skip that last question if she addresses the rest of your
query? She considers it rude to monitor how much people eat – or, in the case of Thanksgiving, pick on people for not eating enough. Your relatives have evidently mistaken your home for a soup kitchen. You have no obligation to run one for them.
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Huskies remain undefeated with wins over Regals Tom Patrick News Reporter
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he Huskies are still undefeated. The Whitehorse senior men’s hockey team kept their unbeaten streak going with a pair of wins over the Powell River Regals at Takhini Arena over the weekend. The 6-0 Huskies downed the Regals 10-3 Friday and 7-3 Saturday. The Regals seemed shellshocked in the first period as the Huskies jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first 20 minutes of play on Friday. “We felt pretty good going out there, but then it was just an onslaught,” said Regals acting captain Andy Welsh. “Their first line is just so good. I think they scored five in that first period and we were down 6-0 – there was really nothing we could do.” “They came off the plane Friday and I don’t think they were expecting to see the team that they saw,” said Huskies head coach Michael Tuton. “They came a little shorthanded, and against this team that we have, with the three lines we’ve got going, that’s not enough. “We knew if we kept outworking them, outplaying them, and stuck to our game – not get sucked into playing their style of game – we’d come out on top.” The two AA teams last met as AAA clubs five years ago. They played a best-of-five series for entry into the Allan Cup – Canada’s AAA championship. The Regals took the series in three games. “I remember playing up here five years ago and they didn’t have that many local guys playing,” said Welsh. “Now they have all locals and they’re talented. They’re going to do well against Fort St. John and hopefully we can see them again at the Coy Cup. “I think this team now is better than the team that played AAA five years ago.” The Huskies got their previous four wins against the Fort Nelson Yeti, winning two in December in Fort Nelson and two in Whitehorse last month. They have now fulfilled the requirement of six regular season games against B.C. AA teams to be eligible for the Coy Cup – B.C.’s senior men AA championships – which the Regals won in 2010. The Huskies, who were
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Whitehorse Huskies goalie J.J. Gainesforth reaches for a deflected puck against the Powell River Regals on Saturday at Takhini Arena. The Huskies won 10-3 Friday and 7-3 Saturday.
brought back as a AA team this season after five years of dormancy, will need to beat the Fort St. John Flyers in a series next month to reach the Coy Cup, which is being hosted by Fort Nelson at the end of
March. “We came out so bad in the first period last night – and they were really good,” said Welsh. “They kind of wiped us out. After that, the rest of the five periods were all fairly close.
“They are a really skilled team so we were happy to keep it close and give them a much better game tonight. We weren’t too happy after last night.” Whitehorse’s Adam Henderson led the charge on Friday,
scoring four goals – including the game winner – and providing two assists. On Saturday, the Huskies had seven different goal scorers. Henderson finished the
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Huskies assistant captain Evan Campbell outmaneuvers Regals’ Derek Jantz on Friday.
series with five goals and five assists. Teammate Kane Dawe scored both games to end with two goals and seven assists. Assistant captain Even Campbell also scored each game to wrap up with two goals and four assists. Drew Pettitt notched two goals and three assists and Simon Nugent logged two goals and two assists. Other Whitehorse goal scorers from the weekend include: Mike Arnold, Rob Stuckey and assistant captains Derek Klassen and Clayton Thomas. “I didn’t think after junior I’d get this opportunity, so it’s fun come back and play at home,” said Campbell, who played with the Peninsula Panthers in the VIJHL. “I haven’t played at home since minor hockey. “A lot of these guys I haven’t played with ever, so it’s good to play with them and become
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what did them in,” said Campbell. “After that, in the second and third, we only outscored them by one. “Tonight was another tight one … Our goalie stood on his head there in the third at 5-3. They could have made it 5-4. He made four or five huge saves.” About 300 spectators attended Friday’s gane and about 400 came out Saturday. The Huskies are hoping for continued support from Whitehorse fans when they host the Yellowknife Flyers next week on February 13 and 14.
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Yukon rinks end junior nationals with three wins each Tom Patrick News Reporter
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ukon’s two junior curling teams swept up three wins apiece on the national stage last week. Yukon’s Team Wallingham in the men’s draw and Team Horte in the women’s each produced 3-6 records at the Junior Canadian Curling Championships in Corner Brook, N.L. It was Team Horte’s first nationals after an eight-year run by the Whitehorse team of Sarah Koltun, who aged out of junior after last season. “I think it went pretty great. We had an awesome experience, a lot of fun too,” said skip Bailey Horte. “It was our first time playing on arena ice too, so that was a really neat thing to do. The crowds are right next to you and the ice curls a lot more than rink ice because the building is warmer. “I think we adapted really well. Maybe in the first game we messed up a little, but we bounced right back.” With the 3-6 record, the Horte rink, which includes third Kelsey Meger, second Kelly Mahoney and lead Sian Molloy, placed third in the women’s seeding pool and 11th overall out of the 14 jurisdictions. They won 8-3 over Nunavut, 5-3 over N.W.T. and 9-7 over Newfoundland and Labrador, winning it in the final end after a comeback. “They scored four on us in the first end – we had a bad first end – but then we managed to come back, catch up and win in the end,” said Horte. “Against N.W.T., at the Arctic (Winter Games) they beat us, so we had a grudge match and we were really happy to win over them. The Yukon home of
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Yukon skip Bailey Horte sends a shot down the ice at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships this week in Corner Brook, N.L. Yukon’s two rinks – Team Wallingham and Team Horte – each finished with three wins.
“They were all relatively close, except for Alberta, but they were really, really good,” she added. Alberta’s Kelsey Rocque won her second straight title at the championships. Horte, who studies at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, has three more years of eligibility for the junior nationals. Molloy, who is the oldest on the team and studies at University of Saskatoon, has two. “I’m really happy with how we played, especially the amount of
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ice time we got,” said Horte. “Sian and I are at school and weren’t able to practise as much as we wanted and we only played together twice before going to nationals.” With the same 3-6 record, the Wallingham rink, which includes third Brayden Klassen, second Trygg Jensen and lead Spencer Wallace, placed fourth in the seeding pool and 12th overall out of 14 rinks. Team Wallingham, who finished at the top of seeding pool last year with five wins, was hampered by illness throughout the week. “We had a pretty good start. Our first game was against New Brunswick and had a good game against them,” said skip Joe Wallingham, who was curling at his third nationals with three more years of eligibility to go. “But then our team ran into some sickness problems. Spencer wasn’t feeling too good right off the start, but he stayed in it the whole week. Then Brayden got a chest cold thing midway through the week – he missed the Northern Ontario game. We called in a spare. And then after that I got sick with the flu, so I missed the last game against Nunavut. “So we ran into some sickness problems, but other than that, we still curled some pretty good games. And all of our games were close, we never got blown out of a game or anything.”
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Skip Joe Wallingham delivers a shot during the championship.
Wallingham won 8-5 over N.W.T. and 7-3 over Nunavut. They also took a 6-5 win against Northern Ontario, who went on to reach the championship pool and placed sixth overall. The Wallingham crew also had two close one-point losses, falling 6-5 to P.E.I. and then 9-8 to Newfoundland and Labrador in the extra end. “There were a lot of good teams there; it was a strong pool of teams out there this year,” said Wallingham. “And we were in a tough pool to begin with because we seeded higher last year. So we got in a pool with pretty tough teams like Alberta, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan. We played really good games
against them and pushed some of them to their limits. “It was just fun to play in the games, but hopefully next year we’ll get a couple more wins.” In what has become tradition over the last few years, the weeklong championships wrapped up with a mixed doubles tournament in which male and female competitors from different jurisdictions are paired together. Team Horte coach Wade Scoffin coached the bronze winning doubles team of Krysta Burns from Northern Ontario and Mac Lenton from Alberta. Molloy and her partner made the quarterfinals. Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
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Wallingham-Mikkelsen rink wins senior championships Tom Patrick News Reporter
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efore this past weekend, Whitehorse curler Ray Mikkelsen twice tried to qualify for a nationals through a Yukon championship. Now that he’s won one, he’s still not going. Mikkelsen was substitute skip for the winning Team Wallingham at the Yukon Senior Men’s Curling Championships over the weekend at the Whitehorse Curling Club. “I was subbing this weekend, so I’m not going,” said Mikkelsen. “I’m going on holidays then, anyhow. I already had it booked, so I couldn’t have gone. That’s why I didn’t put in a seniors team this year. “But it is a little bittersweet because I tried for two other national events and I didn’t make it. And I’ve made it to a nationals and I’m not going, so it’s kind of funny.” Team Wallingham won the Yukon title in a tight best-of-three battle against Whitehorse’s Team Hilderman, led by skip George Hilderman. The Wallingham rink, which includes third Gordon Zealand, second Herbert Balsam and lead Don Duncan, dropped the opening game, but won the next two 5-4 and 6-5 – both in extra ends. Skip Walter Wallingham was away at the Junior Canadian Curling Championships in Corner Brook, N.L., where his son Joe was skip of Yukon’s men’s team. “Both games went into extra ends, so our competition gave us really good games and both teams played really well,” said Hilderman. “Things didn’t go my way, but hats off to the opposition. They made the right shots at the right times … Especially in the last game, the opposing skip made a stellar shot in the eighth end to force me to draw to the four-foot to make the carry-over for the extra end.”
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Team Wallingham skip Ray Mikkelsen delivers a shot during the Yukon Senior Men’s Curling Championship at the Whitehore Curling Club on Saturday. Mikkelsen, who was subbing for Walter Wallingham, led his team to the Yukon title on Sunday.
Mikkelsen clinched the championship with a surgical double take-out in the ninth end Sunday morning. It was a dramatic finish for the team that began the championships with a 7-3 loss to Hilderman – the only other team entered – Saturday morning. “Our front end was struggling,” said Mikkelsen. “So I just changed
strategy: I was getting them to freeze everything in the house. And we hung in there to the seventh end and then he got three on us. It was a closer game than the score indicated.” With the Yukon title, Team Wallingham will now represent the territory at the Canadian Senior Curling Championships being held in Edmonton March 21-29.
Hilderman has gone to the senior nationals five times. His team took home a 5-6 record from the championships last year in Yellowknife, N.W.T. “It’s pretty good because a couple guys on the team have never been to a national event, so they were really excited about it,” said Mikkelsen of Duncan and Balsam. Had Hilderman won this past weekend, it would have made for a busy couple of weeks. Hilderman, who curled with third Doug Gee, second Doug Hamilton and lead
Dale Enzenauer on the weekend, is already slated to represent Yukon at the 2015 Canadian Masters Curling Championships, being held at the Whitehorse Curling Club March 29 to April 5. It will, however, be a busy time for Zealand. He will play third for Hilderman at the masters championship (for curlers over 60) in Whitehorse immediately after playing third for Wallingham at the senior championships (over 50) in Edmonton. Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
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Team Hilderman skip George Hilderman watches his shot on Saturday.
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Mustangs undefeated in up-and-down series with Blue Devils Tom Patrick News Reporter
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vening blowouts followed by early morning ties. That’s how a four-game series between Whitehorse Bantam Mustangs and Eagle River, Alaska’s Blue Devils played out over the weekend. The Whitehorse rep team dominated in evening games before hard-fought ties the following mornings. It was a “Jekyll and Hyde” weekend for his team, said Mustangs head coach Martin Lawrie. “We just didn’t come to play Saturday morning,” said Lawrie. “We didn’t move the puck well, didn’t forecheck very well, so it caught up to us. We got lucky to tie it late in the game. “Last night (Saturday) we started to do what we do: we started to forecheck, pass the puck and good things happen. This morning (Sunday) we were back to what we were doing Saturday morning. We didn’t play as a team, weren’t winning races, weren’t winning battles nearly as much as we needed to.” After finishing the first period down 1-0, the Mustangs went on a scoring spree to win 9-1 Friday evening at Takhini Arena. They then tied the Blue Devils 3-3 at the Canada Games Centre Saturday morning. Down 1-0 again, the Mustangs scored three goals in 24 seconds on their way to an 11-1 win Saturday evening at Takhini. The Whitehorse squad then
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Whitehorse Bantam Mustangs forward Bryce Anderson tries to get one past Blue Devils goalie Rylee Bolinder during a game at Takhini Arena on Sunday. The Mustangs won two and tied two against the Blue Devils from Eagle River, Alaska.
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“They don’t realize they have to play every game,” said Lawrie. “After the first one, they figure they can mail everything in from there and they’re going to win no problem.” “We just didn’t play well, those two games we tied,” added Mustangs winger Johnny Elias, who had two goals and four assists over the weekend. “We need to come out stronger at the start. Our goalie (Ethan Vanderklay) really held us in for some of it. “It was just up and down.” The Mustangs showed grit in Sunday’s tie with a pair of lategame goals. Down 4-2 with eight minutes left, forward Bryce Anderson buried a shot from in front to pull to within one. Teammate Payton Fobe then redirected a shot from Cruz Goodman to tie with just under four minutes left. “They are a really talented team, obviously, and we’re all a first-year team, so we’re really outgunned as far as size goes,” said Blue Devils head coach Reid McDonald. “We knew the Canadian style game: they hit a lot more than we do back home. For our guys, that was what we wanted to get out of it: to play some bigger, more physical teams. Once they see that and go back home, it shouldn’t be that big a deal for the body contact.” Mustangs captain Joe Stokes, who sat out Sunday’s game, finished the series with six goals and two assists. Forward Dylan Cozens
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Mustangs defenceman Payton Fobe, right, is smeared on the boards by Blue Devils’ Jaron Ketterman on Sunday.
led the team with four goals and five assists in the series. Anderson notched three goals and three assists; forward Mackenzie BennWipp had four goals and two assists; defenceman Brett Walchuk racked up three goals and an assist. “They are a dangerous team. They have some powerful forwards and once they get on a roll, we kind of folded our game a little bit,” said McDonald. “For us, that first night, we had traveled for 24 hours … That was a tough one.” The Bantam Mustangs have already had plenty of success this season and many suspect they will be medal contenders come the B.C. Hockey Championships in March. The Tier 3 Bantam Mustangs went undefeated to capture gold at the 12th annual Seafair International Ice Breaker Rep Tourna-
ment – a Tier 2 tournament – in October. They then won five straight for gold at the Whitehorse Minor Hockey Association’s International Fall Showdown in November, beating the Yellowknife Wolfpack 8-1 in the final. During a road trip on Vancouver Island in December, the Mustangs produced four wins and one loss against four Tier 1 teams in exhibition games. About half of the Bantam Mustangs team will also play for Team Yukon at the Canada Winter Games this month in Prince George, B.C. “We have a good coaching staff and a good group of guys who work hard,” said Elias. “We have team play, not just individuals carrying us.” Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
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Reporting to the Manager IT Services, the position is responsible for designing and maintaining high availability of the network infrastructure, across the college as well as maintaining servers to support the college needs.
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CANNING JARS, 125ml, 250ml, 500ml, 1 litre, salmon jars, All American pressure canner, 25qt, Presto pressure canner, 22 qt, vg cond, 334-7555 after 6pm
KING SIZE navy blue velvet duvet cover, clean, vg cond, $35; 3-blade Eco-fan, 334-7555 after 6pm BATEMAN SIGNED/NUMBERED prints, Shadow of the Rainforest, Air Forest and the Watch, At the Cliff, Cougar in the Snow, all professionally framed, reasonable offers, 334-7555 after 6pm TELUS CELL phone, 8gb, white, perfect shape, $130. 668-5207 JEWELRY-MAKING EQUIPMENT, beads, wires, tools, storage binds, DVDs & how-to books etc. 667-7206 for info SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT. YAMAHA GENERATOR, EF 2600, 1.5 yrs old, just serviced at Yamaha, $395 obo. 633-4322
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HEAVY EQUIPMENT tools, various large axle sockets, wrench set, 24" crescent wrench, good shape, good prices. 633-3392 for details
For more information, please contact: Mike Barwell at mbarwell@yukoncollege.yk.ca IT Manager
HOUSE SALE, 25 Evergreen Cres, Porter Creek, Saturday, February 7th 10am-2pm, nearly new clothing, sizes from XL/16 to 3X/24, new quilting fabric & materials, scrapbooking supplies, etc. 335-8395
Go to: http://yukoncollege.yk.ca/about/employment for more information on all job competitions. Quoting the competition number, please submit your resume and cover letter to: Yukon College, Human Resources Services, Box 2799, 500 College Drive, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 5K4 Fax: 867-668-8896 Email: hr@yukoncollege.yk.ca
2 GRADUATIONS gowns, never worn in Whitehorse, pink princess ballgown size 6-8, $175, orange shimmer mermaid gown size 4, $100. 668-5882 WANTED: SMALL wood stove to heat an enclosed trailer. 667-6683
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015 Electrical Appliances PROPANE CLOTHES dryer, heavy duty, Kenwood, brand new, $1,200. 334-8335
Computers & Accessories TWO XBOX consoles, Kinect, 4 controllers, 40 + games, both work well, have 120 GB memory ea, $300. 332-1200 IPAD 1ST gen 64Gb, incl green cover case & black cover case w/bluetooth keyboard, $200; IPod Touch 3rd gen 32Gb, incl protective skin & earphones, $100. 668-4613
Musical Instruments PIANO TUNING & REPAIR by certified piano technician Call Barry Kitchen @ 633-5191 email:bfkitchen@hotmail.com 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 SINGER/SONGWRITER JUST moved here, I play everything/anything but looking to be in rock band, I play lead guitar & harmonica & bit of piano/drums, am a good, dedicated artist. Call/text 306-320-1714 ROLAND HP 236 Digital Piano w/leather seat, $500. 667-2940 CORT M 200 electric guitar, good shape, plays all styles of music, $150. 333-9084 SQUIRE BY Fender MB-4 bass electric guitar, cherry red, c/w carry case & strap, $155 obo. 333-9084
LICENSED TO BUY, SELL & CONSIGN rifles & ammo at G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY â&#x20AC;˘ SELL AYA (SPANISH) 12-gauge boxlock sxs shotgun, vg to exc cond, trade for good quality 16-gauge sxs or sell for $475. 633-2443 NON RESTRICTED Canadian firearms safety course presented by Whitehorse Rifle & Pistol Club February 7 & 8, 2015. For more info call 334-1688 or 667-6728 REMINGTON 870, 12gauge, almost new, in the box, sling, $375; Remington 597, 22LR, almost new, scope, sling with few boxes of hypersonic amo, $250. 336-0511
WANTED: BOBCAT snow bucket, large 100â&#x20AC;? wide; Bobcat bucket, standard size clean-up type, must have bolt on cutting edge & good/new shape. 336-0306 WANTED: TRUCK bush bar, preferably from Toyota, Nissan etc size truck. 633-4322 WANTED: OLD used or no-good-anymore snowboard to make swing, free would be awesome, super cheap ok. 393-3300 & lv msg HOST FAMILIES NEEDED! Northern Youth Abroad is looking for families to host 2 youth from Nunavut/NWT volunteering in your community July/August. www.nya.ca or Toll-Free 1-866-212-2307.
Cars
MARLIN MODEL XL7S 30-06, c/w scope bases, $300, Winchester 3030 Model 94ae, $400, Leupold scope Model VX3, 2.5 -8, 36mm Boone & Crockett, $400, exc cond, FAC required. 668-5268
2011 YARIS CE, 3-dr hatchback, 5-speed manual, less than 44,000 km, red color, good visibility, heated side mirrors, extended 7 year/200,000 km transferable warranty, $9,500. anna.lorrina@gmail.com
CUSTOM BUILT .458 Win Mag large game hunting rifle, $1200 obo, PAL required. Rick @ 333-9601
2011 MUSTANG GT convertible 5.0L, 6-spd manual, fully loaded, nav system, Brembo brakes, showroom cond, 11,700 kms, red, $27,495. 667-2880
RUGER M77 Hawkeye 338RCM, open sights, rings, stainless, synthetic w/some ammo, 338 win mag performance from 20" barrel, $750, rare exc cond Savage 24 Series S, 20 g/.22 lr over/under, $650. 393-3564
Wanted LOOKING FOR a generous volunteer driving instructor. Gas and vehicle provided. Please call 867-335-3289 WANTED: VOLUNTEER to teach beginner English to an adult. 393-2275
2009 NISSAN Altima sedan, 4-cyl, auto, air, cruise, tilt, P/W, P/L, AM/FM/CD, $8,500. 660-4220 2009 SUBARU Impressa WRX, 58,000km, exc cond, $25,000. 633-4666 2008 NISSAN Versa hatchback, 4-cyl, 6-spd standard, air, cruise, tilt, P/W, P/L, AM/FM/CD, 2 sets of tires & wheels, $6,500. 660-4220 2007 HONDA Fit, 154,000 kms, 5-spd manual, well maintained, have all service records, power windows, mirrors & door locks, new all seasons & near new winters, $6,500 obo. 335-1230
Firewood
HURLBURT ENTERPRISES INC. Store (867) 633-3276 Dev (867) 335-5192 Carl (867) 334-3782
â&#x153;&#x201D; Beetle-killed spruce from Haines Junction, quality guaranteed â&#x153;&#x201D; Everything over 8" split â&#x153;&#x201D; $250 per cord (6 cords or more) â&#x153;&#x201D; Single and emergency half cord deliveries â&#x153;&#x201D; Scheduled or next day delivery
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EVF FUELWOOD ENT Year Round Delivery â&#x20AC;˘ Dry accurate cords â&#x20AC;˘ Clean shavings available â&#x20AC;˘ VISA/M.C. accepted Member of Yukon Wood Producers Association Costs will rise. ORDER NOW 456-7432 DONĘźS FIREWOOD SERVICE â&#x20AC;˘Single cord specialist â&#x20AC;˘Wood stockpiled in Whitehorse for quick daily deliveries â&#x20AC;˘Social Services accepted 393-4397 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 DUKE'S FIREWOOD Round Firewood Multiples of 2 cords, $250/cord Round 6 cord load, $230/cord Cash sales only 334-8122 FIRE-KILLED FIREWOOD for sale $250/cord 334-7005 FRANKĘźS FIREWOOD Standing dead spruce cordwood â&#x20AC;˘$230/cord for stove length delivered in town â&#x20AC;˘$90/cord u-cut on the landing â&#x20AC;˘1/2 cord orders welcomed â&#x20AC;˘Special rates for cordwood resellers Phone 334-8960
Guns & Bows ANSCHUTZ CIL model 111.22 single shot, vg to exc cond, $175. 633-2443
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Champagne and Aishihik First Nations
JOB OPPORTUNITIES Finance Manager Regular Full Time. Salary Range: $72,025.40 - $84,259.54 Location: Haines Junction Under the direction of the Director of Finance & Administration, the Finance Manager is responsible for the management and administration of the Finance Department including the preparation, administration and monitoring of operating and capital budgets, monthly accounting, ďŹ nancial planning and reporting. This position is responsible for the accuracy and integrity of the CAFN ďŹ nancial statements, the quality and timelines of ďŹ nancial reports, and for assisting in the development of accounting standards, policies and procedures and supervision of the accounting staff and performs other duties as required. Application deadline: 4:30 p.m. on February 6, 2015
Custodial â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Deep Cleaner Whitehorse Office Casual Part Time. Salary: $20.31/hourly Location: Whitehorse Reporting to the Property Manager, the Deep Cleaner is responsible for deep cleaning the CAFN Whitehorse OfďŹ ce as per the scope of work. Application deadline: 4:30 p.m. on February 6, 2015
Custodial Worker â&#x20AC;&#x201C; HJ CAFN Admin. Bldg. & Da Ku Cultural Centre Auxiliary On-Call. Salary: $20.31/hr. Location: Haines Junction Reporting to the Property Manager, the auxiliary on-call custodial worker is required to assist in maintaining the CAFN Administration building and the Da Ku Cultural Centre in Haines Junction, in accordance with standards established by the CAFN. Application deadline: 4:30 p.m. on February 5, 2015 CAFNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Human Resources Policy will apply. For complete job description please check the CAFN website at http://www.cafn.ca/jobs.html or contact below. Send Applications/Resumes to: Human Resource OfďŹ cer Champagne & Aishihik First Nations Fax: (867) 634-2108 | Phone: (867) 634-4244 | Email: jgraham@cafn.ca
2005 MITSUBISHI Outlander 4-dr, auto, all-wheel drive, 4 summer tires, 5 winter tires, mechanically approved, very reliable, higher mileage, well maintained, one owner, $4,500. 334-7168
2000 CADILLAC Eldorado, 2-dr, full power, 4 winter tires, 5 new summer tires on rims, 58,000 orig miles, $2,800. 336-2029
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2000 CADILLAC DTS, pearl white on tan leather, rare night vision option, low kms, 130,000, beautiful condition, $6,800 obo. 335-5465
2004 MAZDA 6, black leather interior, power windows/doors, sun roof, red, 17â&#x20AC;? low profile rims, Bose sound system, heated seats, tinted windows, 270,000 kms, $4,000 obo. 334-1502
1999 FORD Taurus, 4-dr, P/W, P/D, cruise, V6 auto, 4 snow tires, $1,950. 336-2029
2005 T O Y O T A Corolla CE, 100,000kms, $7,500 obo. 333-9126
2000 SUBARU Impreza Sport AWD, 265,000 kms, 5-spd, 35 mpg, new front cv axles, struts & mounts, rear wheel bearings, 4 Nokian AW tires, $1,750. 393-2509, clarinch@bellaliant.net/mailto:clarinch@bellaliant.net msgs
1998 HONDA CRV, high kms, well maintained, very reliable, winter studded & good summer tires on rims incl, $2,800. 335-4512 1980 CORVETTE, less than 1,000 miles since restored, T-roof, 4-spd manual, P/S, P/B, leather interior. Call for details 336-8850
CARCROSS TAGISH E MPLOYMENT FIRST NATION O PPORTUNITY Natural Resources Manager CLOSING DATE: February , 13 2015 STATUS: Full-Time/Permanent SALARY: CTFN Wage Scale, Level 10 - 12, Commensurate with experience and duties
JOB SUMMARY Under the direct supervision of the Director of Heritage, Lands and Natural Resources the Natural Resource manager is responsible for developing, implementing and administering Fish and Wildlife Management, Lands Management and Forest Resource programs for the Carcross/Tagish First Nation (CTFN) and other related duties as requested. We thank all those who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. Preference may be given to Carcross Tagish First Nation citizens on all CTFN competitions. Candidatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cover letter and resume should clearly demonstrate their related qualifications, since selection for further consideration will be based on the information provided. Job descriptions are available upon request.
For more information go to CTFN Website or Phone (867) 821-4251 Ext 8269 Fax (867) 821-3903 E-mail tanya.james@ctfn.ca
HOLLAND AMERICA LINE is now accepting
5@/<B />>:71/B7=<A YUKON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Applications are now being accepted by the Holland America Line, Inc. Community Advisory Board (CAB) for grants to local service and non-proďŹ t groups in the Yukon. The CAB is comprised of Yukon civic and business leaders who advise Holland America Line on local corporate contributions and community involvement projects. The Yukon CAB will be making decisions about grant applications at its next meeting in March or April. Applications can be picked up at the Westmark Whitehorse Hotel and should be mailed to: Allison Hovanec, Holland America Line, 745 W 4th Avenue Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 99501. They may also be faxed to: (907) 264-8026. Applications are due in Anchorage no later than the close of business on Monday, March 2, 2015. For more information on the Holland America Line community relations program, contact Allison Hovanec at (907) 264-8043 or e-mail ahovanec@hollandamerica-princess.com.
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ACTIVE IN YOUR COMMUNITY Are you looking for volunteer opportunities? Please check www.volunteeryukon.ca to find more volunteer opportunities.
Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous The Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Society is looking for Volunteers for the 2015 Festival!! 1) Please go to www.yukonrendezvous.com 2) Go to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Volunteerâ&#x20AC;? Tab at the top of the page 3) Click On â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sign up to Volunteer Nowâ&#x20AC;? 4) Submit your info and create a password 5) Once you have submitted your info and password, navigate back to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Volunteerâ&#x20AC;? page 6) Click on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Registered Volunteersâ&#x20AC;? and use the e-mail address and password you used at sign up 7) You now have access to our Self-Serve Volunteer Management Centre (You can sign up for shifts, check your hours, update your personal info, etc.)
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Tuesday Evening Bingo at Thomson Centre We are in need of volunteers to support Residents in Bingo on Tuesday evenings. Staff will run the program, and the volunteers will assist Residents in getting to the program area, and help them with finding the numbers on their bingo cards. Qualifications: Desire to contribute to quality of life of seniors living in Continuing Care facilities. References and RCMP criminal records check required. Minimum commitment of 6 months. Orientation provided. Benefits: Opportunity to give back to the community, and to gain insight into Continuing Care in Yukon. Opportunity to attend Dementia in-services and other training opportunities as they arise. Volunteer appreciation activities are held yearly. Time commitment: 2 hours / week. The program will begin when we have volunteers in place, and will run from 5:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 on Tuesday evenings. (NB. There is no Bingo program the 3rd Tuesday of each month so that Residents can enjoy Pet Visits). Number of volunteers needed: 4 Contact: Kathy Elliot, kathy.elliot@gov.yk.ca, 393-8629
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BETTER BID NORTH AUCTION has been commissioned by YTG Dept of Motor Vehicles to sell by sealed bids 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4, Bidding from Jan 30 to Feb 14. Contact Paul Heynen @ 333-0717. Bids close Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 6:00pm
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2011 FORD F250 4x4 Supercab long box, 106,000km, $17,000 obo. 336-2121
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2011 HONDA Pilot Touring Ed, fully loaded, nav system, heated seats, dvd, sunroof, low kms 62000kms, grey, exc cond, $32,995. 667-2880 2010 NISSAN X-Terra 4X4, 6-spd manual, stock off-road lighting, new trailer hitch, diff lock, good glass & tires, low kms, extended warranty. 332-3928 2007 CHEV Avalanche, 11,200km, interior in mint condition, new brakes, tires, Nav entertainment center, brake box, only 1 driver, $14,000 obo. 335-2180 for more info 2004 CHEVY Venture minivan, 6-cyl, 3.4L, auto trans, new from GM, a/c, DVD player, well maintained, $3,200 obo. 334-5553 2004 FORD Freestar van, one owner, exc cond, 144,000 km, have complete maintenance history, $6,500 obo. 334-2675 2004 HUMMER H2, 6.0L, super-charged, $12,000 obo. 335-5465 2004 LIMITED Edition Dodge Grand Caravan, 170,000kms, great condition, runs well, $4,000 obo. 633-3148 for viewing 2000 FORD F250 4X4 Superduty, flat deck, $5,000. 633-2212
DIRECTOR, NATURAL & HERITAGE RESOURCES
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THE JOB: Reporting to the Executive Director, this position is responsible for directing the business of the Natural & Heritage Resources Department in lands, environment, heritage, and ďŹ sh and wildlife. This position supervises the Heritage Manager, Lands Manager, Fish & Wildlife Manager and Administrative Assistant. This position also serves as a member of the Senior Management Team in the Vuntut Gwitchin Government. THE CANDIDATE: The ideal candidate will hold a degree or diploma in one or more of the following: natural or renewable resource management, land management, environmental studies and have extensive relevant work experience at a senior management level. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of the principles, practices, issues and legislations associated with natural resources management. Strong skills are needed for managing projects, developing policies and procedures, applying ďŹ nancial management, negotiating, supervising and problem solving. Excellent oral and written communication skills are required. Pay Range: $79,806 - $103,748 ($52.47 - $68.21) per annum plus an excellent beneďŹ t package
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2003 GMC Jimmy, 202,000kms, over $3,000 in new parts, gd tires, gd 4X4, $4,200. 334-1846 2002 CHEV single cab pickup truck/service box, new tires & paint, gas 4x4, ex Yukon Electric, $8,900; 1996 Dodge 2500, auto, 2WD, gas, $2,500. 333-0717 1999 CHEVROLET Silverado, x-cab 4x4, V8 auto, c/w winch, headache rack & rails, storage bins, $5,950. 336-2029 1999 DODGE Dakota, 4- Wheel drive 4x4, $1,600 obo. 336-3555 1994 FORD Explorer, summer & studded winters, $200 radio, 5 seats, 4 door + hatch, blue, 4x4, power windows/locks, lots of trunk space, runs well, $2,000 obo. 336-1493 after 3pm DODGE RAM 3500, crew cab, Cummins diesel, dually auto tran, mechanicĘźs deck c/w 1-ton crane, reduced to $15,000. 336-2029
Auto Parts & Accessories 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 5 BRAND new Goodyear 245/75-17â&#x20AC;? 10ply mud/snow tires, $420 cost each, complete set of 5 for $1,350 obo, will not fit my truck. Call 332-1374 TOYOTA ALLOY wheels, fits Tacoma or Tundra, 16X7, retail $490/ea, asking $125/ea or all for $400. 633-3053 WILL HAUL your complete unwanted vehicle away free of charge. 633-3088 4 NOKIA tires, 225/60 R16, $200. 633-3088 BOAT/UTILITY RACK for full-size p/u, rated at 800lbs, 3 yrs old. Paid $800 at Buffalo Tools, asking $275. 334-8738 SET OF 4 Nexen studless directional snow tires, 205/55 R16, $180 obo. 456-7673
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! DUCED 2012 Yamaha Phazer Gt 121"..............$ 121"RE..............$5,999.00
RONĘźS SMALL ENGINE SERVICES Repairs to Snowmobiles, Chainsaws, Lawnmowers, ATVĘźs, Small industrial equipment. Light welding repairs available 867-332-2333 lv msg 2011 SKANDIC WT 600 ACE, $6,500 obo. 633-5955 2009 YAMAHA Venture MP 4-stroke, exc cond, rear seat, cargo box, block heater, extra-wide skis, spare carbide runners, scratchers, belts, mirrors, Yamaha cover, $5,500. Mike 333-6392 2009 POLARIS Assault 146 track slp head, intake, exhaust, egts, clutch kit, programmer with LCD display, low miles and a tunnel bag, $6,500 obo. 668-3118 2004 YAMAHA snow machine, SX Viper, $3,500, serious inquiries. 335-4237 2008 SKANDIC SWT, vg cond, $7,000 obo. Call 332-2452 ARCTIC CAT snowmobile trailer covers, 3 available, $250 new, asking $50 to $100 ea. 336-0306 SNOWMOBILE GEAR, women's sz 8, Yamaha boots, $40, large helmet, $50, FXR ladies sz 14 jacket, $125, never worn, ladies gloves sz large, $30. 633-4628 for more 15 X 1.6" X 141 track, used twice, $550 obo. 334-5613
Help control the pet overpopulation problem
2015
have your pets SPAYED OR NEUTERED. FOR INFORMATION CALL
633-6019
LOST
FOUND
t Granger, neutered male, DMH, brown tabby with white patch under chin, no collar, answers to Moo, Contact Kim @ 336-1416 t Tagish, 1 year old, Great Pyrenees, female, white with grey on the face, no collar, answers to Sadie, Contact Shelley @ 3324558 ( 10/01/15) t Golden Horn, 6 years old, short hair pointer, female, black and white, wearing a blue collar no tags, answers to Gypsy, Contact Suzie @ 668-2703 (13/01/15)
t Porter Creek, female, Collie X, no collar, black and white answers to Abby, Contact Pam @ 667-4787. t Azure, male, Bear Dogx, white and tan, wearing a brown and blue and white collar with no tags, Contact Jessica @ 587-3432418 ( 16/01/15)
RUNNING AT LARGE... If you have lost a pet, remember to check with City Bylaw: 668-8382
2008 Yamaha Phazer Mtx 144" ...........$5,499.00 $ 2011 Yamaha Phazer Rtx 121" ............$6,499.00
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
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4
LOST/FOUND
6-WK OLD black kitten, litter trained, weaned, Siamese mother, $60. 633-2837
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
633-6019
I am proud to have shared the most precious moments of my life with you, as you are the most gorgeous of all! All my love Michaelâ&#x20AC;Ś xox
Pets CANINES & COMPANY Dog Obedience School Puppy fundamentals March 10 Private Lessons Reactive dog rehabilitation Professional, high quality certified trainers Phone 333-0505 caninesandcompany@northwestel.net www.caninesandcompany.ca
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2012 Yamaha Nytro Xtx 144" 4"............... ...............$7,999.00 SOLD! 4 2013 Yamaha Nytro Xtx 144" 4" .............. Supercharged ................................... $12,999.00 SOLD! $
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IKA
Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Mika. I arrived in December to the shelter. I would love to be your cuddly new pet. Come on down and visit with me!
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IN FOSTER HOMES DOGS t 7 yr old, female spayed, Rottie X, brindle (Daphne) t 5 yr old, female, Border Collie, brown, (Annie) t 3 yr old, neutered male, GSD/Rottie, black and brown (Tristan)
t 3 yr old, neutered male, bear dog X, brown, (Dancer)
CATS
t 11 yr old,DSH, male neutered, black (Mingus) t 11 yr old, DLH female spayed, yellow and grey (Kizzie)
AT THE SHELTER DOGS t 4 yr old, neutered male, Beagle X, brown and black and white (Dexter) t 2 yr old, female, Labx , black and white, (Prancer) t 7 months old, female, GSD, black and tan, (Sherry) t 7 months old, female, GSD, tan and black, (Rosa) t 6 year old. female, Husky X, white and black, (Shylo) t 3 yr old, neutered male, Argintino Dogo, white, (Kale) t 6 months old, male, Husky X, black and brown, (Max) t 14 weeks old, female, Shepherd X collie, black and white, (Astrid) t 14 weeks old, female, Shepherd X collie, brindle grey, (Rosie)
t 14 weeks old, female, Shepheard X collie, brindle, (Jane) t 1 year old , female, Shibainu, orange, (Peaches) t 1 year old, male, Shepherd/Lab X, brindle and tan, (Morzart) t 4 months old, female, Collie X, Black and tan, (Faye) t 15 weeks old, male, Shepherd/Collie X, black and white, (Elroy)
CATS
t 8 yr old, female spayed, DSH, black, (Forest) t 2 yr old, female, DMH,black and white, (Mika) t 6 yr old, DMH, female spayed, brown tabby, (Judy ) t 1 yr old, DLH, female, black, (Luna) t 5 yr old, DSH, female, black, (Juanita)
SPECIAL t Homes needed for retired sled dogs. They would make excellent pets. Please contact 668-3647 or kennelmanager@muktuk.com
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If your lost animal has been inadvertently left off the pet report or for more info on any of these animals, call 633-6019 or stop by 126 Tlingit Street.
Pets will be posted on the Pet Report for two weeks. Please let us know after that time if you need them re-posted.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015 2004 SKANDIC 550F SWT, new 24" track, 740 km on top end rebuild, rifle rack, extra storage box, shop manual incl, well maintained, $4,000. 634-2631 HJ
Josef Volf
2008 YAMAHA Nytro Custom Race sled, $8,500 obo, can be seen at Yukon Yamaha, ported & polished head, K&N intake race exhaust, 1.75 track, etc. 334-5613 580 ARCTIC Cat XLT snowmobile, new parts, $1,500 obo. 689-9715 2009 YAMAHA Grizzly, 125 cc, well maintained, cargo box, thumb/hand warmers, $2,400. 456-7758 after 5pm
1929 - 2015
WANTED: CHILDRENʼS size snow machine, my son desperately wants one. Have your children outgrown theirs? 667-6683
Annie passed away suddenly after a lengthy illness.
Marine
A celebration of Annie’s life will be held: Josef (Joe) was born on July 10, 1929 in Prestanice, Czech Republic and he grew up in the small village of Velhartice. In 1949, Joe and his childhood friend escaped from the Czech Republic on cross country skis and made their way to Germany where they lived in a refugee camp. In 1950 they boarded a Greek passenger ship to Halifax, Nova Scotia and from there, travelled by train to Viking, Alberta. Joe worked in his family’s trade as a butcher and eventually met and married Louise. In 1966 Joe and Louise moved to Elsa, Yukon where they managed the local general store and raised their four children; Harvey, Joseph, Kevin and Michelle. Once the Elsa mine closed down, the two of them spent many years living in the town of Mayo, Yukon. Joe and Louise’s final journey together was to Leduc, Alberta in April 2014 to reside closer to family and medical care. Joe passed away peacefully on January 25, 2015 in Edmonton, Alberta. Joe was a family man. He was compassionate, generous, fiery, strong, energetic, determined, brave and honest. He was also a great story teller. He enjoyed reading, playing cards, studying atlases, cross country skiing and spending time with his family and friends. He loved to explore nature, whether it was by foot, canoe, car or plane. He found it hard to pass up a country road or a trail, always wondering where it might lead. No matter where his travels took him, his favorite place on earth was our family’s cabin at the lake, as his heart remained forever in Yukon. Joe was predeceased by his son Kevin. He will be deeply missed by his wife Louise of 53 years, his children Harvey (Barb), Joseph and Michelle (Raymond), his grandchildren, his two siblings Vilma (Tom) and František (Marie) and their families who live in the Czech Republic, and his close friends. “Vzpomínáme s láskou” (Always remembered Always loved). Joe, may the peace that surrounds you be sunshine on your shoulders, the wind at your back, a paddle in your hands and a canoe in the calm cool lake beneath you… In accordance with his wishes, Joe was cremated and will be interred at a later date.
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Heavy Equipment 26' KIEFER gooseneck trailer c/w 2 - 7,000lb axles, electric brakes, adjustable ball coupler, leg jack, built-in tilt adjustable ramps, treated wood deck, like new. $8,000. 336-8850
Potlatch to follow
A HEARTFELT THANK YOU!
Massi Cho!
2007 PETERBILT 379 long hood, 565 ISX engine, 18-spd, 46 Rockwells w/lockers, air ride, 63” stand-up, herd bumper, 740,000 mi, recent work done, $55,000. 333-9952 btwn 8am-5pm 2006 PETERBILT 378, 550 Cat, C15, 18-sp trans, 46 Rockwells w/lockers, air ride, 48” stand-up sleeper, moose bumper, 820,000 mi, lots of recent work, $45,000. 333-9952 btw 8am-5pm
TO THE PEOPLE OF OLD CROW AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
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of you made it all possible . Grave diggers, hunters, feast, you all worked hard to out our dearest grandson, son, brother, nephew, friend, Kevin to his final resting place. Francis Ross on a job well done on the slide show. Rev. Laurie Munroe, Bishop Larry Robertson and Bishop Terri Buckle for officiating the funeral service. Family and friends who came from far. Everyone of you played a role in our time of sorrow, which we appreciated very, much. Massi Cho! FROM OUR HEART. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. … FROM ESAU, MARRION SCHAFER & FAMILY AND KAREN MACARTHUR (IN KAMLOOPS, BC.) AND LOVE YOU ALL.
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 TAITʼS TRAILERS www.taittrailers.com taits@northwestel.net Quality new and used Horse * Cargo * Equipment trailers For sale or rent Call Anytime 334-2194 Southern prices delivered to the Yukon 2010 32ʼ Jayco G2 travel trailer, double axle, 2 push outs, regular hitch, used 5 times, $18,000. 633-5155 20ʼ GOOSENECK low boy equipment trailer, dual 7,000lb axles, slide-out ramps, newer tires, hardly used, $5,500. 336-0306
Anyone who wants to share thoughts, stories or memories with Joe’s family is welcome to do so by emailing marsnsun@shaw.ca.
Margaret Chatten February 26, 1946 - January 2, 2015
&
Lori Ann Dolan May 25, 1973 - January 2, 2015
A picture is worth a thousand words and their smiles are worth a thousand more. It is with great sadness that we heard about the sudden passing of our friends, (John’s wife) Margaret and their daughter Lori in a vehicle accident around Revelstoke, BC on January 2nd.
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A CELEBRATION of LIFE
service will be held at Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre (the Grey Mountain Room)
Friday, February 6, 2015 at 2:00PM. John Chatten, together with a gathering of friends will commemorate Margaret and Lori’s lives with an open mike available to share memories and stories. You are invited to bring yours.
Margaret and John Chatten moved to the Yukon, from Ontario in 1970 and left in 2008 for retirement to Burstall, SK. It was in the Yukon, where their 3 children (Dan, Paul and Lori) grew up, and enjoyed their lives together: camping, fishing, square-dancing, hiking and building homes together. They spent 2 years up in Inuvik, NWT. Most of their time in the North was spent in Whitehorse, YT. We can remember these 2 beautiful women and remember they are gone, or we can cherish their memory and let it live on.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015 2005 ADVENTURER truck camper, fits 8ʼ box, exc cond, open to offers. 668-6885 2006 32' pull behind Wolf Pack toy hauler, built-in gas tank, ramp access, barely used, ready for mining or camping, will store for winter or deliver, $18,000 obo. Paul 335-1035 12 X 60 older trailer, good for mining or lease, c/w wood stove & oil furnace, can be delivered, available mid to end of March, $10,000 obo. 335-1035 WANTED: 2000 to 2007 Lance Lite 815 truck camper, if youʼre looking to upgrade your rig here is your opportunity. 668-7963
Coming Events ATLIN GUEST HOUSE Deluxe Lakeview Suites Sauna, Hot Tub, BBQ, Internet, Satellite TV Kayak Rentals In House Art Gallery 1-800-651-8882 Email: atlinart@yahoo.ca www.atlinguesthouse.com ATLIN - GLACIER VIEW CABINS “your quiet get away” Cozy self contained log cabins canoes, kayaks for rent Fax/Phone 250-651-7691 e-mail sidkatours@ atlin.net www.glacierviewcabins.ca THE ALZHEIMER/DEMENTIA Family Caregiver Support Group meets monthly. A group for family/friends caring for someone with Dementia. Info and register call Cathy 334-1548 or Joanne 668-7713 HOSPICE YUKON: Free, confidential services offering compassionate support to all those facing advanced illness, death and bereavement. Visit our lending library @ 409 Jarvis, M-F 11:30-3PM. 667-7429, www.hospiceyukon.net COFFEE HOUSE, Saturday Feb. 7, featuring Stewart Ely + the Open Stage. Help set up 6pm + open stage sign-up, show at 7:30pm, $5, United Church bsmt, 6th + Main, 633-4255 FREE WORKSHOPS for seniors & youth, January, February & March, provided by Yukon Artists at Work. To register & for info call Kate, 668-4268 RCMP VICTIM Assistance volunteers looking for applicants. Program offers immediate support to victims. For further info contact: philip.whiles@rcmp-grc.gc.ca YUKON SEARCH & Rescue AGM Wednesday, February 4 2015 at 7pm in the EMO boardroom, 60 Norseman Road, open to the public. For info: e-mail info@yukonsar.org BABY STORY Time, Ages 6-24 months & caregiver(s), Friday Jan 16 to Friday Mar 6, 10:30–11:30am, no program on Fri Feb 20, Whitehorse Public Library NEW TO Whitehorse? 35 or over? Come out and meet other newcomers. Email newtowhitehorse@gmail.com to get reminders of upcoming events LOVE A Liberal Dance, February 6, 7:30pm, Transportation Museum. Music provided by Soul Migration, tickets $25, cash bar, Melissa at 333-9493 for tickets or email: melissakcraig@yahoo.com
HEALING TOUCH Yukon Association AGM will be Wednesday, Feb 25 at 5:30 pm at 412 Cook Street. Email jenniferg@northwestel.net for more information. TODDLER STORY Time, 10:30–11:30am, for children 2 & 4 yrs of age & caregiver(s), Wednesday Jan 14 to Wednesday Mar 11 at Whitehorse Public Library F.H. COLLINS School Council regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 4th, 2015 in the Fine Dining Room at the school. Everyone welcome.
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HOSPICE POETRY-WRITING Workshop. Explore a loss you are grieving through poetry with guidance from a poet and Hospice counsellor. Feb 5, 12, 19, 7-8:30pm 667-7429
RETIREMENT OPEN House for Jim Cahill Thursday February 12, 5-7pm at Lucy Jackson room, Yukon Employee's Union Hall. Drop in to wish him well. 393-3578 for more info
TEDXWHITEHORSE AT Mt Lorne, Sunday, February 8, 2015, 1:30-4:30 pm, at Lorne Mountain Community Centre. http://www.tedxwhitehorse.com/
DANCE GATHERING Feb 7 @ 8-9pm at Leaping Feats, adults and mature teens. A place to be yourself, connect with community and dance the way you want! whitehorsedancegathering@gmail.com
GROWERS OF Organic Food Yukon Annual General Meeting is on Sunday, March 8th at Yukon College, room C1440. For more info e-mail goofy@yukonfood.com or visit organic.yukonfood.com. New members welcome. ECKANKAR WORSHIP Service "Transcending the Wheel of Rebirth", Sunday, Feb. 1, 12:30 p.m. at Whitehorse library meeting room JACK HULLAND School Council is holding it's Regular Council Meeting, Wednesday, February 4, 2015, 7:00pm in the School Library. Everyone is welcome KINDERGARTEN INFORMATION Night for 2015/2016 Early French Immerison Program, February 4th @ 6:30pm, Whitehorse Elementary. 667-8083 44TH ANNUAL Carmacks Sweetheart Bonspiel, February 13-15, $200 per team. To register call Carmacks Rec Centre, 867-863-5057 or George Skookum, 867-863-6134, George.skookum@lscfn.ca. Deadline to register February 12th @ 6pm ACTIVE TRAILS Whitehorse Association meeting, Tuesday February 10, 7pm, Sport Yukon Boardroom #1. Info: www.active twa.org AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Writing Circle meeting Tuesday, February 24, 7pm - 9pm, Whitehorse United Church (upstairs), scent free. Writing letters to support human rights worldwide. www.amnesty.org BUD HAYNES & WARD'S Firearms Auction. Saturday, March 7, 10 a.m., 11802 - 145 St., Edmonton, Alberta. One Man's Collection, store dispersal, case lots, ammo, etc. Consign now. Catalogue w/pictures online. Phone 403-347-5855 / 780-451-4549; www.budhaynesauctions.com; www.WardsAuctions.com TAX RETURN Basics February 10, 6pm, Centre de la francophonie. Free workshop on useful tips and resources available. Held in French. Registration: 867-668-2663, xt 500 SOURDOUGH PANCAKE Supper, Tuesday February 17, 5pm-7pm, Whitehorse United Church, 6th & Main, elevator access, adults $10, seniors $7, children 12 & under $5, family price $25 ANY REGISTERED LPN who is interested in creating or learning more about the LPN Association, call Tara. 334-5189
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FIREWEED COMMUNITY Market AGM, everyone welcome, Library meeting room March 5th, 2015, 6pm-9pm. More Info: fireweedmarket@yahoo.ca WHITEHORSE G E N E R A L Hospital Women's Auxiliary Mon. Feb. 9th, 7:30 p.m. at WGH. New members welcome! Info: 667-2087 HOLISTIC HEALTH Practitioners Reconnection Gathering February 18, 5:30-7:30pm at RahRah Gallery. To RSVP or for info contact 668-5180. DUNGEONS & Dragons: Role-play & craft a fantasy adventure! Feb 19, Mar 19, Apr 16 & May 14, 3:30 – 5 p.m, Whitehorse Public Library. Free, drop in. CRIME PREVENTION Victim Services Trust Fund application deadline Feb 16. Visit www.crimepreventionfundyukon.ca or call 667-8746 or 1-800-661-0408 ext 8746 to find out more YRTA (YUKON Retired Teachers) Breakfast Tues. Feb. 10th, 9:30 a.m. at Ricky's. All welcome! Info: 667-2644
Services BACKHAULS, WHITEHORSE to Alberta. Vehicles, Furniture, Personal effects etc. Daily departures, safe secure dependable transportation at affordable rates. Please call Pacific Northwest Freight Systems @ 667-2050
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ADVISORY COMMITTEE KDFN WHITEHORSE WATERFRONT HERITAGE INTERPRETIVE PROJECT Kwanlin DĂźn First Nation is seeking expressions of interest by KDFN community members to serve on an advisory committee in support of the Whitehorse Waterfront Heritage Interpretive Project. Committee members must be members of the KDFN community and have direct experience or considerable knowledge of the Kwanlin DĂźn peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history along the Whitehorse Waterfront. Committee members will champion the project in the community and help to provide advice and direction on known resources to enhance the sharing of the Kwanlin DĂźn peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history and stories along the Whitehorse waterfront. The committee will meet 3-4 times for 1-2 hours in duration during the current phase of this multi-year project. KDFNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policy on honorariums will apply. The committee will provide direction and advice supporting the work to: s solicit input from the community on potential historical themes and stories s gather heritage and historical materials that can be used to help share Kwanlin DĂźnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story s advise on any other known documentary or visual resources held in the community s identify Elders and other tradition bearers to interview on camera. If you are interested in participating in this committee, please contact Project Manager Geoff Cowie via email at geoff.cowie@kdfn.net or by calling 633-7802 before Wed., Jan 21st at 4:30p.m.
ELECTRICIAN â&#x20AC;˘Licensed â&#x20AC;˘Residential & Commercial â&#x20AC;˘All jobs, large or small â&#x20AC;˘Free Estimates â&#x20AC;˘10% SeniorĘźs Discount 332-7879 PASCAL PAINTING CONTRACTOR PASCAL AND REGINE Residential - Commercial Ceilings, Walls Textures, Floors Spray work Small drywall repair Excellent quality workmanship Free estimates pascalreginepainting@northwestel.net 633-6368 TITAN DRYWALL Taping & Textured Ceilings 27 years experience Residential or Commercial No job too small Call Dave 336-3865 PROFESSIONAL CLASS 1 DRIVER seeking full-time position. Over one million miles, clean abstract, fully certified. Oil patch construction experience. 902-443-8087 davidandsandra@bellaliant.net GEORGE SAURE Carpentry â&#x20AC;˘Interior finishing of stairs, wood flooring, kitchen installation â&#x20AC;˘Custom woodwork â&#x20AC;˘New construction â&#x20AC;˘Renovations Call for a Free Estimate 333-9530 SNOW CLEARING/REMOVAL Sidewalks, Driveways, Parking lots, Compounds Private and Commercial Properties Fast and reliable service Aurora Toolcat Services 867-334-7635
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Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is February 24, 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 Val Bumstead at (867) 667-5147. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. 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
Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is February 25, 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 Wayne Beauchemin at (867) 667-8039. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. 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
Project Description: One Year Standing Offer Agreement for the Supply of Medical Oxygen. Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is February 24, 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 Brown at (867) 667-5108. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015 Business Opportunities 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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Sports Equipment BIKE TRAINER, Minoura M60, exc cond, $125 obo. 633-4628 for info YOUTH'S SNOWBOARD Firefly Whoop, 120 cm, c/w size 5 boots & XS/S helmet, used less than 6 times, like new, $175. 633-5998 GIRLS FIGURE skates, size 6, $15, Graf 370 Supra hockey skate, size 2.5, $15, Easton Synergy hockey pants, XL, $15, snowboarding helmet, small, $15, CCM Vector hockey helmet w/cage, youth, $15. 456-7758
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
RECLINER, PLUM coloured fabric, has heating pad in back, phone in arm rest, exc cond. 332-4455
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2-DRAWER LETTER size filing cabinet, good cond, $35; oak veneer TV stand, 36”Wx24”H, good cond; large L-shape office desk, $150; black leatherette chair, vg cond, $50. 334-7555 after 6pm
CHILDRENʼS CLOTHING in excellent condition, given freely the first & third Saturday monthly at the Church of the Nazarene, 2111 Centennial. 633-4903
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL YUKON OUTDOOR SPORTS COMPLEX - ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is February 25, 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 Nick Rodger at (867) 667-5194. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
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HAY FOR SALE Dry bales kept under a shelter Great quality, $12/bale. 633-4496 or astra@northwestel.net 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 FARMING EQUIPMENT for sale in excellent condition, John Deere 4030 tractor, Case mower/conditioner, Case in line baler, Sitex hay rake and much more. Call for details 336-8850 DRY BROME HAY BALES For Sale 65 lb square bales $10 850 lb round bales price negotiable Phone 867-668-2407
DOUBLE-SIZE SOFA bed, navy blue print, clean, $100 obo; antique double-size brass bed frame, approx 100 yrs old, $200 obo; antique steamer trunk, very old, $150 obo. 334-7555 after 6pm
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CMHC SCHEDULES COMPLIANCE AUDIT YUKON HOUSING CORPORATION Project Description: Compliance Audit of schedules per Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is February 12, 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 Luzelle Nagel at 867-456-5549. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
SUPPLY OF NINTEX SOFTWARE Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is February 25, 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 Wayne Beauchemin at (867) 667-8039. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
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Project Description: To supply Emergency Carts and Related Items as per tender Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is February 25, 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 Brown at (867) 667-5108. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The information displayed is as of date and time of opening and is not modified based on the results of the Compliance Review. This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade. View or download documents at: www.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html
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Stipulated Price Tender General Contractor Services CNIM Building Construction Yukon College Closes: NOON PST, February 18, 2015. Yukon College is inviting stipulated price bids for General Contractor services for the construction of the Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining (CNIM) Building on the Ayamdigut Campus site in Whitehorse, Yukon. The project includes the acceptance of an existing foundation, and owner supplied pre-engineered steel frame (Butler package) for the shop portion; and then completion of the full foundation work, provision of building materials, and construction of the complete building. Bidders must agree to adhere to a cash flow requirement of $4,500,000 to be spent on the project by March 31, 2016. Sealed tenders, completed in conformance with the contract documents provided will be received up to NOON local time, February 18, 2015 at: Yukon College – Procurement and Contracts Office PO Box 2799 500 College Drive Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5K4 Contract documents will be available on the Merx site at https://www.merx.com . Any questions to be directed to purchasing@yukoncollege.yk.ca.
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