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he parents of a teenage girl killed in a car crash last summer are suing the young driver. Richard and Yolande Cherepak filed the lawsuit last week in Yukon Supreme Court. Fifteen-year-old Clare Cherepak, Brendan Kinney, 20, and Derrick Gibbons, 18, were in the car with a then15-year-old female driver around 3 a.m. on August 9, 2014. The car collided with a transport truck on the Alaska Highway at Robert Service Way. Kinney, the front seat passenger, was pronounced dead at the scene. Cherepak died after being transported to Whitehorse General Hospital. Gibbons was severely injured and medevaced to Vancouver General Hospital but survived.
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The driver of the car was taken to Whitehorse General Hospital, treated and released. She has since been charged with two counts of criminal negligence causing death and one count of criminal negligence causing bodily harm. She cannot be named because of her age. The civil lawsuit alleges it was the negligence of the driver, known only as Jane Doe, that caused or contributed to the crash. Documents list nearly three dozen ways Cherepak’s parents allege the driver was negligent. They include: driving without due care and attention, failing to see the oncoming truck in time, driving at an excessive or inappropriate speed and driving when she was impaired by alcohol, drugs or fatigue. “Jane Doe so negligently operated the car that it collided with the semi in a violent manner,� the documents say.
The lawsuit also names Linda Powers, the mother of one of the passengers and owner of the car. It says she was also negligent when she consented to the use of the car knowing that the driver would be impaired in some way or did not have enough training. The driver of the transport truck, William Petrie, and the company he worked for, Alberta’s Wiebe Transport Seaboard Liquid Carriers Limited, are also named. The lawsuit alleges Petrie failed to keep a proper lookout, failed to see the oncoming car in a reasonable time and failed to yield the right of way or approached too closely. The Cherepaks are seeking an undisclosed amount of money for the loss of their daughter’s companionship and support. The case is scheduled for a case management conference on Sept. 1. Contact Ashley Joannou at ashleyj@yukon-news.com
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hitehorse’s new liquefied natural gas facility is very unlikely to explode and take out part of the city with it. That was one of the take-home messages from Thursday’s tour of the LNG plant, which focused heavily on the safety features at the new facility. “We have flame and gas detection, we have wind monitoring, we have cameras, we have a guy that’s in the control centre 24 hours a day, seven days a week looking for the alarms and responding,” said Guy Morgan, director of operations with Yukon Energy. “To the greatest extent possible, we’ve looked at the safety on this.” The plant, located near Yukon Energy’s hydro facility on Miles Canyon Road, is fenced in and partly enclosed by a vapour barrier designed to prevent clouds of methane gas from drifting along the ground in case of a natural
gas leak. Inside the compound, three large, cylindrical white tanks contain the city’s liquefied natural gas supply. Two of them are currently full, and the third will likely be filled in the near future. If one of those tanks starts to leak, the plant is designed to funnel the liquid gas into a concrete containment pit, where it will be left to vaporize and disperse into the atmosphere. The containment pit can hold 110 per cent of the volume of one of the three tanks. In the tanks, the liquefied gas is kept at -162 degrees Celsius. But during a spill, it will begin to vaporize as soon as it warms up. Shannon Mallory, an environmental coordinator at Yukon Energy, said it would take about 20 hours for the full volume of one tank to convert to gas. Even if the gas were to catch fire in that containment pit, Mallory said, it would create a “lazy flame” rather than an explosion. She estimated it would take four hours for an entire tank’s worth of gas to burn off.
may be returned. Henry is hopeful, but also cautious until she actually gets A thief who broke into the the stolen goods back. Committee on Abuse in ResiThe thief entered through dential Schools Society over the the bathroom window and weekend, stealing an estimated took, among other things, a $3,000 and personal objects, cheque book, a laptop, sleeping seems to be having a change of bags and a drum. heart. The break-in will force the Joanne Henry, the society’s organization to look into beefexecutive director, heard on ing up security. Thursday from a person close “I never wanted to put in to the thief that the stolen items a security system, you go on CAIRS hopeful that stolen items will be returned
Though natural gas in its liquid form is not flammable, natural gas vapours can ignite. In 2014, an explosion at an LNG facility in Washington State punctured one of the LNG tanks on the site, raising fears that leaking vapours could produce another explosion. The incident prompted an evacuation in a three-kilometre radius around the plant, though no secondary explosion occurred. At the Whitehorse facility, the natural gas will be used primarily during peak hours in the winter, during droughts, and through long-term outages. When the system is turned on, liquid gas from the tanks is heated and vaporized, then delivered by pipeline to the two generators. That process can take 20 or 30 minutes if the system hasn’t been running recently and the tank pressure is low. Morgan said the LNG generators can run for 80,000 hours before needing a major overhaul. “Gas engines are less maintenance-intensive, which means we don’t need to change the oil as often because we are not burning
diesel fuel in them, so it’s a nice clean burn,” he said. Except when the tanks are being filled, the plant will be largely unmanned. Gas and flame detectors should trigger an automatic shutdown of the facility in case of an accident, though the site can also be shut down manually. The LNG plant was built to replace two diesel generators that had reached end of life. Brad Cathers, the minister responsible for Yukon Energy, said the LNG generators are predicted to save $700,000 in 2016 and $2.1 million in 2018 compared to new diesel generators. Last week, the News reported that the LNG plant will not be used to restore electricity during short-term outages. At the tour on Thursday, Yukon Energy president Andrew Hall said the natural gas generators will typically be used for outages that last longer than four hours. For outages that are predicted to last that long, the diesel generators would be used to restore power, and then the LNG generators would take over. “With diesel, engines pick up
load quicker, so we can get the lights on faster with diesel than with LNG,” he said. Hall said it’s too soon to say what will happen when the rest of Whitehorse’s diesel generators reach end of life. Sally Wright, a renewable energy advocate and an outspoken opponent of the LNG plant, was among those who attended the public tour of the facility. She said the tour helped alleviate her safety concerns. “It’s a safe place,” she said. “It allayed my fears, but it didn’t really answer my questions about what a stupid project it is.” Wright said she still believes the government should have chosen to replace the aging equipment with new diesel generators, which she believes would have cost less. She said the difference should have been invested in renewable energy. Wright is also calling for another public meeting that will be more accessible to people who can’t take time off work.
trust, because of the work we do,” Henry said. “You don’t want to have it like an institution, like residential school,” she said. Henry emphasized that the break-in is particularly cruel because of the work she and others do. The organization offers a safe place for residential school survivors to meet. Despite the initial shock upon discovering the breakin, Henry said she was over-
whelmed by the community support. “For me, to see the support we got was such a good feeling,” she said. “It was so uplifting.” Still, she can’t fathom why anybody would break into a non-profit helping residential school survivors. “It’s not like we have a lot of stuff,” she said. “You sit back and go, ‘Why am I trying so hard to do something when this is what we’re
gonna run into?’” she said. If the items stolen are not returned, it will be the people she works with and help every day that will be impacted. “We just ask, “Respect our organization,” said Henry. CAIRS is just the latest victim in a spate of break-ins. Other non-profits hit in recent weeks include the Whitehorse Boys and Girls Club and the Mae Bachur Animal Shelter. (Pierre Chauvin)
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City looks to renovate Pioneer Cemetery Grossinger, who helped advise the city on these projects. This News Reporter has been less of a problem since the city recently built a dog park Whitehorse’s Pioneer Cemetery could undergo major renovations not far from the cemetery, he said. if the city succeeds in tapping It’s important that the site some federal money. The project would also see the receives the respect it deserves, cenotaph relocated from in front said Grossinger. “All the pioneers of city hall to within the cemetery. that built the Yukon are buried there,” he said. Veterans have in recent years The renovation would include complained about the poor confencing the cemetery and putting dition of Pioneer Cemetery, taking particular issue with residents up signs explaining the site’s history. Headstones that have sunk who walk their dogs through it. into the ground over the years “There was dog shit everywould also be repaired. where,” said retired Major Red Pierre Chauvin
Developer asks for big tax break The City of Whitehorse may dole out its biggest-ever tax break to the developer of a four-storey building on Alexander Street. The numbered company behind the development is applying through the city’s development incentive policy for a tax break of up to $500,000 over 10 years. The foundations and the underground parking are currently being built at the site, behind l’Association franco-yukonnaise’s building. According to designs, the completed building will look like a blue rectangle with offices up to the third floor and a top floor penthouse of six residential units. Councillor Betty Irwin wasn’t a
fan of the design. “I mean no disrespect to any architect but it’s got to be one of the most uninteresting buildings I’ve seen go up in Whitehorse in a long time,” she said at a Monday committee meeting, calling it “another box.” Yukon’s Department of Economic Development will lease two of the three office floors. The department staff is currently split across five buildings, some with poor accessibility, said a spokesperson for the Department of Highways and Public Works. The department plans to move in March 2016. The building is eligible for the grant, city staff told council during a committee meeting on Monday. As part of the policy, the com-
“It’s gonna look awfully nice, I’ve seen the design,” said Grossinger. The cenotaph would be moved to the cemetery’s northeast corner. Its current location in front of city hall is “not a proper venue,” said Grossinger. “It’s so much noise and traffic, you can’t hear a thing.” The monument will stand where American veterans used to be buried. The location will be renamed Veteran Plaza. To mark Canada’s 150th birthday, the federal government made $6.4 million available to
all three territories for capital projects. The Northwest Territories and Nunavut have already applied for a number of projects, city councillors heard at a Monday meeting, and the funds are available on a first-come, first-served basis. A report presented to council looked at six options eligible for the federal funding, but all except the cemetery and cenotaph would require additional funding on top of the federal grant and city money. Each project can be covered
up to 75 per cent by the federal funding, for a maximum of $500,000. The cemetery renovation is estimated at $660,000, with the cenotaph relocation representing a small portion of the costs, Grossinger said. Applicants, however, have to demonstrate they have already secured the remaining 25 per cent, council was told. Councillors are set to discuss the project next week.
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Reinmuth’s plan is to group the three loghouses on the lot together to make space for a new building. The log houses would be used as retail space, while the new building would provide storage. The rezoning application has passed first reading and received several submissions, including two petitions against it. Residents are concerned about how the moving might impact the heritage value of the houses, that the new business would create traffic and parking headaches and that the ATVs could impact the air quality. Most of the issues were dismissed during the standing committee meeting on Monday night, as city administration went through them one by one. The city’s planning manager,
Pat Ross, noted the log houses were listed as “heritage resources.” This means if the owner wanted to demolish them – which isn’t the case – he would have to seek council’s approval first. Even if the site loses some heritage value, it’s better than leaving it as it, Ross told council. “It’s better than what’s happening now because they’re just deteriorating now as they sit there and the big concern is that vandalism could potentially cause a fire.” City staff recommended the bylaw allowing the rezoning be brought to second and third reading. It will be discussed at Monday’s council meeting, the last one before councillors take a vacation break.
(Pierre Chauvin) Residents raise heritage concerns Whitehorse city council heard concerns this week about how the proposed rezoning of a lot on Lambert Street, across from the visitor centre, would impact the heritage value of existing log houses. The owner of the land, Dieter Reinmuth, wants to open a downtown storefront for his business, Yukon Wide Adventures, which offers hiking, paddling or snowmobile-guided tours.
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RV park owner takes aim at Walmart’s overnight parking Maura Forrest News Reporter
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Whitehorse business owner is upset about tourists parking their recreational vehicles for extended periods of time in the parking lot at Walmart. Jacky Smith, who owns the Caribou RV Park on the Alaska Highway south of Whitehorse, said some of the motor homes parked at Walmart stay for weeks at a time and create messes in the parking lot. She’s created a Facebook page called “No RV’s at Walmart,� where she’s posted photos of the offending vehicles. One RV has a pool of liquid beneath it that Smith believes is radiator fluid. Another has a generator set up beside it and a pile of dog feces not far away. Smith said she spoke with a manager at Walmart about the second vehicle, and he told her he would ask the owners to leave. But she said she subsequently returned to the parking lot, and the RV was still there. “Walmart has to enforce better policies and procedures,� Smith said. “It seems to me people here in Whitehorse are accepting of this, or they’re turning a blind eye because Walmart is such a huge corporation that they don’t want to push the buttons with Walmart at all.� When the News paid a visit to the Walmart parking lot this week, there was no sign of the mess Smith described. She said the manager told her Walmart staff clean the area every morning. Still, she said RVs should
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Jacky Smith, owner of the Caribou RV Park, says that having RVs park at Walmart for extended periods of time has a negative impact on city businesses. only be allowed to park at Walmart for one night, and should not be allowed to run generators. A sign in Walmart’s parking lot designates an area in the southeast corner that is available for overnight parking. “Walmart welcomes you to the Yukon and is happy to have you stay [sic] overnight in our lot,� it reads. Walmart’s corporate website also includes a brief summary of the company’s policy on RV parking. “While we do not offer electrical service or accommodations typically necessary for RV customers, Walmart values RV travelers and considers them among our best customers. Consequently, we do permit RV parking on our store parking lots as we are able. Permission to park is extended by individual store managers, based on availability of park-
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ing space and local laws.â€? Dave Hunt, store manager of the Whitehorse Walmart, declined to comment on the motor homes and trailers parked at his store, but said he doesn’t have “anything documented anywhereâ€? about how long RVs are allowed to stay. But Smith said allowing tourists to camp indefinitely at Walmart has an impact on the local economy. “They choose to spend their time and their money at Walmart and keep going up to Alaska,â€? she said. “Whether you are a shop in the centre, whether you are in Main Street, whether you are out here‌ it has an effect on our economy and us as people.â€? Smith said her RV campground is doing well, but in general, business at Whitehorse RV parks “could be so much better.â€? “We can definitely go on
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with Walmart doing what they’re doing,� she said. “But hell, we could put in more sites here if Walmart would get rid of the people off that site.� The Caribou RV Park currently charges $42 a night for RV camping. Wilfried Lachmann, who parked his camper van in the Walmart parking lot when he arrived in Whitehorse on Wednesday, said it’s not reasonable to expect tourists to pay for campground accommodations every night. “I understand the business people, but it’s difficult,� he said. “All the motor home owners, they are not rich people.� He said his camper van is 17 years old, and has racked up 330,000 kilometres over the years. He shipped the van to Halifax from Germany, and he and his wife have been travelling across Canada since May 12, making their way to Alaska. He said they stay in campgrounds on some nights, but not all the time. “In many cities, the best address is Walmart,� he said. “It’s free to park. You can buy everything, you have everything. If you pay every night 20 to 30 dollars for a campground, it’s a lot of money in the month.� But Smith had strong words for those who say they can’t afford to stay in campgrounds. “Don’t go on the road then. Stay at home and have a picnic in the park. If you’re going to go on the road, expect you’re going to pay for services throughout the towns and help every community along your road to Alaska.�
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op quiz: Do you believe that Yukon’s parents should have known that, for the past two years, the territory’s school bus operator was repeatedly flubbing the government’s safety requirements? If you answered “yes,� we’re afraid that you are ineligible to work for the Yukon Party cabinet. Best luck finding a job elsewhere. If you answered “no,� there’s a good chance you were somehow involved with the disgraceful decision to keep parents in the dark about these concerns. It looks like none of us would be any the wiser today, if the NDP Opposition hadn’t recently dug up documents with an access-to-information request that tells the story. As we now know, the Yukon government warned Takhini Transport in August 2013 that it wasn’t living up to its contractual obligations. It issued a similar warning in July 2014, with a drop-dead date of August that year to come into compliance. At the time, the government cobbled together a list of paperwork missing for the fleet’s drivers. It includes eight RCMP checks, 15 first aid courses, 23 defensive driving courses, 21 smart bus driving courses, 11 Yukon driver road tests, 13 assertive discipline training courses and seven drivers’ abstracts. In all, the territory found 26 of the company’s 77 drivers failed to meet its requirements. That’s one-third of Yukon’s bus drivers, found out of compliance after territorial officials had given the company nearly a year’s warning to get in line. The territory also found at this time that the company had failed to have its buses inspected and repaired by a certified mechanic. Takhini Transport similarly failed to obtain its occupational safety certification. At one point it also lacked adequate liability insurance. Heck, Takhini Transport wasn’t even able to produce a valid business license when the government asked. Faced with this damning information, government officials had a decision to make last summer: cut Takhini Transport loose, or keep on with efforts to encourage the company to follow the rules. They chose to stick with the company. Officials seem by-and-large to have tried to make good efforts to nudge the company towards compliance. But a report commissioned by the territory on Takhini Transport’s practices doesn’t always reflect well on government staff, either. At one point, the company asks the territory what, pray tell, “smart driver training� is. That prompted a reply from an official: “Trying to find Smart Driver information. It seems to have gone poof!� This doesn’t inspire confidence. Nor does the decision by an official to tell the company that it’s all right if it wants to flout the requirement that buses on out-of-town runs carry one thermal
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A fleet of school buses is seen in Whitehorse. blanket for every child. An official surmised that it would be fine for buses to simply be equipped for blankets for children facing the longest rides. Even more disturbingly, at one point a government official agreed to let the company choose which vehicles would receive unscheduled inspections. Unsurprisingly, the company picked its newest models to receive scrutiny. We still don’t know how Takhini Transport fared over the past year, except that in the end, something happened that led to the company being sacked this month, with government officials once again citing safety concerns. Pause for a moment and consider the presumption that the reasons for Takhini Transport’s firing ought to be treated as
some kind of state secret. In other words: Yukon parents don’t deserve to know what sort of safety concerns existed that led the territory to cancel the school busing contract. Because, you know, privacy. This, despite the fact that precisely the same sort of information from previous years has already been pried from the government through access-to-information laws, and presumably the government faces the same legal requirement to release similar, more recent information. It’s hard to believe there is legal justification for this secrecy. But being upfront about the problems that existed would run afoul of the Yukon Party’s prime directive: if you come across embarrassing information, hide it. (JT)
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Chinese hedge funds are out to get you by Keith Halliday
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ummer is supposed to be the season of hard work, when you stake claims and move as much dirt as you can. Winter is when you have time to fret about commodity prices. Unfortunately, this week saw major mayhem in the gold market. Some market-watchers interviewed by the Financial Times even think it was a concerted attack by Chinese hedge funds, who chose not only summer but the middle of the Wall Street night to dump huge amounts of gold onto a sleepy and illiquid market. Gold went down four per cent on Monday, going as low as US$1,088 per ounce. Early selling in Asian markets was followed by more than US$1.5 billion of our favourite metal being dumped onto the US market just after it opened. US$1,088 is a long way down from 2011’s peak of around US$1,900. Shares in some bigname gold mining companies fell
sharply in parallel. Retail investors seemed to be deserting gold too, with the world’s biggest gold exchangetraded fund recently seeing its biggest one-day outflow of the year: a whopping 11 tonnes of the yellow metal. Nor is gold alone. BMO Capital Markets reports show that copper has averaged US 81 cents per pound so far this year, below the average for any year since the nadir of the financial crisis in 2009. The same for silver. Natural gas has averaged US$2.82 per unit so far this year, well below 2014’s level of US$4.39 and less than a third of the 2008 price. So what does all this mean? The Conference Board of Canada, an Ottawa based think tank, forecasts that the Yukon economy will shrink by 3.4 per cent in 2015. That’s on top of shrinkage in 2013 and 2014. A recession is traditionally defined as two quarters of negative growth. Shrinking three years in a row definitely counts as tough economic sledding. The pain is centred on the mining industry. With Wolverine closing and Minto’s North project delayed, mining production is forecast to fall a vertiginous 23.7 per cent in 2015. That’s also the third year in a row for falling
mineral production. The conference board notes that, in case you hadn’t noticed, the government is spending as fast as it can on schools, hospitals and infrastructure to make up for the private sector slump. The conference board is more bullish on 2016 and later in the decade, expecting that the Minto mine will increase production and that Victoria Gold’s Eagle mine will come on stream. Of course, you should take anyone’s economic forecasts with one-tonne super sack of salt. I’m not sure who relies on the conference board forecasts to actually make any decisions. In an economy as small as ours, it only takes one mine opening or closing to dramatically alter the numbers. It’s too bad the conference board report doesn’t include a list of their past forecasts and how they turned out. Local economists are still chortling about their prediction for 3.7 per cent growth in 2014 (as noted above, the economy actually shrank that year). But they are brave souls. They even forecast our economy out to 2030. In 2025, they predict a sharp Yukon recession, worse than anything we’ve seen since 2007. But then growth in the 2-3 per cent range from 2027 to 2030.
Put it on your fridge so you can remember to short a few mining companies in 2024. Economic forecasting is highly speculative this far out. The conference board is on safer territory when it looks at our demographics. Despite our long winters, it turns out Yukoners are not having enough babies to replace the current population. Our replacement rate is just 1.6 children per woman. As a result, in 10 years, the share of our population over 65 years is expected to double. That is the trend behind the Yukon government’s recent announcement that it was “modernizing” the Pioneer Utility Grant. “Modernize” means “cut” in guv-speak, and the Pioneer Utility Grant has gone the way of the Beringian Yukon camel for well-to-do Yukon seniors. The Yukon government doesn’t need the money today, but its policy analysts are probably worried that the cost of such programs will go up sharply in the future, in parallel with the number of senior voters who like them. The conference board’s most shocking forecast isn’t mentioned until page 45, where they predict that transfer payments will rise at only 2.8 per cent annually in coming years. That’s half the
rate of around 6 per cent we’ve enjoyed since 2004-05. If you thought having Chinese hedge funds out to get you was bad, this is far worse. The cost of the existing government machine goes up a few per cent every year, thanks to inflation plus wage increases and increasingly expensive healthcare and pension commitments for existing staff. If the transfer payment goes up at just 2.8 per cent a year, that leaves little extra to hire new government workers or spend more with local businesses. Both of these have been important drivers of Yukon economic growth in recent years. This in turn means lower population growth, which has knock-on effects on future transfer payments and the price you’ll get for your house when you retire. That’s probably enough depressing reading. Time to change to something more cheery like Game of Thrones, where only half of your favourite characters die gruesome deaths?
build a massive continuing care facility in an almost comically ill-suited location. Instead, ask: why are so many people being channelled into long-term care beds in the first place? Data shows that Yukon has, on average, more seniors in long-term care beds than elsewhere in Canada, and that these seniors are also younger, more independent, and more mobile. Despite these irritating facts, our endearingly befuddled cabinet has decided that a 300-bed, three-storey continuing care facility, that is projected to cost over $300 million when all is said and done, is what Yukon seniors and elders need most. Even better, they’ve chosen to brighten up the lackluster development of the Whistle Bend subdivision by fast-tracking the first phase of this construction project, the oft-mentioned first 150 beds. (interesting aside: Whitehorse General Hospital has 55 beds). Last Thursday, Premier Pasloski spoke with reporters to shine some light on cabinet’s decisionmaking process around this facility. He said Whistle Bend was selected due to its size, and the “pressing need” to get the project moving full-steam ahead. Based on documents leaked earlier in the week, it is clear this site was selected against the expert advice of Yukon Health and Social Services staff and private consultants. In fact, the decision to locate the facility in Whistle Bend seems to have been
plucked from thin air. I would argue that the same could be said about the decision to build a 300-bed facility. I have not come across a single government document showing that they ever considered anything other than 300 beds. Not 50, not 100. Not even 200. Only 300. Sure, Pasloski said that “the determination to build the facility was based on a needs assessment.” But I’ve read this report and the other business cases. And what he calls a “needs assessment” is nothing more than population projections. Zero consideration was given to the state of home care, the availability of assisted living facilities, or the role of discharge planning in helping seniors return home. In a delightful twist, Pasloski went on to say that “public consultation doesn’t determine whether we need a facility.” Well, whoever thought it would? A (real) needs assessment would determine whether or not we need a new continuing care facility. Then public consultation would help determine what kind of a facility to build. Here’s hoping cabinet figures out these basic tenets of responsible governance before it’s too late.
sible cab issue and comment as follows: I have been travelling to Yukon for 24 years with my wife who has limited mobility and requires a wheelchair for travel. In April we arrived at Whitehorse airport on the last flight in at 11:35 p.m. and owing to a mix up with rental cars had to make our own way to the Klondike Inn. None of the hotel shuttles are wheelchair accessible so I managed to track down a wheelchair accessible cab from Premier. It took over an hour to get it to us and we were then charged $45 to get to the Klondike Inn. I am dismayed that the new bylaw on accessible cabs will not come into force until May 2017 and then the cab companies can share a vehicle. Presumably this could be the one accessible cab operated by Premier, so no improvement. The attitude of the cab companies is disappointing, and it is disgraceful that Whitehorse is so unwelcoming to disabled visitors. If it wishes to promote itself as an international confer-
ence centre and tourist destination, it is essential that more is done to provide facilities found in most cities in the world. Not only should this mean sufficient accessible taxis and shuttles, but also hotel rooms to full accessibility standards, which are sadly lacking in Whitehorse. The few rooms that claim to be accessible are generally well below what is needed by a wheelchair user. The airlines serving Whitehorse are excellent in their treatment of disabled passengers but it ends at the airport. This is a massive market as more disabled people wish to travel and facilities in other places have improved exponentially in recent years, particularly in the United States. Additionally, there must be many wheelchair users in Yukon who would be able to get into town for entertainment and shopping if accessible vehicles were available. The demand will follow the availability.
Keith Halliday is a Yukon economist and author of the MacBride Museum’s Aurore of the Yukon series of historical children’s adventure novels. He won this year’s Ma Murray award for best columnist. You can follow him on Channel 9’s Yukonomist show or Twitter @hallidaykeith`
LETTERS The Tories are toast Wow, talk about rats abandoning a sinking ship. First Dean Del Mastro, then John Baird, then Peter MacKay, then James Moore, then Dean Del Mastro again. Well, the departure of the Deaner, Harper’s one-time point person on elections ethics, doesn’t really count as jumping ship. After all, he resigned in order to keep his gold-plated MP’s pension. And he still hopes to throw off the shackles and appeal his sentence for electoral fraud. Like with the scramble to get out of Saigon, some do the grab-and-take, while others make sure to leave a “gift” for the future. Peter MacKay is leaving “gifts” – in the form of reams of whacky judicial appointments, in his last days as justice minister, which ensure that our courts are chock full of Tory toadies. Stay tuned for more looting and pillaging from the Tories as the clock counts down on their long, long reign. Drew Whittaker Marsh Lake
Continuing care plans don’t pass muster Here’s an idea, Yukon cabinet: when you have an overwhelming number of Yukon seniors and elders being housed in Whitehorse General Hospital, don’t panic and
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Whitehorse unwelcoming to disabled visitors I have been listening to the debate on the wheelchair acces-
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Anti-terror bill not in keeping with Canada’s international obligations: UN In particular, the report raised doubts about elements of Canadian Press the legislation, known as C-51, OTTAWA that expand the mandate of the Canadian Security Intelligence he United Nation’s first review in 10 years of Canada’s Service, the new information sharing regime between security compliance with an international rights treaty has resulted agencies and the changes to the no-fly program. in concerns being raised on a “The Committee takes note swath of issues from pay equity to of the State party’s need to adopt new anti-terror legislation. measures to combat acts of terIn a report released Thursday, the United Nations Human Rights rorism, including the formulation of appropriate legislation to Committee said positive steps prevent such act,” it said. have been taken since the last But it goes on to say: “The time Canada’s adherence to the State party should refrain from International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights was reviewed, adopting legislation that imposes undue restrictions on the exercise including the ratification of an of rights under the Covenant.” international treaty on the rights The government should conof people with disabilities. sider rewriting the law to ensure it But the report found far more complies, impose better safeto be concerned about than guards so information-sharing praise, detailing more than a doesn’t lead to human rights dozen areas where it finds Canabuses and put in place oversight ada’s approach lacking. mechanisms for security and Among the committee’s worintelligence agencies, the report ries is that sweeping powers says. contained in the new anti-terror The concerns raised by the bill may not contain enough legal committee mirror the positions of safeguards to protect people’s rights. a number of civil rights organizaStephanie Levitz
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tions who appeared in Geneva earlier this month to present their perspective to the committee on how well Canada is meeting its international obligations. A spokesman for Public Safety Minister Stephen Blaney said Canada stands by the anti-terrorism legislation as-is. “These are reasonable measures similar to those used by our close allies to protect their own citizens,” Jeremy Laurin said in an e-mail. “Canada will do no less.” The concerns of non-governmental organizations are also reflected in a number of other issues raised in the report, including the lack of a national inquiry into murdered and missing aboriginal women and the seeming reluctance on the part of the government to exercise oversight on Canadian mining companies operating abroad who could be running afoul of humans rights in foreign countries. “The Committee regrets the absence of an effective independent mechanism with powers to investigate complaints alleging
abuses by such corporations that adversely affect the enjoyment of the human rights of victims, and of a legal framework that would facilitate such complaints,” the report said. During the review, the Canadian government took the position that the covenant only applies to Canadians in Canada, not those working overseas. The report also details concerns about the pay gap between men and women, violence against women, prison conditions, the detention of immigrants and the ongoing investigation by the Canada Revenue Agency of the political activities of charities. A spokesperson for Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson referred questions on the report to the specific ministries mentioned. “Canada is the best country in the world,” Johanna Quinney said in an e-mail. “We are proud of our human rights record at home and abroad.” But the NDP’s human rights critic says there is little of which
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served, there will be no formal coalition with the NDP,� Trudeau said. “There are fundamental differences of opinion on very important elements of policy – whether it be Canadian unity or the Canadian economy and the need for growth – that we disagree with the NDP on.� Nathan Cullen, NDP MP for Skeena-Bulkley Valley in British Columbia, raised the issue again in an interview Wednesday. He said winning a majority in a federal election expected this fall remains his party’s goal, but ultimately the No. 1 priority is toppling the Tories. “The Liberal voters that I know are as fed up with Stephen Harper as anybody,� Cullen said. “Justin Trudeau will do himself a great deal of damage with progressive voters if he wants to contemplate more years of this Harper government.� The last time the idea of a coalition government was seriously floated was in 2008, when the NDP, Liberals and Bloc Quebecois came together to try to force the government out of office. Their efforts were thwarted when the Governor General, at
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the separatist Bloc Quebecois. That was unpalatable to the Liberals. “The NDP said we were willing to make (Liberal) Stephane Dion the prime minister. We thought it was important to replace Mr. Harper’s Conservatives,� Mulcair said. “The Liberals signed a deal. They walked away from it. And, seven years later, we’ve still got Stephen Harper’s Conservatives.� A few years ago, when
Liberal fortunes were plummeting, it was Mulcair who categorically ruled out a coalition. He has since suggested those comments were intended to indicate only that he wouldn’t agree to any electoral co-operation with the Liberals during a campaign. Tory MP Pierre Poilievre said any Liberal-New Democrat coalition would result in a “Greek economic policy. “It looks like the NDP and Liberals are shaping up for a risky, high-tax coalition that will take more money out of the pockets of middle-class families,� he said in Fredericton. Coalitions are relatively common in other parliamentary democracies, such as Germany, but they occur far less frequently in Canada, where the first-past-the-post electoral system favours the formation of majority governments. Voters are expected to go to the polls on Oct. 19, as per Canada’s fixed-election-date law. However, nothing prevents the prime minister from asking the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and send Canadians to the polls earlier.
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Federal government to run $1B deficit based on Bank of Canada forecast: PBO “And we now know that that’s income earners is revenue neutral, not going to be the case. But it’s because the upper-bracket tax Canadian Press easy to understand. The Conserva- would be increased by an offsetting amount, he said. OTTAWA tives put all of our economic eggs in the resource-extraction basket Despite months of poor ecohe Bank of Canada’s latest and now that that sector is having nomic data, the Harper governeconomic forecast puts the ment says it remains confident it federal government on track considerable difficulty, it’s affecting everything else in the Canawill run a surplus this year. to run a $1-billion deficit in 2015dian economy.” “We remain on track for a bal16, casting doubt on the governing Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau anced budget in 2015,” Rob Nicol, Conservatives’ promise to balance said the numbers show the the prime minister’s chief spokesthe election-year books, says a man, said in a statement following new analysis by the parliamentary Conservatives have been unable to balance the budget except for the release of the parliamentary budget office. the surplus they inherited from budget office’s report. The results of the calculations, the former Liberal government a Nicol noted the Finance based on the downgraded prodecade ago. Department’s latest fiscal moniAdrian Wyld/CP jection released last week by the Trudeau said the forecast of tor, also made public Wednesday, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz holds a news conference central bank, also trim the governshows Canada posted a $3.95-bilment’s expected surpluses over the lower revenues will not detract in Ottawa on July 15. from his promises of income-tax lion surplus for April and May – next two years. changes and increased child-ben- the first two months of the 2015-16 predicted growth in the United The bleaker fiscal outlook, Monetary Fund) – all forecast posiefit payments. But he hinted there fiscal year. released this week, surfaces as tive growth for Canada this year,” States. might be some adjustments. That two-month surplus inpolitical parties are pitching ecoOliver told reporters. But on Tuesday, Finance “We’re going to put out a fully cludes a $1-billion boost from the nomic policies to voters ahead of “We are very comfortable, very Minister Joe Oliver predicted the costed platform that will take into spring sale of the government’s rethe October election. comfortable we’re going to achieve Canadian economy would make a account the new realities that maining shares in General Motors. In its April budget, the Harper a budgetary surplus this year.” late-2015 comeback. Stephen Harper’s mismanagement The Conservatives, including government predicted a string of A spokeswoman for Oliver said “Every economist that I’ve Prime Minister Stephen Harper, surpluses, starting with $1.4 billion has left us with,” Trudeau said he wasn’t available Wednesday spoken to – certainly the 15 private while on a campaign-style swing have said Canada is feeling the for this election year. The governfor interviews. He also declined to sector economists whose forethrough Winnipeg. sting of economic problems ment forecast surpluses of $1.7 answer questions from reporters at casts we use as well as the Bank The Liberal plan for incomearound the world, including the billion in 2016-17 and $2.6 billion an event Wednesday. tax cuts for middle- and lowerof Canada and the (International crisis in Europe and slower-thanin 2017-18. But the budget office projects the government producing a $1-billion shortfall in 2015-16 followed by smaller surpluses of $600 million and $2.2 billion over the next two years. Their calculations used fresh projections by the Bank of Canada, which last week lowered its outlook for economic growth in 2015 to 1.1 per cent, down from 1.9 per cent earlier this year. Canada’s economy has been struggling, leading some to state it has slipped into recession. It contracted in the first quarter of the year at an annualized rate of 0.6 per cent – in large part due to the steep drop in oil prices and the failure of other sectors to pick up the slack. That number registered well below the federal budget’s projection that real gross domestic product would grow by 1.2 per cent over the first three months of 2015. The budget office factored in positive offsets that have appeared since the release of the spring budget: lower interest rates and higher gross domestic product inflation. Their projections also use up the government’s $1-billion annual reserve set aside for contingencies. The analysis was produced by the independent office following requests by NDP MP Nathan Cullen and Liberal MP Scott Brison. Both their parties were quick to jump on the results. ENTER TO WIN A 2016 YAMAHA GRIZZLY EPS ATV. 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Senate report says CBC should find new ways to pay for operations The committee rejected the idea of stable, multi-year funding for the Canadian Press Crown corporation, saying funding is based on “the fiscal demands of OTTAWA the federal government.” Senate committee is calling on Senators raised the possibility Canada’s public broadcaster of using the PBS funding model – to publicly disclose how much where viewers donate money or pay employees make and ensure nonfor sponsorships of programs – or executives aren’t getting paid more charging a license fee to every home than their peers in private broadin the country with a television, casting. which is how the BBC receives some The Senate’s communications of its funds. committee is also calling on the “Even though it’s more subtle, Canadian Broadcasting Corp. to find this is proposing to cut CBC’s new ways to fund its operations in budget,” said Ian Morrison from the order to limit the amount of funding advocacy group, Friends of Canait receives from the federal governdian Broadcasting. ment. The Senate committee also called Jordan Press
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The recommendations stem from what was a politically-charged study of the CBC, where senators pressed the broadcaster for salaries of its top on-air talent, specifically chief correspondent Peter Mansbridge. There were also testy exchanges between senators and CBC president Hubert Lacroix during his two appearances before the committee, and threats the committee would use its parliamentary powers to force the CBC to hand over the salaries of Mansbridge and others. The ombudsman for RadioCanada, in his annual report, suggested senators involved in the study showed a lack of knowledge about the news media and the role of the CBC, and “a clear hostility toward the public broadcaster, which is astonishing in light of the committee’s mandate.” The Senate report also references scandals involving former radio host Jian Ghomeshi and business correspondent Amanda Lang in calling for stricter policies to prevent problems, rather than having to react after they become public. In a blunt response posted on the CBC website on Monday, the CBC
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Trudeau says child care beneďŹ t should not go to rich families like his new, tax-free child benefit. It would replace the UCCB and Canadian Press two other existing child benefits with what Liberals say would OTTAWA be more generous payments for ustin Trudeau is putting his most parents than what they money where his mouth is currently receive from the Conwhen it comes to the Conservative government. servative governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newly Trudeau said he actually enhanced universal child care agrees with the Conservatives benefit. that boosting child benefits The Liberal leader maintains will help stimulate the sluggish itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wrong to give the benefit to economy but he fundamentally wealthy families that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need disagrees with their insistence help raising their kids. And to that all families, regardless of underscore that point, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going income, should get the same to give his own familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s windfall amount. to charity. Under the Liberal proposal, With three young chilbenefits would be gradually redren, one under the age of six, duced for families with incomes Trudeau is entitled to collect an- of more than $150,000, and nual UCCB payments of about cut off entirely for those with $3,400. incomes over $200,000. In an interview Tuesday, he â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re choosing to do more said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll give that money to for the people who need it by La Maison Bleue, a charitable doing less for the people who group in his Montreal riding donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t,â&#x20AC;? Trudeau said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our plan devoted to helping vulnerable is progressive.â&#x20AC;? women during pregnancy and He stressed that the Liberal the early days of motherhood. benefit would also be tax-free, Child care benefits should not clawed back through income go to families who need the taxes like the UCCB. help, â&#x20AC;&#x153;not families like mine or The government is delivering Mr. (Prime Minister Stephen) the enhanced UCCB payments, Harperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,â&#x20AC;? Trudeau told The retroactive to January, in lump Canadian Press. sum payments to parents this â&#x20AC;&#x153;When it comes to child ben- week. Employment Minister efits, fair doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean giving ev- Pierre Poilievre sported a shirt eryone the same thing, it means emblazoned with the Conservagiving people what they need.â&#x20AC;? tive party logo at a government On the same principle, event Monday to tout the payTrudeau has previously promments â&#x20AC;&#x201C; calling them â&#x20AC;&#x153;Christmas ised that he and his wife wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in July.â&#x20AC;? take advantage of the Conservaâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody knows that tivesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; newly introduced parental Christmas is followed by a income splitting scheme â&#x20AC;&#x201C; formonth or two in which youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going some $2,000 in potential going to get the credit card savings on his familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual bills,â&#x20AC;? Trudeau said, accusing income taxes. the Conservatives of shameShould the Liberals win this lessly trying to buy the votes of fallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s election, Trudeau is vowing parents. to scrap income splitting for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Come tax time, an awful lot couples with children, a meaof families are going to have to sure worth more than $2 billion be paying back a chunk of that which many experts have said child care money thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just anwould benefit primarily the top nounced.â&#x20AC;? 15 per cent of income earners. Trudeau also had tough Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s promising to plow that words for NDP Leader Tom Mulmoney, and more, into a single, cair, who has promised to keep Joan Bryden
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Area aboriginals want long term clean up of Nexen spill Bob Weber Canadian Press
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he clean up of a massive pipeline spill in northern Alberta must be conducted with the long-term future of the land in mind, say area First Nations. “Our biggest concern is the land,” said Byron Bates, a band councillor of the Fort McMurray
First Nation, which sits about 10 kilometres from the five-millionlitre bitumen spill. Bates said the area around the spill isn’t used as much for hunting, trapping and other traditional purposes as it was before industry built up on it. But he said those developments aren’t going to be around forever. When industry’s done, his people expect no traces to
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be left of events such as last Wednesday’s spill. “In 50 or 70 years the oil companies are going to be gone,” he said. “We want to be able to use our land again. “Our biggest concern is to make sure it’s brought back to pristine condition.” Clean up continued Sunday on the site about 35 km southeast of Fort McMurray. A road into the site has been completed. Crews have fenced off the area to keep wildlife out and built berms to keep contaminants in. Vacuum trucks are sucking surface fluid off the muskeg in preparation for the deeper clean-up of digging up and removing potentially contaminated soil. “They’ve got to get that fluid out so they can then dig up that impacted soil and treat that,” said Kim Blanchette, a spokeswoman for the Alberta Energy Regulator, who was on site. “Anything that’s come in contact with that fluid has to be treated.” Bates praised the activity on site, saying it has improved after a slow start. “There’s a better effort on the ground and they’re taking more active measures to prevent (bitumen) getting into the lake,” he said. A small, unnamed lake sits near the spill site and is being monitored for any seepage. Bates said Nexen has given the band’s representatives full access to the site and has shared clean up plans with them. “We’re pretty happy with that,” he said. “But there’s still concern in our community.” Nexen’s website said Sunday that a small tank farm has been
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Immunization rates for Canadian toddlers â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;sub-optimal,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; say experts variety of childhood diseases, according to a Statistics Canada Canadian Press survey, but some immunization rates still fall below whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conTORONTO sidered optimal. high percentage of twoThe 2013 Childhood National year-old kids have been Immunization Coverage Survey released Tuesday found that 89 vaccinated against a Sheryl Ubelacker
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per cent of two-year-olds had received the recommended immunization against measles, mumps and rubella, while 77 per cent had all their shots for diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. Uptake of the polio vaccine
was 91 per cent and 73 per cent of kids had been inoculated against chickenpox, the survey of 5,500 parents and guardians found. The survey also collected data on immunization against the human papilloma virus for girls aged 12 to 14 and 17. The HPV vaccination rate was 72 per cent for 12- to 14-year-olds and 64 per cent for 17-year-olds. HPV is a sexually transmitted infection that causes most cervical cancers, as well as some other genital cancers in both women and men. The survey also found that a small proportion of Canadian children â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.5 per cent â&#x20AC;&#x201C; had never received immunizations of any kind. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These are really sub-optimal,â&#x20AC;? Dr. Joan Robinson, an infectious disease specialist at Stollery Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital in Edmonton, said of the overall vaccination rates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What we would like to see is about 90 per cent uptake for all of the vaccinesâ&#x20AC;Ś. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the rate that you usually need to get decent herd immunity.â&#x20AC;? Herd immunity occurs when enough individuals in a given population have immunity through vaccination or previous exposure, which confers protection to those who arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t immunized by preventing a contagious bacteria or virus from setting up a chain of infection. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But for measles, because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so contagious, we think that even 95 per cent immunization might be what (we) would need to prevent spread if a case is introduced into a community,â&#x20AC;? said Robinson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Very fewâ&#x20AC;? children, she said, canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be vaccinated â&#x20AC;&#x201C; typically because of a suppressed immune system from being on chemotherapy or drugs that prevent organ rejection, for instance. Having a 90 per cent coverage rate usually means such children benefit from herd immunity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But almost all of the children
can be immunized and should be immunized.â&#x20AC;? Dr. Gregory Taylor, Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief public health officer, said that with 5,500 respondents the survey about childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vaccination status is the largest ever commissioned by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). The previous survey in 2011 involved 400 parents and guardians. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a huge amount of information,â&#x20AC;? he said Tuesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So the numbers that have gone out so far are preliminary. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re highlights. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to spend a great deal of time in the next little while doing further analysis of the data.â&#x20AC;? That analysis will look at vaccination data for seven-yearolds, which was also collected by Statistics Canada for PHAC. Besides compiling immunization rates, the survey also asked respondents questions aimed at assessing their knowledge about vaccines and attitudes toward their use â&#x20AC;&#x201C; information Taylor called â&#x20AC;&#x153;really interesting.â&#x20AC;? Most respondents agreed that childhood vaccines are important for childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health (97 per cent); that childhood vaccines are effective (97 per cent); and that vaccines are safe (95 per cent). â&#x20AC;&#x153;But on the flip side, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got 70 per cent of parents who are concerned about potential sideeffects (and) 37 per cent believe a vaccine can give you a serious case of the disease it was meant to prevent, which is just not true,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And 17 per cent believe that alternative practices such as homeopathy, chiropractic, etcetera, can eliminate the need for vaccinations. Seventeen per cent! Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just not true â&#x20AC;&#x201C; there are no substitutes for vaccines.â&#x20AC;? Taylor said such information can help inform public health efforts to improve childhood vaccination rates in Canada, which he said are good but acknowledged could be better.
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Number of Canadian babies getting HIV from moms now almost zero, conference told treatment â&#x20AC;Ś and then choosing to HIV to their infants at birth than have babies.â&#x20AC;? their Canadian-born counterparts, Canadian Press Antiretroviral drugs stop HIV perhaps because HIV testing is required for immigration, he said. TORONTO from replicating in the cells and Joel Singer, a professor at UBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s anada has virtually eliminat- eventually destroying the immune system and progressing to AIDS. School of Population and Public ed the incidence of mothers But even among women who Health, co-authored a study showpassing HIV to their infants learn they are HIV-positive during ing that in 2014, 97 per cent of all at birth, primarily because of high HIV-positive women in Canada rates of pre-natal testing and ready their pregnancy, babies are rarely had received antiretroviral drugs access to drug treatment that sub- at risk of getting the infection, as before giving birth. dues the infection, researchers say. long as the mothers are able to Also of note, he said, is that HIVIn 2014, there was only one case get on antiretrovirals for at least a month before giving birth, Brophy infected aboriginal women and IV of mother-to-child HIV transsaid. mission in Canada, continuing drug abusers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who previously had â&#x20AC;&#x153;I reassure moms that for a decade-long downward trend, higher rates of mother-to-infant women whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been on medicasaid Dr. Jason Brophy, chair of the transmission â&#x20AC;&#x201C; now have treatment tion and are well-suppressed and Canadian Pediatric and Perinatal rates comparable to other pregeverything goes fine at delivery â&#x20AC;Ś I AIDS Research Group (CPARG), nant women with the virus. tell them: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry about your which has been tracking cases HO/CP â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re finally reaching all of baby, your baby will be fine. since 1990. Dr. Jason Brophy, an infectious disease specialist at the these groups who were, for one â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen hundreds of babies â&#x20AC;&#x153;The World Health Organization reason or another, more marginalChildrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa, is shown at this point and none have been definition of elimination is less ized,â&#x20AC;? Singer said from Vancouver. in a handout photo. infected. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only the babies where than two per cent transmission, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the overall message is and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where we are right now,â&#x20AC;? momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s virus isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t suppressed at HIV-positive mothers came from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perinatal HIV popula- that Canada has done quite well delivery â&#x20AC;&#x201C; because of not enough said Brophy, an infectious disease French-speaking Haiti, with many tion really reflects global trends.â&#x20AC;? (but) we have to continue to be specialist at the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital time on treatment or not knowing of them settling in Quebec. Yet the Canadian Perinatal vigilant, particularly with groups the diagnosis â&#x20AC;&#x201C; where thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a real of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa. Since 2008, the largest group of HIV Surveillance Program studthat were previously not getting the risk of transmission.â&#x20AC;? The finding was among data HIV-infected mothers has come ies show that African moms-to-be proper antenatal care. Brophy also presented a study from three studies by CPARGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to Canada from Ethiopia, Congo, have a lower risk of transmitting â&#x20AC;&#x153;We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rest on our laurels.â&#x20AC;? perinatal HIV surveillance program Wednesday that looked at the Zimbabwe and Nigeria. countries of origin of HIV-positive presented Wednesday at the 8th â&#x20AC;&#x153;The interesting pattern we see International AIDS Society confer- women who gave birth in Canada in this is the source countries over between 1990 and 2013. Of almost ence on HIV Pathogenesis, Treattime really reflect whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going 3,900 women, 54 per cent were ment and Prevention in Vancouver. on in the world around us,â&#x20AC;? said foreign-born, and of those, 71 per Each year, an average of about SERVING YUKON SINCE 1995 Brophy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are many countries cent emigrated from Africa. 200 babies are born in Canada to of confl ict and we get an uptick in In the first half of the 1990s women diagnosed with HIV, said Anything you have envisioned we can create. the number of women from those â&#x20AC;&#x201C; before the use of antiretroviBrophy, noting that in the 1990s, From decks to custom fencing, retaining wallks, sod, ral drugs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the largest group of countries as people flee. before the advent of antiretroviral water features, patios, gardens, driveways, sidewalks. drugs, 84 per cent of HIV-positive Tree removal, pruning, stump removal, Fire Smart. moms-to-be were diagnosed after they got pregnant. Email: bilstencreek@yahoo.ca Ph: (867) 334-3051 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whereas in the more-recent Award Winning era, like 2008 to 2013, only 10 per Christian Songwriter cent were diagnosed during their pregnancy,â&#x20AC;? he said, with 90 per and Recording Artist cent knowing they had HIV before In Concert at becoming pregnant and already on Christ Church Cathedral infection-dampening drug treatSunday, July 26 at 2:00 pm ment. Free Will Offering â&#x20AC;&#x153;And what that means is women are getting diagnosed and put on Sheryl Ubelacker
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THE ARTS
Whitehorse writer explores the North’s magnetic pull Pierre Chauvin News Reporter
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f I don’t write, I get grumpy.” Joanna Lilley has always been writing. At age seven, she wrote in tiny notebooks, using made-up codes to hide it from her siblings. Around 10, she started writing poetry and hasn’t stopped since. Last month a collection of short stories she wrote over the past decade hit bookstores. The Birthday Books is a collection of 15 short stories, set in the Yukon and the United Kingdom, exploring the magnetic pull some people feel when deciding to move north. Lilley herself moved from the U.K. in 2006, after years of toying with the idea. “I’ve always loved mountains, and open spaces and animals,” she said. “I had travelled a bit in Canada a long time ago and I did a bicycle ride across Canada.” Then she met her partner, who shared that dream to move to Canada. Fifteen years later, the two of them moved to Whitehorse. She started working at a design company when she arrived in Whitehorse, later taking a communication position with the Yukon government. “I work full-time, so I try to fit the writing as often as I can,” she said. Her stories are informed by her own experience of being pulled north by the landscape, but deciding to stay because of the people. “It’s the landscape, it’s the space, and there is a positive attitude here, which I appreciate,” she said. Lilley, who won prizes at the Vancouver International Writers’ Festival poetry contest two years in a row, published a poetry collection, The Fleece Era, last year. Her book is published by Hagios Press, a Saskatchewanbased publisher known for the poetry it prints. “When you come here you start learning about First Nations culture, the politics,” she said. “When you visit or you’re here temporarily, you don’t necessarily know all of that, it takes time.” Lilley started submitting her manuscript in 2010, and it took three and a half years before one publisher answered her.
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Joanna Lilley’s The Birthday Books is a collection of short stories exploring the magnetic attraction pulling people to the North. She’s thrilled to have been published, but “if you only care about publication you’ll just go mad,” she said. For her, the entire writing process is very “calming and therapeutic,” she said. But despite having been a writer for years, it doesn’t mean she was comfortable with sharing it publicly at first. “For a long time I didn’t tell anybody that I wrote,” she said. “You spend so much time writing and sometimes there is nothing to show for it.” During this past Atlin music festival, Lilley, alongside other Whitehorse writers, took part in a reading. She was quite impressed with the turnout: the church venue was packed, at a time when musical performances were happening nearby. Lilley is already working on a novel and has submitted a poetry manuscript. On Tuesday she received an advanced artist award from the Yukon government to research and write poems about extinct animals. Contact Pierre Chauvin at pierre.chauvin@yukon-news.com
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and mammals whose territory this is. And of course it’s huHere is an excerpt from one man territory, too; the Gwich’in of Lilley’s short stories, “Magwho don’t want the caribou netic North.” chased away because they rely on them for subsistence, though He’s flying over polar bears. that’s hard to believe in this day Their hefty, shaggy shapes merge and age, even up here. And the with snow shadows, giving the Inuvialuit, or is it the Vuntut illusion, sometimes, they’re not Gwitchin, who he’s heard people there. The ridges of the Beaufort at the camp talk of, how they Sea could be a mountain range, should be happy the scientists could be a cracked puddle. All are here because there could scale is gone. To be in a helicop- be lots of money in it for them. ter looking down on air and ice Dominic doesn’t know who and water. Already, taking this really owns this land, whose job is worth it. permission they need to be here, This surveying has to be but the important thing is to done, data need to be collected gather the data so that decisions before a decision can be made. can be made. He’s part of it; he should be They don’t have to swing so chuffed. His mother should be far out over the Beaufort but the chuffed, too, on his behalf. If pilot is even more proud of this she understood what he does. seascape than he his of his shiny He’s given up trying to explain red helicopter and, anyway, it’s why he’s always in places he has useful to get an overview; maps to fly to, how terrain is his open are never detailed or accurate plan office. He’s given up trying enough, especially not here. to understand why at the age There’s a hundred-mile tundra of twenty-four he still needs his plain ahead of them now, tusmother to understand what he socked wetlands threaded by a does. braided river. They’re looking But the bears. A mother and out for low bulges, which might two cubs. Not that he knows mean a salt dome, which might much about polar bears, or por- mean a natural oil trap. cupine caribou, or the other two This is just a reconnaissance; hundred or so species of birds tomorrow the helicopter will
land and they’ll start with the magnetometer, find which subterranean rocks have the least magnetism and therefore most attraction for oil prospectors. Perhaps when they return to camp the landslide on the road will have been cleared and they can at last mount the vibrator on the truck and start thumping sound waves down into the rock. That’s what he loves most. Out in the field, crouching with a laptop. Where nature and technology prove to be compatible lovers. It makes him feel almost voyeuristic. There’s a letter for him, back at the camp. “Computers haven’t made it to Scotland, then,” says the administrator, passing the letter to him. It’s his mother’s handwriting. The red and blue blocks along its edges look quaint. They also look time-consuming, as if someone has painted each one by hand. It was mailed nearly three weeks ago, if he’s reading the faint Aberdeen postmark right. It took that long to get here because where he is now doesn’t have an address. Main office has sent it on. She’s got email, a phone. Why a letter?
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Zen and the art of staying in the lines: Adult coloring books promise calm and sell like crazy metric patterns forming gabled I couldn’t control or fix. I chanroofs and arched windows. I limit neled the book’s subtitle, “Color my equipment to just four crayYour Way to Calm,” and could ons and three colored pencils, feel anxious thoughts waning as I NEW YORK concentrated on the picture. Col- preferring not to complicate my dult coloring books are giving Harper Lee a run for oring required just enough atten- palette with too many choices, tion to disrupt the obsessive loop and I enjoyed deciding which of the money on bestseller my seven colours to fill the templaying in my mind. It wasn’t so lists this summer. much relaxation as immersion in plate’s tiny spaces with. Blue or Dover Publications has yellow? Crayon or pencil? Finish something else. sold more than 3 million adult the window or start the roof? The page I completed depicts coloring books with titles like When every space was colFlower Fashion Fantasies. Quarto a San Francisco streetscape of ored in, I started over, rubbing Victorian row houses with geoPublishing will have 1.3 million in print this year ranging from mandalas to fairies. Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt, by one of the genre’s most popular illustrators, Johanna Basford, remains a top seller on Amazon two years after its initial publication. In fact, adult coloring books occupied as many of eight of the top 20 slots in a spot-check of Amazon’s bestseller list this week, including Creative Cats installed and Adult Coloring Book: Stress L ECTRICA S ALL EL Relieving Patterns. G IN INCLUDE T S E T D AN “We cannot print them fast PERMITS enough,” said Amy Yodanis, Quarto’s head of marketing. “We are getting orders of 60,000 at one time from some of our big™ gest retailers.” There are coloring clubs, coloring contests and a frenzy of coloring posts on social media. Parade magazine devoted a PHONE: FAX: 667-2823 Sunday cover to the trend. Dover plans a national coloring book day on Aug. 2. “People are stressed and anxious all the time,” said Jeannine Dillon, Quarto’s publisher. “Coloring is a way to calm down and unwind at the end of the day.” But art therapy is not the only reason coloring has taken off. As hobbies go, coloring books are incredibly simple: portable, easy to pick up and put down, Lewes Boulevard and Hospital Road old-school analog pursuits with Intersection Improvements 2015 no batteries or messages, no calorie-counting, skill-building, July 23 to August 30, 2015 classes or scores. And the finished product is s Construction of a planned surface works upgrade at perfect for minimalists. Pottery Lewes Boulevard and Hospital Road intersection will and paintings demand shelf and wall space; knitted scarves cry commence on July 24, 2015. out to be worn or bestowed as s Construction will include removal of existing gifts. But a colored-in page takes up almost no space at all (unless curb, sidewalk and asphalt in the curb lanes, and you frame it). replacement with new curb, sidewalk and asphalt I can attest to the trend’s surfacing, with the addition of new auxiliary turning allure. I’ve been spending my lanes for right turning vehicles. spare moments coloring a book called Splendid Cities: Color Your s Northbound and southbound traffic will be impacted Way to Calm. and will be directed to single-lane traffic around the Not that I’ve got much to construction zone with flag persons and signage, show for my work. It took me as required. more than two months to complete a single page of Splendid s Please slow down, obey all traffic signage, and watch Cities because I never spent for workers in the construction zone. much time on it in one sitting. I’d colour during a stressful moment s If you would like more information, or would like to at the office or at home, or use discuss any special access requirements that you may it as a break from a complicated have, please contact our office at 668-6188. or boring task, or to transition between tasks. We thank you in advance for your patience and My longest stretch colorcooperation while we complete this project. We will ing was an hour while awaitendeavor to complete the work as quickly as possible to ing delivery of time-sensitive documents that I feared were minimize your disturbance and inconvenience. lost. Coloring distracted me from worrying about something Beth J. Harpaz Associated Press
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crayon over pencil, pencil over crayon, mixing colours to make new ones and layering for a mottled effect. Jason Keyser, 42, a stay-athome dad from a suburb of Sacramento, California, picked up the hobby a year ago in a program to help him with anxiety and depression after a friend passed away. “I’ve been doing it ever since,” said Keyser, who
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LIFE Consent crews tour territoryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music festivals Pierre Chauvin News Reporter
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onsent is everything: thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the message being spread at the Dawson City Music Festival and other events this summer by womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s groups as part of a campaign against sexual violence. Sexual assault rates in the Yukon are four times higher than the Canadian average, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to mobilize men and boys, says campaign coordinator Alexandra Mauger. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We believe that the majority of men are not abusers, and that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re allies to our cause,â&#x20AC;? she said. The campaign also encourages bystanders to intervene if they see something thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not right, Mauger said. That could mean stepping in if you see someone taking advantage of an extremely intoxicated person â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who, by law, canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t consent. You should intervene whether or not you are friends with either person, said Mauger. On top of setting up an information booth at festivals, consent crew volunteers will also engage people through games and discussions. The booth will have its own button-making machine, so people print their own slogans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The idea is to bring about a conversation about consent,â&#x20AC;? said Mauger. The consent crew started in 2011 in the Yukon when a staff member from Les EssentiElles had leftover stickers from another event about sexual assault prevention and started handing them out at the Dawson City Music Festival. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People really liked them and we thought, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;how do we capture this audience in a place where there is a lot of alcohol and people?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? said Hillary Aitken, program coordinator at the Victoria Faulkner Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Centre. She points out that while only a small number of sexual assaults are reported after the festival each year, the actual number is likely higher, as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s estimated that only one in 10 sexual assaults is reported. Consent crews have been to
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Alexandra Mauger, pictured here, is the campaign coordinator for the consent crews heading to this weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dawson City Music Festival. several major events in the territory, including the Teslin Hand Games that happened mid-July. Most people have been receptive, Mauger said. The message is aimed at everyone, she said, adding they also talk to parents
about how to teach consent to their children. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always know how to tackle the question without talking about sex,â&#x20AC;? she said. For younger children, consent is about emphasizing empathy
and respect of others when playing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Encourage children to read facial expressions and other body language: Scared, happy, sad, frustrated, angry and more,â&#x20AC;? reads a pamphlet that volunteers
are handing out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about planting the seed for those concepts in kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; minds,â&#x20AC;? Aitken said. While there have been cases in recent years of women having their drinks drugged at music festivals, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to remember alcohol is the most commonly used rape drug, said Aitken. Consent canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be obtained when a person is intoxicated, she added. The consent crews have heard theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re having an impact. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard anecdotally from the Dawson womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shelter that it made a difference,â&#x20AC;? said Aitken. In the Yukon, as across Canada, First Nation women are more likely to experience violence. And in the overwhelming majority of cases, the aggressor is known to the victim. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t about a stranger jumping out of an alley,â&#x20AC;? she said. Since the consent crews have been established, the Yukon chapter of White Ribbon, a volunteer-run association urging men to do their part to end violence against women, started. White Ribbon was born after the 1989 Montreal massacre, when Marc Lepine killed 14 women, claiming he was â&#x20AC;&#x153;fighting feminism.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Men have a unique opportunity to speak to their peers and call out inappropriate behaviour,â&#x20AC;? Aitken said, calling White Ribbon a â&#x20AC;&#x153;major partner.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been heartwarming to see men coming to our events and speaking out about these things,â&#x20AC;? she said. The consent crews will also be at the Paradise Electronic Music Festival in late August and at Yukon College orientations. The teams will also be handing out condoms to show the sexpositive approach theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re taking. The consent crews are not there to condemn or put pressure on people, Mauger said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What we promote is healthy and consensual relations,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wish people to have a fulfilling sexual life,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Live your life, but do it in the respect of each other.â&#x20AC;? Contact Pierre Chauvin at pierre.chauvin@yukon-news.com
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Mercy rules in youth sports help shift focus towards player skills not scores David Lowe, chairman of Gloucester Dragons Recreational SocCanadian Press cer, said scores are recorded for players aged 13 and up in their ith mercy rules someleague, with an eight-goal mercy times limiting the rule in place. number of goals, runs He said coaches are offered or points tallied in children’s many suggestions on how to sports, many associations are shift their approach when winseeking to shift the focus toning by a sizable margin, like wards developing skills among repositioning players or having young athletes – and away from kids kick with their weaker foot. the score. “We want coaches to have Aaron Thompson coaches a that mentality where (they say): squad of 12- and 13-year-olds in ‘After I get up three or four goals the Mississauga Southwest Base- then I affect some change in my ball Association. Under Ontario team so that we don’t hammer Baseball Association rules, there the other team,”’ said Lowe. are two mercy rule thresholds: While scoring remains the a 10-run difference after five in- objective, “it’s not score or win at nings and an 18-run difference all costs,” said Lowe. after three innings. “We would like everybody “I think the general consent to participate and everybody is that it’s a good thing,” Thomp- to have fun in the league, and son said of the rules. everybody to develop.” “I don’t ever hear anyone Daryl Leinweber, executive complaining about having to director of the Calgary Minor call a game after being down Soccer Association, said there’s 18 runs after three innings or a 5-0 mercy rule in every game even 10 after five. It’s almost played. While the goal differinevitable at that point what the ential can exceed five goals, result of the game is going to be, 5-0 will be the score posted, he so it just kind of preserves the noted. feelings of the players so they If a team is regularly losing don’t have to continue with the or winning games by 10 or more game.” goals, the association can move The Ontario Soccer Assothem to another division. ciation maintains no scores or “If we’re seeing where some standings for players under 12. of the teams are starting to run Lauren La Rose
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up scores of 10 goals, we really need to talk to the coach and say: ‘Maybe there’s a better way to coach the team,” said Leinweber. “You take a look at the different measures of success on your team. Maybe it’s the number of passes you make prior to scoring the goal. Maybe it’s where you change positions within your team and your defence gets to play forward for a while. “There’s a whole opportunity for learning. It can come in the game – and it’s not just the score.” Even with mercy rules in place, there’s still potential for sizable gaps on the scoresheet. An April matchup between two New Jersey high school baseball teams made headlines as it resulted in a rout for defending state champion Buena who defeated Pleasantville by 52-3. The 10-run mercy rule for New Jersey high school baseball games doesn’t kick in until the fifth inning, and Buena scored 20 runs in the third inning alone. Pleasantville coach Erick McAllister told the Press of Atlantic City that his team never quit and that the Buena players were gentlemen in the win. A later rematch between the teams resulted in a 20-2 Buena victory.
Thompson said he’s been coaching for about 13 years and has experienced both sides of lopsided results – and tailors his approach accordingly. “If you find success and you continue to hit, that’s good. But you take a respectful approach while scoring. You go conservative. You don’t look to exploit the other team when you’re up 10 runs,” he said.
“If they’re struggling, if they’re showing weakness, you don’t try to take advantage. That’s not really in the spirit of the game.” In the face of a tough loss, Thompson recommended giving young athletes small tasks that are achievable and highlighting successes. “And then, whether they win or lose, they have a sense of accomplishment.”
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Religious Organizations & Services Whitehorse United Church
Yukon Bible Fellowship
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FOURSQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH 160 Hillcrest Drive Family Worship: Sunday 10:00am
(Union of Methodist, Presbyterian & Congregational Churches) 10:30 a.m. - Sunday School & Worship Service Rev. Beverly C.S. Brazier
Grace Community Church 8th & Wheeler Street Pastor Jim Joe 668-2003
PASTOR SIMON AYRTON PASTOR RICK TURNER www.yukonbiblefellowship.com
Church Of The Nazarene 2111 Centennial St. (Porter Creek) Sunday School & Morning Worship - 10:45 am Call for Bible Study & Youth Group details
Quaker Worship Group RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS Meets regularly for Silent Worship. For information, call 667-4615 email: whitehorse-contact@quaker.ca
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Seventh Day Adventist Church
First Pentecostal Church
1607 Birch St. 633-2647
149 Wilson Drive 668-5727
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Sunday 10:00am Prayer / Sunday School 11:00 am Worship Wednesday Praise & Celebration 7:30 pm Pastor Roger Yadon
4th Avenue & Steele Street • 667-2437 Masses: Weekdays: 12:10 pm. Saturday 5 pm Sunday: 9 am - English; 10:10 am - French; 11:30 am English
Saturday Evening Mass: 7:00 p.m. Confessions before Mass & by appointment. Monday 7:00 PM Novena Prayers & Adoration Tuesday through Friday: Mass 11:30 a.m.
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Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 4th Avenue & Strickland Street
668-4079 tlc@northwestel.net pastor.tlc@northwestel.net EVERYONE WELCOME!
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Riverdale Baptist Church 15 Duke Road, Whse 667-6620 Sunday worship Service: 10:30am REV. GREG ANDERSON
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Baptist Church 2060 2ND AVENUE • 667-4889
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St. Nikolai Orthodox
Christian Mission
Saturday Vespers 5:00 pm Sunday Liturgy 10:00 am FR. JOHN GRYBA 332-4171 for information www.orthodoxwhitehorse.org
403 Lowe Street Mondays 5:15 to 6:15 PM
www.vajranorth.org • 667-6951
Christ Church Cathedral Anglican Dean Sean Murphy, Rector
TAGISH Community Church
Our Lady of Victory (Roman Catholic)
Meditation Drop-in • Everyone Welcome!
OFFICE HOURS: Mon-Fri 9:00 AM to 12 Noon
PASTOR NORAYR (Norman) HAJIAN 633-4903
Vajra North Buddhist Meditation Society
1609 Birch St. (Porter Creek) 633-5385 “We’re Open Saturdays!” Worship Service 11:00 am Wednesday 7:00 pm - Prayer Meeting All are welcome.
10:30 AM FAMILY WORSHIP WEEKLY CARE GROUP STUDIES Because He Cares, We Care.
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4TH AVENUE & ELLIOTT STREET Sunday Communion Services 8:30 & 10:00 AM Thursday Service 12:10 PM (Bag Lunch)
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Calvary Baptist 1301 FIR STREET 633-2886 Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Pastor L.E. Harrison 633-4089
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Meeting Times are 10:00 AM at 108 Wickstrom Road
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Pet porkers are packing rescues as trend to keep animals tiny often backfires, pigs fatten up structed: a half-cup of food in the morning and a half-cup at night. Associated Press But the piglet named Hammond started raiding the pantry LOS ANGELES and digging through the trash. A va Monroy bought a mini veterinarian told Monroy that he pig for her family and fed was behaving badly because he it what the breeder inwas starving. Sue Manning
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The dance & performance groups that were the heart of the festival: Chilkat Dancers of Haines & Klukwan, Dághàalhaan K’e, Dahkhá Kwaán Senior & Junior Dancers, Dakwakada Dancers, Fourteen Nations Hand Games Society, Gwich’in Entertainers, Jilkaat Kwaan Dancers, Kaska Dena Drummers, Northway Dancers, Pavva Inupiaq Dancers, Selkirk Spirit Dancers, and the Tlingit/Haida Dancers of Anchorage. The workshop leaders & speakers who shared their knowledge and inspired us - Lorraine Allen, Mary Jane Allison, Audrey Brown, Karrie Brown, Ron Chambers, Diyet, Mary Folletti, Marilyn Jensen, Mary Jane Jim, Paddy Jim, Frances Oles, Marion Primozic, Stephen Reid, Sean Smith, Fred Stick Junior, Diane Strand, Amanda Workman and Fire-keeper Harold Johnson. The kitchen crew who kept us well fed over the weekend: Joan Graham, Roxanne Burns, Marlaine Joe, Francine Smith, Georgina Grif ith, Earl Darbyshire, Dustin Mazur, Terrance Buyck and Dave Riep. An especially huge thank you to the volunteers who contributed time to the event; the giving spirit of these individuals shone throughout the weekend: Doris Anderson, Ellen Bielawski, Josephine Boyle, Rita Burns, Carol Buzzell, Luke Campbell, Ed Carlick, Nathan Carlick, Shadelle Chambers, Angie Charlebois, Sam Dawson, Jessica Dyck, Trish George, Bruce Green, Sheila Greer, Mary Jane Jim, Millie Joe, Jocelyn Joe-Strack, Sharmane Jones, Tracy Kane, Nyla Klugie-Migwans, Florence Kushniruk, Rose Kushniruk, Marie Martin, Amy McKinnon, Brian Melanson, Dorothy Moose, Cheri O’Brien, Lisa Pauls, Marion Primozic, Monica Primozic, Michael Prochazka, Sean Sheardown, Lily Smith, Richard Smith, Sharol Smith, Steve Smith, Vivian Smith, Diane Strand, Jennifer Svazas, Michelle Taylor, Teresa Ward, Miranda Williams, Nicole Workman, Sophie Ukens from Germany, and others that we may have missed listing here. Financial support for the event was provided by Champagne & Aishihik Chief and Council, the Southern Tutchone Tribal Council, Kilrich Industries, Dakwadada Development Corportion, Yukon Arts Centre and Yukon Tourism & Culture.
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So she took the animal to Lil’ Orphan Hammies, a rescue about 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles. It’s a common story playing out nationwide, leaving thousands of pet pigs homeless and rescues packed. The crunch has led many sanctuaries to limit how many pigs they will accept or stop taking them completely. The craze for tiny pet pigs started decades ago and gets reignited every few years. Online sellers offer teacup pigs for thousands of dollars, promising the animals will stop growing after age 1 and stay small if fed a restricted diet. But the tiny pigs keep growing until age 4 and will starve if they aren’t fed properly with potbellied-pig food or a blend of vegetables, animal groups say. Once they grow too big to handle, people give them up. “There are not enough homes out there anymore. These pigs are in big trouble,” said Sue Parkinson of Lil’ Orphan Hammies in Solvang, which took in Monroy’s porker and others no one else would. Parkinson, who has saved 1,000 pigs since founding the rescue 23 years ago, says she gets 20 calls a day from people trying to get rid of their pigs. Same goes for Nancy Koontz and her husband at Grazin’ Pig Acres in Ramona, 40 miles northeast of San Diego. “We absolutely fell in love with the potbellied pig. But we can’t take more because we don’t have the time, money or help,” she said. Anna Key, vice-president of the North American Potbellied Pig Association, estimated that 90 per cent of pigs adopted in the U.S. are later taken to a rescue or sanctuary. Complicating things is their care: Some veterinarians won’t treat them because they consider them farm animals. Many cities
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The parent-kid pot talk from inside the fast moving cannabis industry can be more complicated in the refrigerator that they’re not allowed to touch.” Associated Press It’s also not OK for them to try pot in any other form. Not only NEW YORK is it illegal since they’re under 21, oon after Colorado legalized recreational cannabis, Todd but it’s bad for their developing brains, dad said. Mitchem’s son proposed The pot conversation can be using the plant for a horticulture trickier for industry folks like project at his Montessori school him, but he said all parents trying in Denver. to find their way through the talk School officials said no way, amid rapid acceptance of legal despite support from dad, a marijuana can benefit from some regular weed user and chief executive of a dating app and social basic research before spouting: “Because it’s bad, Johnny.” network for fellow enthusiasts. Has Mitchem’s work and pot “They didn’t want to touch it. use changed the way he is perThey weren’t ready to touch it,” ceived among other parents? said Mitchem, who is divorced “As a cannabis business perand shares custody of his kids, son I’ve been all over the news, ages 11, 9 and 7. That was early 2013. Now, pot so the parents of my kids’ friends know me,” he said. “Some kids’ is everywhere in the state, along with three others and the District parents won’t let their kids hang of Columbia that pushed beyond out at my house. They don’t say sanctioned medicinal use to legal why. Other parents are fascinated by it.” consumption just because. Cassandra Farrington, 43, is Mitchem, 44, has been speakco-founder and chief executive ing openly to his kids about of Marijuana Business Daily, a cannabis since he first entered Denver-based industry publishthe industry a couple of years ago. He co-founded the app High ing and conference planning company. She’s also a Girl Scout There! in addition to running it. troop leader and mom to a So how has legal weed 10-year-old girl and 8-year-old changed the parenting pot boy. conversation for him and others Farrington and her husband raising kids while working in the do not use cannabis, but she fast-growing business segment? “My kids know everything,” he acknowledged her timeline for talking to her kids about it was said. “My 11-year-old son is the playground educator. They know likely accelerated by her work. In Colorado, where pot shops probably more about cannabis are plentiful, not having the pot than most grown-ups who are conversation isn’t an option. not in the space. We talk about “It comes up on the evening the facts. We talk about the scinews. You drive down the street ence.” and you’re passing a dispensary Mitchem doesn’t fire up and there’s a funny smell,” she around his kids, but he has said. partaken of small amounts in Farrington’s company held its edibles “when we’re all hanging first national cannabis conferout together, watching a movie Todd Mitchem/AP ence in Denver soon after the or something like that.” Todd Mitchem, a cannabis consumer and CEO of an app-based social network for cannabis He added: “They’re very aware state constitution was amended enthusiasts, High There!, is seen at his home near Denver on June 2. of the cannabis brownies that are in 2012 to allow for adult recresee I have a child? But over the ational consumption. It was a said. “I wanted to really talk with past year, things in Colorado high-profile affair. them about marijuana in a way have calmed down quite a bit as “That’s when I basically got that came from a place of hon‘outed’ within my local social far as that goes. Outside of Colo- esty and factual data and truth community. Some parents in my rado, there are still big problems and not have to resort to some Girl Scout troop were like, ‘Wait sort of scare tactic to keep them going on with parents and just a minute, I know her,’ and that off pot.” being able to use it as medicine sort of thing,” she said. “Now it’s Pretending, in a legal or illegal and have a child.” absolutely fine.” Bruce Barcott, 49, is a pot user state, that teens aren’t going to 2016 Arctic Winter Games In addition to Colorado and for both medical and recreational encounter marijuana is not realthe District of Columbia, Washpurposes. He lives outside Seattle istic, Barcott said. ington state, Oregon and Alaska “I told my daughter, ‘Look, it’s and consumes about once a have legalized marijuana for hard enough to maintain a good month, but never around his Yukon Soccer Association is seeking FEMALE COACHES recreational use. A number of GPA as it is. Imagine trying to kids, a 13-year-old son and a for each of the three female teams (Juvenile, Junior & states have also decriminalized do that when you’re drunk three 16-year-old daughter. He’s also the possession of small amounts nights a week or if you’re using the author of a new book on Intermediate Female) and MALE COACHES for the two male teams of pot and passed medical maripot,”’ he said. the future of legal marijuana in (Juvenile and Junior Male) participating at the 2016 Arctic juana laws. Barcott remembers the time America, “Weed the People.” Brittany Driver, 30, owns a “I had real qualms as a parent he brought home a small canWinter Games being held in Nuuk, Greenland. cannabis public relations agency writing this book,” he said. “I nabis plant to photograph and If interested please apply in writing to: in Denver, writes frequently study for his book. It did not go mean, here I am writing a book about the industry and is coabout pot and I’ve got two young unnoticed by his kids. Yukon Soccer Association chairman of a chapter of Women teenagers in my house.” “They were, like, ‘Is that a pot 4061 - 4th Ave. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1H1 Grow, which supports women His pot conversation has been plant?’ We had a great conversain the business. She is a user of tion,” he said. “We said, ‘Look, a running dialogue, he said. Your letter should detail your coaching credentials, coaching experience medical marijuana to stimuthis is a marijuana plant. It’s been “We would stop and start in late her appetite, and she has a demonized for 75 years. This is little snippets, maybe on the with youth players & which team you are interested in coaching. 3-year-old son. where marijuana comes from. 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“Swiftwater” Bill Gates (seated) on his claim on Quartz Creek. Even in the bush Bill was a fastidious dresser (note the hip boots with the suit and tie). It was said he would take to his bed when his collar was being cleaned and starched. would be millions today, if you allow for inflation). He went from being a nobody to a celebrity overnight. Everywhere he went, he drew attention to himself by his wild and extravagant behaviour. He gambled with a passion and become known for his pricey and impulsive bets. Bill liked ladies, too; perhaps that was his undoing. There was one in particular one lady in particular: Gussie Lamore. Nineteen-year old Gussie had been an entertainer in Circle City who had followed opportunity to Dawson. Bill wanted her at any price; in fact, at one point, he offered her weight in gold if she would marry him. When he caught Gussie stepping out on him, even his revenge was of the type that drew attention. Gussie loved eggs, and when Bill saw her with another man, he vowed to deny her that indulgence. At the height of the winter of 1897, eggs were hard to find, and those that were available, on the trail six months or more, were gamey and aromatic; but never mind, Gussie loved them anyway. Bill bought up the entire supply in Dawson and his act became legend. He was forever after known as “The Knight of the Golden Omlette.” The number of eggs involved and the price he paid for them varies from one account to the next, but the result was the same. Gussie had the final word on this episode in a newspaper interview a few years later: “I went down to the store to buy some eggs,” said Gussie. “Lordy how I wanted some eggs for breakfast. Well Bill was in the store when I goes in. He sees I want the eggs and while I’m talking with the clerk, see, he buys up the whole consignment at $1 apiece. Then he says to me, ’Now, my dear, if you want eggs for breakfast, come home where you belong.’”
“Well, say, I was just dying for them eggs,” she said, “and I came to my milk like a lady. I goes home with Bill.” Bill chased her all the way to San Francisco in the fall of 1897, but she couldn’t marry him – she was already married – with a three-year-old child; so he married her younger sister Grace instead. Bill indulged his new bride with a $15,000 mansion in Oakland, and showered her with gifts, but the marriage didn’t last for long. Grace was apparently a pale substitute for Gussie, and she knew it. She was prepared to stand aside and let Bill fulfill his passion for Gussie. “This will be no sacrifice on my part,” Grace said, “for I hate the very ground he walks on and abhor him and his name.” Soon after, they were divorced. Everywhere that Bill went, he went through his money, and that of others, at an amazing pace. Woe to those who invested in him for they seldom saw a penny of it again, including long-suffering mother-inlaw, Iola Beebe. It wasn’t long before he was married again, this time to Bera Beebe, who, according to her mother, was a plump sixteen year-old, with deliciously pink cheeks and great big blue eyes. But the plumpness may have been because she was pregnant. At one point, Swiftwater took Bera and their son Fred on a trip to Washington , D.C., where he abandoned her, now expecting their second child. Back in Montana, Bill caught up with Gussie once more, and this time surprised his long-time love interest and the media, by running off with another Lamore sister, Belle. Belle was also known as Nellie, and nicknamed “Nellie the Pig” because, it was said, she had once tried to bite off a bartender’s ear. Bill didn’t marry Belle, as far as we know, but it wasn’t long
before the wedding bells were chiming again. In June of 1901, while still married to Bera, He tied the knot with his fourteen year-old step-niece, Adelina Boyle (also referred to as Kitty), in Chehalis, Washington. Now a bigamist, Gates was arrested in San Francisco, for abducting his niece, but no one was willing to press charges, and soon he was up to his antics again. Eventually divorcing wife Bera, he remarried Kitty, making her both wife number three and wife number four. By 1906, they too divorced and he found himself in bankruptcy court. He must have had something special because, before committing suicide, wife number two, Bera, vowed undying love for Bill and wished to marry him again. Gussie had a lasting soft spot for him, too. Bill lacked either good judgement or common sense, or both, for two years later, in 1908, now almost 40 years old, and burning through his third fortune, he married again, this time to 18-year-old Sadelle Mercer at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. By 1915, he added another credit to his reputation, that of dead-beat dad. When in Seattle in that year, preparing to sail to Peru for more adventure, he was arrested by persistent ex-mother-in-law Beebe. This time the charge was child abandonment. Bill eventually made it to Peru where he lived out his remaining years, still looking for gold, until he was murdered, February 21, 1937. So I ask you – if you were a decent woman looking for a good husband to marry, would you choose Bill? And by the way, he’s not related to me in any way. Michael Gates is a Yukon historian and sometimes adventurer based in Whitehorse. The original version of this column ran in 2009. His three books on Yukon history are available in Yukon stores. You can contact him at msgates@northwestel.net
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Whether pregnancy is planned is no one’s business she wished to volunteer such information. Miss Manners can only hope that the expectant mother refused to be dragged down to a statement that was only theoretical when uttered, and instead replied, “We’re thrilled.”
Granted, some of these are teenagers. Is there anything polite you think that we can say when this happens again to change the dynamic in the moby Judith ment? Maybe there is a polite request to make in advance. Martin What about asking if we can hold off on the electronic deISS DEAR MISS MANNERS: My vices until after dessert? ANNERS wife and I bought a wedding GENTLE READER: You gift, traveled out of town and did such a good job of teachDEAR MISS MANNERS: We found out my sister is pregnant spent the night at a motel to be ing your own child to make at the entire celebration for the conversation instead of bitcoin (yay!), but inside the family, newlyweds. I was appalled to deals that it is a shame that you she had always said she would fi nd out that in lieu of sending cannot politely issue instrucplan for a child a few more thank-yous to their guests for tions to other people’s chilyears down the road. the presents, the couple would dren. Upon hearing the news donate the equivalent cost It is also a shame that he (after celebrations, of course), of materials and postage to gets stuck with mannerless and between just the two of cancer research instead. Is this teenagers (whom Miss Manus, as we were on the phone, I a new trend? ners refuses to grant an ageasked if they were trying when GENTLE READER: The idea based – or any other – excuse). they conceived. You might try asking the hosts My mother says it is a social that snubbing people one actually knows – who, in this loudly where they want the gaffe to ask anyone, family or case, have been generous – is young people to park their not, about their family planwhitewashed by charity to devices. ning and should not be done people one doesn’t know has If this fails to encourage under any circumstances. been with us for a while, Miss other parents to direct their My side is that it would be Manners is sorry to report. children to do as your son will irresponsible to not ask that do, you should draw him into question, as it pertains directly DEAR MISS MANNERS: A the adult conversation. (This is to her and her husband’s menco-worker frequently brings presuming that there is electal and emotional state in the sweet treats into the office tronic-less adult conversation, coming months. and that these dinner parties This is not to say you should to share with everyone. This seems like a generous thing to are not like study halls.) bandy about the information, That will serve him well merely that knowing it as a per- do. But she then spends the rest in future situations – such as sonal matter is important, as of the day telling everyone who college interviews. And if it anif the baby were not planned, partakes how she has been noys the other parents to listen saying the wrong thing could “good” by not eating the treat to his opinions or have him liscause more harm. herself. ten to theirs, then perhaps they So, does social etiquette This tends to make those of will think more about instructabsolve you of responsibilus partaking in the treat feel ing their own children on how ity if you do misspeak, or is guilty, which may or may not to behave in company. it a familial responsibility be her intention. As a side note, DEAR MISS MANNERS: to understand the states of she is quite thin, while most of Several months ago, I was in a relatives’ well-being? If so, is it serious car accident. I am remore important than the social us could lose a few pounds. Is there an appropriate covering well, but the accident blunder? rejoinder to her statements has left me with lingering pain GENTLE READER: Let us and mobility issues. assume that your sister did not about being “good” without being rude, or am I just being At least a dozen friends and plan the pregnancy. If she is overly sensitive? family members have felt the nevertheless thrilled with her GENTLE READER: As you need to tell me how “lucky” I news, what difference could are comparing your weight to am that the outcome was not knowing the circumstances worse. make to anything you may say? that of this co-worker, Miss Manners fears that this, rather While I am, of course, grateAnd if she is not thrilled, than generosity, might indeed ful not to be dead or paralyzed, what would you then refrain have been the intention. And it it is not pleasant to be tired from saying? “That’s wonderworked. and in pain, and I find it a little ful news – we’re so happy for If you feel that a rejoinder is difficult to smile and agree that you”? And what would you say necessary in addition to your yes, I am lucky. instead? “Oh, tough luck”? Is there a polite way to let Your defense of your curios- thanks, you might say, “Well, you should feel good about people know that these sentiity – that not knowing would making others feel happy.” ments, while well-meaning, prevent you from forming a The reply is unlikely to be, may come across as thoughtclear picture of her mental “No, I feel good because I don’t less and hurtful? I’ve come health – sounds to Miss Mangive in to temptation the way dangerously close to snapping, ners like an attempt to use I made you do, and that’s why “If I were lucky, none of this the cry of medical necessity to I’m thinner than you, nyah, would have happened in the defend rudeness. You are not nyah.” first place!” but perhaps you your sister’s doctor. You also can suggest a more elegant apseem unaware that pregnancy DEAR MISS MANNERS: proach. – whether planned or not – can Whether dining out with GENTLE READER: Ah, yes, a bring on all sorts of shifting friends and their families, or car crash. Some people have all emotions that no outsiders, however good their intentions, joining in a congregational din- the luck. ner where you might be dining Miss Manners agrees that may be able to anticipate. with folks you are just meetthis all-too-common response Familial responsibility in ing, many parents allow their to the troubles of others is pethis circumstance aligns with culiarly annoying. Notice that good manners, which prohibits children to be on their handheld devices during the entire these people are not expressing the all-too-vivid vulgarity of dinner, while my grade-school their own relief and gratitude asking couples whether they son tries to make conversation that you were not killed. They were “trying.” with the kids – to his credit, but are directing you to do so. You should have allowed your sister to decide whether mostly to no avail. It is true that nearly any
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situation could, theoretically, be better or worse. Cheerful people often tell themselves that misfortunes could have been worse (while others make themselves miserable by complaining that their good fortunes are never enough). But it is not for others to say. A milder version of your rejoinder would be, “Well, I wish you even better luck than I have had.” DEAR MISS MANNERS: An out-of-town friend invited my daughter and me to dinner. My daughter’s boyfriend ended up joining us for the trip, and I told my friend of the boyfriend’s addition and gave her the option of withdrawing her offer, as I did not want to invite guests to her party. My friend said all three of us were welcome. Thinking I would reduce the stress and expense on the hostess, I told her I would bring bread, fruit, wine and dessert. The hostess did not “hear” my offer. I do not know or care if it was intentional or not, as it was certainly well within her “rights” as hostess to do so. She had a full meal and dessert for us and sent me home with all my “gifts” and the kindest of words.
Since my friend was a true hostess, I am now in a position of having offered her nothing in return for her generosity except my thanks. Circumstances make it unlikely I can ever return her hospitality with dinner at my house. I am not complaining, but want to make it right. How do I (1) apologize for not allowing her to be a proper hostess in the first instance by trying to supply half the dinner, and (2) thank her for being such a generous and gracious hostess? GENTLE READER: You write her a letter extolling her graciousness, and express the hope that she will visit you in your town. You could also, if you wish, send flowers or a little present. Miss Manners is just glad that you seem to have learned the lesson that you cannot repay hospitality by usurping it. You meant well, but bringing part of the meal without authorization from the hostess is neither helpful nor flattering. (Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www. missmanners.com; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail.com; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Universal Uclick, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.)
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Speedy Roots fifth at B.C. 10K championships Tom Patrick News Reporter
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f Yukon was to have just one runner race in a championship, Whitehorse’s Logan Roots would be high on the list. Roots was the lone Yukoner at SummerFast, B.C.’s 10-kilometre road championship, on Saturday in Vancouver. The 22-year-old placed fifth out of 378 participants, finishing the course in Stanley Park with a time of 32:34. “It was a great race – really hot,” said Roots. “But it was an awesome atmosphere. It’s right on the sea wall, so you’re not blocking traffic or anything, just weaving in and out of pedestrians. The group that puts it on has a bunch of baked goods at the finish line, so you sit out in the sunshine eating cookies and muffins.” In addition to taking fifth overall, which was also fifth for men, Roots placed second in his male 20-24 category. He reached the finish line 1:04 behind the winner, Blair Johnston of Surrey, who also won the 20-24 category. Roots placed better in his first B.C. 10K championships last year, but with a slower time. Last year he placed fourth overall and won his age category with a time eight seconds slower. “It’s a new race, just getting going, so it builds better fields every year,” said Roots. “So hopefully next year I’m not third in my divi-
sion and sixth overall.” As quick as he was, Roots has posted a faster 10K. In Victoria’s Times Colonist 10K in April he set a personal best time of 32 minutes even. “(Saturday’s) course is not particularly fast because of all the heat and twists and turns and pedestrians,” said Roots. “It was the last race in the Timex B.C. series, but unfortunately you have to have five races for that and I only did four. Next year I think I’ll plan it a little bit better to be able to qualify for the series (rankings).” Roots excels in all sorts of distances. He recently competed at the Canadian Half Marathon Championships in Calgary, placing third for his age division and 19th overall. Just a couple weeks ago he set the course record at the Yukon Five-Kilometre Championships in Riverdale, becoming the first person to break the 16-minute mark. The two-time Yukon River Trail Marathon winner will also attempt to defend his full-distance title in the event on August 2. Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com Jan Heuninck/SummerFast
Whitehorse’s Logan Roots heads towards the finish line at the SummerFast 10K race on Saturday in Vancouver. Roots placed fifth in the race, which is the B.C. 10-kilometre championship.
Strikers hit Sweden for world’s biggest youth soccer tourney Tom Patrick News Reporter
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hile one Yukon soccer team was playing in North America’s largest youth soccer tournament in the U.S., another was playing in the world’s largest in Europe last week. The U16 Yukon Strikers faced tough European competition at the 41st annual Gothia Cup in Gothenburg, Sweden. The Strikers team was one of just seven from Canada at the tournament that each year sees over 1,500 teams from about 80 countries play 4,500 matches on 110 fields. They were one of 187 teams from 32 countries in the U16 boys division.
With the team getting set to swap their Strikers jerseys for Team Yukon ones with the approach of the Western Canada Summer Games, the Gothia Cup was fantastic preparation, said head coach Edgar Musonda. “The goal for us wasn’t to win games, it was to take them in preparation for the Western Canada Summer Games,” said Musonda. “Playing tough European teams who are used to playing in stronger, tougher leagues … was a good way for us to compete against teams who will give us a competitive advantage when we play Canadian teams when it comes to the Western Canada Games.” The Strikers went winless in five tournament matches at the Cup, eventually losing in the
1/64 final. Though they didn’t pick up a win, they showed improvement with every match, said Musonda. “They actually went beyond my expectations,” said Musonda. “Playing with European teams, they are much bigger, faster, stronger, and their skill level is higher. “The areas of improvement for us were passing, holding onto the ball, reading the game and getting physically involved … which we lack here because of a lack of competition. There’s no league here in the Yukon, so that helped us a lot in raising our physicality of the game.” The Strikers opened with a 6-0 loss to Sweden’s Karlslunds IF before a 4-0 loss to Sweden’s Unik FK and a 7-1 loss to Germany’s Heikendorfer SV with a
goal from Yukon’s Dawson Weir on a free kick from just outside the 18-yard box. The Strikers then fell 4-2 to Norway’s Alta IF in their closest match of the tournament. Yukon’s Skyler Bryant scored both goals for his team. “The players were able to move the ball smartly, progressively attacking and they were able to have more shots on goal compared to the other team,” said Musonda. “Defensively, we were very solid … stopping attacks from the other team.” The Yukon squad wrapped up the tournament with a 12-0 loss to Germany’s Blankeses SV in the 1/64 final. The Strikers began their stay with a loss to a Lebanese team in a friendly exhibition match. “Skylar played very well –
he got two goals for us,” said Musonda. “He’s a really good player and I think that gave him an advantage. “The player who improved so much through the tournament was Nick (Koe) … Nick just started playing soccer a year ago, so for him to contribute to the team, to be able to play defensively was really good to see.” The U12 Yukon Strikers Selects competed in backto-back tournaments at the USA Cup International Youth Soccer Tournament last week in Blaine, Minnesota, reaching the semifinal of the U12 boys Gold Flight. Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com
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Miss Yukon (a.k.a. Miss Canada) heading to international pageant havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had anyone from the Yukon, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to encourage people to apply,â&#x20AC;? said Perrin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the past Yukon has had a really high success rate and if anyone has any questions or concerns about the pageant, they are free to contact me and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be happy to help them in any way.â&#x20AC;? Perrin is scouting for teen, miss and petite (under 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;6â&#x20AC;?) contestants. They must be between 12 and 28 years old, unmarried and a Yukon resident. Those who are interested can begin the application process by emailing misscanadascout@hotmail.com or they can contact Perrin directly at jennifer.perrin@hotmail.com. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m the new delegate manager for Miss Canada â&#x20AC;Ś Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still doing my nursing at university, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in charge of a lot of training,â&#x20AC;? said Perrin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This past weekend I was in Toronto training girls who are going off to the Dominican. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think we have a girl from Yukon this year competing. The past few years weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had Yukon represented and I hope, as the search for the 2016 finalists has begun, the Yukon is represented again because whenever a Yukoners goes, they do so well.â&#x20AC;?
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hitehorseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jennifer Perrin is one busy person. Perrin, who also bares the title of Miss Yukon, is studying nursing at St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Ont., volunteers a few nights a week at a hospital and does public appearances as well. As if all that wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough, she will soon compete at her second international pageant early next month. The 25-year-old has been invited to represent Canada at the Miss Petite World in West Springfield, Mass. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really exciting. Miss Petite World is a pageant that prides itself on finding someone who is very well rounded, very community oriented,â&#x20AC;? said Perrin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The interview is worth the most at this pageant, which I think is really awesome.â&#x20AC;? At the pageant Perrin will compete in such elements as evening gowns, fashion wear, on-stage questions, as well as an optional talent competition, â&#x20AC;&#x153;which isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t part of the score, but I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another chance to get in front of the judges,â&#x20AC;? said Perrin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to be doing a lyrical dance â&#x20AC;Ś Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a style of dance that is contemporary, kind of like jazz dancing.â&#x20AC;? Perrin has donned the Miss Canada sash before. She represented Canada at the Miss Petite Beauty International in the Dominican Republic a little over a year ago. At the end of the pageant Perrin was named First Princess as the runner-up in her category. Perrinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initiation into pageantry had a fortuitous beginning. She was invited to represent Yukon after she was spotted by an executive from Miss Canada Globe Naitonal Pageants while a contestant on the game show Wipeout Canada in 2012. She received an email from the executive inviting her to compete as Miss Yukon at the Miss Canada Petite pageant. After that she was one of five contestants selected from across Canada to vie for the Miss Canada Charity title during the Miss Canada Globe National Pageants. Perrin was named First Princess (runner-up) at the Miss Canada Charity pageant in September 2013 in Toronto. However, last year she was promoted from princess to queen when the 2013 winner was stripped of her crown for failing to fulfill the duties that
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Whitehorseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jennifer Perrin will represent the nation as Miss Canada at the Miss Petite Worlds next month in Massachusetts. come with the title. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a crown that fits Yukoners well. Following the 2013 pageant, Perrin set out to find a successor to represent the territory. She found Whitehorseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alissa Budzinski, who was named Miss Teen Canada Charity at the Miss Canada Globe Productions last September. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So Yukon has had two consecutive charity titles in a row, which I think is really amazing,â&#x20AC;? said Perrin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was exciting because at last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pageant when Alissa was crowned, I had the opportunity to crown my successor.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had the opportunity to assist in selecting our five finalists who will be competing and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be at the pageant to help select the 2016 Miss Canada Charity as well.â&#x20AC;? Perrin is hoping to do it again. Though itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too late for the 2015 pageants in Toronto, she hopes to find someone to wear the Miss Yukon sash in 2016. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Though this year we
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WORD SCRAMBLE Rearrange the letters to spell a word Hint: determined by or from the stars.
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Rearrange the letters to spell a word Hint: like stone, especially in hardness; stony; rocky.
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CLUES ACROSS 1. 3rd VP Aaron 5. Not hard 9. Revolutions per minute 12. Assoc. of Licensed Aircraft Engineers 13. Being of use or service 14. Macaws 15. 1960’s college civil rights organization 16. Protection from extradition 17. Animal examiner 18. Japanese persimmon 19. Commands right 20. A stage of development 22. Irish, English & Gordon
24. Showing keen interest 25. Doyens 26. Remain as is 27. 36 inches (abbr.) 28. Told on 31. Making a sustained din 33. Poked from behind 34. 24th state 35. Himalayan goat 36. Diver breathing gear 39. Groups of three 40. Not tightly 42. Regenerate
43. Strung necklace part 44. Breezed through 46. Imitate 47. Do-nothings 49. Unconsciousness 50. Golf score 51. Fertilizes 52. Used for baking or drying 53. Autonomic nervous system 54. Turner, Williams & Kennedy 55. Hawaiian goose
13. Exploiters 16. Meeting schedules 21. Intensely dislikes 23. “Tim McGraw” was her 1st hit 28. Fishing implement 29. Atomic #18 30. Microgadus fishes 31. Blue jack salmon 32. Of I 33. Feet first somersault dives 35. Tool to remove bone from the skull
36. Glides high 37. Tower signal light 38. Small recess off a larger room 39. Water chestnut genus 40. City on the River Aire 41. It’s capital is Sanaa 43. Lost blood 45. A citizen of Denmark 48. River in NE Scotland
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Rearrange the letters to spell a word Hint: a bright spot sometimes seen in a fog bank.
CLUES DOWN 1. Usually in the sun 2. Arm bones 3. Placed on a display stand 4. Repeat a poem aloud 5. Eyelid gland infections 6. Lubes 7. A contagious viral disease 8. Stormy & unpeaceful 9. Devastated & ruined 10. Put in advance 11. Pater’s partner
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For Rent HOBAH APARTMENTS: Clean, spacious, walking distance downtown, security entrance, laundry room, plug-ins, rent includes heat & hot water, no pets. References required. 668-2005 WEEKEND GET AWAY Rustic Cabin-45 minutes from town Hiking Trails in the summer Skiing in the winter Includes sauna. Reasonable rates. Rent out by the week or for a weekend. 867-821-4443 OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE Approximately 1,200 square feet on two levels, 3 offices upstairs, reception and main office downstairs. Located in the Calcite Center at 151 Industrial Road. 2 dedicated parking stalls. Rent and terms negotiable. For more information, please call 393-2181
Main & Front Street Available Now!
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334-5553 BRIGHT OFFICE/STUDIO Space Available Up to 2000 sq. ft. 129 Copper Road. Space includes Kitchen area with stove & fridge. 667-2614 Ask for Brenda or Michelle totalfire@northwestel.net 1-BDRM SUITE, washer/dryer, heat & elec incl, Takhini area, avail Sept 6, $1,000/mon. 335-5898
2,628 SQUARE FEET OF PRIME OFFICE SPACE Available for Lease NOW! Two Suites available for lease. Suites can be leased separately or combined as one. One suite is 1,248 square feet. The second suite is 1,380 square feet. Located in a professional building downtown Whitehorse, this space is ideal for accounting, legal or other professionals.
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OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE Above Starbuckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on Main St. Nice clean, professional building, good natural light. 536' ft. office space on Main St c/w kitchette. Competitive lease rates offered.
Sandor@yukon.net or C: 333.9966 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 2nd floor of building on Gold Road in Marwell Sizes 180 sqft & 340 sqft Quiet spaces with reasonable rent 667-2917 or 334-7000 3-BDRM GROUND level suite, Crestview, laundry & parking, oil & electrical heat, laminate flooring, avail Aug 1, N/S, no dogs, refs & dd reqĘźd, $1,300/mon + utils. 667-4858 1-BDRM APT, downtown, $950/mon 1 person, $1,000 2 people, heat, light, cable incl, avail immed, N/P. 668-5558 1-BDRM LUXURY suite, 1,200 sq ft, wheelchair accessible, fantastic view, N/S, N/P, refs reqĘźd, $1,500/mon, heat incl. 667-6579 3-BDRM 1.5-BATH, Riverdale, parking space included, roommates permitted, oil heat, $1,550/mon + utils. 807-285-4908 3-BDRM DUPLEX in Hillcrest, wood/oil heat, w/d, avail immed, responsible tenant, avail immed, $1,150/mon + utils. 668-5558 STORAGE/WORKSHOP, APPROX 14ĘźX20Ęź, downtown Whitehorse, Strickland & 2nd Ave. Contact Stephan (867) 332-4082 or stephane@asprinting.ca
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2-ROOM BACHELOR suite, Granger, large yard, private ent, storage room, laundry, parking, Internet, HDTV, N/S, avail immed, $800/mon + utils. 322-0181 CHILDCARE SPACE FOR RENT 3,000 sq ft in Rendezvous Plaza, Riverdale, Lewes Blvd entrance Lots of parking Also available 1,100 sq ft space (Flower Shop Studio) Call 667-7370 or 1-778-228-8679
3-BDRM, 2-BATH condo in Takhini. Avail immediately, N/S, N/P. Refs & DD reqĘźd, $1,700/mon + utils. 335-0369 2-BDRM LEGAL bsmt suite, Riverdale, open concept, N/S, N/P, laundry facility, shed, $1,050/mon + utils + dd, close to schools & h o s p i t a l , p h o t o : madidi-amazon.com/38_suiteb_photo.htm. 322-1476 3-BDRM UPPER level suite, Crestview, beautiful view, laundry, parking, oil heat, avail Aug 1, dd&refs reqĘźd, N/S, no dogs, $1,550/mon + utils. 667-4858 2-BDRM LOWER level suite, Copper Ridge, parking, laundry, dishwasher, oil heat, N/S, no dogs, dd&refs reqĘźd, $1,200/mon + utils. 667-4858 2 LARGE bdrm house, Boreal Rd, 20 minutes to downtown. Available mid-Aug, $1,270/mon + utils. Text/call 867-335-0206
2-BDRM 2-BATH, downtown, new construction, balcony, 5 appliances, parking, N/P, N/S, avail end of June/beginning July, refs & dd reqĘźd, $1,750/mon. 334-5038 for info/view PRIME RETAIL/OFFICE/COMMERCIAL SPACE on Second Avenue & Alexander St. 1,145 sq ft, ground level Call 334-5038 for more information & to view OFFICE SPACE for rent, approx 1,000 sq ft, Yukon News building, heat & electricity included, $3,400/mon + GST. Stephen @ 334-9745 2-BDRM 1-BATH bsmt suite, Riverdale, sep ent & laundry, close to bus stop, avail immed, N/S, N/P, refs & dd reqĘźd. $1,375/mon + utils. 334-3878 DO YOU NEED SOME HELP to afford market rental housing? Yukon Housing Corporation can help. Visit www.housing.yk.ca to learn more. 3-BDRM 1.5-BATH duplex, Hillcrest, on green belt, schools nearby, shopping & parks, N/S, N/P. DD & refs reqĘźd, avail Aug 15, $1,600/mon + utils. 393- 2828 1-BDRM LEGAL bachelor suite, Riverdale, avail Sept 1, N/S, N/P, no parties, refs reqĘźd, $975/mon. 668-6911 lv msg 2-BDRM DUPLEX, Hillcrest, washer/dryer, oil heat, available immed, N/S, N/P, $1,000/mon. 667-6113 aft 5pm
1-BDRM APT, Riverdale, bright, clean, spacious, partially furnished, incl elec, oil & Internet, avail mid-August, N/s, N/P, refs & dd reqĘźd, $1,000/mon single, $1,100/mon couple. 332-0568 ROOM AVAILABLE, Copper Ridge, with private washroom, N/S, N/D, refs required, $585/mon incl utilities. 336-1406 for more info ROOMS FOR rent in room & boarding home, downtown, avail Aug 15, refs reqĘźd. 336-3368 2-BDRM BSMT suite, Copper Ridge, avail immediately, spacious, bright, laundry, N/S, N/P, dd & refs reqĘźd, $1,200/mon incl utils. 335-0575 3-BDRM 2-BATH main level suite, Porter Creek, avail Aug 1, 2 parking stalls, patio, dishwasher, washer/dryer, close to grocery, gas station, parks, green space, N/S, N/P, $1,400/mon +elec. 335-5232 1 & 2 bdrm apts, avail immediately, 91301 Alaska Hwy, 1 km south of Robert Service, furnished, dd reqĘźd. Diane 668-2468 3-BDRM 1-BATH duplex, Takhini North, fenced yard, centrally located, hardwood floors, washer/dryer, $1400/mon + utils & dd. 393-2739 lv msg 2-BDRM, LOWER suite, avail Sept 1 in Porter Creek. Large windows, bright, open & clean. Cable & internet inclĘźd, N/S, N/P, $1,450/mon. 335-3660
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3-BDRM DUPLEX, Granger, furnished, fenced yard, avail Aug 1. N/S, N/P. Refs & DD reqĘźd, $1,700/mon + utils. 334-8490
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Maintenance Mechanic Full Time, One Year Term Whitehorse, Yukon This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled trade professional to join our mechanical maintenance team. The Mechanic performs journey level mechanical work in the installation, repair and maintenance of various pieces of generating prime movers (hydro, diesel, natural gas and wind) and auxiliary equipment. This position requires regular travel throughout the territory and periods of stand-by coverage.
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Beautiful home on an acreage, only a 5 minute walk to Golden Horn Elementary School. House totals approximately 2450â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 3 stories (on a 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; crawl space), 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, on 3 ha (7.4 acres). There is a 900â&#x20AC;&#x2122; wrap around deck with a garage a carport. There is a large fenced area with a lawn, vegetable garden, ďŹ&#x201A;ower garden and areas that contain raspberry bushes, Saskatoonberry trees, red and black current bushes and a greenhouse. There is also a shed and dog run/ chicken coup with storage up top. The well is about 150â&#x20AC;&#x2122; deep with good water, and there are 360 degree mountain views!
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Corporate Service Officer JOB DESCRIPTION Company: Kluane Dana Shäw Corporation (formerly 19145 Yukon Inc.) Job Title: Corporate Services Officer Supervisor: Executive Director Opening Date: July 9, 2015 Closing Date: August 10, 2015 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 pm PST Interview Dates: August 11-14, 2015 Hiring Date: August 14, 2015 Status: 1 Year Term, 6 month probation period, Full-Time, 35 hrs/wk. Wage: TBD - Negotiated
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2-BDRM 1-BATH house on 20 acres, km 3 Annie Lake Rd, on well, electricity, septic, c/w propane stove, wood stove, oil monitor, pet friendly, avail Aug.1, $1,000/mon + utils. 393-2123 3-BDRM 1.5-BATH condo, Riverdale, end unit, near walking trails, schools, shopping, & parks. Great place to raise children. N/S, N/P, avail Aug 1. DD & refs reqʼd, $1450/mon + utils. 333-9366
ROOM IN quiet condo, pet & smoke free. Large bdrm w/large closets & own separate washroom. Heat, electric & highest speed internet inclʼd. Shared laundry, kitchen, close to bus. 335-7777 3-BDRM 3-BATH townhome, Whistlebend, new, super green, fenced yard, attached garage, lots of parking, avail Aug 15, $2,000/mon + utils. Email: bechopand@live.com or 332-5323
ARE YOU READY TO START A CAREER? THEN WE’RE LOOKING FOR YOU! First Nations Bank of Canada is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our Customer Service team in Whitehorse, for a one year term on a Monday to Friday work week. As a Customer Service Representative you will be accountable for performing a wide array of financial activities such as posting deposits, withdrawals, bill payments and other account transactions for customers. You will understand customer needs and identify opportunities to promote our products and services. The Successful Candidate Must Have the Following Qualifications: • Exceptional Excep Customer Service skills • Excellent Excel interpersonal and comm communication skills • Strong Stron organizational skills • Highly Highl adaptable, professional and efficient efficie • Highly Highl motivated and a self-starter who works well as part of a team • Committed Comm with a strong desire to learn, grow and succeed
APPROX 1500 sq ft store front commercial space on Wood Street. 668-4908 Mon-Friday 9:30am-5:30pm
2-BDRM BSMT suite, Wolf Creek. Bright, clean, available immediately. Large fenced yard w/private entrance. One dog negotiable. (780) 624-4484 1-BDRM FURNISHED bsmt suite, Riverdale, well kept, sep ent, N/P, responsible tenants, avail immed, incl lights, heat & laundry. 667-2808
OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 4 connected offices (approx 940 sq ft) Partially furnished Central downtown location All operational costs included (tax, heat, air conditioning, power, & janitorial). $1,900 per month 335-3123
Kaushee’s Place Housing Society and Yukon Women’s Transition Home Society is looking for
Manager Finance and Administration with a background in Human Resources Our non- profit societies are looking for a dynamic Manager of Finance and Administration with strong human resource background and management skills to assist the Executive Director in the human resources and to manage the financial and administration duties of our societies. The ideal candidate will have proven management skills in working with staff in a unionized work environment, ability to manage and delegate the administration and financial requirements of the societies.
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If you have proven management, supervisory and organizational skills, can work with a volunteer board of directors, have strong interpersonal skills, exercise good judgement, can effectively handle unforeseen difficulties and make critical deadlines, then we would like to hear from you.
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3-BDRM MAIN part of house in Riverdale. Incls heat & electricity. N/S, N/P. Available Aug 1st. Refs & DD reqʼd, $1,650/mon. Call/text 334-9087
Please send resume and cover letter by 9 am August 10, 2015 to: Barbara McInerney, Executive Director Box 31392 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 6K8 Or email edywth@northwestel.net Job description available upon request call 633-7722
Employment Employment Opportunity Opportunity
Providing leadership through our strengths in programming, services and research, Yukon College’s main campus in Whitehorse and 12 community campuses cover the territory. A small college, YC provides a stimulating and collegial environment. We work with Yukon communities, Yukon First Nations, local governments, business and industry, to promote a community of learners within a vibrant organization. Come join us as we continue to enhance the Yukon’s capacity through education and training.
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Ayamdigut (Whitehorse) Campus Salary: $58,600 to $69,753 per annum (Based on 75 hours bi-weekly) Permanent Position Initial Review Date: July 27, 2015 Competition No: 15.87 We are looking for a dynamic individual who enjoys working with students, staff, and the public. You will be responsible for processing the Accounts Receivable and Admission functions which includes admitting and registering students, collecting fees, working with College programs and external agencies, and responding to various inquiries. The ideal candidate will have related post-secondary coursework and experience performing various accounting (particularly Accounts Receivable) and administrative duties in a client service environment. You should also clearly demonstrate your experience working with integrated computerized systems and composing a variety of correspondence. Excellent customer service and communication skills as well as decision-making skills are essential. Go to: http://yukoncollege.yk.ca/about/employment for more information on all job competitions. Quoting the competition number, please submit your resume and cover letter to: Yukon College, Human Resources Services, Box 2799, 500 College Drive, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 5K4 Fax: 867-668-8896 Email: hr@yukoncollege.yk.ca
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Providing leadership through our strengths in programming, services and research, Yukon College’s main campus in Whitehorse and 12 community campuses cover the territory. A small college, YC provides a stimulating and collegial environment. We work with Yukon communities, Yukon First Nations, local governments, business and industry, to promote a community of learners within a vibrant organization. Come join us as we continue to enhance the Yukon’s capacity through education and training.
Proctor 2IÀFH RI WKH 5HJLVWUDU Ayamdigut (Whitehorse) Campus Casual position Salary: $27.85 per hour Initial Review Date: July 27, 2015 Competition No.: 15.79 /RRNLQJ IRU FDVXDO SDUW WLPH ZRUN LQ WKH 2IÀFH RI WKH Registrar? Do you enjoy working with students and staff? As a Proctor, you will be receiving and securing test materials, invigilating online and in-person tests and exams, providing completed tests and exams to external institutions, supervising Yukon College make-up tests and exams, problem solving IT issues and contacting exam providers when issues arise. The ideal candidate will have a related post-secondary FHUWLÀFDWLRQ DQG VLPLODU H[SHULHQFH SHUIRUPLQJ LQYLJLODWLRQ functions in a Post-Secondary environment. A security clearance is required. For more information, please contact: Jo Stewart - Associate Registrar jstewart@yukoncollege.yk.ca Go to: http://yukoncollege.yk.ca/about/employment for more information on all job competitions. Quoting the competition number, please submit your resume and cover letter to: Yukon College, Human Resources Services, Box 2799, 500 College Drive, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 5K4 Fax: 867-668-8896 Email: hr@yukoncollege.yk.ca
FURNISHED ROOM in comfortable large home. TV in room w/cable, wifi. Parking, kitchen facilities, laundry facilities, $600/mon. 334-3456
Wanted to Rent HOUSESITTER AVAILABLE Mature, responsible person Call Suat at 668-6871 34 YEARS, Yukon resident, rental property owner looking to housesit for summer 2015, extremely clean, I mow lawns, take care of pets, vacuum, elite references. MarcelGareau@hotmail.com WANTED: CABIN for 1 person, Takhihi Rd/Echo Valley/McCrae/Carcross Corner area for September. 867-689-8506 LOOKING TO rent Sept/Oct, in family home anywhere in Yukon, better out of town, for a few weeks. Reply or any questions: dipus77@gmail.com WINTERIZED OUT of town cabin for long term. Single male, retired, 2 cats. Have lived off grid, basic hydro would be nice. Wanting to return to Yukon 250-596-4916 HOUSE SITTERS available year round from August 2015. Reliable couple, Yukon residents. Call Kenny 333-1478
Real Estate CONDO STUDIO in Nanaimo, B.C. Quality construction+materials, partially furnished w/kitchen appliances Well organized 300 sqft space in quiet residential neighbourhood. Perfect for student or for downsizing. Low condo fees+utilities. Reduced to $82,000. 867-660-4516. FOX LAKE water front cabin on .144 ha lot, wind/solar power, propane appliances/lights, 5 rooms with large sleeping loft, partly furnished, $239,500. 867-633-5540 3-BDRM 2-BATH house, 49 Redwood St, Porter Creek, downstairs suite, large treed lot, 2 driveways, near bus stop & schools, sale by owner. 633-6553 2-BDRM CABIN, Tagish, Sidney Str, Lot 12, blue siding, electric ready to hook up, gd location, 5 minutes to bridge for fishing, serious inquiries only. Delphine 780-926-1966 PRIVATE SALE, 5 acres lot in Grizzly Valley, 30 min from town, no building restriction, power + phone at property line, south exposure, $149,000, serious inquiries only. 667-4910 3-BDRM 1.5-BATH condo, Riverdale, end unit, landscaped. Near walking trails, schools, shopping and parks. Great place to raise children. $228,000. 333-9366 3-BDRM, 2-BATH end unit townhouse, Takhini, $419,500, quality workmanship, energy efficient, 1600 sq ft, many upgrades, single car garage. 393-3993 2-BDRM HOUSE, Keno City, lot size 800 sq metres, power & water, phone & internet available, propane stove, sold w/appliances, $55,000. Daniel @ d.schuenemann@gmx.com or 867-995-2490 FOR LEASE: 401 WATERFRONT STATION This exceptional office space is available for long term lease. 2,143 sq ft with balcony overlooking the Yukon River. Currently undeveloped but awaiting your plan for finishing. Contact ceo@selkirkdevcorp.com or at 393-2181 to view and discuss terms and opportunity. 3 HECTARE parcel w/small cabin, Takhini Hot Springs Road, views of the Yukon Game Preserve, $189,000 plus GST. For more information contact Gary at 668-2185 or 334-8519 2000 SQ. ft condo, 2 bdrm, sleeps 6, beside golf course, 2nd bedroom can be locked off, located in Princeville Kauaii, Hawaii, not a fixed week, $6,000 Cdn. 667-7944 1974 MOBILE home, 2 bdrm + 12x12 addition, fenced-in yard, 2 parking spaces, 2008 oil furnace, 2006 washer, dryer, fridge & stove, 2011 hot water tank, laminate flooring, $60,000. 336-0336 3-BDRM UPDATED mobile home, Mary Lake subdivision, large addition, new kitchen, bathrooms, flooring & septic, country residential 15 minutes from town. 336-4920 for more info INCOME PROPERTY, 2-bdrm & 3-bdrm house, Echo Valley Rd, 4 appliances, large decks, laundry rooms, large shop/office w/4-pc bath in office, fenced acre lot, currently rented at $4,000/mon. 780-351-2677 OPEN HOUSE 34 Nijmegan Rd, Takhini North, Saturday & Sunday, 3:30pm-5:30pm. 5 yrs old, energy efficient. See Property Guys sign #703765. 336-1019
Friday, July 24, 2015 4-BDRM 2-BATH log home on 16 subdividable acres, 2,600 sq ft, 44 km from Whitehorse on Carcross Rd. 335-8959
Help Wanted HELP WANTED Housekeeping Room Attendant Qualifications: Relevant hotel certification preferred. Applicants with relevant experience preferred Hours: 40 hours/week Wage: $14.25/hr Duties: Make beds, change sheets, distribute clean towels & toiletries Dust furniture, vacuum carpeting & area rugs Clean hotel rooms/public areas Attend to guest requests for extra supplies Contact: HR Manager hr@elitehotel.ca Elite Hotel & Travel Ltd. 206 Jarvis St Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2H1 ORTHODONTICS CLINIC in WHITEHORSE has an immediate opening for an energetic person to do front desk & treatment coordination position on a part-time basis. Compensation depends on background, experience & performance. Experience with general computer use, Microsoft Word & Excel required. Hours are flexible and a commitment of 1 Saturday per month is required. Please send resume to: frontdesk@sphinxorthodontics.com THE MAINTENANCE Team Leader performs and oversees a team of Technicians in the delivery of preventative and corrective maintenance for assigned facilities. Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions is a leading provider of integrated real estate management services, including facilities management, project management, energy & sustainability services, real estate services and capital planning. Please apply to file # 151179 at https://www.brookfieldgis.com/ TRI OMNI PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Requires Light Duty Cleaner NOC #6661 Minimum 6 months experience Own transportation required Contact: Dean Philpott Box 31386, Whitehorse, YT Y1A-6K8 email: admin@triomni.ca 867-668-6900 Fax: 867-456-4847 LOOKING FOR an in-home caregiver Permanent, full time (40hrs/week), In Whitehorse. Job details: Child care, meal preparation, kidsĘź laundry, housekeeping. Wage $10.86/hr. Apply through: guanzhu.w@gmail.com.
Miscellaneous for Sale WINDOOR RECYCLER We buy & sell: â&#x20AC;˘ Brand new/used double/triple pane vinyl/wood windows. â&#x20AC;˘Brand new steel/vinyl exterior doors with frames. Now selling: â&#x20AC;˘Brand new unfinished oak kitchen cabinets. 333-0717 We will pay CASH for anything of value Tools, electronics, gold & jewelry, chainsaws, camping & outdoor gear, hunting & fishing supplies, rifles & ammo. G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY â&#x20AC;˘ SELL BLINDS, SHADE-O-MATIC, 1.5 horizontal, Basswood, 45 3/8 x 42 3/8, oak colour, aluminum headrail w/decorative valance, hardware & instructions incl, exc cond, $50. 335-3316 BLINDS, HUNTER Douglas Lightlines, 1â&#x20AC;? horizontal aluminum, 45 3/8 x 42 3/8, sand colour, hardware & instructions incl, exc cond, $35. 335-3316 KITCHENAID MANDOLINE slicer, never used, $50. 668-2387
YUKON NEWS ART PRINTS, Robert Bateman, End of Season Grizzly, Jim Robb, Caribou Crossing, Full Moon In The Klondike, all signed by artists w/glass & frames, 49 Redwood St, Porter Creek. 633-6553 ASSORTED TOOLS, hand, power, woodworking & mechanical, 49 Redwood St, Porter Creek. 633-6553 BRASS WALKER, no wheels, $25; oil-filled heater, $35. 334-8318
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RED OAK hardwood flooring, $5/sq ft, 2 boxes, 22 sq ft per box, $110 per box. 633-2018 TRUE 3-DOOR commercial refrigerator, glass doors, model GDM 72, $1,500; produce cooler, 5Ęź, $300. 668-4908 LINCOLN INVERTEC welder V311-T, paid $11,000, new last year, asking $7,000 obo, has 2 years left on warranty. 668-5085
TABLE TENNIS table on wheels, folds up for storage, $55 obo. 660-4321
SLUICE BOX, 2 runs 10Ęź long, can be bolted together, 2' wide c/w four 5Ęź lengths of 1.5" riffles & 5 lengths of expanded metal, located at Mayo Lake. 334-7545
YUKON HOUSING CORPORATIONĘźS Rent Supplement Program is now available in the rural communities. Visit www.housing.yk.ca to learn more.
GOLD PANS, 60, new, 14â&#x20AC;? in diameter, plastic w/riffles, $3 ea or $150 for all. 334-7545
SMALL CABIN, Lake Laberge, canoe & kayak for free use in exchange for help in gardening or painting. 633-2236 WATER TANK, 240 gal, like new, clean, was over $1,000, asking $600. 633-2236 WALL CARIBOU head, Permit 5936, without antlers, $200. 633-2236 5,000 GAL white plastic water tank, $3,000; 3,700 gal water tanker on wheel beds, needs lic plate, $2,000; 2 industrial/commercial freezer/fridge combination, never used, $4,200. 633-2119 ONE-BURNER PROPANE forge, $500. 335-4512
SCRAP METAL & steel pipes; assortment of tools. 668-6931 or 332-9355 BRIGGS & Stratton 190cc, elite series power washer, like new, $250, Bauer 1.9 Supreme hockey skates, size 6, great cond, $80. 456-7758 ELECTRIC FIREPLACE, good cond, $50 obo. 668-6911 LITTLE CHIEF Electric smoker, model 9900, like new, $45, Bear Vault, BV-500 camping food canister, new, $35, Viberb Work boot, size 8.5, vibram soles, great cond, $90. 456-7758 WALL TENT, 14' x 16' Pioneer brand, 12 oz canvas, lightly used, no smoke hole, $850. 334-7545 #105-2131 2nd Avenue Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1C3
We are currently recruiting for the following full-time position
Property Services Director
Human Resource Officer
REGULAR FULL-TIME Salary: $72,025.41 - $84,259.54 Location: Haines Jct, Yukon
REGULAR FULL-TIME Salary: $81,028.00 - $94,791.00 Location: Haines Jct, Yukon
REGULAR FULL-TIME Salary: $72,025.41 - $84,259.54 Location: Haines Jct, Yukon
Conditions of Employment: A valid Yukon class 5 driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s licence with satisfactory driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s abstract Able to travel when required Criminal Records Check
If interested, please send resume to LLoos@capms.ca or drop it off at our office
Closing Date: July 27, 2015
Tel. 867-668-6599 Fax. 867-668-7599
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Closing Date: July 24th, 2015
JOB SUMMARY Under the direct supervision of the Chief Financial OfďŹ cer , the Human Resources Manager is responsible for managing the delivery of a full range of integrated human resource management services, as well as leading the management of complex staff relations matters for Carcross/ Tagish First Nation (CTFN) and for integrating the four elements of the values and virtues of life ( mental, emotional, spiritual and physical) into Human Resources. The Hr Manager will ensure that, where possible, HR programs delivered reďŹ&#x201A;ect lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four stages- child, youth, adult and elder. The Hr Manager must be willing to change with the ongoing evolution of CTFN circle governance. QUALIFICATIONS t 3FMFWBOU QPTU TFDPOEBSZ FEVDBUJPO QSFGFSBCMZ XJUI DPVSTFXPSL JO IVNBO resources management, organizational behaviour, labour law, industrial relations, or other relevant discipline; t &YQFSJFODF QSPWJEJOH )3. TFSWJDFT JODMVEJOH MBCPVS SFMBUJPOT KPC BOE organizational design, stafďŹ ng, disability management , HRM strategic planning, organizational development, etc; t &YQFSJFODF EFWFMPQJOH QMBOJOH FWBMVBUJOH JNQMFNFOUJOH BOE NBOBHJOH B range of HRM programs and services; t &YQFSJFODF MFBEJOH PS TVQFSWJTJOH )3 EFQBSUNFOU t .VTU DPNNVOJDBUF FGGFDUJWFMZ CPUI XSJUUFO BOE PSBM t $)31 EFTJHOBUJPO PS FOSPMNFOU JO $)31 QSPHSBNT XPVME CF BO BTTFU t ,OPXMFEHF PG 'JSTU /BUJPOT FOWJSPONFOU t .JOJNVN PG UP ZFBST XPSL FYQFSJFODF JO )VNBO 3FTPVSDFT
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MOSQUITO CATCHER, electrical, new $210, asking $110 obo. 660-4321
Candidatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; applications/resumes should clearly demonstrate their related qualiďŹ cations, since selection for further consideration will be based on the information provided.
ATLIN AND Dease Lake area placer claims for sale. Also many mineral properties in various areas of B.C. I am motivated to sell. Call Rob @ 867-333-9087
Economic Development Manager
We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
For engineering projects in Yukon and Alberta Offering competitive wage and benefits Minimum of 2 years of experience with GPS RTK and Total Station
POWER JUICER, Jack Lalanne, new, $45; new P.C. 1.4L ice cream/dessert maker, $18. 660-4321
TABLE TENNIS table on wheels, folds up for storage, $65 obo. 660-4321
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Surveyors (Party Chiefs)
INVERT RAC, as new, good to relieve head $200. 250-566-1346
4-DRAWER CEDAR storage cabinet, 32.5â&#x20AC;?Lx11.5â&#x20AC;?Dx93â&#x20AC;?H, $75. 660-4321
Champagne and Aishihik First Nations
CAFN Human Resource Policy will apply. Please contact for further information on these postings and a job description Champagne & Aishihik First Nations Fax (867) 667-6202 | Attn: Ashley or Email Aboss@cafn.ca
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Be part of one of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most dynamic environmental and socio-economic assessment processes and work with an energe c, progressive organiza on. We are commi ed to the well-being of our employees and encourage their personal and professional development. We are an impar al, eďŹ&#x20AC;ec ve and eďŹ&#x192;cient organiza on that provides assistance to all involved in the assessment process.
ASSESSMENT OFFICER Dawson Designated OďŹ&#x192;ce Full-Ć&#x;me, 6-month Term
Located in Dawson, this posi on reports to the Manager, Designated OďŹ&#x192;ce and is responsible for assis ng in conduc ng environmental and socio-economic assessment of projects. This includes iden fying project eďŹ&#x20AC;ects and mi ga on measures for adverse eďŹ&#x20AC;ects, determining the significance of any residual eďŹ&#x20AC;ects and developing recommenda ons. The annual salary range for this posi on is $66,818 - $77,037 based on 75 hours biweekly. If you feel you have the qualifica ons and desire to meet the challenges of this posi on please forward a cover le er and resume outlining how your experience and qualifica ons relate directly to the posi on. A job descrip on is available at the Dawson Designated OďŹ&#x192;ce, 705 Church Street in Dawson YESAB Head OďŹ&#x192;ce, Suite 200 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 309 Strickland Street in Whitehorse or on our website at www.yesab.ca. Please submit applica ons to: Finance and Administra on Manager, YESAB Suite 200 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 309 Strickland Street, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2J9 Ph: 867.668.6420 Fax: 867.668.6425 or email to yesab@yesab.ca Toll free: 1.866.322.4040 Resumes must be received by August 2, 2015.
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CHICKENS, BROWN leghorn hens, 10 weeks old, $10/ea. Email newellrt@yahoo.ca
GAS LAWNMOWER, side discharge, gd cond, $65. Email newellrt@yahoo.ca
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YUKON NEWS
Employment Opportunity
Providing leadership through our strengths in programming, services and research, Yukon Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main campus in Whitehorse and 12 community campuses cover the territory. A small college, YC provides a stimulating and collegial environment. We work with Yukon communities, Yukon First Nations, local governments, business and industry, to promote a community of learners within a vibrant organization. Come join us as we continue to enhance the Yukonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capacity through education and training.
Expression of Interest for: Sessional Instructor(s) School of Continuing Education & Training
2 ANTIQUE corner units, $450/ea. Matching hutch, $500. Oak office desk w/drawers, $300. Pine tv stand, $200. Rolltop desk w/drawers, $250. Toshiba label printer, used 1 season, $4,000. 633-2119
WALLENSTEIN WOOD processor. 13 hp, electric start, winch and splitter, $10,000 obo. 867-996-2570.
VINYL SOFFIT, beige/white, 18" wide. 4x12', taupe/white 1x7', 6x12' trim, $70. 393-2767
WHITE GOLD/DIAMOND tennis bracelet from People's. New in box, never worn. Receipt/warranty in box. Valued at $1200. Asking $800 obo. 334-1195
93 FT of black flexible pipe. 1.5 inch, one piece, $50. 393-2767
ALL PURPOSE canopy, 20x10, never used. $120 firm. 668-2387
EMPLOYMENT CENTRAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
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Are you considering attending a skills training program this fall? You may be eligible for funding assistance if: â&#x153;&#x201C; You are unemployed or working under 20 hrs./week â&#x153;&#x201C; In receipt of regular EI benefits; â&#x153;&#x201C; Have collected regular EI in the last 3 years; â&#x153;&#x201C; Collected Maternity/Parental EI in the last 5 years or â&#x153;&#x201C; Have a physical or mental disability Phone 393-8270 to book an appointment or for more information. Take advantage of our free employment services r &NQMPZNFOU $PVOTFMMJOH r +PC CPBSE r $PNQVUFST 1IPOF 'BY r 3FTVNF EFWFMPQNFOU
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Soft-skill Workshops (2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 days per workshop) â&#x20AC;˘ Communication and Relational Skills â&#x20AC;˘ Negotiation Skills â&#x20AC;˘ Competitive Bidding, Contract Preparation and Contract Management Business Management Seminars (2 days per seminar) â&#x20AC;˘ Introduction to Accounting and Finance â&#x20AC;˘ Introduction to Marketing â&#x20AC;˘ Introduction to Business Planning For additional information please contact: Kathryn Zrum, Manager Go to: http://yukoncollege.yk.ca/about/employment for more information on all job competitions. Quoting the competition number, please submit your resume and cover letter to: Yukon College, Human Resources Services, Box 2799, 500 College Drive, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 5K4 Fax: 867-668-8896 Email: hr@yukoncollege.yk.ca
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FREE, LARGE BBQ & propane tank. You must arrange to take it away by yourself, down one flight of steps. 633-4139 WANTED: LANGUAGE tutor to teach beginner level, conversational Korean, 2 hours per week, $15/hr. Email: catherine.newsome1@gmail.com WANTED: WOOD stove for very small (350 sq ft) cabin for occasional use. 334-3555 HONDA GENERATOR, EB5000X, very low hrs, used only in summer, $1,400 obo. 393-3528 DIRT DEVIL vacuum, new, $200 new, asking $70 obo. Daryl @ 668-6911
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Do you possess experience and related education in the area of supply chain management and would like to teach part-time?
Technical Courses (39 hours per course) â&#x20AC;˘ Introduction to Procurement â&#x20AC;˘ Introduction to Logistics â&#x20AC;˘ Introduction to Transportation â&#x20AC;˘ Introduction to Operations Management
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Ayamdigut (Whitehorse) Campus Duration: September 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016 Salary: $33.52 to $37.71 per hour Competition#: 15.77 Initial Review Date: August 31, 2015
Supply Management Training diploma program is starting up fall 2015 and we are looking for interested, qualified instructors with relevant education, experience and skills within this area. This program will be offered on a part-time basis over the next two years.
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SOUTH COL bivy sack made by Integral Designs, large size, weatherproof, breathable, used twice, $280 US new, asking $180. 667-4523 ELECTRIC SAW, used once, $30 obo; bolt door lock w/5 keys, $20 obo; light fixtures for bathroom, $20 obo. 668-5185 days or 667-7840 eves DVD MOVIES, XBox games, PlayStation games. PlayStation Solo game machine, $150. 334-7393
Electrical Appliances SLIDE-IN RANGE, electrical, GE 30â&#x20AC;? white, self-cleaning, 4.1 cu ft oven, never used, black glass cooktop with bridge & warming elements, mint cond, $990 obo. 660-4321 DYSON VACUMN 2 years old, only used occasionally, $300. Kim @ 633-6054 30â&#x20AC;? PROPANE range, white, self cleaning oven, sealed burners, electronic ignition, 2 high-output burners, 1 low output, 1 all purpose, electronic oven controls, new cond, $600 obo. Tagish. 867-399-319COMMERCIAL COIN operated washer & dryer. $400/set. 4 sets available. 633-4375 KENMORE ELECTRIC range, almond, $30. 633-2837
TVs & Stereos FLAT SCREEN TV, 42â&#x20AC;?, $800 new, asking $150, 336-2866, lv msg
Computers & Accessories IPHONE 4S 16GB Telus, good condition, free of contract, $160. 334-6087 SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 16GB Bell Smartphone, in new condition, unlocked, works with all carriers, Bell, Virgin, Telus, etc, free of contract, $160. 334-6087 GARMIN MONTANA 600 waterproof GPS. Paid $600. Barely used. Asking $300. 867-333-9366
Musical Instruments PIANO TUNING & REPAIR by certified piano technician Call Barry Kitchen @ 633-5191 email:bfkitchen@hotmail.com ROLAND CUBE 30 amp, c/w effects incl chorus, flanger, phaser, tremolo, delay, reverb, some cosmetic damage on the vinyl, scratches, $150 obo. 332-2553 BLACK FENDER Standard Stratocaster w/maple neck, made in USA, c/w moulded hard case, hardly used, beautiful guitar, $1,050 obo. 332-2553 YOUNG CHANG upright piano, appraised at $2,500, exc cond. Moving, priced reduced to $2,000. 667-4358 ROLAND VGA7 guitar amplifier. 60W+60W, 2x12" configuration. A real powerhouse with tons of options, in great shape. Price reduced to $325. Steve 633-6373 IBANEZ HOLLOW body electric guitar. Quilted maple body , c/w hard case shell, $700. Bodine electric plus acoustic guitar, built in one, c/w hard case shell, $1,000. 332-1360
Friday, July 24, 2015
YUKON NEWS
CBC HAS A DECOMMISSIONED Studer 963 console (8 mono mic/line & 12 stereo line input channels, 4 groups, 2 masters & 4 Aux outputs). Sealed bids will be accepted at CBC Whitehorse at 3103 – 3rd Ave, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 1E5. Closing date for the bids will be 17:00 on Aug 14, 2015. Highest bid will win and arrange pickup.
375 HH Ruger #1, stainless laminate stock w/ammo, Sandy @ 867-390-2401
FENDER COMBO amp, Blues Deville 212, 60 watts, tweed, exc, $800. Thomas 660-4826
WANTED: RECLINING leather love seat in good condition. 393-3777
MARSHALL AMP JTM60 combo, 60 watts, exc, $800. 660-4826 MUSIC MAN 2012 HD, 150 combo amp, like the one Mark Knopfler and Johnny Winter used, serviced, exc, $1,250. 660-4826
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WANTED: 20LB propane tank with current stamp. 334-6087
WANTED: HOCKEY & baseball cards, honest and fair in my dealings. If you have cards email me at bugolini@shaw.ca or text 250-210-1970. I'm in the Whitehorse area
WANTED: CHEAP BBQ & cheap push gas mower. 335-1515 WANTED: USED gravel truck for around the farm, either tandem or single axle, road worthy if possible. 336-0520 WANTED: OLD fashioned charcoal grill, compact, in good condition, reasonable. 668-6871
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EVF FUELWOOD ENT Year Round Delivery • Dry accurate cords • Clean shavings available • VISA/M.C. accepted Member of Yukon Wood Producers Association Costs will rise. ORDER NOW 456-7432 FRANKʼS FIREWOOD •Top quality, stacked cords for best value •8 foot & stove length •Single cord & multiple cords Phone 334-8960 FIREWOOD $175/cord 20-foot lengths, 5-cord loads Small delivery charge 668-6564 Leave message
Guns & Bows LICENSED TO BUY, SELL & CONSIGN rifles & ammo at G&R New & Used 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY • SELL SAVAGE 30-06, stainless w/synthetic stalk, soft Levy case, 3x9 Fulfield scope and extras, mint, $800, PAL required. 333-9366 WANTED: NO. 4 MK1/2 original Lee Enfields wanted by collector, especially Longbranch, top $ paid for snipers. Reply to thirtypound@hotmail.com WANTED: USED .45-70 to buy for under $500. 633-5207 25-06 BROWNING “A” bolt, stainless w/black comp stock, 2 clips. Vortex Viper 3x9 scope, sling & box of ammo, $850. 668-2437 BROWNING X Bolt Stainless Stalker, carbon fibre finish, fluted barrel. Extra mag, talley light weight rings & bases. Shot twenty times. Paid $1600 last year, asking $875 obo. 633-4322 REMINGTON MODEL 700/ 30 06, $500. Remington 1187, shotgun rifled barrel, $600 S&W .357 also shoots .38 special, $700. All well looked after & shoot beautifully. 336-3865 WANTED: RUGER Mini-14 in good shape. 334-3555 CUSTOMIZED REMINGTON 700 30.06, accepts 4-round magazines, Bushnell 3 + 9 sight, some ammo & accessories, must have PAL, $700 obo. 334-7019 LEE ENFIELD Sporterized Mark 4, Leupold 3 + 6 scope, must have PAL, $300 obo. 334-7019 WINCHESTER 30-30, Klondike Gold Rush commemorative, mint, never fired, original box & ammo, $1,000; Ruger M77 30-06 w/Redfield scope 2x7, good cond, $500 obo, PAL reqʼd. 660-5769 NEW REMINGTON 300 RUM, left hand, model 700 adl, $700.667-2428
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is inviting applications for
Education Manager
WANTED: NEED to take a queen size mattress from WH to Van. Anyone has a U-Haul going down? Will help with gas. 335-9412
Reporting to the Director Workforce Development and with strategic direction from the Executive Director, the Education Manager is responsible for reviewing, evaluating and monitoring the delivery of the education system from pre-kindergarten to grade twelve with the purpose to improve educational outcomes for all students and further, to foster an environment of lifelong learning for all Teslin Tlingit Citizens. Within the scope of this position, the incumbent and staff deliver and administer programs to Tlingit students relating to student counselling, cross cultural teacher/administrator orientation, early childhood, special and adult education curricula, kindergarten through grade 12 curriculums within TTC Traditional Territory. The incumbent will participate in negotiating any changes to the division and sharing of responsibility for the design, delivery and administration of education programs delivered within the Traditional Territory and for Teslin students attending school in Whitehorse. The successful candidate will have a post-secondary education, preferably an advanced degree and several years’ experience in the area of education programming and several years’ experience working at a senior level in a First Nations Government environment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience with complex negotiation techniques is required. We encourage those who are interested to call for more information and a full job description. For detailed job description call 867.390.2532 ext 316 Please quote the job title in the subject line of your email, fax and/or cover letter: HR & Staff Development Officer Teslin Tlingit Council Box 133 Teslin, Yukon Y0A 1B0 f. 867.390.2176 humanresources@ttc-teslin.com
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WANTED: LANGUAGE tutor to teach beginner level, conversational Korean, 2 hours per week, $15/hr. Email: catherine.newsome1@gmail.com
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WANTED: WOODEN stools, solid light wood in a variety of heights, well kept, reasonable. 668-6871
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Employment Employment Opportunity Opportunity
Providing leadership through our strengths in programming, services and research, Yukon College’s main campus in Whitehorse and 12 community campuses cover the territory. A small college, YC provides a stimulating and collegial environment. We work with Yukon communities, Yukon First Nations, local governments, business and industry, to promote a community of learners within a vibrant organization. Come join us as we continue to enhance the Yukon’s capacity through education and training.
Providing leadership through our strengths in programming, services and research, Yukon College’s main campus in Whitehorse and 12 community campuses cover the territory. A small college, YC provides a stimulating and collegial environment. We work with Yukon communities, Yukon First Nations, local governments, business and industry, to promote a community of learners within a vibrant organization. Come join us as we continue to enhance the Yukon’s capacity through education and training.
Instructor/Coordinator, Climate Change Policy
Instructor, Political Science
School of Liberal Arts Ayamdigut (Whitehorse) Campus Term Position: September 1, 2015 to June 30, 2017 Hourly Rate: $38.53 to $45.87 (Based on 75 hours bi-weekly) Competition #: 15.85 Initial Review Date: July 28, 2015 Yukon College is seeking an Instructor/Coordinator to plan, organize, coordinate, develop and instruct courses ZLWKLQ WKH &OLPDWH &KDQJH 3ROLF\ 3RVW 'HJUHH &HUWLÀFDWH program. The incumbent in this position will also liaise with content experts, curriculum developers, instructors and potential customers. The ideal candidate will have a Master’s degree, or SUHIHUDEO\ D 3RVW 'RFWRUDWH GHJUHH LQ D UHODWHG ÀHOG ZLWK previous experience in: curriculum development and instructing in an adult education environment, working with Yukon First Nation communities and organizations, project management and managing and coordinating programs and people in a cross-cultural environment.
School of Liberal Arts Ayamdigut (Whitehorse) Campus Permanent Position from: November 1, 2015 Salary: $75,388 to $89,749 per annum (Market supplement may be applied) (Based on 75 hours bi-weekly) Competition #: 15.91 Initial Review Date: August 18, 2015 Yukon College is seeking an instructor to plan, organize, coordinate, develop and instruct courses within the Political Science program with an emphasis in indigenous governance and policy. The ideal candidate will have a Master’s degree, or preferably D 3RVW 'RFWRUDWH GHJUHH LQ D UHODWHG ÀHOG ZLWK SUHYLRXV experience in curriculum development and instructing in an adult education environment. Experience in any of the following would be considered an asset: teaching First Nations students and/or indigenous governance courses, teaching through distance-education technologies, research in political science or a related discipline and/or the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Consideration may be given to those with an appropriate blend of education and experience.
Consideration may be given to those with an appropriate blend of education and experience.
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
Go to: http://yukoncollege.yk.ca/about/employment for more information on all job competitions. Quoting the competition number, please submit your resume and cover letter to: Yukon College, Human Resources Services, Box 2799, 500 College Drive, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 5K4 Fax: 867-668-8896 Email: hr@yukoncollege.yk.ca
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WANTED: CORNER shelving, wood or metal. 633-2837 WANTED: PEOPLE interested in helping organize a flying club in Whitehorse. Contact Melissa 667-7248
Cars 2004 F O R D Taurus Wagon SE, 120,000kms, roof rack, power windows, doors, mirrors, rear wiper and defrost, cruise control, air conditioning, front air dam, fully maintained, great condition, $4,400 obo. 334-3456
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YUKON NEWS 2009 MINI Cooper, loaded, 6-spd, power everything, sun roof, heated seats, Bluetooth, 48,000 kms, gets 800 kms to a tank of gas, like new. $16,500. morrison@northwestel.net or 335-1410 2008 NISSAN Altima, moonroof, leather, P/S, P/W, A/C, low mileage, 1 owner, fog lights, Bose speakers, CD, Blue Tooth, summer & winter tires on rims, $12,900. 334-5510 2011 CAMARO SS, V8, red convertible in mint/showroom condition, 11,800 kms. Trade or trade up with cash for a 24-26Ęź newer motorhome with low miles. 668-1990
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<XNRQ &ROOHJH LV ORRNLQJ IRU DQ LQWHUHVWHG DQG TXDOLĂ&#x20AC;HG candidate with relevant experience and education to assist on an on-call basis in developing and implementing LGHQWLĂ&#x20AC;HG SURJUDPPLQJ LQLWLDWLYHV LQFOXGLQJ WKH coordination and delivery of Yukon First Nations training sessions. The ideal candidate will have relevant post-secondary education and a strong knowledge of Yukon First Nations history, Heritage and Culture, First Nation Governance and experience in the delivery of adult educational programming and working in partnership with First Nations. Consideration may be given to those with an appropriate combination of education and experience. Go to: http://yukoncollege.yk.ca/about/employment for more information on all job competitions. Quoting the competition number, please submit your resume and cover letter to: Yukon College, Human Resources Services, Box 2799, 500 College Drive, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 5K4 Fax: 867-668-8896 Email: hr@yukoncollege.yk.ca
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2012 Dodge Journey R/T AWD
2002 ACURA EL Premium edition, black, 198,000kms, meticulously maintained, one owner, includes new all season Michelin tires & Michelin X- Ice snow tires on rims, $7,800 obo. 456-4490
2007 FORD Explorer XLT SUV, 218,000 km, needs bearings and brakes, $3,000 obo. 334-8413
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1999 FORD Taurus V6, 4 dr, A/C, all power options, new brakes, shocks, battery, clean & reliable car, $2,500. 333-0117
2011 Kia Sorento LX V6
1999 SATURN 3-dr sports coupe, air, cruise, sunroof. Need to sell, leaving the Yukon, $1000 obo. 335-6861
STOCK #7622A
PRICE:
25,790
STOCK #7596A
1997 FORD Escort wagon. Body looks great, needs some mechanical work, great little beater or good for parts, $900 obo. 334-9903
PRICE:
22,290
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2012 Kia Sportage EX Luxury
1995 SAAB 900, low mileage 80,000 miles, 5 spd, air, heated seats, a/c, upgraded transmission, sun roof, studded winter tires separate rims inclĘźd, $1,900 obo. 334-5727
STOCK #7710A
PRICE:
25,290
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1992 HONDA Civic, white, automatic, runs good, exc gas mileage, radio/CD, good shape, $1,000 obo. 399-3226
2007 Toyota Tacoma X-Runner
1980 FORMULA Firebird w/ ws suspension pkg, all original, # matching car, vg cond, 60,000 orig kms, $12,000. 334-4800
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17,295
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1968 CORVETTE coupe, 427 auto, red on red leather, numbers match, appraised at $50,000, asking $29,900. 336-0946 1951 OLDS 88 4-dr project, flat black, 303 rocket, auto trans, motor & tranny out, have keys, $2,200 obo. 633-3819
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2011 NISSAN Sentra 2.0, 4-dr sedan, exc cond, low miles 59,000 kms, moon roof, Bluetooth, USB inputs, heated seats, new windshield, intelligent key, A/C. 668-6534
Trucks
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2009 NISSAN Rogue SL, 3-spd auto, new tires, 131,000km, great gas mileage, $12,750 obo. 633-5155
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2009 NISSAN Versa SL, well maintained, 95,000 kms, 6 disc CD player, 2 sets of rims, new all season tires, good condition winter tires, reliable, fuel efficient, $9,300. 335-7199 2007 CADILLAC CTS Sport, fully loaded leather interior, heated seats, Bose sound system, 6-spd manual, 115,000kms, very clean, good cond, $13,000. 333-9100 2007 DODGE Caliber 4-door hatchback, new tires on alloy rims, interior immaculate condition, power windows, sunroof, black, $10,700 obo. 334-7256
2006 FORD F250 crew cab 4X4, new tires, 5.4L, 3,000lb winch, new front brakes, $9,500 obo. 633-2567 eves 2006 TOYOTA Tacoma access cab, manual, 132,500kms, very clean, exc cond. Selling because we need more space, $12,000 obo. 668-3335 2004 GMC 2500 HD 4x4 X-cab, long box, great unit, remote start; trailer tow; checker plate liner & toolbox, fully serviced, new battery & tires. 633-4311 2003 CHEVROLET Avalanche, great shape, $6,500. 335-1055 2003 FORD Ranger 4X2 pick-up, Supercab, 1 cylinder cracked, good winter tires incl, $1,250. 334-6092 2002 C H E V Y express cargo van, 223,000km, great service van with built-in shelving, aftermarket stereo with Bluetooth, $6,500.00 obo. Steve @ 332-2929 2002 GMC 1500 2WD, single cab, long box, V6, 5 speed, 198,000 kms, $3,500 obo. 332-9002 2000 FORD Explorer XLT 4X4, new engine & tires, leather seats, p/seats & windows, keyless entry, exc cond, $4,000 obo. 633-2567 1999 CHEVY Tahoe, 4x4, V8, auto, tow pkg, $5,500. 334-7393 1997 DODGE Ram 1500, wish to trade for smaller car, valued @ $1,000. Serious inquiries only. 633-6155 1997 DODGE Ram V6 Magnum, new trans, body in good shape, $1,500. 633-2119
2009 HONDA CRV LX 4WD, light blue, 60,500 kms In pristine condition, no accidents. Fully winterized, $17,900 obo. 335-9412
2013 F-150, Limited Edition, 4x4, red, chrome, 21,700 kms, sun roof, loaded, leather heated seats, sat radio, command start, extĘźd warranty, $45,000. 867-393- 2828 2012 NISSAN Frontier 4X4, king cab, 6 spd standard, 28,000 kms, still under warranty. Running boards, tonneau cover & hood air deflector, $19.500 obo. 334-5727 2010 JEEP Compass 4x2, auto, 2.4L dual VVT, great cond, fully maintained, under 51,000 kms, remote start, separate mint winters on rims, $11,500, 667-2276
1997 TOYOTA 4Runner Limited, great cond, no leaks, leather seats, all power options. Twin 12 in subwoofer. Rear diff lock. Brought up from the States, 218,000 kms, $9,700 obo. 335-1571 1995 GMC 1500 reg cab long box p/u. Blue 4.3L V6 w/4-spd automatic transmission. Checker plate tool box & box liner. only 144,000 kms. Runs great, $2,850 firm. 335-5428 1995 NISSAN Pathfinder 4x4, V6 auto, 4 door, decent body, 161,000kms, $1,500 obo. 334-6600 1992 CHEVY S-10 extĘźd cab p/u, new battery, one owner, fully maintained, good working order, $1,700 obo. 334-3456 1990 FORD Econoline E250 Super Cargo van, good tires, regular maintenance, $1,500. 333-0317
2007 TOYOTA Avalon, fully loaded, black w/grey leather interior; navigation, premium stereo, dual automatic temperature controls, command start, new tires, full-size luxury car, exc cond, $9,500. 867-660-4311
2008 F-250 XL, 6-spd stick, 5.4L V8, 108,300 kms, new glass, 8Ęź box w/cover, HD spray-in liner, 2-dr supercab, A/C, tow pkg, cls 5 hitch, trailer brakes, $20,000 obo. 668-6534
1989 CHEV S10, requires some work, $700. 633-2119
2007 VOLKSWAGEN GTI hatchback, 57,000 km, 2 sets of tires, leather interior, sunroof, roof, bike racks, exc cond, not an econo car, $13,900. 336-4645
2008 GMC Sierra 1500 4X4, longbox, regular cab, white, 176,000 km, $13,500 obo. 604-754-7924
1978 CHEV Truck, w/winch, gin pokes, 110 wired-in plugs + 4 extra tires, $1,500. 633-2119
2008 NISSAN S model Pathfinder, 150,000km, US model, good cond, $11,000 obo. 336-0946
FORD 350 ambulance, 6000 miles, 7.3 diesel engine. 5 Fraser Rd. 633-6651 or 689-6388 10-6pm
1978 MERCURY Cougar XR7, exc cond, 91,000 kms, one owner, $6,000. 667-2922
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2007 CHEV 2500HD crew cab 4X4, great unit, many options, trailer tow, fully serviced, new brakes & battery. 633-4311
2001 LEXUS LS 430, pearl white, auto, 4-dr, heated cream leather seats, sunroof, 75,000 miles, exc cond, clean, hidden headlights, new battery. 334-4048
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2006 HONDA CR-V, 118,000 kms, great condition, must sell as leaving town, valued at $13,500, selling for $12,000. 393-2125
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1971 SIERRA Grande pick-up 3500, very rare, 9Ęź foot bed w/wood floor, new tires, crate engine, interior, windshield, sliding rear window, chrome package, inspection sheet, $7,500. 633-3819
RONĘźS SMALL ENGINE SERVICES Repairs to Snowmobiles, Chainsaws, Lawnmowers, ATVĘźs, Small industrial equipment. Light welding repairs available 867-332-2333 lv msg
BRAND NEW salmon & halibut rods/reels, used shrimp pots & gear, Garmin 4208 GPS Chart Plotter, Data Card with Alaska Maps, hand held GPS, VHF marine radio, Scotty Electric downriggers and more. 332-1374
Auto Parts & Accessories
2004 ARCTIC Cat quad, 4,200 mi, in top condition, ride trouble free, located in Haines Junction, text for pics. 250-566-1346
1984 ZETA 24' Hard Top, 350/260 leg, 15hp kicker, dingy, barbecue, galley, head, canvas enclosure, fishfinder, radio, sleeps 5, tandem trailer, rough water boat, bottom paint, many extras, reasonable offers. 332-1374
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 3 TIRES, LT 285/75 R16, offers. 668-6911 3 TIRES, Michelin LT265/70 R17, good tread. 633-4311 GABRIEL ULTRA G Force strut for front right side for Kia Sedona 2002-2005, model# G52035, $40; KYB Excel-G gas shock absorbers, model# 344296, fits Kia Sedona 2002-2005, both for $100. 334-6628 4 NEAR new top of the line Hakkapeliitta factory studded tires, 205/55R, 94T radials, $1,000 new, all for $400. 334-9801 4 TIRES for small car. Used 1 season (summer) on Toyota Camry. $300 for all. whseinc@gmail.com or 334-4811 TONNEAU COVER for Chev 1/2 ton regular box, 1999 to 2006 models, $500. 335-0281 4 PAIRS 285/75R15, $100. 4 summer & 4 studded winter tires 215/60R15, $400. New 215/60R16, $300. 334-7393 2002 DODGE Caravan for parts. 334-7393
2004 YAMAHA V-Star 1100, no damages, 8000km, saddlebags, windshield, $5,000. 336-4887 ARGO 8X8 Conquest, exc cond, like new, only used 16 hrs, c/w winch, $9,800. 250-651-7650 2008 SUZUKI C109 1800 Cruiser, windshield, saddle bags, crash bars, sissy bar, all factory accessories, 11,000 km, like new condition, $9,500 or trade for Harley big twin. Rob 335-2600 2009 HARLEY Davidson V-Rod VRSCAW 1250cc, 240mm rear tire, 20,000 km, very nice shape, security system, ABS, $10,500 or trade for Harley big twin. Rob 335-2600 WANTED: 2001 Polaris Sportsman 6X6 for parts. 332-7797 WANTED: 1 Goodyear Tracker quad tire, tubeless, AT 25X11-10 + wheel, 4-bolt. 332-7797 1986 HONDA ATV 350 TRX, new rear bearings, fuel filter & pump, racks & winch, $2,500. 634-2631 HJ 1971 BOMBARDIER R-12 12-passenger snow machine, c/w extra parts, manuals, 318 Chrysler industrial engine, auto trans, $5,000. 334-7545 WANTED: SHOP manual for 2001 Polaris Sportsman 6x6, 500 cc. 332-7797 2008 POLARIS RZR Ranger side by side 800, very low kms, c/w blade, $6,000 obo. 335-8937 2 HUSQVARNA 372xpg chainsaws. Heated grips and carb. One runs well, one needs work, $550 for both. 867-996-2570
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Clearing out all OLDER VEHICLES! As Low As $199.00 Come Early!!
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QUAD TRAILER, 8x12 deck, 3500 lb axle, $1000. 334-1688 1994 YAMAHA Blaster 200 sport quad. Runs great, recently redone, $1,500. 334-3049
2008 Hummer H2, SUT Loaded! Leather, Skylight Roof, Blue
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2004 HARLEY Davidson Ultra Classic, fully loaded, very low mileage, pristine condition. Owner must sell for health reasons. Len 633-2997
31,000
2008 SUZUKI DR200SE dual sport. One owner bike, well maintained. $3,000. 334-3049
2015 Chev Cruze
POLARIS RZR 800 side by side, 700 kms, c/w many options inclĘźg snowplow, exc, $8000. 333-9056
4 Door, Black
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18,900
2014 Dodge Grande Caravan Stow & Go! Loaded!!
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25,295
2015 Chev Silverado 1500 Crew 4x4 $
36,995
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3 RETIRED sled dogs. home. 667-2390
Free to a good
KITTENS AND a Husky/Collie/Lab cross puppy for sale. 667-2390
Motorcycles & Snowmobiles
TAITĘźS CUSTOM TRAILER SALES 2-3-4- place snowmobile & ATV trailers Drive on Drive off 3500 lb axles by Trailtech - SWS & Featherlight CALL ANYTIME: 334-2194 www/taittrailers.com
NECKY SEA kayak, 14' blue. Adjustable foot pedals, large cockpit, 2 stow compartments, tracks well. Spray skirt, locking paddle & floatie, $990. 393-2767 OLDER 20Ęź Reinell, bed, hull & leg in gd cond, w/trailer, downrigg, motor seized, project boat. Trade for Enduro 250cc up or $3,000. 689-6194 17Ęź CLIPPER Ranger, green Fibreglass canoe w/paddles & PDFs, great condition, $1,000. 633-3039 14Ęź ALUMINUM MirroCraft boat, 9.8 outboard, 35lb thrust electric motor w/new battery, rod holders, driverĘźs seat, galvanized trailer, does not leak a drop, $2,700. 336-3865 BOAT AT McCrae, #5 Fraser Rd. 633-6651 or 689-6388 OLD TOWN Guide 147 canoe, 14.5Ęź. New cond, c/w back rests, $750 obo. Brian 335-0330 CANOE PADDLE, wooden, Grey Owl, new, $40. 660-4321
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HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THE SHELTER: 5VFT 'SJ QN QN t 4BU BN QN $-04&% 4VOEBZT .POEBZT Help control the pet overpopulation problem
have your pets SPAYED OR NEUTERED. FOR INFORMATION CALL
LOST/FOUND
LOST t BOSWELL CRESCENT, BLACK AND TAN MINIATURE DACHSHUND. 1 year old, not wearing collar. If found please call Natalie @334-7054 t COPPER RIDGE, GOLDEN RETRIEVER, FEMALE, 2 YO, wearing brown leather collar. Name is Lucy, please call Andrea if found @335-7704 t MARSH LAKE, BLACK AND WHITE BORDER COLLIE, wearing collar with tag, name is Twice. Please call Travis @660-5565 t GROVE STREET IN PORTER CREEK. CAT, SOLID BLACK, SHORT-HAIRED, with notch out of one ear. Call Alex at 336-3341. t PINE RIDGE, GREY TABBY CAT. Call Jen Williams at 334-9534. t 5TH AND WHEELER. BLACK, SHORTHAIRED CAT, neutered male. No collar. Answers to McGoo. Call Kelly at 667-6664.
t DOWNTOWN, SMALL GREY TABBY at 6th street and Jarvis downtown. Her name is Tia. She was not wearing her collar. Please call 867-334-6809 if seen! t TURNER CRESCENT, SMALL GREY TABBY CAT. Call Kerri at 456-2505. t BLACK AND WHITE MALE CAT. 2 years old, he has a very wonky tail. His name is Cat. If found please contact the shelter @633-6019 FOUND t CRONKHITE ROAD, WOLF CREEK , LARGE MALE, BLUE-COLOURED CAT with four white paws and white chest. Call Pam at 633-2677. t SMALL, BLACK FEMALE DOG AT THE CORNER OF 4TH AND HANSON. Please call 633-5788
RUNNING AT LARGE...
If you have lost a pet, remember to check with City Bylaw: 668-8382
AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION
WATER TRUCK, 1984 W900 and 4000 gal tank Bowie pump, fire hose manifold, new tires, certified, $27,500. 335-5192 SKIDDER 550 Timberjack, fresh motor, has 4000L water tank, large winch, full blade, $20,000. 335-5192
Athena
Checkers
BELLY DUMP trailer. One clam, one cross dump, Dawson area, gd working cond, $10,000 obo. 867-996-2570 2009 BOBCAT CT 440, 44hp tractor w/backhoe & many other attachments. 335-5192 D6D LGP Cat. Wide pad, tilts, winch, angle dozer. New U/C, torque, trans, finals & steering clutches. Winch & cross shaft rebuilt, $75,000. 867-996-2570 1998 JOHN Deere 160 LC excavator, c/w 2 buckets & log grapple, $55,000. 867-996-2570
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Heavy Equipment
CATERPILLAR 955 track loader, runs good, converted to electric start, $7,000. 867-634-2321 evenings
PROFESSIONAL BOAT REPAIR Fiberglass Supplies Marine Accessories FAR NORTH FIBERGLASS 49D MacDonald Rd Whitehorse, Yukon 393-2467
633-6019
17Ęź HURSTON lake boat, 90hp ob, new canopy, c/w kicker, sounder, down riggers. Fun & safe on big lakes, $7900 obo. Brian 335-0330
Maxine
Mingus
Kitty
ENNY Maxine
Come on down & visit with ALL OF US at the shelter.
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Items can be dropped off at the Shelter during operating hours.
And more.... Come for a visit and meet your next furry family member!
If you could bring down some much needed items. It would be greatly appreciated!
633-6019 126 Tlingit Street
www.humanesocietyyukon.ca
Portraits by Gerry Steers, courtesy of Gerryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Computer Magic
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
SKIDOO SEA Runner & Yamaha Wave Runner at McCrae opposite Kilrich Industries. George @ 633-6651 after 6pm or 689-6388
2007 HARLEY-DAVIDSON Ultra Classic, black cherry & silver, 96 cu in w/6 spd transmission, stereo, CB, intercom, incls helmet w/headset & mic, fewer than 26,000 miles, $16,500. 867-660-4311
23Ęź FIBRE boat, 6-cyl turbo diesel. Sell or trade. 332-8393
Has your fur buddy slowed down? Return 'spring' to your dogĘźs step. Older or injured dogs benefit from Glucosamine and MSM. Tasty pharmaceutical grade powder. Dosage based on weight. 332-7828
18.5' AQUASTAR pleasure craft w/235 Evinrude & trailer, new tire & battery, can be heard running, great condition, maintenance records from Listers available, need gone ASAP, $4,500. 336-8525
GOLD PLANT Trommel, 36Ęź long, 48â&#x20AC;? diameter, is on a 53Ęź triaxle high-boy, c/w extras, $110,000 + applicable taxes. 780-916-4247, lv msg if no answer
Marine *VEHICLES MAY NOT BE EXACTLY AS SHOWN
12Ęź ALUMINUM boat c/w 8.8 hp Honda 4-stroke outboard motor, $2,200. 334-7545
SUZUKI BOULEVARDS (2), 800cc, 2005 & 2009. Both with low mileage, great cond, saddle bags, windshields. $5,000 & $7,500. 393-2926
4.3 Litre V6, Silver
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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.
You can also check out our award winning website at:
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WATER PUMPS FOR SALE OR RENT â&#x20AC;˘12â&#x20AC;? x 10â&#x20AC;?, 2004 Power Prime DV300, Self-Priming Global Pump â&#x20AC;˘10â&#x20AC;? x 6â&#x20AC;?, 2012 with 6 CYL JD Engine Cornell Pump â&#x20AC;˘8â&#x20AC;? x 6â&#x20AC;?, with 6 CYL JD Engine, Self-Priming Cornell Pump A1 CATS, Grande Prairie, AB. 1-780-538-1599 Website: www.a1-cats.com for pictures
Friday, July 24, 2015
YUKON NEWS LEICA NA-730 surveyorĘźs level, $775, 30x optics, great cond, heavy duty wooden tripod, 4m Hultafors rod also available for additional $300. 332-2553 NIKON DTM-520 surveyorls total station, $2,500, c/w newly re-celled battery, charger, case, manual, h/d wooden tripod, prism pole, metal mini-prism available for $350. 332-2553
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our father,
Fred Kozmeniuk (â&#x20AC;&#x153;GOOD OLD FREDâ&#x20AC;?)
on Monday, July 20th, 2015.
We would like to thank the outstanding staff at Copper Ridge Place for their amazing support during his final weeks.
345CL EXCAVATOR, c/w 58â&#x20AC;? digging bucket (3) 400D Rock Trucks D9N u-Dozer, Multi shank ripper c/w 2 shanks FOR SALE, RENTAL OR RENTAL PURCHASE All have recent rebuilds, please see our website for pictures, www.a1-cats.com for pictures All are sitting in Dawson City, Yukon 1-780-538-1599 Grande Prairie, AB.
AL-ANON MEETINGS, 667-7142. Has your life been affected by someoneĘźs drinking? Wednesday 12Noon @ Anglican Church, 4th & Elliott, back door, Friday 7pm Lutheran Church, 4th & Strickland, beginnerĘźs meeting, Friday 8pm Lutheran Church regular meeting
â&#x20AC;˘2008 CAT 740 Rock Truck SN CAT00740PB1P03886 â&#x20AC;˘2010 Bucyrus R30C Hydra-Trac Rock Drill SN TRX33H30DNAE0030 â&#x20AC;˘1989 Cat D10N Crawler Tractor SN2YD01092 â&#x20AC;˘2008 Volvo EC460CL Hyd Exc SNVCEC460CL00110148 All Excellent Condition Ready to work Located in Watson Lake Call for Pricing: 604-541-1362 ext 102
HISTORICAL EVENING prayer services held in the Old Log Church, 3rd & Elliot, 7pm, Wednesdays & Sundays, June 17 to August 30. 668-5530 for info
At his request, there will be no service.
Aircraft
We hope thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great fishing wherever you are Dad.
CESSNA 150/150, low hours, exc cond, with mods. 332-8393
You will live in our hearts forever. We love you.
Campers & Trailers
Karen (Terry) Roberts, Kim (Erik) Hougen & Ken (Kelli) Kozmeniuk, grandchildren and extended family
Stewart Chris Henry MAY 11, 1962 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; JULY 18, 2015
Stewart Henry was born on May 11, 1962 in Whitehorse, Yukon to parents Chris and Anne Henry. Stewart spent his life in the Yukon and enjoyed what the Yukon offered. Stewart passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Whitehorse General Hospital at the age of 53 years.
TAITĘźS TRAILERS www.taittrailers.com taits@northwestel.net Quality new and used Horse * Cargo * Equipment trailers For sale or rent Call Anytime 334-2194 Southern prices delivered to the Yukon
GunalchĂŠesh.
We would like to thank the following people who helped with our Mother & Grandmother Marge Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s headstone and Spirit House and those who brought food. Beth & John - New Mexico, Hazel Carlick - Vernon, B.C., Len & Donna - Williams Lake, Lena Riggs - Spokane, Washington, Sheila Greer, Brenda Jackson, Carmel GrifďŹ th, Patricia Hirish, Georgina GrifďŹ th, Elwyn GrifďŹ th, Alvin GrifďŹ th, Doris Hume, Jimmy Allen, Mike Telep, Wade Ishchenko, Carol Buzzel, Doris Allen, Jacquie Chambers. It was lots of fun to see all the people from far away once again.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Meetings, Dawson City, Thursday New Beginings Group 6-7pm, Rm 2160, hospital, Friday Telehealth Unity Group 1:30-2:30pm, Rm 2160, hospital, Saturday North Star Group 7-8pm, 1233-2nd Ave OLD TIME Photo Parlour, Tuesday to Friday 11am-3pm & Saturday 10am-5pm, $10 per person. Days Inn, Whitehorse. Stop by or call 867-689-6229 to book an appointment. Fundraiser for Yukon Literacy Coalition
2009 WILDWOOD travel trailer, lg slide, queen walk-around bed, maple cabinets, outside shower, dining table & chairs, equalizer hitch, smoke-free, exc cond, new $34,000, asking $19,900. 334-6652 eves
YUKON ORIENTEERING Association event July 29 on Yukon College map. Start at south end of Pine Street in Porter Creek 6pm. New members welcome. Info: Bob 633-8495
1987 27Ęź Econoline motorhome, sleeps 6, great shape, 107,000kms, excellent tires, must see, $10,000. 668-6931 eves or 332-9355 days
KLONDIKE CRUISERS Solo Sport Auto Slalom July 26th, Takhini Arena. Spaces are limited to 30 entrants. Register by emailing info@klondikecruisers.ca. You must be a member to participate. Entry fee $20. 2015 CRANBERRY Fair Application Deadline: July 31st. Information/Application: 335-0461, cranberryfair@live.com. Drop off: Itsy Bitsy Yarn @ 120-1116 Fronts Street. Fair Date: November 22 @ Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre.
WANTED: 7X14 or 16 ft enclosed cargo trailer. 633-4493
GUILD HALL AGM, Volunteer BBQ & Costume Garage sale. Costume sale starts at 9am-1pm, BBQ at noon, AGM at 2pm August 8th at the Guild Hall.
2008 PALOMINO popâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;up truck camper, dry weight 1450 lbs, fridge, three burners, furnace, hot water tank, 16 gal water tank, c/w truck mounts, propane tank, auxiliary battery, $9,500 obo. 456-7758
Services
1995 32Ęź Fleetwood Bounder, exc cond, new 4kw gen, 460 cid, roof air, full galley, arctic pkg, heated bsmnt, many amenities, $22,500 obo. 250-651-7877 or rpj@atlin.net
Marge Jackson 1918-2013
SUMMER GUN & HOBBY SHOW Gold Rush Inn July 25, 10am - 4pm For Information Call Donovan, 667-2278
2004 PIONEER travel trailer, 23T6 model, large bath, queen size bed, large awning, great condition, $9,500. 633-2580
2012 18Ęź Wildwood travel trailer, like new, 2 axle, 6 new tires, TV, generator, lots of extras, $16,500. Marcel @ 334-2905
Interment will follow at Grey Mountain Cemetery. A potlatch will follow at Nakwataku Potlatch House. Family and friends are welcome.
THE ALZHEIMER/DEMENTIA Family Caregiver Support Group meets monthly. A group for family/friends caring for someone with Dementia. Info and register call Cathy 334-1548 or Joanne 668-7713
GWAANDAK THEATREĘźS Aboriginal Play Readings ON TOUR during the HĂ Kus Teyea Celebration, July 26th, Teslin Tlingit Heritage CentreĘźs Main Stage, 1-3pm, free. Info at 393-2676, teslin.gwaandaktheatre.ca or on Facebook.
2008 ADVENTURER 9.5 FWS camper, c/w Stablelift electric jack system, allows use of camper independant of truck, $15,500 obo. 332-2553
A Celebration of Life for Stewart Henry will be held at Nakwataku Potlatch House at 2:00 pm on Monday July 27th.
TUESDAY BARBEQUES in Stringer Park, 11:30am-1:30pm, in support of Whitehorse Food Bank & Nepal restoration. Hamburgers & hot dogs, $5.00. 668-5530 for info
Coming Events ATLIN - GLACIER VIEW CABINS â&#x20AC;&#x153;your quiet get awayâ&#x20AC;? Cozy self contained log cabins canoes, kayaks for rent Fax/Phone 250-651-7691 e-mail sidkatours@ atlin.net www.glacierviewcabins.ca
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 MC RENOVATION Construction & Renovations Laminated floor, siding, decks, tiles Kitchen, Bathroom, Doors, Cabinets, Windows, Framing, Board, Painting Drop Ceiling, Fences No job too small Free estimates Michael 336-0468 yt.mcr@hotmail.com
Wilfred R.
G. Jean
Gordon
Gordon
May 31, 1993
September 5, 2008
Life is not the same without you. Until we meet again. With love and remembrance, Betty & Family
SUBARU GURU Fixâ&#x20AC;˘Buyâ&#x20AC;˘Sell Used Subarus 30 year Journeyman Mechanic Towing available Mario 333-4585 PASCAL PAINTING CONTRACTOR PASCAL AND REGINE Residential - Commercial Interior-Exterior Ceilings, Walls Textures, Floors Spray work Small drywall repair Excellent quality workmanship Free estimates pascalreginepainting@northwestel.net 633-6368 ELECTRICIAN â&#x20AC;˘Licensed â&#x20AC;˘General Handyman Services â&#x20AC;˘Light Carpentry, Drywall, etc â&#x20AC;˘Free Estimates â&#x20AC;˘10% SeniorĘźs Discount 332-7879 TITAN DRYWALL Taping & Textured Ceilings 27 years experience Residential or Commercial No job too small Call Dave 336-3865 PAINTING Williamson Yukon Services offers int/exterior, redo decks, fences, sheds etc. Reputable, reliable, reasonable. 18 years in Yukon Ph. 333-0403 FROGGY SERVICES PEST CONTROL For all kinds of work around the house Windows & Wall Cleaning & Painting Clean Eavestroughs Carpentry Yard Work etc. References available 867-335-9272 KLONDIKE WOODWORK Finishing Carpentry & Renovations For Clean, Meticulous & Tasteful Quality Work INTERIOR â&#x20AC;˘Kitchen & Bathrooms, Flooring, â&#x20AC;˘Design & organization of walk-in closets, laundry & storage room, garage â&#x20AC;˘Wood & Laminate, Stairs. EXTERIOR â&#x20AC;˘Decks, Fences, Insulation, Siding, Storage Shed 633-2156 or cell 334-2156 TAIGA HANDYMAN SERVICES a division of Happy Daze RV Center Ltd. â&#x20AC;˘Painting and staining â&#x20AC;˘Light carpentry â&#x20AC;˘Mobile RV and trailer repairs â&#x20AC;˘Yard cleanup and maintenance Brian Charles Call/text 332-1933 WEDDING, EVENT & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER Grantdouglasphotography is pleased to announce last minute specials available for your wedding photography needs this summer. Call 867-332-2151 for details. Check out my images at www.grantdouglasphotography.smugmug.com BOBCAT SERVICE with high-sided dump trailer available for Whitehorse South. Driveways, tree & brush removal, debris clean-up. Call Doug at 332-2151 for information. KUMON MATH AND READING CENTRE Individual programs for all grades Enrol early for the 2015/2016 school year Affordable Free diagnostic check Above Starbucks on Main 393-3151 T&L Errands and Delivery Service We aim to please Satisfaction guaranteed 867-336-2866
Lost & Found
Thank you, from Ray Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Florence GrifďŹ th and Paddy Jim (brother of Marge Jackson)
BUSY BEAVERS Pruning, Hauling, Chainsaw Work, and General Labour Call Francois & Katherine 456-4755
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LOST: FOAMIE sheet & pillow in black garbage bag between Whitehorse & Brooks Brook on Friday, July 10, between 4:30 & 7pm. Dorothy @ 332-2088 LOST: GREEN rim hat called "The Real Deal". Lost between Carcross & Haines Junction, June 25-28. Reward. 333-1715 FOUND: TRAVEL guitar w/case on Kusawa Lake Rd. 334-5715
Friday, July 24, 2015
YUKON NEWS
LOST: SET of car keys between Porter Creek and Takhini area. Nissan key with extras that I can identify. Reward. 335-3327 FOUND: SET of keys on the steps of Yukon News on Wood Street. Claim at 211 Wood Street between 8am and 5pm. 667-6285 FOUND: 2 hiking poles in the parking lot at the Grizzly Lake trailhead Thursday, July 16. Left them on the Park Ranger's white truck hood. Please contact them to claim. FOUND: SMALL yellow Dri-bag on the Kusawa Lake road. Call and describe contents to claim. 334-6657
Feel like a small fish in a big pond? Stand out from the crowd and be seen! Advertise your business in the Yukon News.
Sports Equipment
Business Opportunities
Looking for NEW Business / Clients? Advertise in The Yukon News Classifieds!
US DIVER scuba gear & accessories. 633-2814 PING PONG table in good shape, free, just come and pick it up. Call 334-6724 to arrange time KAYAK PADDLE, Aquabound Shred AMT 193cm for white water, carbon shaft, great paddle, good condition, $180 new, asking $80. 336-2108 TRAMPOLINE, $400 firm. 668-4186
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Get 1 MONTH OF FREE ADVERTISING Book Your Ad Today! 4 s & E: wordads@yukon-news.com
Phone: 867-667-6283
LADIES CLEVELAND chipping wedge. Ladies TaylorMade putter. 668-5786
Livestock
Remote Recreation Lots
HEATING AND DOMESTIC HOT WATER UPGRADE 600 COLLEGE DRIVE, WHITEHORSE YUKON Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 4, 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 Carmon Whynot at 867-667-5718. Mandatory Site Visit July 27, 2015, 1:00 PM, 600 College Drive. Note: Full size specifications available for pick up at Yukon Housing Corporation Office. 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.
INVITATION TO TENDER
INVITATION TO TENDER
Watson Lake Landfill Fencing
Compactor Building Concrete Slab
Tenders must be received at: Town Of Watson Lake Office Box 590, Watson Lake, Yukon Y0A 1C0 This quotation must be completed, signed, returned and sealed in an envelope plainly marked “Landfill – Perimeter Fencing” to the Town Office by 4:00 p.m., Thursday, July 30,2015. The contract calls for the following work:
HORSE HAVEN HAY RANCH Irrigated Timothy/Brome mix No weeds or sticks Small squares 60 lbs plus 4 ft x 5 ft rounds 800 lb Free delivery for larger orders Straw square bales available 335-5192 • 668-7218
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Energy, Mines and Resources, Land Management Branch is holding a lottery for 6 remote recreational lots in the Carcross area. 4 lots are located on Bennett Lake and 2 are on Tagish Lake. Information packages and application forms are available from: Land Management Branch 3rd Floor, Room 320 Elijah Smith Building 300 Main Street, Whitehorse, Yukon Or online at: www.emr.gov.yk.ca/lands/upcoming_lotteries_tender.html
To install a new 3,133 foot fence around the perimeter of the Watson Lake Landfill as per Schedule “A”, scope of work details.
To supply and install new 30’ x 60’ concrete slab as per Schedule “A” scope of work.
Contractors must provide references for work done on similar projects.
Tenders must be in writing and include the full scope of the work.
Tenders must be in writing and include the full scope of the work. The lowest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted and the Town reserves the right to accept the tender deemed most favourable to the Town.
Contractors must hold a valid Business licence, inter-municipal or Watson Lake, and show WCB coverage.
All tenders must include if G.S.T. is extra or included. Any tender that is submitted without this information will be deemed that the quote includes G.S.T.
ALL TENDERS MUST INDICATE IF G.S.T. IS EXTRA OR INCLUDED. ANY TENDER SUBMITTED WITHOUT THIS INFORMATION WILL BE DEEMED TO INCLUDE G.ST.
Any tender received from an individual or company who is 90 days in arrears with the Town on any account as of the closing date of the tender may have their tender rejected.
Documents may be obtained at the Town of Watson Lake. For more information, please contact 867-536-8000.
Request for Proposal Minto Park Concession Plan City of Dawson
Minto Park Concession Upgrade/Replacement Planning Project Dawson City, YT Closing Date: 4:00 PM, July 29th, 2015 The City of Dawson is soliciting the services of a qualified firm to facilitate public planning and detailed designs for an upgrade to or replacement of the Minto Park Concession Building.
Proposal Packages
Proposal packages are available at the City of Dawson Recreation Office, located on the second floor of the Waterfront Building 1085 Front Street, Dawson City, YT from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Packages can be obtained electronically by e-mailing marta.selassie@cityofdawson.ca.
Questions
Questions on the request for proposals can be addressed to: Marta Selassie, Recreation Manager (867) 993-7400 ext. 204 marta.selassie@cityofdawson.ca
The contract calls for the following work:
Contractors must hold a valid intermunicipal or Watson Lake Business licence, and show WCB coverage and liability insurance.
Lottery Draws: The lottery will take place in Whitehorse at 1:00 p.m., August 12, 2015 in Room 1A, Elijah Smith Building, 300 Main Street.
View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
This quotation must be completed, signed and returned, sealed in an envelope plainly marked “Compactor Building Concrete slab” to the Town Office by 4:00 p.m., Thursday, July 30, 2015. Preparation and compaction of base for new concrete slab.
The Town of Watson Lake shall be specified as an additional insured on all required Commercial General Liability Insurance.
For more information contact Land Management Branch at (867) 667-5215 or Toll-free 1-800-661-0408 local 5215 or visit online at: www.emr.gov.yk.ca/lands.
Tenders must be received at: Town Of Watson Lake Office Box 590, Watson Lake, Yukon Y0A 1C0
All work is to be completed no later than October 31,2015.
Deadline: Lottery applications must be received before 4:30 p.m., August 11, 2015.
Applicants and the general public are welcome to attend the draw. All successful applicants will be noti¿ed the next day.
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Schedule A Compactor Building Slab Scope of work The 30’ x 60’ concrete slab shall be built in accordance with the foundation drawings of Schedule B. All specifications, dimensions, and materials shall be as per Schedule B. The work will also include the installation of an exterior door in the Recycling Weight Scale office and a walkway from the door around to the side of the building as per Schedule B. The Work shall also include the replacement of windows in the recycling building as outlined in Schedule B. All construction shall be as per the present National Building Code Standards. Ground shall be compacted as per engineer’s specifications. All material and ground preparations are the responsibility of the contractor.
All work is to be completed no later than October 31,2015.
Contractors must provide references for work done on similar projects.
The lowest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted and the Town reserves the right to accept the tender deemed most favourable to the Town. Any tender received from an individual or company who is 90 days in arrears with the Town on any account as of the closing date of the tender or contract may have their tender or contract rejected. The Town of Watson Lake shall be specified as an additional insured on all required Commercial General Liability Insurance. Documents may be obtained at the Town of Watson Lake. For more information, please contact 867-536-8000. Watson Lake. For more information, please contact 867-536-8000. Schedule A Compactor Building Slab Scope of work The 30’ x 60’ concrete slab shall be built in accordance with the foundation drawings of Schedule B. All specifications, dimensions, and materials shall be as per Schedule B. The work will also include the installation of an exterior door in the Recycling Weight Scale office and a walkway from the door around to the side of the building as per Schedule B. The Work shall also include the replacement of windows in the recycling building as outlined in Schedule B. All construction shall be as per the present National Building Code Standards. Ground shall be compacted as per engineer’s specifications.
Building permit is the responsibility of the contractor.
All material and ground preparations are the responsibility of the contractor.
All work shall be inspected and passed by the building inspector as required.
Building permit is the responsibility of the contractor. All work shall be inspected and passed by the building inspector as required.
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PONY GELDING, WELSH/ARAB. 12 yrs, 12.2h, palomino, great for small adult or confident child rider. Please call for more info. 867-334-4066
RED DUN quarterhorse TW cross, 15 hands, has had some training, $1,500 obo. 867-536-2633
1986 FORD 6600 tractor, 70 hp, 2wd, runs, but needs fuel pump, $3,500. 867-996-2570
9 YEAR old mare, broke but not ridden in 1.5 years. Appaloosa, $500. 250-651-7676 days 250-651-2165 eves
SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE
VEHICLES FOR SALE
BY VIRTUE of a Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the SUPREME COURT OF YUKON against the GOODS, LANDS AND CHATTELS of JAMES MOREHOUSE. A) 2013 FORD ESCAPE, BLUE IN COLOR, VIN #1FMCU9H99DUA31282
3) 1994 Pontiac Transport Van 4) 1990 Ford F250 truck complete with plow 6) 2003 Craftsman DYS5500 24hp Lawn Tractor
Payment by successful bidder will be required within ďŹ ve working days from acceptance of bid. Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OfďŹ ce 867-667-5867 Law Court Building 2134-2nd Avenue Whitehorse YT Y1A 5H6
1) 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser, 4-door sedan 2) 1993 Geo Tracker 2-door
5) 1985 Honda HT3813 Lawn Tractor
Sealed bids will be received by the Sheriff of the Yukon Territory up to and including August 12th, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. in the afternoon. The sale is, as is, where is, without warranty to title. The highest or any bid not necessarily accepted.
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All above items can be viewed at SalĂŠ Salvage at the Carcross Cutoff during hours of 9:00 and 5:30. Closed Sunday and Monday. SEALED bids plainly marked â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vehicle # ___â&#x20AC;? will be received up until 3:00 pm on Thursday, July 30th, 2015. Place each bid with corresponding # in a separate sealed envelope. Highest, or any bid, not necessarily accepted. Sold as-is-where-is. Bids must be delivered to: OfďŹ ce of the Public Guardian and Trustee, 3rd Floor, Andrew Philipsen Law Centre, Whitehorse, Yukon or for more information contact 667-5114 or toll free at 1-800-661-0408 (extension 5114)
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HAY & STRAW FOR SALE Excellent quality hay â&#x20AC;˘Timothy/grass mix, 60 lb $14.50 â&#x20AC;˘Timothy/Brome hay, 60 lb $14.50 â&#x20AC;˘Straw bales (baled in spring) $5 Nielsen Farms Maureen 333-0615 or yukonfarm@gmail.com
PUBLIC TENDER HEATING & DRIVING FUEL FOR OLD CROW Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 18, 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.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
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HAY FOR SALE â&#x20AC;˘Dry bales kept under a shelter â&#x20AC;˘Great quality hay 60-70 lb bales, $10 35-40 lb bales, $8 633-4496 or mikeandastra@me.com
QUALITY YUKON MEAT No hormones, steroids or additives Grass raised grain finished. Hereford beef - $5.50/lb Domestic wild boar - $7/lb Order now for guaranteed spring or fall delivery. Whole, half or custom order. Samples available 668-7218 â&#x20AC;˘ 335-5192
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SURPLUS 2015 mated queen bees, 10 available at $20 each. 668-4613
PURCHASE OF MICROSCOPE Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 19, 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 Germaine George at (867) 6675139. 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.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
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Baby & Child Items CHILDRENĘźS CLOTHING in excellent condition, given freely the first & third Saturday monthly at the Church of the Nazarene, 2111 Centennial. 633-4903 TODDLER BED, great cond, plastic covered mattress, $75. Will consider delivering. 393-2926
Childcare WANTED: LIVE-IN CAREGIVER for toddler, to supervise, care for, prepare meals & bathe. 40-hr work week (full time). Salary, $11/hr. Reside in private Whitehorse residence. Completion of Secondary school and minimum of 1 year full time caregiving work experience required. First Aid/CPR training and criminal record check is required. Apply by phone: (867) 334-5351, (867) 456-2081, or email karen.minguito@yahoo.ca
Furniture LEATHER BURGUNDY swivel chair, good cond, $30. 334-8318 LOUNGE CHAIR & ottoman, beige, black wooden frame, $95 obo. 660-4321 LARGE DARK wood office desk w/matching credenza, 2 large metal filing cabinets, one drawer type, one shelf type, 49 Redwood St, Porter Creek. 633-6553 CARPETED CAT tree, vertical tube, horizontal and diagonal tubes, platforms, over 6' tall, solid base 2' x 3', $250. 393-2663 before 9pm SOLID WALNUT dining table, stained burgundy, high gloss lacquer, 42"x60" plus 2 leafs 18" ea, $500, 4 wooden kitchen chairs, 1 with arms, $100 for the set. 393-2663 before 9pm 2 OAK end tables, real wood, $50 ea, 2 dark brown leather full size couches, $300 ea, 2 floor lamps, $20 ea. 393-2663 before 9pm
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ANTIQUE CHINA cabinet, early 1900's, exc cond, $800. Kim @ 633-6054 TV STAND w/matching audio cabinet, gunshot grey & black w/glass doors, $150 for both. Kim @ 633-6054 SMALLER IKEA pine desk with keyboard tray, $50 obo. 633-2307
DESTRUCTION BAY SOLID WASTE FACILITY MAINTENANCE
Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 10, 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 Stanley Bode at (867) 667-3175. Mandatory Site Visit: July 28, 2015 at 10:00 AM Site Visit Registration: July 28, 2015 from 9:45 AM to 10:00 AM 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.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
Project Description: To provide maintenance services and equipment work at the Destruction Bay Solid Waste Facility Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 7, 2015. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 - 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Darrin Fredrickson at (867) 667-5195. 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.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
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PUBLIC TENDER FURNACE FUEL TANK AND SUPPLY LINE REPLACEMENTS, WATSON LAKE, YUKON Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 4, 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 Carmon Whynot at 867-667-5718. 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.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
Friday, July 24, 2015 6-DRAWER 633-2307
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maple dresser, $50 obo.
L-SHAPED SECTIONAL micro-suede sofa. Excellent, like new condition. Light beige, $800 obo. 334-1195
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SOLID WOOD table with 4 wooden chairs. $125. 633-4139 WOODEN/GLASS DISPLAY cabinet, $600 obo. 633-4139 LOG PICNIC table, new, $550, very well made. 399-3904
Personals CITIZENS ON PATROL. Do you have concerns in your neighborhood & community? Be part of the solution! Volunteer valuable time to the C.O.P.S. program. With your eyes & ears we can help stomp out crime. Info: RCMP 867-667-5555 DRUG PROBLEM? Narcotics Anonymous meetings Wed. 7pm-8pm #2 - 407 Ogilvie St. BYTE Office FRI. 7pm-8:30pm 4071 - 4th Ave Many Rivers Office WHITEHORSE DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB July 21, 2015 1st - Mark Davey & Chris Bookless 2nd - Dan Scarffe & Nick Smart 3rd - Chic Callas & Wayne Tuck We play every Tuesday at 7:00 pm at the Golden Age Society. New players are welcome. For more information call 633-5352 or email nmcgowan@klondiker.com
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CUSTODIAL SERVICES FOR NELNAH BESSIE JOHN SCHOOL - BLDG. #3100 BEAVER CREEK, YUKON
Request for Tender 2015 Quartz Road Pedestrian Crossing Hardware Installation
Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is August 11, 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 Martin Eckervogt at (867) 6347500. 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.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/
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Please email all inquiries to george.farrow@ whitehorse.ca 07.24.2015
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ARKELL M 20 GROUSE CRES, Arkell, Saturday, July 25, 8 am-12noon COPPER RIDGE M 9 LAZULITE DR, Copper Ridge, Saturday, July 25, 7am-3pm. M 45 GARNET CRES, Copper Ridge, Saturday, July 25, 8am-4pm. M 63 NORTH STAR DR, Copper Ridge, Saturday, July 25, 9am-noon. Sports equip, furniture, kitchen items. M 60 TOPAZ CRES, Copper Ridge, Saturday, July 25, 9am-2pm. Postponed until Sunday if raining. M 15 ADIT LANE (OFF NORTH STAR), Copper Ridge, Saturday, July 25, 8amnoon. Multi-family, toys, furniture, HH items, mini quad, small skimmer sleigh, bike trailer, tandem bike attachment. M 6 CARNELIAN CRT, Copper Ridge, Saturday, July 25, 9am-4pm. Ladies clothing, shoes, purses, jewelry & accessories. M 67 STOPE WAY, Copper Ridge, Saturday July 25, 9am-1pm. HH items, kids toys, brand name clothing, musical items. CRESTVIEW M 406 KUSAWA RD, Crestview, Saturday, July 25, 9am-1pm. DOWNTOWN M 506B TAYLOR ST, downtown, Saturday, July 25, 9am-4pm. Multi family, HH items, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s items. M 610 WOOD ST, Downtown, Saturday, July 25, 10am-1pm. M 709 OGILVIE ST, downtown, Saturday, July 25, 8am-noon. Decades of accumulation. Tools, camping, housewares, antiques & eclectic collectibles, 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; stack of vinyl inclâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;g 78s. M NEW FLEA MARKET YARD, EMPTY FENCED LOT NEXT TO PIZZA HUT, downtown, Saturday July 25, 10am3pm, quads, boays, tools, vehicles etc, cancelled if raining JUDAS CREEK M DIGGERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DRIVE, Judas Creek, Saturday July 25, 11am-3pm, neighborhood sale, small appliances, furniture, outdoor/garden, rain or shine MCPHERSON M 15 MACPHERSON RD, MacPherson, Saturday & Sunday June 25 & 26, 10am-4pm. MEADOW LAKES GOLF COURSE M 119 ALUSRU WAY, Meadow Lakes Golf Course, Saturday, July 25, 8:30am3pm. Multi-family, handyman materials, furniture, HH items, lawn furniture. PORTER CREEK M 1425 HOLLY ST, Porter Creek, Saturday, July 25, 8am-noon. Tools, marine electronics, hardware, glassware, sand blasters, grinder, winches, small car, HH, electronics, clothes, jet tub.
M 5 OAK ST, Porter Creek, Saturday July 25, 8am-1pm. Rain or shine. M 1413 HOLLY ST, Porter Creek, Saturday, July 25, starting at 8am. Bread mill, cookware, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rubber boots, Bernia sewing machine, carpet remnants, tables, ceiling tiles, laminated ďŹ&#x201A;ooring, tools. M 37 TAMARACK DR, Porter Creek, Saturday July 25, 9am-12noon, cancelled if raining RIVERDALE M 25 BELL CRES, Riverdale, Saturday, July 25, 9am-noon. Furniture, kids stuff, toys, HH items. M 39 HYLAND CRES, Riverdale, Saturday July 25, 9am-2pm. Sales by donation to Humane Society Yukon/ Kids stuff, sports, HH, books, CDs. 336-4082 M 6, 8 & 9 TAGISH RD, Riverdale, Saturday, July 25, 8:30am-noon. Multi-family, toddler bounty inclâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;g Thomas, furniture, home/garden dĂŠcor, tools. 10% to beneďŹ t the Yukon Imagination Library. M 35 TAKHINI AVE, Riverdale, Saturday, July 25, 8:30am-12:30pm. Moving sale, HH items, home decor, lamps, mirrors, sports equip, books, kids items, mens & womens clothing. M 21 PELLY RD, Riverdale, Saturday July 25, 8:30am-12noon M 28 HYLAND CRES, Riverdale, Saturday July 25, 8:30am-12noon, multi-family yard sale, household, kids toys and clothes, furniture, canoe, outdoor/ sports etc M 27 FIRTH RD, Riverdale, Saturday July 25, 9am-12noon, multi-family, kids stuff baby to 14 yrs, ďŹ&#x201A;ue vogs M 236 ALSEK RD, Riverdale, Saturday, July 25, 9am-1pm. Multi-family. TAKHINI - TAKHINI MHP M TAKHINI TRAILER PARK, Saturday, July 25, 10am-3pm. Front lawn on Range Rd. Park wide yard and craft sale. M #104-833 RANGE RD, Takhini Trailer Court, Saturday, July 25, 9am-noon. Boys & womens clothing, shoes, HH items. TAKHINI SOUTH M 408 MOUNTAINVIEW PLACE, RANGE RD, Takhhini, Saturday July 25, 10am2pm, kitchen, household, CDs, tools fabric, clothing, weather permitting
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MCPHERSON M 15 MACPHERSON RD, MacPherson, Saturday & Sunday June 25 & 26, 10am-4pm.
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