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agish residents suing their neighbour over a dog kennel are asking Yukon Supreme Court to limit the number of dogs that can stay on the property. In an application filed May 11, the residents are asking that Shelley Cuthbert be allowed to have a maximum of five dogs on her property and that they be kept inside from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Stefan Ludwik Angerer, Ursula Angerer, Leopold Selinger, Edeltraud Selinger, Gerry McGraw and Stefan Landfriend sued Cuthbert back in November 2016, arguing her kennel had become a nuisance and seeking to put a stop to it. Cuthbert operates Any Domesticated Animal Rescue and Boarding Kennels. The injunction would only apply until a trial on the matter takes place. Lanfried filed an affidavit including articles from the News in which Cuthbert was quoted as saying she had 29 dogs in 2012 and more than 80 back in November 2016. Lanfried, who rents out cabins on his property, also included letters from tourists who rented the cabin and complained about the noise dogs made. “We could not understand how this was (a)

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Yukon’s coroner has identified the second body pulled from the Yukon River May 7. The body, which was spotted by boaters at the mouth of the Yukon River near Lake Lebarge, is that of 28-year-old Donny Richardson.

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Dogs in Shelley Cuthbert’s Any Domesticated Animal Rescue and Boarding Kennels in Tagish are seen in 2012. Some nearby residents are asking the courts to put a cap on the number of dogs that can stay on the property. residential area,” wrote Benjamin Betschart. “We figured it must be more than 20 dogs barking at the same time for hours non stop!” In his affidavit, Lanfried wrote he suffered “irreparable harm” from the noise because he can’t enjoy his property or sleep properly. Selinger too filed an affidavit including a detailed monthly log over the past four years of dog disturbances. At the beginning of the log for 2016 he writes: “It is always loud at day and night (barking, howling and fighting). Most nights we get four to five hours of sleep with interruption. Very often aggressive dogs came to our place and we were not able to go out of the house.” Cuthbert didn’t re-

spond to a request for comment. But one of Cuthbert’s friends, who identified herself as Karen Richardson, emailed the News to defend Cuthbert. Richardson accused people in the area — but did not say who — of harassing Cuthbert by flashing car lights at the dogs and honking in an effort to make the dogs bark to then videotape them. “I have seen videos online and know the dogs were not just barking as dogs occasionally do,” Richardson wrote. “They are provoked.” Richardson painted Cuthbert’s kennel as an essential service in the community, writing that at times Cuthbert takes care of dogs that were originally dropped off for a few days but the owner never came back to claim

Richardson went missing near the river in January. Acting chief coroner Heather Jones has ruled out foul play, according to a press release. Police said a member of the Yukon Coroners Service was flying to Lake Laberge to investigate the remains that turned out to be Richardson when a second body was spotted in the Yukon River near Second Avenue and

Quartz Road. On May 9 the coroner identified that body as as Django Clark, 53, of Whitehorse. Clark was reported missing after going into the Yukon River Feb. 24. His body showed no signs of foul play. The two deaths are not related, RCMP said. (Ashley Joannou)

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Correction The article “Over objections, city council votes to lease land to motorcycle association,” which appeared in the May 10 edition of the News, contained incorrect information. Whitehorse city council voted to move a bylaw, which would grant the Yukon Cross Country Motorcycle Association a lease on eight hectares of land abutting Robert Service Way, to a third reading at the May 8 council meeting. Council’s final vote on third reading of the bylaw is scheduled to take place May 23. The News regrets the error.

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Yukon government would own proposed ﬁbre optic line Pierre Chauvin News Reporter

he Yukon government would own a much-awaited fibre optic line offering internet redundancy to the territory, the News has learned. The territorial government applied for funding for two different possible fibre optic line routes, one up the Dempster Highway and one down the South Klondike Highway, the Department of Economic Development said. The federal government’s Connect to Innovate program has set aside $500 million for all provinces and territories to finance internet infrastructure projects over the next four years. That program could pay for up to 50 per cent of the construction cost of the line. The Yukon government also applied to the federal government’s new small communities fund. Both programs combined could pay for up to 75 per cent of the line’s construction costs. But to be able to combine both grants, the small communities fund requires the territorial government owns the infrastructure. That means that the government would have contract out the operation and maintenance of the line to a private company, much like the Northwest Territories’ government-owned Mackenzie Valley Fibre Line (MVFL) Back in November 2015 the Yukon government announced it would go with a Northwestel-owned fibre line up the Dempster

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Crews work on the construction of the Mackenzie Valley Fibre Line in the Northwest Territories. The Yukon government would own a proposed fibre line that would connect to Outside through either the Mackenzie Valley or Skagway. that would connect to the MVFL. But a year later, a new detailed engineering report put the cost of building that line between $50 million and $75 million, up from $32 million. That put the possibility of a fibre line going down the South Klondike Highway, previously deemed too expensive, back on the table. That route would connect to the Alaska Power and Telephone Company’s existing line connecting Skagway to Seattle. The Yukon government would only own the portion that goes up to the Canadian border and lease capacity on the portion going to Seattle.

For that route, construction costs, including the leasing fees, would be between $30 million and $45 million. While the leasing costs are included in the upfront cost for the line, those are not eligible for the Connect to Innovate program, said Steve Sorochan, director of technology and telecommunications development at the Department of Economic Development. The federal government could decide to fund one or either projects, but the Yukon government will make the final decision, Sorochan said. The department, however, won’t release the operations and maintenance costs for either lines.

“The final operating cost will be determined through procurement, and we do not want to prejudice that process by providing numbers,” Sorochan wrote in a follow-up email. The federal programs require the project to go through an open tender process. That’s when the final construction costs will be known, Sorochan said. He said the government expects to hear back from the federal government in late summer early fall about the funding applications. The new engineering report done by Ledcor, which the Department of Economic Development provided to the News, shows the first cost

estimate didn’t account for over 1,100 culverts that would be required. That first report also proposed to bury the line directly beneath the road bed, something that’s now deemed unfeasible. “The risk to both the proposed fibre cable and the road structure were deemed excessive by installing the cable in the road prism,” the report reads. It also recommended against buyring the line in permafrost. “Upon recommendations from the Northern Climate Exchange as well as Ledcor’s experience with fibre construction on other projects in similar environments, it is proposed

to avoid buyring the cable in permafrost,” the report reads. Ledcor is one of the companies that was involved in the construction of the MVFL. Instead the second report proposes a combination of shallow buried cable and surface-laid conduit for the majority of the route north of Tombstone National Park to Inuvik. Surface-laid cable offers “minimal environmental impact and lower construction costs,” the report said. It did list 10 potential risk associated with surface-laid cable, including cable theft, animals chewing on the line, wildfire and damage from highway accidents. Environmental and heritage assessments along the line’s route were also conducted but the department refused to release them. Those reports list heritage sites and wildlife habitats, something the department doesn’t want made public over concerns the heritage sites could be disturbed and the wildlife impacted. The lack of redundancy has caused regular internet outages in the territory during the summer when construction crews have accidentally sliced the only fibre line running through northern British Columbia. Yukon’s information technology sector has been vocal about the need for redundancy, arguing it’s needed to boost the industry. Contact Pierre Chauvin at pierre.chauvin@yukon-news.com

Hillcrest residents vote to torpedo infrastructure project Lori Garrison News Reporter

he results of the May 9 vote are in and Hillcrest homeowners have turned down the the proposed Hillcrest improvement project. Of 168 ballots, there were 94 votes against, which means 56 per cent of voters said no to the project. The city needed 50 per cent plus one in favour in order to proceed. Unreturned ballots were counted as yes votes. The much-debated project had raised the ire of some residents due to the local improvement charge

(LIC) associated with it, which would have seen the average homeowner shell out $15,000 to pay for a portion of the proposed surface work. Some residents came before council on May 8 to express their concerns about the project, which unanimously involved the difficulty they or their neighbours would have in paying the LIC. “I don’t like feeling like the city is not doing something for us, but to us,” said resident Laura Beady. Residents could either pay the LIC upfront, take a loan from the city at 6.25 per cent interest, or get a

bank loan, said Shaunagh Stikeman, president of the Hillcrest Community Association. Residents were being asked to choose between financial security and reliable access to water services, said Stikeman. “With respect to the cost,” she said, “it was simply too much for some people to afford.” Hillcrest resident Jim Gilpin said at the time that if the project was rejected, it would be an “opportunity to press pause,” for the city. “This is a potentially positive turning point,” said Stikeman. “The city

has an opportunity to revisit its LIC policies and Hillcrest would welcome these discussions.” Mike Gau, director of development services for the city, said he thought outcome was unfortunate. “A lot of work has been put into this…. And we’ll have to regroup and see where we go from there.” Gau said that if “critical” work came up that would need to be done immediately, the city would have to go ahead and do it without a vote. This would not involve a LIC. The city would like to see the water main on the far side of the Alaska High-

way connected to Roundel Road, he said. At this point, the city can either vote to move forward on the project without a LIC, or else wait a year and table the proposal again, said Stikeman. Gau confirmed that the city cannot retable the proposal for another year, unless “substantial changes” were made to it, something the city doesn’t have the capacity to do this year. “There is no plan to restart the project at this time,” Gau said. In the meantime, Gau said the city will, “have to look to see what can be

changed in the design (of the project), why the vote failed.” Seeing so many homeowners vote “was a win for the community association,” whose official position on the project was neutral, Stikeman said. “This isn’t a vote against local improvement,” said Stikeman, “This was a vote for a fairer way to pay for it.” The city released the vote results Friday after initially saying the numbers would remain secret until a standing committee meeting scheduled for May 15. Contact Lori Garrison at lori.garrison@yukon-news.com

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The farm will create 20 to 30 jobs, Gray said, including both skilled jobs, such as plant managers, and unskilled jobs, such as packers. Gray said he expects to employ people from the CTFN. North Star recently received a $75,000 grant from the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor). The money went to creating a business plan and feasibility study, Gray said. Gray said he did not know yet exactly how much it would cost to build the facility, but said it was in the “millions” of dollars. North Star hopes to have produce on the shelves in the Yukon by the winter of 2018. CTFN could not be reached for comment by deadline. Contact Lori Garrison at lori.garrison@yukon-news.com

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to grow enough vegetables to not only meet the demand in the Yukon, he said, but to have a surplus to sell outside of the territory. “I think we can grow enough to export to Alaska,” he said. Gray said the farm will be raising tilapia, which is a tropical fish, because it is fast growing and thrives in water of 20C, which is what the plants need as well, he said. “It’s similar to eating grayling,” he said. Gray said the farm will be capable of raising 200 tonnes of tilapia a year, most of which will be shipped to markets in the south. There isn’t much of a market for fish in the Yukon, he said, because of the abundance of wild fish, such as trout and salmon. “Really, we’d just be flooding a market that doesn’t need it,” he said.

ibrary fans rejoice: the Whitehorse Public Library now offers free unlimited internet. The government announced the new service May 10 and said unlimited bandwidth would be coming to the Teslin, Watson Lake and Carmacks public libraries within the next two years. “The wifi changes have been a long time coming,” said Aimee Ellis, director of public libraries. Before, the Whitehorse Public Library restricted

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internet access to one hour per patron per day. With more and more government services and information accessible online, it’s especially important people be able to access good internet services at the library, Ellis said. “We need to support the access to the information. It’s important for our democracy.” It’s also reinforcing the role of public libraries in offering services and a space not available elsewhere. “It’s the last bastion of public space in our world,” she said. “Most public places are becoming more and more locked down and restricted for people to linger and loiter. Public libraries are kind of like each community living room NEWEST DAYCARE

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or the modern-day town square.” Ellis isn’t too concerned the library will be overrun with internet-cravers anytime soon. “That would be a good problem to have,” she said. “I think a lot of people don’t make use of the public library, (they) would find a lot of useful information, tools, materials that can be borrowed.” She is hoping that the internet changes will let more people know what the library offers. “From looking at the ArtsNet listserv, I don’t think many people understand we have an awesome collection of DVDs.” While the internet limit is gone, use of library computers is still limited to an hour a day. “We understand it does to a degree privilege people who already have their own device,” Ellis said. “We’re exploring how we can meet the needs for those don’t have their own device.” For more information about Yukon public libraries, visit ypl.gov.yk.ca. Contact Pierre Chauvin at pierre.chauvin@yukon-news.com

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Sinking into permafrost, Ross River School needs more repairs Ashley Joannou News Reporter

ngineers are recommending that the Ross River School be relevelled again, just two years after a round of major repairs. Reports from earlier this year show permafrost under the school continues to warm, causing the building to move. In 2015, the school was shut down for months and repaired after the building was found to be so badly damaged it was deemed unsafe. “Common sense would dictate that when you’re spending millions of dollars on a fix for a school, that it’s going to last longer than two years,” said Highways and Public Works Minister Richard Mostyn. “That would be my expectation as a Yukon citizen.” Mostyn said his department is coming up with solutions for the school. All options, including building a new school, are on the table, he said. “There are many options. I’m sure building a new school is one of them. I’m sure there are many others as well.” The Ross River School was constructed in 1999 and 2000 on permafrost. By 2002 it was already showing signs of distress “such as cracks in walls and sloping floors,” an engineering report from March 2017 says. “Monitoring of ground

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The Ross River School is seen in 2008. An engineer’s report from earlier this year recommended the school be relevelled again. temperatures indicated that the permafrost was retreating under the school.” The school’s foundation is supposed to be kept cool in part with the help of contraptions called thermosyphon loops. Those are meant to pull heat away from the building foundation and surrounding soil. Even with the thermosyphon system in place multiple reports over the years show that the building’s crawlspace is still too warm. A report from January 2015 says the temperature in the crawl space was 17C.

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“This is extremely high for a building utilizing thermosyphons to provide foundation stability. Crawl spaces above a thermosyphon system generally are required to have the same temperature as the outside air,” it says. “High temperatures in the crawl space are considered to be the major cause of the permafrost degradation under the building.” When engineers visited the school in March 2017 the crawl space had cooled to an average of about 7C, still slightly warmer than it should be, the newest

report says. “History has shown, however, that these temperatures can only be achieved in the winter — there needs to be a way to get summer crawl space temperatures colder.” Mostyn said the thermosyphon system is not working. “If the thermosyphon system was working, (the school) wouldn’t need to be relevelled,” he said. To get any sort of permanent stability, the permafrost needs to refreeze, according to the latest report.

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One option is to install refrigeration units that would refreeze the ground. “Once the active layer under the school has been re-established in the sand and gravel, the mechanical system could be disconnected (but not removed) as the thermosyphons should be able to maintain the permafrost per the original design,” the report says. That price tag is estimated at $500,000. It’s not clear how much money has been spent on the school to date. The department is coming up

with a total, Mostyn said. Parts of the school were first relevelled in 2006 and more thermosyphon loops were installed. In 2013 the crawl space got improved insulation. Geotechnical engineers have been monitoring the school twice a year ever since it was shut down in 2015. The government spent about $1.8 million on repairs and relevelling that time around. The bids came in over budget and geotechnical work was removed from the original request. Officials told the News at the time that work would be part of a separate tender. Mostyn said he’s asked for more information on that work. None of the department’s engineers were available for comment. In 2015 an engineering report warned the problems at the school wouldn’t be fixed permanently until the ground was stabilized. “If the foundation has not stabilized and further movement/settlement are allowed to occur, any repairs carried out should be considered as a temporary solution only.” The reports came before earthquakes shook the territory earlier this month. Structural engineers came to the school and ruled it was safe to occupy. That engineering report is expected to be made public May 12.

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Former prime minister Brian Mulroney speaks during a dinner gala in Montreal in June 2015. outright derail it? Other things happened as well. When the Supreme Court invalidated Quebec’s restrictive language laws in December 1988, Premier Robert Bourassa responded by invoking the notwithstanding clause and then doubled down with a more restrictive Bill 178. English-speaking Canada wasn’t amused. And provincial elections in New Brunswick, Manitoba and Newfoundland replaced three of the premiers who signed the accord, thus diluting its political support. Eventually, the accord collapsed, unable to get the necessary ratifications in time. Unwilling to accept defeat, Mulroney tried again with the ill-fated 1992 Charlottetown Accord. Mulroney’s electoral coalition was always fragile and Meech exposed it on two sides. Quebec was a case in point. Initially, though, Quebec support ticked up to just shy of 53 per cent in the 1988 election, giving Mulroney 63 of the province’s 75 seats.

Then came Lucien Bouchard’s rebellion. Unhappy with what he saw as a watering down of the accord in an attempt to win ratification, Bouchard – Mulroney’s environment minister and Quebec lieutenant – walked out in May 1990. That gave rise to the formation of the Bloc Quebecois and the consequent decimation of the Progressive Conservative Quebec vote. Meanwhile, the Reform Party rose to the right. Formed largely from hitherto Blue Tories who, among other things, resented what they saw as the federal party’s obsession with appeasing Quebec, Reform swept Western Canada and cut deeply into traditional Tory support in Ontario. Some problems are best left alone. And setting your mind on resolving them suggests more hubris than prudence. Pat Murphy casts a history buff ’s eye at the goings-on in our world. Never cynical – well perhaps a little bit.

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fter a series of columns on fiscal policy, I thought readers this week might enjoy a new topic: cancer. It turns out that the leading cause of death in the Yukon is not, as some Outside folks seem to think, getting eaten by grizzlies after eating Kentucky Fried Chicken in your tent. Or freezing to death after falling through the ice. Or getting trapped on Mount Logan by earthquakes. Our biggest killer is cancer. Statistics mavens in the Office of the Yukon Chief Medical Officer of Health just put out a fact-filled report on the grim disease’s grip on the territory. First, the good news. Cancer death rates have been declining for men since 1999 and for women since 2005. In terms of cancer-cutting behaviours, Yukoners beat the national average in terms of physical activity and eating lots of fruit and vegetables. I think Yukoners should get extra points for the fruit and vegetables given what one finds sometimes in the

local produce aisles. Now the bad news. One death in three in the Yukon is related to cancer, or about 60 Yukoners per year. Female victims lose 14 years of life to cancer, on average, and men nine years, compared to how long they would have been expected to live without the disease. The report uses a statistic called the Age Standardized Mortality Rate (ASMR). Think of this as how many people die of cancer in a population, corrected for differences in the mix of old and young people between jurisdictions and over time. Although cancer rates in the Yukon have been declining in recent years, our ASMR from 2008 to 2012 was 21 per cent higher than Canadian averages. The report’s statisticians point out that this finding is “statistically significant,” meaning that this higher death rate is highly unlikely to be a fluke of the numbers. The ASMR for men in 2014, for example, was about 0.18 per cent in Canada versus about 0.23 per cent in the Yukon. It doesn’t sound like much as a statistic, but given our population it means a couple of dozen extra dead Yukoners. It’s not a minor statistic to them, or their loved ones. The ASMR for Yukon women is lower than that for men, but still significantly higher than the

average for Canadian women. Lung cancer is the biggest killer among cancers, taking 30 per cent of the toll. Lung cancer is not only a problem for smokers. Radon, that invisible and odorless gas that seeps into our basements, is responsible for around one lung cancer victim in six across Canada. The statistics clearly identify smoking as a problem. The Yukon has higher smoking rates than any province, although our numbers are declining. Lung cancer rates among men are falling but, troublingly, rates among women continue to rise. In fact, lung cancer rates for Yukon women are a whopping 45 per cent higher than for Canadian women overall. Another troubling fact is that more younger Yukoners die of cancer than in the national population. In the Yukon, 46 per cent of cancer deaths were in people aged less than 70. The national figure is 38 per cent. Also, cancer rates appear to be higher outside Whitehorse than in the capital. Although the difference stands out visually on the charts, the difference is not big enough to be considered statistically significant by experts given our small sample sizes. Nonetheless, the report mentions troubling national studies that found that death rates among rural Canadians for

lung and colorectal cancer were higher than for city folk, and that rural Canadians in some parts of the country have less access to early detection, screening and treatment. The National Post recently published an online infographic that showed the cancer rates by regions across the country. Nearly every chart showed a disturbing pattern of rural and Northern regions with higher rates than the big cities. So what does all this mean for Yukoners? First, we can expect more cancer as our population grows and ages. The statistics don’t prove it, but there are some patterns that suggest rural and Northern Canadians have less access to effective screening and treatment for cancer. I am a cancer survivor myself, and consider that I got excellent care from my doctors and the Whitehorse hospital. Nonetheless, our politicians and health officials could do worse things with our transfer payment funds than invest in further building up the Yukon’s cancer care capabilities over the next ten years. As for you personally, you should talk to your doctor and be cautious about taking advice from the internet or local economics columnists. With that warning in place, and since this is important to all of us, bear with me as I try to summarize the

top recommendations from the Medical Officer of Health’s report. Think of it as the Yukonomist Nine Point Plan to Dodge Cancer. Quit smoking. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death here. Drink less. Studies suggest 3.5 per cent of cancer deaths are attributable to booze. Eat well, including foods high in fibre, fruits and vegetables. Even though Yukoners already do better than the national average in this area, you can probably do more. You should also avoid foods high in fat, red and processed meats, and salty fare. Lose weight. Some 57 per cent of Yukoners surveyed in 2014 described themselves as overweight or obese. Get more physical activity. For adults, experts recommend 150 minutes per week of moderate to vigorous physical activity. Watching other people play sports on television does not count, although brisk walking does. Sit less. A local teenager recently told me that “sitting is the new smoking.” Even when not doing your 150 minutes of brisk walking mentioned above, you should try more standing and moving around. Get a standing desk, or stand at meetings or when talking on the phone, for example. Avoid too much sun and wear your sunscreen.

Get your house tested for that silent killer, radon. Avoid scary sounding infectious agents like Helicobacter Pylori and Human Papilloma Virus. I don’t know how to do that, but your doctor probably does. You’ll also be disturbed to hear that some of these cancer-linked activities may reinforce each other. For example, next time someone offers you a smoke and a beer at the same time, quote the report to them: “Alcohol consumption interacts synergistically with tobacco smoking to increase the risk for certain cancers.” Think about how many parts of the Nine Point Plan to Dodge Cancer you are flouting when you have a cigarette and a rye and coke while you enjoy salty snacks and sit around binge-watching Game of Thrones in your basement TV room, which in the Yukon you might as well call The Radon Pit. You’re practically asking the tumours to start popping like popcorn. Some causes of cancer, such as our genetics, we just have to live with. But some causes we can control. And knowing what they are can help. 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 is a Ma Murray award-winner for best columnist.

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Anglo American PLC announced it was withdrawing from the project. On Thursday, before any settlement was announced, representatives of tribal organizations and others in the Bristol Bay region expressed concern that protections they had been seeking could be wiped away and frustration that Pruitt had not reached out to them since taking office. Norman Van Vactor, with the Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation, said the next phase of challenges to the project could include additional legal fights and “standing in front of bulldozers.” The inspector general for the EPA, which conducted an investigation following requests by the state, Northern Dynasty and others, last year found no evidence of bias in how the EPA conducted the study on potential mine impacts. It also concluded that the agency did not predetermine the study’s outcome.

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emissions by almost 200 million tonnes to get there, which is the equivalent of taking every car in Canada off the road twice. Eight provinces and all three territories signed on to the carbon pricing plan through the Pan Canadian Framework for Clean Growth and Climate Change, but only four provinces have carbon prices in place. B.C. has had a carbon tax since 2008 and it is now $30 a tonne. Ontario and Quebec have cap-and-trade systems, which cap emissions for big emitters and force those who exceed the limit to buy credits from those whose emissions are lower. Ottawa’s requirement is for all provinces to have a minimum price on carbon of $10 a tonne in 2018, rising to $50 a tonne by 2022. Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall and Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister have both refused to sign the climate framework. Manitoba’s objection was part of a dispute about health-care funding, with Pallister saying Manitoba endorsed the

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Stripping people of Canadian citizenship without hearing unfair, judge rules Colin Perkel Canadian Press

TORONTO tripping new Canadians of their citizenship without giving them a proper chance to explain themselves is a violation of their rights, a Federal Court judge declared Wednesday. In a key decision, Judge Jocelyne Gagne struck down provisions of the Citizenship Act enacted by the former Conservative government under Stephen Harper, saying they conflict with principles of fundamental justice. The decision comes in eight cases — considered as test cases — that challenged the constitutionality of the changes made in May 2015. Those amendments barred people from going to court to fight the loss of their Canadian status, in some cases leaving them stateless, over alleged lies on their residency or citizenship applications. The changes also barred people from reapplying for Canadian citizenship for 10 years after revocation.

“Clearly, citizenship revocation is an important decision,” Gagne wrote in her ruling. “Since there is no right of appeal from a revocation decision of the minister under the amended act, the need for procedural fairness is all the more acute.” The eight cases involved people already stripped of their citizenship or facing a similar fate for various reasons. Three were accused of lying about where they were living before they applied for citizenship. Two others were minors when their parents allegedly misrepresented their residency. In other cases, their fathers had failed to declare criminal convictions when applying for permanent residence. The applicants attacked the rules on various grounds, among them the failure to guarantee a hearing before an independent and impartial adjudicator. They also complained the government could keep information leading to revocation secret, and that the rules didn’t allow consideration of the cir-

cumstances that led to the alleged application fraud. While the government insisted the rules were fair, Gagne disagreed. The applicants, the judge said, should be entitled to a hearing in court or before an administrative tribunal in which they know the case against them and where they have a proper opportunity to defend themselves. “None of these are guaranteed under the amended act,” Gagne noted. ”Given the importance of Canadian citizenship and the severe consequences that could result from its loss, the principles of fundamental justice require a discretionary review of all the circumstances of a case.” In one of the cases, Fiji-born Thomas Gucake became a permanent resident in 2001 when he was 15, and a citizen in 2005. He later became a decorated Canadian soldier, having served three tours in Afghanistan. In November 2015, the government said it was stripping Gucake of his citizenship because informa-

tion from 2007 showed his father failed to disclose a minor criminal conviction from Australia. “It seems highly unfair to me that under the amended act, there is no requirement that Mr. Gucake’s personal situation be considered,” Gagne said. The Senate has already passed changes to proposed government legislation that would conform to Wednesday’s court ruling, effectively handing the revocation issue back to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government. The Liberals denounced the provisions while in Op-

position, but nonetheless enforced them after taking office in October 2015. Lawyer Lorne Waldman, who represented one of the applicants, called it fortuitous the Senate has amended the bill. “It gives the government the opportunity to quickly fix the problem,” Waldman said. Sen. Ratna Omidvar said the ruling confirmed the Senate was correct to make the changes and urged MPs to adopt them. “This is about due process and the equality of all citizens before the law,” Omidvar said in a statement. Whether the Liberals

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emanding a breath sample from a motorist is no different than asking for their licence and registration, Canada’s justice minister argued Thursday as the federal Liberal government defended its proposed new crackdown on impaired driving. Jody Wilson-Raybould tabled a so-called “charter statement” in the House of Commons comprising the arguments why the government believes the new measures are permissible under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. “The Supreme Court of Canada has recognized as reasonable the authority, under provincial law and common law, of police officers to stop vehicles at random to ensure that drivers are licensed and insured, that the vehicle is mechanically fit, and to check for sobriety,” Wilson-Raybould’s statement says. “The information revealed from a breath sample is, like the production of a driver’s licence, simply information about whether a driver is complying with one of the conditions imposed in the highly regulated contexts of driving.” Bill C-46, which includes new powers for police and harsher penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, was introduced in the Commons last month alongside the government’s long-awaited plan to legalize marijuana for recreational use. The new mandatory alcohol screening measures would mean police could demand a breath sample from any driver they lawfully stop — even if they had no suspicion the

person had been drinking before being pulled over. The roadside test itself could not lead to a charge, but it would allow the police to continue investigating and to subject the driver to further testing. The bill would also allow police to demand a saliva sample from a driver if they reasonably suspect the person has drugs in their body, such as by noticing unusually red eyes, abnormal speech patterns or the telltale scent of marijuana. The proposed legislation has raised eyebrows among some criminal lawyers, who believe it will be challenged in court. The statement outlines why the Liberal government considers the new powers to be consistent with what the Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees about search and seizure, as well as life, liberty and security of the person. The statement does come with a major caveat: “A statement is not a legal opinion on the constitutionality of a bill.” The statement also says Bill C-46 would help the Liberal government achieve its “compelling objective” of cutting down on drinking and driving. Currently, it can be difficult for officers to identify a driver who should be administered a breath test. “It would reduce the impact of this kind of human error,” it says. “It would also increase the deterrent effect of roadside stops by eliminating the perception that motorists could avoid having to give a sample by hiding their impairment.” Research done in other countries that have taken a similar approach, including Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, has shown a substantial

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Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Jody WilsonRaybould speaks during a news conference in Ottawa April 13. reduction in alcohol-related accidents and even deaths, the government argues. Anthony Moustacalis, president of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association, said he is concerned the new law could lead to a higher number of random stops of visible minorities. “I think the one area of constitutional attack would be that, given the developing statistics on subconscious racism by the police, or unconscious racism, and the increased empirical data on misuse of random stops by police for visible and other minorities.” Robert Solomon, national director of legal

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MONTREAL hile water levels continued their slow decline in some parts of Quebec on Wednesday, the province’s environment minister warned the situation could deteriorate in others this weekend because of heavy rain. David Heurtel said the central Quebec region of Mauricie is expected to bear the brunt of the precipitation. “We’re looking at considerable rainfall on the weekend,” he told a news conference. “Depending on the region, we’re talking about 20 to 40 millimetres but in Mauricie the impact will be even greater, so we should expect another tough weekend there.” Heurtel said the combination of rain, melting snow in the St-Maurice River basin and rising tides could prove to be damaging in the region. Trois-Rivieres resident Patrice Bourassa, who has been co-ordinating volunteer efforts in Mauricie, said citizens in some of the worst-hit regions are losing energy and patience. “It’s reached the point they have to leave their homes in the morning and take a canoe to their vehicle 500 metres away because it’s too flooded,” he said in a telephone interview. Bourassa said the Facebook page he created has already drawn 1,200 members, with many spending the last few days building dikes, packing sandbags and helping citizens. He says that while city officials have offered all the help they can, some of the smaller towns in the region have fewer resources to deal with flooding. The mayor of Nicolet, Que. said the small town at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Nicolet rivers had put out a voluntary evacuation order in advance of the rising waters. Genevieve Dubois fears the water levels could rise by 25 centimetres putting up to 300 homes at risk and cutting off road access to the town. But she said most people were staying put and planned to simply monitor the water level after a major sandbagging effort she hopes will keep most

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A man removes debris from the floodwaters surrounding his house in Deux-Montagnes, Que. May 10. houses dry. “People are starting to get tired but the morale is still there,” she said. Levels are expected to remain stable in flooded areas in the Greater Montreal area, where Heurtel credited the management of water flow from the Ottawa River and Great Lakes basins with preventing the situation from getting worse. Weekend rain isn’t expected to cause a spike in Montreal-area water levels, Heurtel said. “The flow will continue decreasing and ultimately the rains that are going to come are going to slow down the decrease,” Heurtel said. “We’re not looking at the rainfall rising the levels. It’s going to slow down the decrease or it’s going to be maintained at the same levels.” Meanwhile, Public Security Minister Martin Coiteux told the same news conference that 3,882 residences in the province have now been affected by the floods. Coiteux also said 2,721 people have had to leave their homes and that there have been 126 landslides. One of the hardest-hit areas is the Gatineau region of western Quebec. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Pre-

mier Philippe Couillard were scheduled to tour the area by helicopter on Thursday morning to get a close look at the damage. In Ottawa, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said the military is deploying several hundred more Canadian soldiers to help with flood relief efforts in Quebec, bringing the total to 2,200 by the end of the day. Sajjan said about 470 army reservists from Ontario had started arriving in Quebec to fill sandbags, evacuate people and provide other assistance. In Montreal, fire Chief Bruno Lachance said the focus is on consolidating dams and that he doesn’t expect the number of evacuees to rise. A state of emergency remains in effect in Montreal until Sunday, with Lachance saying 243 people have been evacuated and about 400 homes flooded in the city. NEWEST DAYCARE

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VANCOUVER he final results of British Columbia’s election are still not in, but experts already see scenarios for an unstable provincial government that is unlikely to last a full four-year term. Voters in B.C. elected their first minority government in 65 years on Tuesday, awarding the Liberals 43 seats, the NDP 41 and the Greens three. Hamish Telford, a political scientist at the University of the Fraser Valley, said even if the Liberals take control by picking up an extra seat once absentee ballots are tallied, that would still leave the party with a razor-thin majority at 44 seats in the 87-seat legislature. As the government, the Liberals would have to appoint a Speaker to preside over the legislature, which would thin their ranks, Telford said in an interview on Tuesday night. And presuming the

seat count remains unchanged, collaboration between the NDP and the Greens would give them 44 seats. They would also have to choose a Speaker, he added. “All the different scenarios play out in a hung parliament,” he said, using a term to describe a situation where no single party or group of parties controls the majority of legislative or parliamentary seats. “It’s a very unstable outcome, really.” B.C. has only had three minority governments in its history, the most recent being in 1952. Norman Ruff, a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Victoria, said Wednesday it’s more likely the Liberals or the NDP would enter some kind of deal with the Greens in exchange for their support in propping up the government. “The prospects of a four-year term aren’t that great. If we are talking about an accord, it might be signed for a two-year period,” he added.

“The more likely hookup is the Liberal-Green one, just simply because of the extra two-seat cushion it would give.” Ruff said the loss of a legislature member to take the role of Speaker wasn’t as much of a concern, because of the informal but strictly followed rule that Speakers always side with the government in the event of a tie. The greater concern is needing to have virtually everyone present at all times, regardless of illness, emergency or travelling for work, he said. “Members get caught in the Interior and don’t get into the house for a vote,” Ruff said, using an example. “Accidents happen.” It could take several weeks before the final seat count is confirmed once absentee votes are counted and any judicial recounts are conducted. Many ridings were close races, none more so than Courtenay-Comox on Vancouver Island, where the NDP candidate beat the Liberal by nine votes.

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VICTORIA he election of a minority government in British Columbia already has political parties pondering common ground between them as everybody awaits the final results. With more than 176,000 absentee ballots still to be counted by Elections BC, final totals are due by May 24. The election Tuesday saw the Liberals win 43 seats, the New Democrats 41 and the Greens three seats, giving them the balance of power. A majority is 44 seats in the 87-seat legislature. Premier Christy Clark said Wednesday she intends to form a government and is willing to work with others to stay in office. “In terms of whatever the outcome is, whether it’s a minority or a majority, I do intend to make sure we work across party lines with parties that want to work with us,” she said. Clark said she has had a good working relationship

with Green Leader Andrew Weaver. Weaver said the Greens are open to talking to both the Liberals and New Democrats about governing, but until the votes are counted it’s too early to discuss political deals. But he said the Greens, who do not accept political donations from corporations or unions, are committed to removing them entirely from B.C. politics. “It is a non-negotiable issue for us,” said Weaver. NDP Leader John Horgan said Wednesday he wasn’t ready to discuss making deals until the vote count is complete, but in the final days of the campaign he called on Green voters to support the NDP, citing the common goals they share. Here are a few potential common ground issues that could produce deals in a minority B.C. government: Campaign finance reform: The Greens do not accept donations from corporations or unions. The NDP has tabled legislation on six occasions proposing to ban union and corporate donations.

The Liberals say they will appoint a non-partisan panel to review fundraising reforms. Electoral reform: The Greens want to introduce electoral reforms to replace the current firstpast-the-post system. The New Democrats support electoral reform but want approval through a provincial referendum. The Liberals are not considering electoral reform. Pipelines: The Greens do not support the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project and will work to stop it from proceeding. The NDP also do not support the pipeline project. The Liberals say the proposed pipeline is a federal project, but the government was able to achieve environmental protections and financial benefits for the province. Carbon tax: The Greens’ plan would increase the carbon tax over the next four years from $30 a tonne to $70 a tonne. The Liberals would increase the carbon tax to $50 a tonne by 2020. The NDP also plans to increase the carbon tax to $50 a tonne.

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B.C. limbo: provincial election results in doubt for at least two more weeks to be counted, kicking off weeks of speculation and backroom negotiations with the newly influential Green party. When preliminary results were tallied Tuesday night, Christy Clark’s Liberals had 43 seats, John Horgan’s NDP won

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41 and Andrew Weaver’s Greens held a historic three ridings. The stunning outcome gave B.C. its first minority government in 65 years, with Weaver’s party holding the balance of power. But the Liberals only need one more seat for a

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B.C.’s legislature four years ago. B.C. allows unlimited corporate and union donations and the RCMP is investigating fundraising by political parties. The NDP has promised to ban the donations, while the Liberals have said they’ll convene a review panel. Weaver said he would negotiate with both leaders in the coming weeks and would work with whichever party has the most in common with the Green platform. Both Horgan and Clark said Wednesday they are planning to sit down with Weaver to talk about working together. Richard Johnston, a political scientist at the University of British Columbia, said he doesn’t expect negotiations on the possible framework of a minority government to start until after the final results are known. “It’s entirely possible, first of all, that it won’t be a minority government,” he said. “It’s easier to imagine a deal between the Greens and the NDP — not personality wise, but on substance.” Johnston said if the results remain a Liberal minority with the Greens holding the balance of power, Weaver has to be careful. Supporting minority governments is usually perilous for the smaller parties, he said. In Weaver’s case, that could also mean supporting the NDP to achieve his goals. “If the results are as they are now, 43 seats for the Liberals, that means that in order to effect the change that I think Weaver reasonably interprets the electorate to have called for, (that) does require him to support the loser. Optically, that’s not great.”

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FAIRBANKS igh-level officials from the world’s eight Arctic nations will meet in Alaska amid concerns about the future of the sensitive region after President Donald Trump called for more oil drilling and development. Among those expected to attend the meeting of the Arctic Council beginning Thursday in Fairbanks are U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who met Wednesday with Trump and Tillerson in Washington. No formal discussions were set in Alaska but key issues such as climate change, development and drilling will provide a backdrop as the chairmanship of the council passes from the U.S. to Finland. “We are unsure what the Trump administration thinks about the Arctic region in general, about the Arctic Council in particular and about its role,” said Victoria Herrmann, president of The Arctic Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based group that provides research to shape Arctic policy. The Arctic Council is an advisory body that promotes co-operation among member nations and indigenous groups. Its focus is sustainable development and environmental protection of the Arctic. It does not make policy or allocate resources, and its decisions must be unanimous. “In terms of being a reflection of a nation’s priorities, it can only go so far since all eight have to agree to the same thing,” said Nils Andreassen, executive director of the Anchorage-based Institute of the North, a non-partisan organization focused on Arctic resources. Tillerson arrived late Wednesday afternoon in Fairbanks and immediately held a meeting with a congressional delegation as well as Arctic representatives from Alaska’s indigenous people. Protesters gathered in a city park nearby to denounce the presence of Tillerson, who was president of Exxon Mobil Corp. “My message for Rex Tillerson is: Alaska shouldn’t be for sale for what’s in our earth,” said Hannah Hill, 36, who works at a Fairbanks soup kitchen. “This

place is beautiful, and this place is delicate, and what already is happening on in the Arctic will affect the rest of the Earth. And that is science.” Pat Lambert, a retired University of Alaska math professor, attended the rally because he believes climate change is a serious problem. He suggested Tillerson “should get away from his cronies in the oil business and start listening to the people of Alaska, for instance, and the people of the world who are so interested in these issues.” After the rally, the protesters marched behind a sign reading, “Welcome to the frontline of climate change,” to the building where the Arctic Council welcoming celebration was being held. The United States — an Arctic country because of the state of Alaska — is joined on the council by Canada, Russia, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The U.S. began chairing the council two years ago. Much of the council’s work during that time stemmed from the policies of President Barack Obama, who made climate change and the Arctic priorities of his administration. Obama became the first sitting president to travel above the Arctic Circle when he went to the largely Inupiat community of Kotzebue. The U.S. highlighted three areas during its two-

chairmanship is handed to Finland will be issuing the Fairbanks Declaration, which in part will outline the focus of upcoming work by the Arctic Council during the next two years. Andreassen said the document should provide some understanding of how the U.S. is approaching the Arctic. Christina-Alexa Liakos of Greenpeace USA, said her group will watch the meeting with an eye toward U.S. policy on broader environmental issues, such as the Paris Climate Agreement. “The biggest thing we are really pushing is to make sure that (during) any negotiations in this meeting, the U.S. essentially doesn’t bully the other Arctic nations or pressure them into taking out language around keeping the Paris agreement,” Liakos said.

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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks at the welcoming ceremony to kick off Arctic Council events in Fairbanks, Alaska May 10. year chairmanship — improved living conditions and economies for those living in the Arctic, stewardship of the Arctic Ocean and climate change. David Balton, a deputy assistant secretary of State, said other accomplishments included an

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Russia, Canada, U.S. try to leave disagreements outside Arctic Council Mike Blanchfield Canadian Press

OTTAWA itter disagreements over Syria. Concern over Russian interference in foreign politics. Worries about battling climate change. Assemble the foreign ministers of Russia, the U.S. and Canada, and those are just a few areas rife for fireworks. But not, it would seem, if they are meeting at the Arctic Council. Canada and the U.S. are both describing Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting of foreign ministers in Alaska as a veritable oasis distant from intertwined international tensions. Sure, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plenty to disagree about, says one Canadian official speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the delicate nature of those issues. But given that all three countries have wide and overlapping interests in the vast, melting and resource-rich Arctic region, it is in everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interest to co-operate and advance

a co-operative agenda on those challenges, the official added. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will represent Canada at the meeting in Fairbanks, which will also include Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. The foreign ministers of the five other Arctic Council countries â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Finland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Sweden â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will also be on hand. However it is the Freeland-Lavrov-Tillerson dynamic that will be closely watched. The new Liberal government wants to co-operate with Russia on the Arctic, but it has blasted the Kremlin for supporting Syrian President Bashar Assad, especially after the recent gas attack on civilians. Freeland said recently sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be open to a bilateral meeting with Lavrov in Alaska. But it is not certain the two will have a formal tete-a-tete, though the ministers will be meeting

in a relatively tight, informal setting, so anything is possible. Freeland was playing down any possibility of controversy, saying her priorities included supporting the â&#x20AC;&#x153;resilienceâ&#x20AC;? of Arctic communities, including indigenous people, to climate change, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;conserving Arctic biodiversity through science-based decision-making.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Arctic Council is an important vehicle that supports peaceful co-operation,â&#x20AC;? Freeland said in a statement Wednesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are pleased to work with our neighbours and partners â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the other Arctic countries and indigenous peoples in the Arctic.â&#x20AC;? Earlier in the week, a U.S. State Department official offered the same feel-good message. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a venue that has been doing very well in promoting international co-operation among all the eight nations, including Russia,â&#x20AC;? said David Balton, the senior State Department official on environmental issues in the Arctic.

adaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent investments on protecting the Arctic environment, including its $1.5 billion investment to protect oceans and $400 million to wean communities off using diesel. Balton said the U.S. remained committed to the Arctic Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ongoing work to combat the challenges presented by climate change, notwithstanding the unanswered question about whether Trump will pull the U.S.

out of the Paris climate change accord. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Climate change has been an ongoing topic of interest for the Arctic Council for many chairmanships going back in time and I foresee that it will continue to be one of the things the Arctic Council focuses on,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And the U.S. will remain engaged in the work that the Arctic Council does on climate change throughout.â&#x20AC;?

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U.S. to begin seismic surveys in Atlantic in drilling push Matthew Daly Associated Press

WASHINGTON he Trump administration said Wednesday it is moving forward on seismic surveys in the Atlantic Ocean, the first step toward offshore drilling in a region where it has been blocked for decades. The Interior Department said it is reviewing six applications by energy companies that were rejected by the Obama administration. Environmental groups and many East Coast lawmakers oppose the surveys, saying loud sounds from seismic air guns could hurt marine life.

The oil and gas industry has pushed for the surveys, which map potential drilling sites for oil and natural gas. No surveys have been conducted in the mid- and south-Atlantic regions for at least 30 years. The regions, as defined by the Interior Department, stretch from northern Florida to Delaware. Any new drilling activity is expected to be limited to the coasts of Virginia, North and South Carolina and Georgia. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month aimed at expanding drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, part of his promise to unleash the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s energy reserves in an effort to re-

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drilling harms whales, sea turtles and other marine life and exacerbates global warming. The Interior Department said in a statement that the surveys are needed to update information about the Outer Continental Shelf that was gathered more than 30 years ago, â&#x20AC;&#x153;when technology was not as advanced as today.â&#x20AC;? In addition to providing data on potential sites for offshore oil and natural gas production, seismic surveys are also used to locate sites for offshore wind structures, pinpoint potential seafloor hazards and locate sand and gravel resources for beach restoration, the department said. Data from seismic surveys also assists officials in determining fair market value of offshore resources. The surveys help â&#x20AC;&#x153;a variety of federal and state

partners better understand our nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offshore areas â&#x20AC;Ś and evaluate resources that belong to the American people,â&#x20AC;? said Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. Industry groups hailed the announcement, while environmentalists warned of potential oil spills that could cripple coastal tourism. Seismic surveys have been conducted in the U.S. and around the world for decades, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;there has been no documented scientific evidence of noise from these surveys adversely affecting marine animal populations or coastal communities,â&#x20AC;? said Randall Luthi, president of the National Ocean Industries Association. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seismic testing is not only dangerous on its own, but it will lead to offshore drilling that could threaten our coasts even more,â&#x20AC;? said Jeff Tittel, director of the

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Alaska lawmaker censured over abortion comment Becky Bohrer Associated Press

JUNEAU he Alaska House voted Wednesday to censure a Republican member over comments he made suggesting there are women in Alaska who try to get pregnant to get a “free trip to the city” for abortions. The House voted 25-14 to take the highly unusual step of censure after hours of debate, during which Rep. David Eastman of Wasilla — who referred to himself as the “least politically correct legislator in our state” — said he was sorry he made the comments. “And certainly if I could go back and not say them, I would do so,” he said. He later asked for forgiveness from anyone he had hurt. Eastman, a first-term, conservative lawmaker who has developed a reputation for being outspoken in his beliefs, set off the firestorm last week in discussing his concerns about the use of state funds and Medicaid for abortions. In an interview with The Associated Press on May 2, Eastman said there are not many places “where you have the kinds of incentives for abortion that we have in this state.” “We have folks who try to get pregnant in this state so that they can get a free trip to the city, and we have folks who want to carry their baby past the point of being able to have an abortion in this state so

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State Rep. David Eastman, a Republican freshman from Wasilla, is seen during the introduction of the newly-elected house speaker at the Alaska Legislature in Juneau, Alaska Jan. 17. that they can have a free trip to Seattle,” he said. Eastman made similar comments later to a public radio reporter. House members in both parties demanded he apologize, and his comments were widely condemned. On Tuesday, leaders of the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska called for Eastman’s censure in a release that referred to his comments as “racially-charged and misogynistic.” Many Alaska Natives

live in rural communities, where health services are limited and travel often is needed to access care in larger communities. During floor debate Wednesday, legislators expressed disgust with Eastman’s comments. Some said they had hoped to hear a sincere apology from Eastman but did not feel they had. “I was looking for that short, specific, sincere, unqualified apology and it didn’t happen,” said Republican Rep. Chuck Kopp

of Anchorage. “It drifted into political messaging.” During his comments, Eastman said he believes we will not make progress as a state or be able to solve some of the state’s biggest problems “if we do not protect the right to talk about them, even imperfectly.” But there were concerns, voiced by Kopp and others who voted against censure, that the House might be setting precedent in formally rebuking someone for something they said — particularly comments that are made away from the floor or outside of committee hearings. Research conducted by the Legislative Reference Library found the last time a lawmaker was censured by a branch of the Legislature was in 1994. That case involved a senator. The research did not indicate any prior legislative censures of a House member. Rep. Ivy Spohnholz, an Anchorage Democrat who brought the motion to censure, said elected officials are supposed to be exemplars in their community — “not the bare minimum” — and setting an example. She said Alaskans are looking to the House for leadership. “We can say his words were unacceptable but if we don’t formally do something, that’s tacit approval. And tacit approval is the way that sexism and racism has continued for a very long time and it is unacceptable,” she said.

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Republicans question Trump’s ﬁring of FBI director Erica Werner Associated Press

WASHINGTON ore than a dozen Republican senators voiced concerns Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey, in a series of statements suggesting the GOP was not yet prepared to close ranks behind its president. But most Republicans also refused to embrace Democratic calls for a special counsel and it was not clear their hand-wringing would result in any action. “The timing of this and the reasoning for it doesn’t make sense to me,” said Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, chairman of the Senate Intelligence committee, which like the FBI is investigating Russian ties to the Trump campaign and meddling in the 2016 election. Burr said Comey’s firing could complicate his investigation. “I think we need to find out what’s happened and why,” said Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida said: “I do have questions about why he was dismissed at this time given his service and performance.” The unease expressed by key committee chairs and rank-and-file lawmakers alike came even as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., echoed White House talking points on the issue and tried to shut down talk of a special prosecutor to investigate Russia issues. Speaking on the Senate floor, McConnell noted that Democrats themselves had repeatedly criticized Comey over his handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s email issues. And he said that with the FBI and Senate intelligence committee already investigating Russian interference, nothing further was

needed. “Today we will no doubt hear calls for a new investigation which could only serve to impede the current work being done,” McConnell said. He remarked that Democrats had “consistently complained” about Comey, though he notably failed to reveal his own views on the firing. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., stood firmly behind Trump. Ryan said the president, members of both parties and top Justice Department officials had lost confidence in Comey, and said “it is entirely within the president’s role and authority to relieve him.” Ryan spoke on Fox News’ “Special Report with Bret Baier.” The firing came after Comey had requested more resources from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein for the Russia investigation, The Associated Press and other news outlets reported. The Justice Department disputed that report. For their part, Democrats voiced outrage over the abrupt firing, suggesting Trump was trying to impede the FBI’s probe into his own campaign’s ties with Russia. “We know Director Comey was leading an investigation in whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians - a serious offense. Were those investigations getting too close to home for the president?” Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York asked on the Senate floor. “What should happen now … what must happen now … is that Mr. Rosenstein appoints a special prosecutor to oversee this investigation.” Schumer tried various tactics to draw attention to his demand, including summoning all 48 members of the Senate Democratic caucus to gather on the Senate floor as the day began to listen to McConnell’s opening remarks.

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Protesters in St. Petersburg, Fla., hold signs in opposition to President Donald Trump and his firing of FBI Director James Comey. Most of them showed up, but McConnell made use of the circumstance to lecture them about the failings of “Obamacare” and invite them to join GOP efforts to repeal and replace the law. Democrats then convened a special caucus meeting and indicated they would attempt to delay committee hearings or in other ways slow down the business of the Senate to highlight their demands. Schumer requested that McConnell convene an all-senators briefing to hear directly from Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions about the matter. The administration’s

stated reason for the firing was that Trump had lost confidence in Comey, and administration officials pointed to a letter from Rosenstein harshly criticizing Comey’s leadership of the Clinton email investigation. That explanation left unanswered questions for a number of GOP senators. The reaction was notable given that most Republicans have risen to the president’s defense in the past, or at least avoided critical commentary, on issues from the immigration travel ban to Trump’s false claims that the Obama administration wiretapped Trump Tower.

This time around, GOP senators seemed more willing to voice concerns.

“It would have been easier to explain if the president had fired the FBI Director earlier when Sen. Schumer and other Democrats said they’d lost confidence in Mr. Comey,” said Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, a senior Republican. He said that the Senate must ensure “that the new FBI director is a person of unquestioned integrity.” Confirmation of the next FBI director will require a simple majority vote in the Senate. GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said in a statement that: “Whether or not you are a supporter of Mr. James Comey’s actions as FBI Director, the timing of his firing - in the middle of an investigation into Russia’s interference in our election - is serious cause for concern.”

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อด ย อถ วฆอฒอบ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควคอ อด ฦฌ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 4.18 ฤ ฤ อด ย อถ วฆอณอฒ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควคอ อด ฦฌ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 5.14 ฤ ฤ อด ย อถ วฆอณอด วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควคอ อด ฦฌ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 6.17 ฤ ฤ อด ย อถ วฆอณอถ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควคอ อด ฦฌ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ อนวคอดอฒ ฤ ฤ อด ย อถ วฆอณอธ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควคอ อด ฦฌ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 8.22 ฤ ฤ อด ย อธ วฆอฒอบ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควคอ อด ฦฌ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 5.97 ฤ ฤ อด ย อธ วฆอณอฒ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควคอ อด ฦฌ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 7.46 ฤ ฤ อด ย อธ วฆอณอด วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควคอ อด ฦฌ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 8.96 ฤ ฤ อด ย อธ วฆอณอถ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควคอ อด ฦฌ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 10.45 ฤ ฤ อด ย อธ วฆอณอธ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควคอ อด ฦฌ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 11.94 ฤ ฤ อด ย อบ วฆอฒอบ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควคอ อด ฦฌ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 7.48 ฤ ฤ อด ย อบ วฆอณอฒ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควคอ อด ฦฌ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 9.34 ฤ ฤ อด ย อบ วฆอณอด วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควคอ อด ฦฌ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 11.21 ฤ ฤ อด ย อบ วฆอณอถ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควคอ อด ฦฌ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 13.54 ฤ ฤ อด ย อบ วฆอณอธ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควคอ อด ฦฌ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 14.95 ฤ ฤ อด ย อณอฒ วฆอฒอบ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควคอ อด ฦฌ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 8.28 ฤ ฤ อด ย อณอฒ วฆอณอฒ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควคอ อด ฦฌ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 12.08 ฤ ฤ อด ย อณอฒ วฆอณอด วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควคอ อด ฦฌ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 15.02 ฤ ฤ อด ย อณอฒ วฆอณอถ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควคอ อด ฦฌ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 17.00 ฤ ฤ อด ย อณอฒ วฆอณอธ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควคอ อด ฦฌ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 19.56 ฤ ฤ

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อถ ย อบ วฆ อตศ อบวณ ศ อปวคอทย ย ศ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 18.78 ฤ ฤ อถ ย อบ วฆ อณศ อดวณ ศ อณอดวคอทย ย ศ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 25.04 ฤ ฤ อถ ย อบ วฆ อทศ อบวณ ศ อณอทวคอทย ย ศ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 31.30 ฤ ฤ อถ ย อบ วฆ อตศ อถวณ ศ อณอบวคอทย ย ศ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 37.56 ฤ ฤ อถ ย อบ วฆ อทศ อบวณ ฦฌ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 32.05 ฤ ฤ อถ ย อบ วฆ อตศ อถวณ ฦฌ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 38.31 ฤ ฤ อถ ย อบ วฆ อนศ อณอธวณ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 19.77 ฤ ฤ อถ ย อบ วฆ อณอปศ อตอดวณ วค วค วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 26.85 ฤ ฤ อถ ย อบ วฆ อดอตศ อตอดวณ วค วค วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 31.88 ฤ ฤ อถ ย อบ วฆ อณศ อดวณ ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 35.53 ฤ ฤ อถ ย อบ วฆ อทศ อบวณ ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 45.05 ฤ ฤ อถ ย อบ วฆ อตศ อถวณ ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 53.58 ฤ ฤ

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อดย อถย อณอธวฏ ฦฌ อถ ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 25.40 ฤ ฤ อดย อธย อณอธวฏ อดฦฌ อถ ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 47.35 ฤ ฤ อถย อถวฆอณอดวฏ อดฦฌ อถ ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 37.65 ฤ ฤ อถย อธย อณอดวฏ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 23.65 ฤ ฤ อถย อธย อณอธวฏ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 31.65 ฤ ฤ อถย อธย อดอฒวฏ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 33.75 ฤ ฤ อดย อดวฆอถอบวณ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 3.40 ฤ ฤ อณย อธย อณอดวฏ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วฆ ย ย ย ย ฦฌ ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 19.10 ฤ ฤ อณย อธย อณอธวฏ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วฆ ย ย ย ย ฦฌ ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 25.80 ฤ ฤ อณย อถย อณอธวฏ อณศ อบวณ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ศ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ศ ฦฌ ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 15.35 ฤ ฤ อณย อธย อณอธวฏ อณศ อบวณ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ศ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ศ ฦฌ ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 25.50 ฤ ฤ

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Friday, May 12, 2017

Brown ACQ Pressure Treated #2 & BTR

อณ ย อธ ย อธวฏ วฒ ย ย ย ย วณ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย อ อด ฦฌ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 3.75 ฤ ฤ อด ย อถ ย อณอดวฏ วฒ ย ย ย ย วณ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 8.75 ฤ ฤ อด ย อถ ย อณอธวฏ วฒ ย ย ย ย วณ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 11.60 ฤ ฤ อด ย อธ ย อณอดวฏ วฒ ย ย ย ย วณ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 13.25 ฤ ฤ อด ย อธ ย อณอธวฏ วฒ ย ย ย ย วณ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 17.65 ฤ ฤ อทศ อถย อธวฆอณอฒวฏ วฒ ย ย ย ย วณ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 8.55 ฤ ฤ อทศ อถย อธย อณอดวฏ วฒ ย ย ย ย วณ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 10.45 ฤ ฤ อทศ อถย อธย อณอธวฏ วฒ ย ย ย ย วณ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 13.75 ฤ ฤ อถย อถย อบวฏ วฒ ย ย ย ย วณ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 12.55 ฤ ฤ อถย อถวฆอณอฒ วฒ ย ย ย ย วณ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 15.65 ฤ ฤ อถย อถย อณอดวฏ วฒ ย ย ย ย วณ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 18.95 ฤ ฤ อด อณอดวฆอณอด วฒ ย ย ย ย วณ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 31.30 ฤ ฤ อด อณอด วฆอณอธ วฒ ย ย ย ย วณ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 41.50 ฤ ฤ อดย อดย อถอบวณ วฒ ย ย ย ย วณ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 1.70 ฤ ฤ

Metal Rooฯ ing & Cladding อบ อบวฏ อดอปย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค อ 22.45 ฤ ฤ อณอฒ อณอฒวฏ อดอปย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค อ 27.95 ฤ ฤ อณอด อณอดวฏ อดอปย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค อ 33.95 ฤ ฤ อณอถ อณอถวฏ อดอปย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค อ 38.95 ฤ ฤ อณอธ อณอธวฏ อดอปย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค อ 44.45 ฤ ฤ อณอฒ อณอฒวฏ อดอธย ย อนศ อบวณ วควควควควควควควควควควค อ 39.95 ฤ ฤ อณอด อณอดวฏ อดอธย ย อนศ อบวณ วควควควควควควควควควค อ 47.95 ฤ ฤ อณอธ อณอธวฏ อดอธย ย อนศ อบวณ วควควควควควควควควควควค อ 63.95 ฤ ฤ

Green ACQ Pressure Treated Lumber อณ ย อถ ย อณอธวฏ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 6.55 ฤ ฤ อณ ย อธ ย อธวฏ ย ย ย ย ย ย อ อด ฦฌ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 3.60 ฤ ฤ อด ย อถ ย อบวฏ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 5.55 ฤ ฤ อด ย อถ ย อณอดวฏ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 8.30 ฤ ฤ อด ย อถ ย อณอธวฏ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 10.85 ฤ ฤ อด ย อธ ย อบวฏ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 8.30 ฤ ฤ อด ย อธ ย อณอดวฏ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 12.50 ฤ ฤ อด ย อธ ย อณอธวฏ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 16.70 ฤ ฤ อทศ อถย อธย อณอดวฏ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 9.90 ฤ ฤ อทศ อถย อธย อณอถวฏ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 11.55 ฤ ฤ อทศ อถย อธย อณอธวฏ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 13.10 ฤ ฤ อถย อถย อบวฏ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 11.90 ฤ ฤ อถย อถย อณอฒวฏ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 14.90 ฤ ฤ อถย อถย อณอดวฏ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 17.90 ฤ ฤ อถย อถย อณอธวฏ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 23.80 ฤ ฤ อด อณอด วฆอณอฒ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 24.90 ฤ ฤ อด อณอด วฆอณอด ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 29.75 ฤ ฤ อด อณอด วฆอณอธ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 39.80 ฤ ฤ อดย อดย อถอบวณ ย ย ย ย ย ย อณวคอธอฒ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ศ อณอทศ ย ย ย ย ศ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 1.60 ฤ ฤ

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Yukon Timbers อถย อถ วฆ อบวฏ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 9.75 ฤ ฤ อถย อถ วฆ อณอดวฏ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 14.65 ฤ ฤ อถ ย อธ วฆ อณอด ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 20.50 ฤ ฤ อถ ย อธ วฆ อณอธ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 27.35 ฤ ฤ อธ ย อธ วฆ อฒอบ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 20.30 ฤ ฤ อธ ย อธ วฆ อณอด ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 30.50 ฤ ฤ อธ ย อธ วฆ อณอธ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 40.65 ฤ ฤ อบ ย อบ วฆ อบวฏ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 33.50 ฤ ฤ อบ ย อบ วฆอณอด ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ศ ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควค$ 54.30 ฤ ฤ อบ ย อบ วฆอณอธ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ศ ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควค$ 68.45 ฤ ฤ

Halo Rigid EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE Insulation R5/INCH อตศ อถวณ ย อถวฏ ย อบวฏ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 21.45 ฤ ฤ อณวณ ย อถวฏ ย อบวฏ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 24.60 ฤ ฤ อณวฆอณศ อดวณ ย อถวฏ ย อบวฏ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 34.20 ฤ ฤ อดวณ ย อถวฏ ย อบวฏ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 43.50 ฤ ฤ อตศ อถวณ ย อถวฏ ย อบวฏ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 21.45 ฤ ฤ อณวณ ย อถวฏ ย อบวฏ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 24.60 ฤ ฤ อณวฆอณศ อดวณ ย อถวฏ ย อบวฏ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 34.20 ฤ ฤ อดวณ ย อถวฏ ย อบวฏ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 43.50 ฤ ฤ

+ FLOORING BLOWOUT + ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย อบวคอตย ย อต ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 1.49/ฤ ฤ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 2.45/ฤ ฤ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย อท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 2.45/ฤ ฤ

Polycarbonate Greenhouse Panels อดวฏย อบวฏ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 39.95 ฤ ฤ อดวฏย อณอฒวฏ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 49.95 ฤ ฤ อดวฏย อณอดวฏ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 59.95 ฤ ฤ อถวฏย อบวฏ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย อธย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 76.95 ฤ ฤ

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อด ย อถ วฆอฒอบ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 4.97 ฤ ฤ อด ย อถ วฆอณอฒ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 6.22 ฤ ฤ อด ย อถ วฆอณอด วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 7.25 ฤ ฤ อด ย อถ วฆอณอธ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 10.44 ฤ ฤ อด ย อธ วฆอฒอบ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 7.54 ฤ ฤ อด ย อธ วฆอณอฒ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 9.19 ฤ ฤ อด ย อธ วฆอณอด วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 12.98 ฤ ฤ อด ย อธ วฆอณอธ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 14.75 ฤ ฤ อด ย อบ วฆอฒอบ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 9.87 ฤ ฤ อด ย อบ วฆอณอฒ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 14.53 ฤ ฤ อด ย อบ วฆอณอด วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 16.00 ฤ ฤ อด ย อบ วฆอณอธ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 19.05 ฤ ฤ อด ย อณอฒ วฆ อบ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 13.31 ฤ ฤ อด ย อณอฒ วฆอณอฒ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 17.58 ฤ ฤ อด ย อณอฒ วฆอณอด วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 21.86 ฤ ฤ อด ย อณอฒ วฆอณอธ วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 27.94 ฤ ฤ

อณ ย อต ย อณอดวฏ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 3.45 ฤ ฤ อณ ย อต ย อณอธวฏ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 5.75 ฤ ฤ อณ ย อถ ย อณอดวฏ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 4.65 ฤ ฤ อณ ย อถ ย อณอธวฏ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 6.75 ฤ ฤ อณ ย อธ ย อณอดวฏ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 7.75 ฤ ฤ อณ ย อธ ย อณอธวฏ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 10.95 ฤ ฤ อณ ย อบ ย อณอดวฏ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 10.55 ฤ ฤ อณ ย อบ ย อณอธวฏ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 13.65 ฤ ฤ อณ ย อณอฒ ย อณอดวฏ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 12.55 ฤ ฤ อณ ย อณอฒ ย อณอธวฏ อถ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 16.75 ฤ ฤ อณย อธย อธ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 3.35 ฤ ฤ อณย อธย อณอดวฏ ฦฌ วฆ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 9.70 ฤ ฤ อณ ย อธวฆอณอธวฏ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 16.75 ฤ ฤ

Roxul Mineralwool Insulation

ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 32.00 ฤ ฤ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 32.00 ฤ ฤ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 32.00 ฤ ฤ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 32.00 ฤ ฤ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 32.00 ฤ ฤ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 32.00 ฤ ฤ

ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย อณอถย อณอทวคอดอทวณ อทอปวคอน ย ย วคย ย วค วควควควควควควควควควควค $ 53.80 ฤ ฤ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย อณอถย อดอตวณ อธอฒวคอณ ย ย วคย ย วค วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 53.20 ฤ ฤ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย อดอดย อณอทวคอดอทวณ อตอปวคอบ ย ย วคย ย วค วควควควควควควควควควค $ 55.10 ฤ ฤ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย อดอดย อดอตวณ อตอนวคอท ย ย วคย ย วค วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 52.40 ฤ ฤ วฎย วฏ อตวณย อณอทวคอดอทวณ อทอปวคอน ย ย วคย ย วค วควควควควควควค $ 60.35 ฤ ฤ วฎย วฏ อตวณย อดอตวณ อธอฒวคอณ ย ย วคย ย วค วควควควควควควควควควควควควควค $ 60.70 ฤ ฤ

Knauf Batt Insulation อบย อณอทวณ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย อดอณอทวคอถอด ย ย วคย ย วค วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 40.00 ฤ ฤ อณอด ย อณอทวณ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย อณอดอนวคอดอป ย ย วคย ย วค วควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 35.00 ฤ ฤ อณอดย อดอตวณ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย อณอปอทวคอณอบ ย ย วคย ย วค วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 56.40 ฤ ฤ อดอฒย อณอทวณ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย อบอบวคอณอต ย ย วคย ย วค วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 40.80 ฤ ฤ อดอฒย อดอตวณ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย อณอตอทวคอณอต ย ย วคย ย วค วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 62.50 ฤ ฤ อดอบย อณอทวณ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย อทอท ย ย วคย ย วค วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 33.80 ฤ ฤ อดอบย อดอตวณ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย อบอถวคอตอต ย ย วคย ย วค วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 51.45 ฤ ฤ อถอฒย อดอถ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย อธอถ ย ย วคย ย วค วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 62.80 ฤ ฤ ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย วควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควควค$ 31.00 ฤ ฤ

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Climate change altering the Arctic faster than expected Brian Kahn Associated Press

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Ice floes in Baffin Bay above the Arctic Circle, seen from the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent in 2008. reached up to 50F above normal. This past winter is just the latest in a string of bizarre years and the report, authored by 90 Arctic experts, is the latest in a long line of increasingly dire warnings for the fastest-warming region on the planet. If carbon pollution isn’t slowed, parts of the Arctic could warm a whop-

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what was previously solid ground. Infrastructure from Siberia to Alaska to Canada is sinking and further thaw will only worsen these impacts. Land ice is disappearing, raising seas and altering ocean circulation. The biggest impact for the globe is the melt of land ice from Greenland’s massive ice sheet. It’s the biggest land ice driver of sea level rise, and it’s been melting at a quickening rate since 2011. The SWIPA report uses new data and findings to update the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sea level rise estimates made just four years ago. “I want to stress those numbers are probably underestimates,” Jason Box, a Greenland ice sheet researcher and one of the report’s authors, said. “They haven’t yet put in all the sensitivities we’re finding in the SWIPA reports. All these other sensitivities are ones we didn’t have in our minds before and they’re adding up and multiplying each other.” If carbon emissions continue on their current trends, the report indicates 29 inches would be the low end of sea level rise estimates by 2100, roughly nine inches higher than the minimum IPCC estimate. And that’s just the low end, with more sea level rise possible as scientists untangle the web of melting in Greenland as well as the Antarctic. The massive rush of freshwater into the Arctic Ocean is also reshaping ocean circulation and the ecology of the region. Researchers have seen a marked slowdown in North Atlantic circulation as cold, fresh water off Greenland’s southern tip has acted as a roadblock to the currents that steer water through the region. That has the potential to mess with ocean circulation as well as weather patterns, particularly in Europe. The changes in the Arctic are a harbinger of what’s in store for the planet if we continue to emit carbon pollution. Some of these changes are likely irreversible. But the report does note that if the world sticks to its goal in the Paris Agreement, the region could reach an equilibrium that while different from its present state, is still less radical than the fate it faces if we keep going down the current carbon path.

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His trade czar now nearly in place, Trump wants ‘massive’ NAFTA negotiation Alexander Panetta Canadian Press

WASHINGTON resident Donald Trump says he’s ready to start a major renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, now that his trade czar is poised to achieve a long-awaited confirmation by the U.S. Senate. The upper chamber voted 81-15 to impose closure Thursday on the nomination of Robert Lighthizer, which indicates that after a few more days of debate he’ll almost certainly win a final vote and be in place next week. The president told an interview with The Economist that he intends to proceed quickly thereafter: Trump intends to file a 90day notice with Congress, work with it on negotiating priorities, and start talks with Canada and Mexico later this year. “The clock starts ticking (with Lighthizer’s confirmation),” Trump told the magazine. The administration has begun signalling that it wants significant changes in a range of areas, including dairy, lumber, automobiles, pharmaceuticals and the dispute-resolution system. Trump interjected when an interviewer suggested it sounds like he wants a big renegotiation. “Big isn’t a good enough word,” the president replied. “Massive.” But that desire for a “massive” renegotiation is butting up against the mundane realities of the political calendar. The U.S. and Mexico have both expressed a desire to get

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“It was an amazing thing. They called separately 10 minutes apart. I just put down the phone with the president of Mexico when the prime minister of Canada called. And they both asked almost identical questions: ‘We would like to know if it would be possible to negotiate as opposed to a termination.’ And I said, ‘Yes, it is. Absolutely.’ So we did that and we’ll start.” There’s a simple explanation for that coincidence: It wasn’t a coincidence. Trump’s own son-in-law Jared Kushner set up the Trudeau call. Around 6 p.m. on April 26, Kushner phoned a prime ministerial aide, told

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nies like Ford and Japan’s SoftBank — they let Trump take credit for things they already intended to do. In the case of the companies, it was building U.S. facilities. In the case of Canada and Mexico, it’s renegotiating NAFTA — which both countries had repeatedly stated they were ready for. “That’s what every-

body’s doing,” said the insider. “(People are saying), ‘We’re gonna let Trump have the announcement — so he gets credit for it.’… They’ve decided, if they need to give him some victories, as long as it suits us — fine… “As long as they’re not actually, in reality, getting screwed, he can say whatever he wants.” A binational business group suggests one future way this could happen: on regulatory co-operation. Canada is already working with the U.S. to eliminate red tape on products. Now that Trump is looking to slash two regulations for every one he creates, Canada could just hand him the credit. “President Trump is eager for some wins. Canada can help provide him with one, while also advancing its own interests,” Maryscott Greenwood of the Canadian-American Business Council wrote in a Policy Options article. “The Canadian government could present the United States with a proposal for aligning a particular set of regulations. This would represent a bilateral victory for what is at the moment a U.S.-only effort to cut regulatory red tape.”

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Kwanlin Dün First Nation elder Ann Smith is seen in the film Journeys to Adäka, a collection of stories about artists who have been involved with the Adäka Cultural Festival. Pierre Chauvin News Reporter

t’s a journey that brought dancers, carvers, fashion designer, sculptors, weavers and singers from all over the Yukon and even Alaska to one place: downtown Whitehorse. Journeys to Adäka tells the stories of seven First Nation artists who came to be involved with the Adäka Cultural Festival celebrating First Nation culture in Whitehorse. But the film is first and foremost an exploration of what culture is and that without it, there is no identity. “This story is about the healing journey of these individuals, the role of culture in overcoming some history and some unfairness and a legacy of hurt in many cases,” said Teresa Earle, the film’s producer. The film follows artists from almost every part of the territory. Each one has a different story — for some it’s an internal journey, say, overcoming addiction and abuse — but all speak to

the power of culture in their lives. “Some of those individuals featured in the documentary really speak about the life transformation (they experienced) and reclaiming their culture and identity,” said Marilyn Jensen, a member of the Dakhká Khwáan Dancers and board member of the Yukon First Nations Culture and Tourism Association, which participated in the film. The film features Carmen Baker, the leader of the Selkirk Spirit Dancers, from Pelly Crossing, Gary Sidney Johnson, one of the Dakhká Khwáan Dancers from Carcross, Wayne Price, a Tlingit master carver in Haines, Alaska, Chantal Rondeau, a journalist, filmmaker and fashion designer originally from Carmacks, Dennis Shorty, a Kaska Dena sculptor from Ross River, also an accomplished drummer and singer, Ann Smith, a Kwanlin Dun First nation elder, known for her ravenstail weaving and Diyet Van Lieshout, born and raised in Burwash Landing, a singer and songwriter.

The film, two years in the making, will premiere May 14 at the Yukon Arts Centre. Quoting her partner, director Fritz Mueller, Earle said producing the film made him realize the incredible talent and humility of some Yukon artists. “Yukoners don’t know we have cultural giants in our midst,” he told her. “There are some impressive people and I’m blessed I got to know them.” (The News couldn’t speak to Mueller directly because Earle said she had locked him in the editing suite to put the finishing touches on the film). The Adäka Cultural Festival came to be after the Vancouver 2010 Olympic games. A contingent of Yukon First Nation artists went to the Games and performed throughout. The success and energy from that lead to Adäka, Jensen said. And while it’s a good opportunity for non-First Nation people to discover a new culture, the festival is first and foremost about First Nation people practising their culture.

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Burwash Landing-born singer Diyet Van Lieshout is one of seven artists featured in the film. “If we reflect back to my mother’s generation, they were not allowed to sing their songs,” Jensen said. “(But) here we are, in the middle of downtown Whitehorse, singing as loud as we can. It’s an amazing thing.” Jensen has danced at the Adäka Cultural Festival. In fact as part of the Dakhká Khwáan Dancers, she’s danced all over the world. Yet for her there is no experience like dancing at home. “Just to see the faces, the smiles, and sometimes tears on our elders faces is why we do this,” she said. “It’s about our people and our community.”

Culture is so closely connected to people’s identities, it’s crucial people get to practice it, Jensen said. Now her own kids have grown up in a world where dancing at the festival is completely normal. “Without the expression of art, culture and language, we lose so much of who we are,” she said. And despite the legacy of colonialism, First Nations cultures are growing and thriving again. “It’s been a journey of huge revitalization,” Jensen said. The film will also be screened at this year’s Adäka Cultural Festival. Earle hopes to show the films at

festivals throughout the world. The film has already been nominated for an award and will be screened at the Yorkton Film Festival, the longest running film festival in North America. “It was important to us we make a story that is universal and that audience outside the yukon will celebrate and embrace and can relate to,” Earle said. “We feel this story here is of importance across Canada and elsewhere in the world.” Mueller and Earle also worked with local composer Jordy Walker who created the film’s soundtrack. The film also features several traditional songs in different languages, Earle said. She found it difficult to condense so many life stories in a film, so much so that they’ll be releasing additional short films and bonus features in the next months. Journeys to Adäka will premiere at the Yukon Arts Centre, May 14 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets available at yukontickets.com. Contact Pierre Chauvin at pierre.chauvin@yukon-news.com

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Toronto author Kamal Al-Solaylee wins $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for ‘Brown’ OTTAWA oronto author Kamal Al-Solaylee is the winner of the $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. Al-Solaylee was honoured at the Politics and the Pen gala in Ottawa Wednesday night for Brown: What Being Brown in the World Today Means (To Everyone). The win comes one day after Al-Solaylee was named a finalist for the

experiences as a brownskinned person raised with images of whiteness as the only indicators of beauty and desire. “Kamal Al-Solaylee’s book dares to propose and define an emerging racial category, drawing on a lifetime’s travel and inquiry to discuss the common experience and the awkward status of the Latin, Asian and Mediterranean peoples of the fast-rising global south,” the jury wrote in its citation. “Thoughtful and refreshing, Brown has

a chance to become a made-in-Canada intellectual landmark.” The Shaughnessy Cohen Prize is handed out annually to a literary non-fiction title capturing a political subject of relevance to Canadian readers with the potential to shape or influence thinking on political life within the country. The award is presented by the Writers’ Trust of Canada, and was established in 2000 in honour of the late Windsor, Ont., MP Shaughnessy Cohen.

The remaining shortlisted authors will each be awarded $2,500. The finalists were: — Christie Blatchford for Life Sentence: Stories from Four Decades of Court Reporting — Or, How I Fell Out of Love with the Canadian Justice System (Especially Judges) (Doubleday Canada); — James McLeod for Turmoil, As Usual: Politics in Newfoundland and Labrador and the Road to the 2015 Election (Creative Publishers); — Ian McKay and Jamie

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$20,000 Trillium Book Award honouring Ontario-based writers. Brown (HarperCollins Canada) blends storytelling and on-the-street reporting conducted over two years in 10 countries from four continents, with research on immigration, workers’ lives and conditions, and the pursuit of a lighter shade of brown as a global status symbol. The Yemeni-born Al-Solaylee, an associate professor of journalism at Ryerson University, also reflects on his own identity and

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lass artist Mark Steudle twists the molten glass — which has been heated in a furnace to 1,200C — about the end of the pipe with decisive but delicate care. The material has a strange, mercurial texture as he shapes it, somewhere between a liquid and solid. It has the look of melted plastic but when he pinches the ball with a heavy set of metal pliers, it flattens out and holds its shape like the best sort of pie pastry. Deftly, with surprising quickness, Steudle forms the shape of a rose from what was, moments before, an amorphous blob. Behind him, Lumel Studio owner and glass artist Luann Baker-Johnson works another oven, preparing a dab of glass to form a leaf and stem to adorn the flower. “This is where you can get a really good pattern into the stem,” she says, twisting the semi-liquid about. Steudle snaps off the stem at the end with a special tool, takes a resting gas torch with a live flame and sears the broken end smooth. “And that’s what you’ll be doing,” Baker-Johnson says. “There’s a lot of steps, but we’ll be walking you through.” Sitting on a nearby bench, watching with wide brown eyes, is Kim, who will be making a flower of her own in short order. Kim, who declined to give her last name, is part of what she calls the “river walker” program at Lumel Studios. The program gives lessons free of charge to at-risk youth and homeless people. The first program for adults ran May 9, with 17 participants, but when Kim — a self-admitted alcoholic — came she was too drunk to attend. Instead of turning her away entirely, Baker-Johnson told her to come back today, which she did, sober. “Kim came by just a little too far gone on Tuesday,” Baker-Johnston said. “But she was honest with us.” Participants in the classes must be sober; that’s the only stipulation to attending the river walker classes, Baker-Johnston said. The glass is incredibly hot, and people are working around potentially dangerous equipment, fire and tools, not to mention the natural fragility of glass, so intoxication could be a potential safety issue.

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Above: Lumel Studios owner Luann Baker-Johnson, right, and Kim, a participant in the river walkers program, work together on creating a glass rose May 11. Right: Baker-Johnson shows a glass eagle made by one of the program’s participants. “The original concept was that we want this studio to be used by everyone in the Yukon,” said Baker-Johnson. “We have kids from kindergarden in here and our oldest person was 97 years old … I just felt the river walkers — our street people — shouldn’t be excluded from that.” Baker-Johnson said they learned on May 9 the sobriety caveat can be difficult to manage. “How do you that guarantee sobriety?” she said. “That’s the biggest challenge, but it’s totally possible.” The program is also open to at-risk youth, which had a class May 8, with 18 participants, Baker-Johnson said. “Many of the teenagers who come do not attend school at all or do not attend regularly,” she said. “(This program) does have the potential to bring them back to education, but the adult river walkers? There’s no expectations. It’s just evening the playing field. We just need sobriety on the bench.” Lumel opened last year and Baker-Johnson said she has “made a point of talking

to our river walkers.” This has led to a “very interesting relationship” she said, with river walkers coming into the studio “to say hi” as she got to know them. With the youth, they made glass trees, but the process was a little bit more open with the adults. Some people made flowers for the their children, said Baker-Johnson, holding up a large, blue, tulip-like creation. Others made eagles, ravens, even a scorpion she said. “With the adults, it’s about what you’re feeling in the moment. You ask, ‘What do you think you want to create today?’ and then you’re going through this thought process together and then creating.” The participants get to take home their project she said, going through some neatly wrapped brown paper bags containing some of the art which had not yet been picked up by their makers. She unwrapped a glass sunflower, the yellow petals at odd sizes and angles that were somehow cheerful in

their disarray. Kim said she wants to make a rose for her mother, because it’s Mother’s Day this coming Sunday. “It’s not perfect — it’s absolutely wonderful,” she said. “That’s life. Life’s not perfect.” “Well man, look at all this stuff — of course it’s appealing to me.” Kim said, gesturing around her. Tiny glass snails collect sun in the windows, a delicate glass feather float suspended from the ceiling, a palm-sized sled-dog sits up as if begging for a treat on a shelf. “The stuff they can do, it’s like there’s no end to it.” The youth participants in the program are brought in through various agencies to help connect them with Lumel, Baker-Johnson said, but the adults come in through word-of-mouth. She went down to the Salvation Army the morning of May 9 to make a “general announcement,” about the program, she said. “One of the people there gave me a big hug and said ‘you can trust her,’” she said.

“That afternoon it was was crazy here. It really helps to have someone vouch for you.” The date for the next river walker programs have not yet been set, she said, but she hopes to implement something biweekly. Baker-Johnson said the program doesn’t currently have financial support and she would like to do some fundraising in the future. “Even if the money for this program isn’t here,

Lumel will do it,” she said. “This is something that has to continue.” Baker-Johnson said she knows what it’s like to have difficulties: She lost her 19-year-old daughter to leukemia. “We all have fractures in our life,” Baker-Johnson said. “Absolutely everyone in Whitehorse should be able to come here. It’s right,” she said. “It’s just right.” Contact Lori Garrison at lori.garrison@yukon-news.com

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TORONTO ir Canada said Thursday it will launch its own loyalty rewards plan in 2020 and not renew its contract with the company running Aeroplan, sending Aimia’s stock plummeting by more than 50 per cent and angering some points collectors. The Montreal-based airline says customers will be able to continue collecting Aeroplan points until June 2020, after which miles earned from flying on Air Canada or its 26 Star Alliance partners will be credited to the in-house loyalty program instead. Travellers will be able to

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don’t use within five years. The policy, which was to take effect Dec. 31, 2016, was cancelled following a consumer backlash. Aimia CEO David Johnston said in an interview the company is exploring a range of alternatives for its

business after Air Canada’s contract ends, including pursuing other partners. “This is something we’ve anticipated,” Johnston said in an interview on his first day on the job after serving several months on an interim

basis. The company announced Wednesday evening that Rupert Duchesne, who has been on medical leave, is retiring from the top role. He assured the program’s five million customers they can expect a smooth transition. “There’s three years left to run on the contract and in that period, it’s business as usual,” Johnston said. Even so, Aimia shares fell 57 per cent to $3.80. Air Canada’s stock rose 8.5 per cent to $16.16. Air Canada said in a statement it’s aiming to strengthen its relationships with customers in making the switch. It declined to comment further on the change. Analysts called the news positive for the airline. However, RBC Dominion Securities Inc. analyst Derek Spronck said in a note that it remains to be seen what the transition costs will be and why Air Canada assumes the net present value of the program repatriation over 15 years to be more than $2 billion. The airline said it will provide more detail on this at its investor day on Sept. 19, 2017. Aeroplan was originally Air Canada’s in-house loyalty program. It was spun off as an independent business, now called Aimia Inc., which has expanded its customer base and evolved its services over the years. The company has five million active members, who have a total of about 200 billion miles on their balances.

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Campus esports on the rise as college gamers contest North American title Neil Davidson Canadian Press

TORONTO lite collegiate gamers will be gunning for glory this weekend in search of a North American title and the scholarship prize money that goes with it. Gamers from the University of British Columbia to UCLA will be squaring off in a downtown Toronto cinema Friday through Sunday at the CSL North American Collegiate Grand Finals with more than US$100,000 in scholarships on the line. They will compete in four PC games: Dota 2, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends and StarCraft 2. “These are the final four for each of our leagues,” said Wim Stocks, CEO and GM of WorldGaming. Performances this weekend could lead to contracts from pro gaming teams. Some top collegiate gamers already play in pro events. “These are some of the best players in the world,” said Stocks. Organizers say what is billed as the largest collegiate esports event is proof of the growth of the industry on campuses. The Collegiate Starleague was founded in 2009 by Mona Zhang as a Princeton freshman. It was subsequently purchased by WorldGaming, which Cineplex acquired in 2015 for $10 million with a promise to invest $5 million more in the venture. CSL vice-president Neil Duffy says the number of campuses involved has grown from 230 to 240 in 2015 to more than 920 this year. Go to the Robert Morris University Illinois athletics website and you will see esports alongside football, golf and other sports. You can get a varsity letter for gaming. The University of Utah, whose curriculum includes an acclaimed video game development program, and Stephens College, an all-women’s school in Columbia, Mo., also recently announced esports programs. And Duffy says there are 30-plus more like those in the U.S. Stocks says campus esports is growing despite “administrative red tape” in some quarters. “Enlightened schools are seeing esports as a huge opportunity for aiding and abetting their recruiting,” said Stocks. “The smart

schools are recognizing that kids who are playing esports are amongst the brightest STEM students — brightest science, tech, engineering and math students.” In Canada, St. Clair College in Windsor, Ont., and Lambton College in Sarnia, Ont., have recently formalized their esports programs. The Collegiate Starleague season mirrors the academic calendar, starting with registration in September. Plays runs October through April, with the finals in May. William (Buster) Stewart is part of the Waterloo StarCraft 2 team that faces a tough University of Montreal team first up. Last Saturday, the 23-year-old and his teammates held a 12-hour practice session with an eye to a semifinal upset. The fourth-year computer sciences student from Stayner, Ont., started playing in CSL in 2013, eventually taking over as team co-ordinator. “It’s the strongest team Waterloo has ever had, since I’ve been here.” The Montreal team features Alex (Semper) Dimitriu, a world-class talent, and

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the StarCraft 2 final in 2016 but was beaten in this year’s playoffs. This year marks the first

time the finals have been in Canada and as a standalone event. Previous championships (2014 in Anaheim, 2015 in San Francisco, 2016 in Austin) were in conjunction with larger gaming events. The biggest title is League of Legends, mainly due to developer Riot Games, which has worked hard to help build its collegiate following. Game developers work closely with CSL, happy to get their title in front of players. Stocks says other companies are also interested, looking to find a way to reach college students who are “not consuming their entertainment in traditional ways.” CSL organizers say more than 1,500 teams competed from October 2016 to April across six games and three different platforms. Two other games — Madden NFL and Vainglory — have separate finals. Madden is contested on Xbox One/PlayStation 4 while Vainglory is a mobile game. CSL plans to add more console and mobile games in the future and looks to expand into Europe in the 2017-18 season.

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Antilock brakes and beyond

magine coming up over a hill at full speed and seeing an animal in the middle of the road. What’s the best way to react? Before the introduction of antilock braking systems (ABS), hitting the brakes would give you full stopping power but no steering ability. Not hitting the brakes would give you full steering ability but no stopping power. Antilock brakes give you the best

possible stopping power with the best steering ability. ABS is an automated system that uses cadence braking to prevent our wheels from locking up and helps avoid uncontrolled skidding. It does this with more control and much faster than any of us could possibly do on our own. To quote the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: “ABS works with your regular braking system by automatically pumping them. In vehicles not equipped with ABS, the driver has to manually pump the brakes to prevent wheel lockup. In vehicles equipped with ABS, your foot should remain firmly planted on the brake pedal, while

ABS pumps the brakes for you so you can concentrate on steering to safety.” ABS makes use of wheel speed sensors that can tell if one or more of your vehicle’s wheels are trying to lock up while braking. If one of your wheels does try to lock up, hydraulic valves limit or reduce the braking on that wheel. This helps prevent you from skidding and allows for more steering control. ABS offers much more control and decreases stopping distances in most situations. However, on snow or gravel roads it can increase braking distance, but will still improve steering ability. Some vehicles have an off-road button to turn the ABS functions

off. Even though the word braking is in the name, the primary purpose of ABS is to give you steering control over your vehicle after heavy braking. These systems have improved consistently since they were first introduced. Newer versions not only prevent your wheels from locking, but can also control other aspects of driving. Depending on how they are implemented and their capabilities, these systems are then known as, electronic stability control (ESC), electronic brake force distribution (EBD), and traction control. They all essentially use the same sensors and components as ABS. ESC helps you stay in

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control of your vehicle when you need to swerve or brake suddenly to avoid an obstacle, like an animal in the middle of the road. ESC measures yaw or rotation (like on a plane). Yaw is the rotation around the vertical axis, or the spinning left or right. When the direction of your vehicle does not match your steering, ESC will automatically brake one or more of your wheels for a short period of time, reduce your engine power, or both. This helps keep the vehicle going in the direction you want and helps keep it in control. ESC is normally on when you start your vehicle. Some vehicles have a manual ESC Off switch for certain situations such as when you are stuck in snow. Electronic brake force distribution (EBD) realizes that some wheels carry a heavier load than others and will require more braking to avoid losing control when bringing your vehicle to a stop. It detects this need instantly and continually changes the amount of braking power sent to each wheel. Traction control helps you accelerate on slippery low-friction surfaces like snow, ice and loose gravel. It does this by applying the brakes to a wheel or wheels

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n 1926, U.S. automaker Henry Ford reduced his employees’ workweek from six eight-hour days to five, with no pay cuts. It’s something workers and labour unions had been calling for, and it followed previous reductions in work schedules that had been as high as 84 to 100 hours over seven days a week. Ford wasn’t responding to worker demands; he was being a businessman. He expected increased productivity and knew workers with more time and money would buy and use the products they were making. It was a way of spurring consumerism and productivity to increase profits — and it succeeded. Ford, then

one of America’s largest employers, was ahead of his time — most workers in North America and elsewhere didn’t get a 40-hour workweek until after the Second World War. Since standardization of the 40-hour workweek in the mid-20th century, everything has changed but the hours. If anything, many people are working even longer hours, especially in North America. This has severe repercussions for human health and well-being, as well as the environment. Until the Second World War, it was common for one person in a household, usually the oldest male, to do wage work full time. Now women make up 42 per cent of Canada’s fulltime workforce. Technology has made a lot of work redundant, with computers and robots doing many tasks previously performed by humans. People get money from bank machines, scan groceries at automated checkouts and book travel online. Many people now spend most

or all of their workdays in front of a computer. Well into the 21st century, we continue to work the same long hours as 20th century labourers, depleting ever more of Earth’s resources to produce more goods that we must keep working to buy, use and replace in a seemingly endless cycle of toil and consumerism. It’s time to pause and consider better ways to live. Like shifting from fossil-fuelled lifestyles, with which our consumer-based workweeks are connected, it would have been easier to change had we done so gradually. In 1930, renowned economist John Maynard Keynes predicted people would be working 15-hour weeks within 100 years. We’re clearly not on track to achieve that. As we reach the combined tipping points of overpopulation, resource overexploitation, environmental degradation and climate change, we may no longer have the luxury of taking our

time to make necessary changes. Rather than reducing work hours to spur consumerism, as Henry Ford did, we must reduce both. We have to get beyond outdated notions and habits like planned obsolescence, excessive packaging and production of too many unnecessary goods. The U.K. think tank New Economics Foundation argues that a standard 21-hour workweek would address a number of interconnected problems: “overwork, unemployment, over-consumption, high carbon emissions, low well-being, entrenched inequalities, and the lack of time to live sustainably, to care for each other, and simply to enjoy life.” It points out that “the logic of industrial time is out of step with today’s conditions, where instant communications and mobile technologies bring new risks and pressures, as well as opportunities.” Economist David Rosnick, author of a 2013

Center for Economic and Policy Research study on work hours and climate change, argues that reducing average annual hours by just 0.5 per cent per year through shorter workweeks and increased vacation would “likely mitigate one-quarter to one-half, if not more, of any warming which is not yet locked-in.” Beyond helping break the cycle of constant consumption and allowing people to focus on things that matter — like friends, family and time in nature — a shorter workweek would also reduce rushhour traffic and gridlock, which contribute to pollution and climate change. It could help reduce stress and the health problems that come from modern work practices, such as sitting for long hours at computers. And it would give people more options for family care. (David Suzuki Foundation employees enjoy a four-day workweek.) A transition won’t necessarily be easy, but it’s

time we stopped applying 20th century concepts and methods to 21st century life. Economic systems that require constant growth on a finite planet don’t make sense. The fact that the world’s richest 62 people now have more wealth than the poorest half of the world’s population is absurd and tragic. It’s time for a paradigm shift in our economic thinking. David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Senior Editor Ian Hanington. David Suzuki’s latest book is Just Cool It!: The Climate Crisis and What We Can Do (Greystone Books), co-written with Ian Hanington.

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First steps from Valdez, in the snow

PORT VALDEZ, ALASKA e have launched on the pipeline hike version 2.0, 20 years after the first time. I’m now sitting on the muscled root of a Sitka spruce by the pleasant rush of a creek. A bald eagle shrieks from the top of a tree nearby while a diesel ship engine thrums from the Valdez Marine Terminal a few miles away. These rainforest woods, so different from my boreal forest home, have already given us shelter from cool, misty rain and a peek at the chestnut-backed chickadees’ few seconds of mating. Stately Steller’s jays have reintroduced themselves. Robins on their way north have practiced their songs a few notes at a time. The air smells salty, familiar and exotic at the same time to someone from middle Alaska. To begin this trip, we have hiked all of two miles. “We” are my friends Chris Carlson and his son Ian from Fairbanks, along with their Labradoodle Freya. My dog Cora is thrilled to have her best friend along, untethered. People we talked with in Valdez referred to this time as late winter. We are seeing why, with up to two feet of snow on the ground in places. It’s easy enough to tramp through but makes one wonder about the path through Thompson Pass, looming ahead. My wife Kristen looked at the Valdez forecast on her phone as we drove to our take-off point. “It says wintery mix of snow and rain the next few days,” she said. “No one likes a wintery mix.” That forecast led to one more panic purchase of a light coat at the Prospector in Valdez and some

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Chris Carlson walks up a hill on the path of the trans-Alaska Pipeline near Valdez. new hiking boots for Ian. So far, the wintry mix has stayed away. It is cool, and we’ve been walking through snow a lot, but Chris has also hung a speaker off his backpack and broadcast a Yankees game off his phone connection for me as I walked in his footprints. Life is good. As I’ll be hiking up the ski-jump wall of the pipeline’s path up Thompson Pass soon, I expect no such magical cell tower connection. So, I’ll send a short column before I climb out of the rainforest and into the alpine. Soon, I’ll say goodbye to Chris and Ian, who will drive back to Fairbanks as my family, Anna and Kristen, did a few days ago. I will walk alone with Cora for a while, maybe on the Richardson Highway to avoid some snow. I’ll connect again when I can. By then, I will pitch the tent faster, run my mind slower and have

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y wife Kathy and I went on an amazing journey of discovery Thursday of last week. One minute, I was retracing the steps of a man collecting botanical specimens en route to Alaska over the Chilkoot Pass, thanks to the vivid account of Kalie Bennett of Golden Horn School. The next minute Kathy was learning about Faith Fenton, the Gold Rush journalist, from Marie Mabilog of Christ the King Elementary School. I talked to Rena Simon, from Pelly Crossing, who was rediscovering her First Nation identity through conversations that she had with elders from her community. The next moment, I was given a well-informed account, by Miguel Portea of Christ the King, of the tramways that were used to circumvent Miles Canyon and the Whitehorse Rapids before the railway was built around them. Meena Zanger, of Whitehorse Elementary, provided not only an account of the fiddling tradition in the Yukon, but also demonstrated different styles, using her fiddle. All of these presentations and many more quests into Canadian heritage were on display at the 2017 Yukon Stikine Heritage Fair, which was held on May 4 at the Yukon Transportation Museum. These events are a delight, and I am always rewarded for participating as a judge by meeting some really smart youngsters who have ventured into our heritage and then shared it with those who attended.

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Above: Large numbers from the public came out to see the projects that Yukon and Atlin, B.C. students brought to this year’s heritage fair at the Yukon Transportation Museum. Sixty-six students from 13 schools, including Atlin and Old Crow, attended. Right: Congratulations to Kalie Bennett, of Golden Horn Elementary School, who won a History Hunter Award at the Yukon/Stikine Heritage Fair, for taking us back to the Funston expedition over the Chilkoot Pass in 1893. winners this year as there Grades 6/7 Awards And the event was well attended. There are always a large number of volunteers for this event and numerous sponsors. The public also comes to view the displays and hear the presentations. This year’s event was the 19th annual heritage fair. There were 66 students representing 13 schools, from Old Crow in the north, to Atlin in the south, displaying their projects. In total, 24 awards were distributed to the participants. The annual History Hunter awards went this year to Marie Mabilog (Christ the King Elementary) for her project on Faith Fenton, and to Kalie Bennett (Golden Horn) for her project, “Following in the Footsteps of Funston’s 1893 Chilkoot Journey.” Well done, both of you! The History Hunter Award is limited to those projects focusing upon the Yukon. I looked for students who showed extraordinary interest in their subject and who referred to a wide variety of sources for their information. The display had to be concise, readable and informative (but not too text-intensive), and the student had to show that they mastered, and could present the information about their subject. It was tough choosing

were so many good projects to choose from. Fortunately, these other students received awards in other categories for their efforts. All in all, I say well done! I hope to see some of these students again next year. The winners in the other categories were the following:

Grade 4 Awards • 1st Place: “Who invented the life-saving suit?” by Ailie Robertson, Golden Horn Elementary School (GHES) • 2nd Place: “How did 7 men from Dawson change Stanley Cup history forever?” by Hannah Cibart (GHES) • 3rd Place: “What is the Yukon Quest” by Leah Maclean and Sydney Sinclair, Ècole Whitehorse Elementary School (EWES)

Grade 5 Awards • 1st Place: “Gold Rush or Bone Rush?” by Anneke Aasman, Christ the King Elementary School (CKES) • 2nd Place: “Who made a great impact on Canadian Music?” by Jazzen Patterson (GHES) • 3rd Place: “History of Traditional Herbal Medicine” by Justine Bellmore-Smarch and Soraya Oliverio, Tantalus Elementary School (TCS)

• 1st Place: “The Frantic Follies” by Cadence Milford (GHES) • 2nd Place: “Far from Home” by Shakina Johnson, St. Elias Community School (SECS) • 3rd Place: “Gwich’in People and their use of Dogs” by Tyra Benjamin, Chief Zzeh Gittlit School (CZGS)

• Palaeontology or Archaeology Award, (sponsored by Yukon Government Palaeontology Department): “Gold Rush or Bone Rush?” by Anneke Aasman (CKES) • Oral History Award (sponsored by Linda Johnson and Lori Eastmure): “Northern Tutchone Language and Culture” by Rena Simon (EVBS) • Genealogy Awards (sponsored by Maggie Leary): “Short Circuit: Richard Thompson” by

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Four meet records broken at Yukon swim championships

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Boys 15-and-over aggregate winner Luke Bakica swims butterfly.

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Whitehorse Glacier Bears’ Ulysse Girard races at the Yukon Championship Invitational Swim Meet on May 6 at the Canada Games Centre. Swimmers from Haines, Alaska and Campbell River, B.C. also competed. Tom Patrick News Reporter

or the first time since 2014 the Whitehorse Glacier Bears club record book went unaltered at the Yukon Championship Invitational Swim Meet. No club records were set but four meet records bit the dust at the championships, held May 5-6 at the Canada Games Centre. Nine club and 13 meet records were set at the championship last year. Glacier Bears Thomas Gishler and Alex Petriw both set a pair of meet records at the event that included swimmers from Alaska’s Haines Dolphins club and one from the Campbell River Killer Whales. Gishler, who swam in the boys 11-12 division, set

a new meet record in the 100-metre butterfly, breaking it in the preliminary at 1:23.95 and then again in finals at 1:23.57. Gishler then swam the 400-metre individual medley in 6:07.02 to notch a second meet record. Petriw, in boys 13-14, set meet records with 27.33 seconds in the 50-metre freestyle and 9:51.99 in the 800-metre freestyle. “We had a time trial (April 8) and I think the kids swam much better (this weekend),” said Glacier Bears head coach Malwina Bukszowana. “Looking from the younger to the older, I think we have a much stronger younger team than we used to. Every year I think we get stronger, we build up the base.” Gishler and Petriw were

among six Glacier Bears swimmers to win seven gold medals at the championships. The others were Kassua Dreyer, Luke Bakica, Cassis Lindsay and Rennes Lindsay. All of them won aggregate titles in their respective divisions. Rennes Lindsay, who was the girls 13-14 aggregate champion, is the only Whitehorse swimmer who has so far qualified for the Canadian Junior Championships, at the end of July in Toronto, said Bukszowana. “Cassis (Lindsay) and Hannah (Kingscote) are very close. They’re just milliseconds away but are still fighting for it,” said Bukszowana. “I also hope for Alex (Petriw) to qualify for it too. It’s going to be tough, but there’s a chance. Maybe Aidan Harvey.

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Whitehorse’s Alex Petriw set two meet records at the event. Chances are low, but there’s chances they could make it.” The Lindsay sisters and Kingscote all competed at the nationals last year. With many Glacier Bears swimmers sick and out of territory during the Yukon championships, the club will host an extra time trials event at the end of the month to give swimmers another shot at posting qualifying times for major events, like the nationals. Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com

Aggregate standings Girls 10-and-under 1st Rio Ross-Hirsch (Haines) 2nd Lydia Brown (Whitehorse) 3rd Sabine Keesey (Whitehorse)

Boys 10-and-under 1st Simon Conell (Whitehorse) 2nd Alex Weerasinghe (Haines) 3rd Dalton Henry (Haines) Girls 11-12 1st Kassua Dreyer (Whitehorse) 2nd Amelia Ford (Whitehorse) 3rd Brynna Lalonde (Whitehorse) Boys 11-12 1st Thomas Gishler (Whitehorse) 2nd Gregory Hall (Whitehorse) 3rd Olie Johnson (Whitehorse) Girls 13-14 1st Rennes Lindsay (Whitehorse) 2nd Meghan Pennington (Whitehorse) 3rd Ella Pollock Shepherd

(Whitehorse) 3rd Camilla Hallock (Whitehorse) Boys 13-14 1st Alex Petriw (Whitehorse) 2nd Thomas Bakica (Whitehorse) 3rd Liam Diamond (Whitehorse) 3rd Finn Johnson (Whitehorse) Girls 15-and-over 1st Cassis Lindsay (Whitehorse) 2nd Rebecca Koser (Whitehorse) 3rd Shailyn Moore (Whitehorse) Boys 15-and-over 1st Luke Bakica (Whitehorse) 2nd Ulysse Girard (Whitehorse) 3rd Makinen Leong- Allan (Whitehorse)

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ith membership tripling to 670 over the last five years, it only makes sense the ElderActive events would grow too. Over 120 participants — thought to be a record for the event — competed in various events at the Spring Gathering at the Canada Games Centre May 5-6. “It’s growing every year and we see continued growth in the next two years,” said ElderActive Recreation Association president Tom Parlee. “It was a very successful Spring Gathering. Pickleball was great — we had over 30 people. It’s a growing sport for us.” In addition to pickleball — a sports similar to tennis played with paddles on a small court — there was carpet bowling, shuffleboard, floor curling, Scrabble and cribbage. ElderActive, a non-profit founded in 2000 that promotes active living, plans to send a team to the Alaska International Senior Games

Linda and Tony Polyck are proud to announce the graduation of their son Christopher Polyck on May 5, 2017 from Emily Carr University of Art and Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Born and raised in Whitehorse he now lives and works in Vancouver BC. Kudos to KIAC for preparing the way!

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Tom Pan swats a shot during a pickleball match at the Spring Gathering, hosted by the ElderActive Recreation Association, at the Canada Games Centre on May 6. Over 120 ElderActive members took part in the annual event. this August in Fairbanks. So far about 30 athletes are interested in competing in track and field, bocce, golf and possibly pickleball. In the fall ElderActive will begin plans to send a team to the Canada 55+ Games next summer in Saint John, N.B. Last summer a Yukon team of 98 attended the bienniel Games in Brampton, Ont., and collected 63 medals. Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com

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4.2 km walk/run around the Millennium Trail in support of breast health initiatives for Yukoners. Entertainment by Leg Up, Hands Down and the warm-up by the ParticipACTION playlist team Registration tent opens at 11:00 am Race activities begin at 12:30 pm Pledge sheets available at runformom.com, Season's Galleria and the Whitehorse General Hospital

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Chris McKay keeps her eye on the ball. 3rd Ken Kiemele/Bob Lewis Pickleball division B 1st Paul Warner/ Marion Cowan 2nd Rex Cowan/ Jack Sneider 3rd Heather Sneider/ Roger Hanberg

Carpet bowling 1st Roddy Dale/Elaine Hanulik/Gayle Moffatt/Ron Lister 2nd Dave Boschman/Lois Taylor/Tom Parlee 3rd Judy Lightening/ Dale Gibson/David Robertson

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Whitehorse Atom Huskies’ Jaxon Tentrees fights for the puck in front of the home team’s net at the Kelowna Heat Blast Spring Tournament in B.C. on May 6. The Huskies went winless at the tournament that they won last year. Tom Patrick News Reporter

he Whitehorse Huskies had a very different experience at the Kelowna Heat Blast Spring Tournament this year than they had last year. The atom development team that won the A division at the tournament last year, failed to pick up a win at the tournament in Kelowna, B.C., May 5-7. It was a tougher row to hoe this year as tournament organizers decided to blend the A and AA divisions into one. The Huskies, who were missing two of the team’s most prominent goal scorers and a defenceman, were coming off back to back bronze medal wins at their previous two tournaments. “It was a great tournament, and every time we go out now we’re that close to being one of the top teams, we just fell short a little bit trying to finish games,” said Johnstone. “Hopefully we can teach that to the kids. But we were proud of them. A lot of them stepped up and played well when they had to.” The Huskies went winless in five games — four round robin games followed by a consolation game. They opened with a 6-2 loss to the Kelowna Red Heat. Whitehorse then fell 3-2 to the Lethbridge Wolf Pack, with a pair of goals from

Tyson Matthews. Lethbridge, which logged the game-winner in the third period, went on to take gold. “We were in every game until the end of the second or midway through the third period, except for one game,” said Johnstone. “We were missing a couple of players as well (and) we fell short in the third periods.” The Huskies next lost 6-1 to the B.C. Spartans with Nash Holmes scoring for Whitehorse. The Huskies topped the Spartans in a Vancouver tournament a couple weeks earlier. “It goes to show the competition is really tight and you have to be ready every game and play for three periods,” said Johnstone. The Huskies finished the round robin with a 6-2 loss to the Kelowna White Heat with Kaelen Halowaty and Matthews scoring for Whitehorse. After going into the third period of the consolation game tied 2-2 with goals from Matthews and Landon Cowper, the Huskies fell 6-2 to the Maple Ridge High Performance Wings. “The kids learned we can’t take 10 minutes off or the score is going to go up by four or five goals,” said Johnstone. The Whitehorse Huskies took bronze — playing up an age division — at the Whitehorse Peewee Invitational Hockey Tournament

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HELP WANTED Looking for experienced landscapers and carpenters for full-time summer work. We pay competitive rates. Call 867-689-9009

COYOTE ENTERTAINMENT Full-time Sales Clerk Wages $15.70/hr High School Graduate Operate computerized inventory system; Provide product advice; Prepare product sales; Process payments. Effective interpersonal skills & team player Resumes: coyotevideo007@gmail.com

Early Childhood Educator (NOC4214) Develop and implement child-care programs that support and promote the physical, cognitive and emotional and social development of children. The successful candidate must possess a diploma in early childhood education or equivalent education to qualify for a level three childhood education certiﬁcate in the Yukon. Wage $20.00/hour. Please email resume to

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SUMMER CABIN ON SANDY, LAKE FRONT, BEACH PROPERTY AT ARMY BEACH, MARSH LAKE ½ acre property. Super water break. Has electricity, compost toilet, sauna and shower. Includes boathouse, dock and sheds. All Buildings can be moved. Great Neighbors. For more information call Days 667-2988 Evenings 633-3729

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The Applicant must be able to work weekends and evenings. Driver’s License & Propane Certification is required. Wage is $13.50 - $17.50 / hour depending on experience (NOC Code 6621). Group Insurance Benefits available.

Climate Change Community Liaison Job Summary: Reporting to the Director of Circumpolar Relations, this position will help enable Yukon First Nations to successfully adapt to the negative impacts of climate change and capitalize on the positive impacts. The position will be primarily tasked with supporting First nations governments and other organizations with First Nation membership, to develop climate change project ideas both mitigation and adaptation focused. Educational Requirement: Post-secondary degree in environmental science, geography, anthropology, cultural studies, communications, or equivalent. Candidates with an equivalent combination of training and/or work experience may be equally considered. Salary: $53,989.64 to $67,486.42 per annum Hours: Full time term to March 31, 2018, with a possibility of extension Job Requirements: Travel to the communities and outside of Yukon Condition of Employment: Valid Yukon class 5 drivers’ license or equivalent Additional Information: The closing date for this competition is May 22nd at 4:30 p.m. Only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted. Secondments may also be considered to fill this position. For more information about the position please contact Merran Smith at (867) 393-9244. If you would like a copy of the job description or more information on how to apply please contact Roxanne LaCarte, Human Resource Manager at (867) 393-9237. Please submit resumes to: Council of Yukon First Nations - Human Resources Email: human.resources@cyfn.net Phone: (867) 393-9237 Fax: (867) 668-6577 YUKON FIRST NATIONS PREFERENTIAL HIRING POLICY IS APPLICABLE. YOU MUST INDICATE YOUR FIRST NATION AFFILIATION ON YOUR RESUME OR COVER LETTER TO BE ELIGIBLE.

Dease River First Nation

Our commitment is to be an imparƟal, eīecƟve and eĸcient organizaƟon that provides assistance to all involved in the assessment process.

Dease River First Nation Administrator

PURPOSE This position is the senior manager for the Dease River First Nation Government operations with the responsibility of implementing programs and services as identified in the comprehensive funding arrangements along with compliance reporting. This position reports directly to Chief and Council.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Dawson Designated Oĸce Full-Ɵme, one year term This posƟng is open to the general public.

Primary Responsibilities • Acts as the liaison between Dease River First Nation and Canada, British Columbia on all program matters. • Manages the annual audit exercise; including the fiscal year closure • Prepares annual fiscal year budgets for Council approval • Provides back up when required to the finance officer in maintaining a/p, a/c payroll functions. • Insures compliance with INAC, First Nation Health Authority and SWWG reporting requirements on program delivery as identified in the funding agreements. • Working with the operations manager identify and implement project activities under the Professional and Institutional Development initiative sponsored by INAC. • Manage human resources working closely with departments and Chief and Council ensuring labour standards and human rights are met.

Qualifications Dease River First Nation Administrator • Undergraduate degree in business or management or the equivalent combination of education and experience • 5 years working knowledge of accounting software, preferably with Quick Books • Strong financial management skills including development of annual program budgets • Working knowledge of current auditing practices in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles • Excellent communication skills, including verbal, written and presentation • Skilled in negotiating and conflict resolution • Working Knowledge in preparing materials and reports in support of compliance reporting. • Experience working with INAC programs and initiatives • An understanding of Federal Funding Agreements and FNHA Agreements

How to apply: Resumes will be accepted until 4:30pm May 19, 2017 Resumes can be faxed to Attention: Chief Ruby Johnny at (250) 239-3003 Or e-mailed to wolf_kaska@hotmail.com References required. Salary negotiable Please Note: There will be a process of short listing applicants and only the applicants on the list will be interviewed.

Be a part of one of Canada’s most dynamic environmental and socio-economic assessment processes; working with an energeƟc, progressive organizaƟon. We are commiƩed to the well-being of our employees and encourage their personal and professional development. YESAB is an independent, arms-length body responsible for carrying out the assessment responsibiliƟes under the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act (YESAA).

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The AdministraƟve Assistant posiƟon reports to the Manager, Designated Oĸce and is responsible for providing recepƟon and administraƟve support to the staī of the Designated Oĸce. Applicants should demonstrate their ability to work independently in a conĮdenƟal environment, with frequent interrupƟons, and their ability to mulƟ-task and prioriƟze their workload while maintaining a posiƟve aƫtude with both co-workers and the public. Applicants must have experience with MicrosoŌ Outlook, Word, Excel and Access. The annual salary range for this posiƟon is $54,240.68 - $62,285.60. Should you feel you have the qualiĮcaƟons and desire to meet the challenges of either of these exciƟng opportuniƟes please apply by forwarding a cover leƩer and résumé, clearly describing how your background and experience make you the ideal candidate for the preferred posiƟon. ApplicaƟons must clearly idenƟfy which posiƟon is of interest; ambiguous submissions will not be considered. Job descripƟons are available at: Dawson Designated Oĸce, 705 Church Street Mayo Designated Oĸce, First Avenue YESAB Head Oĸce, Suite 200 – 309 Strickland Street in Whitehorse or on our website at www.yesab.ca. Please submit applicaƟons to: Finance and AdministraƟon Manager, YESAB Suite 200 – 309 Strickland Street, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2J9 Ph: 867.668.6420 Fax: 867.668.6425 or email to yesab@yesab.ca Toll free: 1.866.322.4040 ApplicaƟons must be received by end of day May 28, 2017.

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KATHY’S KITCHEN Watson Lake Cook needed ASAP $18/hr Accommodations available Call Gerry or Kathy for more info or email: gkvigeant@northwestel.net 867-536-4536

Savage 99-C lever action, ca. 243 win, good cond, excellent bore, $575. 456-2633

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We are currently recruiting for the following full-time position

Construction Survey Party Chief • For engineering projects in Yukon, Alberta, BC • 2 years of experience in construction using GPS RTK and Total Station/Robotic If interested, please send resume to lloos@capms.ca or drop it off at our office. Tel. 867.668.6599 Fax. 867.668.7599

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JOB POSTING Alexco currently has vacancies at its Keno Hill project in Elsa, Yukon for the following:

HEALTH AND SAFETY COORDINATOR • Two weeks on/two weeks off working 12 hours per day; • Provide on-site first aid response capabilities including off shift call outs (St. John Ambulance OFA or Red Cross EMR Certification); • Ensure compliance with applicable Regulatory and Company requirements for health and safety; • Lead and oversee safety audits, inspections and assist in preparing Job Hazard Analysis and develop mitigation measures for hazards; • Lead accident and incident investigations and reporting; • Maintain employee health and safety training records, safety management system database, equipment reports and safety performance records and statistics; • Conduct underground workplace industrial monitoring (noise, dust, etc.); • Maintain active participation in the Underground Mine Rescue Team; • 5 to 7 years of related experience with a focus on underground mining projects and environment; • Underground mine rescue trainer certification is considered an asset; • Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) designation considered an asset.

Dall Contracting Ltd is the Marketer/Bulk Plant for Petro-Canada and we currently have two Full-time job opportunities at our Whitehorse location:

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR and

FUEL TRUCK DRIVER Please submit cover letter and resume to dall@northwestel.net Deadline for application is May 17, 2017 For more information please see our job postings at www.yuwin.ca or contact our Fort Nelson Head Office (250) 774-7251.

If saving the planet sounds good... THEN WE HAVE THE JOB FOR YOU! Raven is looking for a Bookkeeper. This is a part time position (20 to 25 hrs/ wk) with a starting salary of $21/ hour. Raven offers innovative conditions of employment and flexible scheduling. The Raven Recycling Society is a not-for-profit social enterprise that works to divert waste from Yukon landfills and educate the public. Applicants must have the following qualifications: • Completion of post-secondary education in accounting and/or experience. • Demonstrated working knowledge of Simply Accounting Pro and Excel • An oversized - no make that a gigantic sense of humour.

An environmental commitment would be an asset. Drop off resume in person to 100 Galena Road. Ask to see Joy or Danny.

2166-2nd Avenue Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 4P1 867-393-9200 WWW.CYFN.CA

Closing Date: May 8, 2017 4pm PST

DEVELOPMENT MINERS • Two weeks on/two weeks off working 11.5 hours per day; • 5+ years’ as an underground miner; • Experience with safe handling of explosives. Must have, or be able to obtain, a Yukon underground blasting certificate; • Ability to read and interpret engineering plans; • Experience achieving production and safety targets; • Valid First Aid certificate (mandatory); • Mine Rescue training (will be considered an asset); • Proven competency as a Bolter / Jumbo Operator; • One-Boom Tamrock Jumbo experience; • Jackleg and Stoper experience; • 2, 3.5 Yard Scoop experience; • Experience using radios, visual and light signals to communicate.

Closing Date: May 19, 2017 4pm PST Only those applicants who possess the skills and education requirements noted above need apply. Occupational drug and alcohol testing will be a condition of employment. Alexco provides camp room and board for employees residing outside of the immediate area. Please send your resume with cover letter to the attention of HR Manager, Alexco Resource Corp., hr@alexcoresource.com or fax to 604-6334887. See our Careers page at http://www.alexcoresource. com/s/careers.asp for all Job Postings.

Employment Opportunity Student Research Analyst Job Summary: Reporting to the Self Government Secretariat Senior Analyst, the Student Research Analyst will be responsible for researching, identifying, formulating and recommending legislation, policy and programming analysis. Eligibility: Must be between the ages of 15 and 30 years of age, was registered as a full-time student during the preceding academic year, intend to return to school on a full-time basis during the next academic year, must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Salary: $24.00 per hour Hours: 12 week full time summer student placement Additional Information: The closing date for this competition is May 15, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. Only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted. Please submit resumes to: Council of Yukon First Nations - Human Resources Email: human.resources@cyfn.net Phone: (867) 393-9237 Fax: (867) 668-6577 YUKON FIRST NATIONS PREFERENTIAL HIRING POLICY IS APPLICABLE AND MUST BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED ON APPLICATION.

ROUTE 13 DIESEL requires a domestic diesel, light pick-up truck technician. Minimum of 3 years experience. Dealership experience an asset. Full time, permanent position. Call Adam at 867-333-6001 or fax 867-333-6002 for more info WORSLEY GATEWAY HOTEL Experienced restaurant cooks, shift work, newer hotel in Worsley, Alberta. Shared staff accommodation or rental homes available. Starting wage $15/hr. Salary evaluated after training. Starting early to Mid-May. Email Dawn @worsleygateway.ca YUKON TIRE MECHANICAL Service Advisor/Receptionist Full time, 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday Should have good computer and communication skills Apply in person to 107 Industrial Road, Whitehorse, or call 334-4210

Children Children’s Misc Wanted: Couple of baby cribs in good condition, reasonable price. 334-4625 if you have something available

Childcare Available Newest Child Care in Whitehorse open. 24-service. Now accepting infants, toddlers, preschool & school-age children. $100 discount for May & June enrolments. GROW WITH JOY CHILD CARE 4040-th Ave 334-9191 growwjoy@northwestel.net

Daycare Centers MARANATHA PRE-SCHOOL DAYCARE is looking for Early Childhood Educator full time, permanent, with ECE Level 3. Wage is $22 per hour. Email resume to maranathawhitehorse@gmail.com or call 668-7937

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Appliances Free to anyone willing to pick up both, Kenmore front-loading electric washer/dryer, dryer works, washer needs new main bearing. 667-6544 White standard fridge, freezer on top, exc cond, $350; white propane range, exc cond, $850. 250-8027155 in Whitehorse

Computer Equipment Apple Cinema Display, 24”, great shape, $120, afternoons and evenings. Peter @ 333-9043

Savage model 99, 250-3000 caliber, metal and wood, good cond, open buckhorn sights, good shooter, $425. Jim @ 456-2633 Savage model 99, .300 Savage caliber swivels & recoil pad, very good cond, excellent bore, $725. Jim @ 456-2633 Wanted: Hunting riﬂe for big game, prefer .300 Win Magnum or .338. Call/text/leave message 333-4653

Firewood/Fuel

HURLBURT ENTERPRISES INC. Store (867) 633-3276 Dev (867) 335-5192 Carl (867) 334-3782

Beetle-killed spruce from Haines Junction, quality guaranteed Everything over 8" split Prices as low as $245 per cord Single and emergency half cord deliveries Scheduled or next day delivery

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EVF FUELWOOD ENT Year Round Delivery * Dry accurate cords *1/2 Cord Orders Accepted *Clean shavings available *VISA/MC accepted Member of Yukon Wood Producers Assoc Costs will rise ORDER NOW 456-7432

Furniture 3 very solid wine bottle shelves, each for 80 bottles, $70 for all 3. 668-6808 62” entertainment wall unit, shelves & glass door on right-hand side, cupboard underneath TV area, ﬁts approx 40” TV, exc cond, $100. Antique chest trunk, 1853, excellent condition, $180. 668-6808 Beautiful coffee table with drawer for dining room, 112cm long, 65cm wide, 44 cm high. $80. 334-9604 Corner desk, metal with glass top, 61”x30”Hx24”D each side, great condition. 335-5388 Roll-away cot with duvet, $25. 6336623 Wood frame bunk beds, $300. 3363721

Heavy Duty Machinery 10x6 CORNELL PUMP MODEL: 6RBEM18 6 CYLINDER JD ENGINE ENGINE & PUMP JUST REBUILT; NEW SUCTION HOSE, SCREEN, FOOT VALVE. 3800 GALLONS PER MIN. AT 100 FT T.D.H. SEE PICTURES ON WEBSITE FOR RENT, SALE, OR RENTAL PURCHASE Email: a1cats@telus.net or call 780-538-1599

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2005 C25 Clark forklift, 4500 lb cap, 15’ lift, propane, side shift, $18,000. 333-4816

Binelli M4 semi-auto 12-gauge shotgun, new, $2,200 ﬁrm. 667-6008

8,000 gal fuel tank, never used, offers. 633-3608

Browning BLR 450 Marlin, stainless camo, $700. 668-6008

Complete 24” sluice box & Lister diesel pump w/approx 250’ of 4” aluminum Victaulic pipe. 332-2246

LICENSED TO BUY, SELL & CONSIGN rifles & ammo at G&R NEW & USED 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY * SELL Marlin 45-70 guide gun, exc cond, 18.5 in BBL, 4 shot mag, must have PAL, $800 obo. Call, text or leave msg 332-2352 Rifle, 223 - IZH-18MH with sight, 1 shot, good for wolf, sheep, coyote, caribou, new, never fired, $400. 667-2791

Misc. for Sale 2-drawer metal ﬁling cabinet, includes dividers, good for home use, $25; Baycrest sewing machine with buttonhole attachment, $20. 6336623. 2 fuel barrel pumps. Both for $275. 332-6565 30” aluminum storm door & frame, $30. 667-2104 3 propane, 2-light chandelier, 3 single light wall lamps, $75. 456-4087 40 bird houses. 332-6565

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Misc. for Sale 4-drawer metal ﬁle cabinet, shape, $350. 332-6565

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Bissell vacuum & shampooer, good condition, on wheels, $50. 334-8318

8 sheets drywall, 4’X12’, $100. 4564030

Car roof rack, universal mount, paid $140, asking $50. 334-4299 between 4pm-9pm

9+ used & new locks, door knobs, assorted, $65. 668-6808

Electric masonry tile router, $50; electric tile cutter, $50. 334-0235

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Canvas Tents & Wood Stoves Lowest Prices in Canada Tents will ship by Greyhound from Castlegar, BC Canvas Tent Shop www.canvastentshop.ca 1-800-234-1150 Call for Prices

ITM 3 1/2 digital LCD watt meter ACV, ACA, DCV, DCA and watts. For shops, labs, and schools . True power and accuracy, $150. 6332431

Yard Machines snow blower, 22”, like new, hardly used, needs new fuel ﬁlter, $700 new, asking $300 obo, located in Faro. Contact 867994-2442, tsbaker@northwestel.net

Auto Accessories/Parts

Dark blue cement board siding, 1200 sqft, $2.50/sqft. Call for pictures or viewing, more at this price if needed. 335-3331

Otterbox shock and water resistant case for Apple Ipad Air II. Hardly used. Like new. $20 Call/text Matt 837-332-1281

New professional Radio Shack digital clamp-on AC/DC multimeter, loaded with many features True RMS, $125. 633-2431

Driving from Ottawa to Whitehorse May 19, lots of space for belongings & people, can stop in Ikea for you on my way. 334-4856 for more info

Ron’s Small Engine Services Repairs to Snowmobiles, Chainsaws, Lawnmowers, ATV’s, Small industrial equipment. Light automotive & welding repairs available 867-332-2333 lv msg

FREE: Approx 90 sqft quality ﬂoor tile, light gray/beige. 667-2760 or yukoncamerons@klondiker.com

Looking for a Journeyman Electrician with 3-5 years commercial experience. Must be self-motivated, able to work in a high pace environment, and function well in a team. Pay dependent on experience. Apply in person to 106-101 Titanium way or e-mail resume to: ace-electrical@klondiker.com

Greek Aegean ﬁsherman’s hat new, tags still attached, Black wool, size 7 3/8 (large), $30. 633-2431 Invacare Meteor electric scooter, solid 4 wheeled scooter for outdoor use to assist with mobility issues, $4,500 new, asking $2,000 obo, like new, located in Faro. 867-994-2442, email tsbaker@northwestel.net Iridium sat phone, comes with external antenna and other attachments, $800. 335-3331

Salary Range: starting hourly rate is $26.50 Benefits: a generous benefit package upon completion of probationary period

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 * SELL

Wood lathe, new condition, 42” bed with turning tools & manual, on stand, $400. 456-2633

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Reporting to the Executive Director this position is responsible for providing outreach support services directly to adult clients with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in Whitehorse. The Outreach Worker in this position will liaise with other governmental, non-governmental and community agencies to support quality of life for individuals with FASD. EDUCATION AND TRAINING: • A combination of related education and experience will be considered. • Basic computer skills

REQUIREMENTS: Licenses/Certifications: • Class 5 driver’s license • Personal vehicle required • Standard First Aid demonstrated • Criminal Record Check

EXPERIENCE: • Experience working with individuals with FASD • Cross-cultural experience • Experience working in the area of marginalized individuals

HOW TO APPLY: Submit Resume / Documents to: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society Yukon | Address: Box 31396 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 6K8 In person: 4141 B 4th Avenue (NE Corner of Jarvis & 4th Avenue) | Email: fascap@klondiker.com

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CATERPILLAR D-8K (1978)

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Sub Trade Packages - Whistle Bend Residential

Canyon City Construction is developing up to 3 houses for their client this summer. We are interested in acting as GC and coordinating sub contractors in the following trades: • Site Prep & Utilities • Framing to lock-up • Electrical • Plumbing • Drywall & Paint • Option for Canyon City to supply materials

Wanted: Older washing machine for kid’s camp, free would be very appreciated. 633-3086 shipping

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Wanted: Washing machine, top load, only spin cycle needs to work. Free or cheap. Will pick up. 6334201 Yukon Learn is looking for Volunteers to sell Rafﬂe Tickets. If you would like to volunteer, please call Yukon Learn at 668-6280.

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

Sporting Goods 2014 Medium Devinci Troy mountain bike, awesomely fast Enduro and XC style riding, c/w many upgraded parts incl. advanced rear shock. only ridden two seasons, $2,500 obo. 336-2003 Eberlestock hunting pack, 44 litre. Phantom Sniper, paid $515, asking $250 obo; Fjallraven Pack, 55 litre, $200 obo. Phone: 334-7071.

4"-&4 t #0%: 4)01 t 1"354 t 4&37*$& 2012 Can Am Spyder

13,900

4x4, red hot color, free headache rack, rails and toolbox

Pair of Garmin GPS hand held map 76 and 12 channel GPS, vg cond, $125/ea or $225/both. Call/text 3348083 Roubaix Elite Carbon Fact road bike by Specialized, like new, carbon construction, low price at $1,220. 668-6808 to view/more info Two sets of golf clubs and carry bags, one left and one right handed, a few dozen golf balls with each, $100 each. 633-3113

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3 LT 275/65R18 tires & rims, Goodyear. 2004 5.4 Triton engine, 51,000 kms. 336-4550

2009 Hummer H3T Truck Loaded, Black

24,995 USED VEHICLE CLEARANCE! 2016 Hyundai Sonata LOADED SOLD! 2012 Jeep Liberty, 4X4, RED 2013 Hyundai Accent 5dr hatch back WHITE 2014 DODGE DART SXT 4DR, BLACK 2012 Suzuki VH800 Touring Motorcycle 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Limited 2017 Chev 1000 Crew 4x4 LT BLACK 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan STOW ‘N’ GO, RED 2013 Ford F150 S/C 4X4 XLT WHITE 2012 Kawasaki Ninja 650cc Bike

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3 Toyota pick-ups, 90s, 4-Runners, $90; carburated 302 motor, like new, $400; Honda 4” trash pump, $1,750. 334-0235 4 tires & chrome rims ﬁts 2012 Ford Focus, $400. 334-3160 4 wheels, 15”, 6 bolt, will ﬁt Toyota/Nissan p/u-suv. Tires are mounted but no good. $150 for wheels, tires free. Call/test 332-2352 Corolla HydroEdge summer tires on factory OEM 15” alloy rims, set of 4, $500. 668-5014

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$199.00 to $399.00!!!!! OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK In-House Financing Available

Offenhauser aluminum intake manifold for Dodge 318/360 V8 engine. Freshly glass beaded, like new, $110. Call/text 334-8083

EMAIL: woloshyn@northwestel.net

Parting out, 2012 Ford Focus, 4-door hatchback, lots of new parts. 334-3160

ACCREDITED BUSINESS

Set of 4 Goodyear Eagle LS 2 summer tires, 215/55R 16, good shape, $80. 333-9604

For Quick Approval call: 668-5559

#4 Fraser Road, McCrae, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5S8

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Starter for 4.3L Chevy Blazer or GMC Jimmy, new in box, $140 obo. 334-1846 Summer highway tires, 5, 195 60 R15, Toyo. On Subaru rims. $150. 668-2802 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

Cars - Domestic 1985 Ford Merkur sports car, turbo, 2.3L, 4cyl, 5 speed, 4 wheel independent susp, alloy wheels, vg cond, $4300. Call/text 334-8083 1990 Mercedes Benz SL 500, exc cond, new tires, suspension, goes fast, sounds great, sound system included, priced to sell. 668-6885 1996 Jeep Cherokee, exc cond, n. 260,000kms, very well maintained, must be seen, $4,500 obo. 3356851 1997 Cougar XR7, showroom condition, never winter driven, immaculate, $7,500. 334-3160 1997 Toyota Camry XLE exc cond, runs great, new breaks, sun roof, leather seats, reliable car, $4500 obo. Trades considered. 668-6885 2001 Toyota Corolla, silver, runs well, serviced regularly, oil changed, good tires, great for work or new driver, 175,000kms, $3,900. 3932275

2003 Jeep Liberty, excellent condition, blue, reliable vehicle, no accidents, $6,500. 668-6885

2 B.F.G.T.A. radials, new, $400. 456-4030

42,995

Nissan

Osprey Atmos 35 mens backpack. Grey, clean exc cond. Don’t use it anymore. $100 obo. Call/text 3322352

2005 F150 for parts, 4.6 auto engine, diff, hood, driver’s door; 1997 Dodge 3/4 ton 4x4, rough but all there; 6 Pathﬁnders, take one, take all. 334-0235

2017 Chev 1500, Crew

Sliding bed-extender for Frontier, $150. 668-5014

2003 Chevy tracker 4x4, 2L, 4cyl engine, 5 speed, manual, vg body, new clutch assembly, exc sound sys, great tires, brakes, $4200 obo. 334-8083

Auto Accessories/Parts

3 Wheel ATV Green Mint! Like New!

Set of 4 winter tires with rims used on 2007 Prius. Used 2 winters of hwy driving. Good shape. 195/60R15 92TXL, Nokian, Hakkapelitta 7, $300. Cindi 867-6891741

Globalstar GSP 1600 Trimode Satellite Phone, 2 lithium batteries and charge unit, user guide, excellent condition, $100 ﬁrm. 668-5014

Wavesport Recon 70 2016 whitewater kayak creek boat, excellent condition, $800. Theresa at 334-2653

Other Older Models going for between

To discuss further, review drawings and submit a quotation please contact: E: jacob@canyoncityconstruction.com T: 867-633-6585 Ext. #1

Wanted: Honda XR200R dirt bike. 332-7797

Wanted: Sterling Silver ﬂatware set, at least 45-pc starter set, prefer case included. 334-8197

Wheel chair, located in Faro, $100 obo. Contact 867-994-2442, tsbaker@northwestel.net

Full Time, starting July 3, 2017 to August 24, 2018 Closing Date: 5:00 PM, May 19, 2017

Wanted: Good used plywood, untreated, 5/8 or 3/4, 4x8 sheets. Norm 456-7868

T-shirt/coffee mug/sports cards/vinyl sticker etc, small business/hobby, c/w heat press, printer, 34” cutter/plotter, plus enough inventory to easily make your investment. 334-1564

O P P O R T U N I T Y

Term Position

Wanted: frozen cranberries, blueberries & black currants. 668-1944

Wanted: 4322.

Mobile home frame with 3 axles, springs & wheels. Offers. 633-3608

Outreach Worker

Misc. Wanted Tiny house on wheels, open house May 13 & 14, 200 sqft, bright, spacious, designed with Yukon winter in mind, $69,900. To view/more info call 335-3477

Samsung stereo, 8” sub, in box, like new, $40 obo. 334-1846

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2005 Mercedes-Benz, 248,649kms, loaded, all options, new snow tires, $6,500. 667-7777 2006 Ford Focus Wagon, set winter & summer tires (new) 4 cylinder, great gas mileage, hatchback with good storage, great condition, ready to drive away, $4500 obo. 334-3456 2007 Chevy Cobalt LTE, 170,000kms, 4-dr, 5-spd, power locks & windows, cruise, remote start, good tires, $4,500 ﬁrm. 6686911 2008 Chev Uplander LS Ext, 165,054 kms, grey exterior, black/grey interior, Bridgestone Blizzak tires, 4 extra summer tires, Goodyear Intergrip, $6,300 obo. 334-3456, 333-3457, jenskel@hotmail.com 2008 Dodge Avenger, 200,000kms, front end recently done, new tires, new battery, a few body scratches but clean inside and out, asking book price $6,00. Roger at 6335210. 2009 Ford Taurus X, AWD SUV, v/6 auto, air, cruise, tilt, AM/FM, Sirius radio, CD, loaded, 173,250kms, $9,975 obo. 333-0186 or 667-7774 2009 Nissan Versa, 4 door sedan, automatic, gas mileage city, 26 miles/gallon, highway, 33 miles/ gallon, 113,175 kilometers on vehicle, non-smoking, winter tires on rims, $7,000. 633-2956. 2010 Mustang GT convertible, V8, 5-spd, manual, heated leather seats, gold/black, 59,000kms, price reduced to $25,000 obo. 336-0505

Motorcycles 1998 Virago II Hundred Special addition, 37,000kms, black, all original, $3,200. 667-7223 2006 Yamaha Virago 1100cc, well dressed, well maintained, new tires, windshield, saddle bags etc, $4,200 or trade for small truck-camper. 3341056 2009 Yamaha 1300cc street cruiser, low kms, serviced, last fall, new windshield, leather saddle bags, tires, plug in for heated accessory, reduced to $4,500. 333-9020

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Services

Off Road Vehicles

Boats

Carpentry/ Woodwork

Bombardier 650 quad, runs great, ready to work or play, great condition, $3,500 obo. 332-5181

140 hp, 4 cyl, OMC, inboard complete out board drive with steering and throttle linkage, new prop, etc, steady compression, runs well. Pics and video available. 335-3331

Recreational/Sale 16’ trailer, beautiful shape, bath, shower, everything works. Real at 689-8487 1977 GMC motorhome, good rubber, new floor, no leaks, $2000. August at 393-4796 1999 Western Wilderness 11’ camper, exc cond, full bath, toilet, 3-way stove, fridge, furnace, A/C, king bed, sleeps 6, $8,000. 334-2862 2008 Adventurer camper 86 SBS with dinette slide, fits short box 1 tonne truck, well maintained, excellent condition, sleeps 4, bath with shower, $14,500 obo. 335-1128. 2011 Rockwood Signature Series Ultra Light 5th Wheel, model 8244S, 26’7”, full kitchen, slide, a/c, tv, garden tub, walk-around Queen, BBQ, professionally maintained, $27,000. 633-5572 Model 2015 Sunseeker 2300, Ford E350 Chassis (2014), V-10, 39,000 miles, sleeps 6, very clean, fridge, freezer, 3 burner stove/oven, microwave, hot water heater, bathroom with shower, fantastic fan, u-shape dinette, queen size bed, Serta mattress, huge outside storage, GPS, back-up camera, dual pane windows, heated tanks, and more extras. $47,500 + GST. For more information or to view: rentals@klondikerv.com or 867-334-7043 Timberline camper, high quality, 11.5’, rarely used, family layout, lots of storage, Atwood electrical jacks, 118L 3-way fridge/freezer, 80 watt solar panel, heated basement, sunroof, etc, $11,200. 668-6808 Wanted: 5th wheel hitch with rails, must fit 2009 Chev Silverado short box. 335-5980

Sport Utility Vehicle 2000 Jeep Cherokee, Inﬁnity Gold Limited Edition, $5,300. 667-7777 2000 Jeep Cherokee, Inﬁnity Gold Limited Edition, $3,500. 667-7777

Trucks & Vans 1971 GMC 1-ton service truck, Chev 350 engine, standard, needs work, great project truck or for parts, offers. 334-1343 1971 tandem axle International dump truck, has been stored for several years, good rubber, $7,500. 456-2633 1972 5-ton International cab & chassis, dual fuel tanks, 920 Bud rims, 28,000 original miles, stored under cover, offers. 633-3608 1983 Ford 4X4 short box, body & frame toast, drive train all good, 300 cu.in. inline 6, 4-speed, was running when parked. 456-4030 1986 Ford Club Wagon E-250, runs well, seats 12, 193,161 kms, $600 obo. 668-4360 1995 Chevy, K-3500, 4x4, 180,000 km, many new parts, new tires, runs great, $5500. 335-333119 1997 GMC 3/4 ton diesel, 2WD, automatic, single cab, long box, canopy, good condition, $4,000; 8’ GMC box trailer, 3/4 ton, will sell together or separately, both white. 334-2862 2007 Chevy Equinox Lt Fwd 3.4lt V6, auto, heated front seats, command start, 31.5” lightbar, great shape, 91,000kms good tires & glass, $9,800. 333-0380 2008 Ford 250 Superduty diesel crew cab, good condition, $11,500. 332-8393 2011 BMW X5, diesel, AWD SUV, command start, 4-way cameras, backup camera, panoramic sunroof, navigation, dual DVD players, reduced to $29,800. 333-9020

Utility Trailers 8x14 ﬂat bed utility trailer, two ft. steel rail, 3500 pound torque axle, new 14” tiers, new bearings, build in scissor ramp, lights work, $1,500. 334-9951 TAIT’S 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

14’ aluminum Lund V-hull boat, c/w Lowe Karavan galvanized trailer, spare tire on rim, less than 600kms on trailer, older 2-stroke 4hp Mercury outboard, Haines Junction, $2,200 firm. 867-634-2501 16’ Hourston Glasscraft. good condition, spare parts, reconditioned seats, 60hp motor in excellent condition, with EZload trailer, downriggers, 2 gas cans, $4500. 335-3331 1984 Zeta 24’ Hard Top, 350/260 leg, 15hp kicker, dingy, BBQ, galley, head, canvas enclosure, GPS chart plotter fishfinder, radio, sleeps 5, tandem trailer, rough water boat, bottom paint. Call for price. 3321374 or 633-6506 2002 MacGregor 26 X power sailboat with Honda 50 op outboard engine, easy to tow trailer, sleeps 6, porta potty, stove, water ballast, full canvas, $18,500 obo. 633-5804 2006 MacGregor 26M sailboat with 50hp Honda 4stroke motor, custom trailer,exc cond, low hours on boat & motor. Sleeps 5, GPS/fish finder, marine radio. Great trailer-able boat. 668-7453 Aluminum Boat 20 XCalibur Legend, 115 4 stroke Mercury, canopy, trailer, premium package, great Yukon boat, $21,000. 332-7125 Pontoon boat, propane fridge, stove, double bed, 28’, 14’ wide control inside cabin, new motor w/70 hrs on it, good price. 867-399-4002 PROFESSIONAL BOAT REPAIR Fiberglass Supplies Marine Accessories FAR NORTH FIBERGLASS 49 MacDonald Rd Whitehorse, Yukon 393-2467 Prowler 12-volt trolling motor, like new, $250. 667-2104 Rangeley 17-foot square stern royalex recreation/fishing boat in olive by Esquif. 51” beam, 3 seats, comes with oars, rated for 8hp short shaft, excellent condition, $2,600. 6685014 YUKAN CANOE Canoe Instruction Courses Learn to Canoe with Yukan Canoe. We provide a safe, supportive and fun environment for you to learn or perfect your paddling skills. Many courses available: Intro, Whitewater, Lapie River, Swift Water Rescue, solo or tandem. We provide all needed gear. Check out our schedule at WWW.YUKANCANOE.COM

Services

Home Care HOME CARE AID I am a Qualiﬁed, Experienced Home Care Aid. Are you looking for a companion, someone for errands, appointments, respite or light housekeeping? I can help! Call me. 333-9398

Carpentry/ Woodwork JOSEF GRAF PAINTING Certiﬁed Journeyman for 20 seasons Residential & Commercial Free estimates & Consultations 335-2300 Master quality in the Yukon

The Handy Woman HOME REPAIRS & RENOVATIONS DRYWALL • WEATHERSTRIPPING CARPENTRY • BATHROOMS CARP Affordable, Prompt Service Affor Aff rvice i SPECIALIZING IN SMALL JOBS MARILYN ASTON 867 . 333 . 5786

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

Cleaning Services CLEAR SPACE...ARE YOU READY? I will help you clear your clutter, clear your mind, lighten your load & make room for new possibilities. Clear Space also offers spring and bi-weekly cleaning. Call Sue @ Clear Space 334-1010

Electrical SIMA ELECTRIC *Since 2004 *Renovations *Service work *Trouble-shooting *Free estimates *Reasonable rates Call Jacques at 334-1176

Home Repairs HANDYMAN SERVICES 24-7 *Renovations * Repairs *Restorations * Maintenance

*Furniture Repair *Small Appliance Repair *Interior/Exterior Painting *Gutter Cleaning *Pressure Washing *Window Washing

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Misc Services BACKHAULS Whitehorse to Alberta. Vehicles, Furniture, Personal effects etc. Daily departures, safe secure dependable transportation at affordable rates. Please call Pacific Northwest Freight Systems 667-2050 FOR SALE NATIVE BRAIN-TANNED HIDES and Tanned Beaver Pelts at reasonable prices. Phone (780)355-3557 If no one available please leave message or call (780)461-9677 FROSTY’S PLUMBING, HEATING, GAS and FIREWOOD SERVICES Plumbing repairs and installations. Special on firewood: May 1 - July 31, $200 per cord, Fox Lake burn wood. Call Frosty @ 867-689-8671 frostysfirewood@gmail.com LOG CABINS: Professional Scribe Fit log buildings at affordable rates. Contact: PF Watson, Box 40187 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6M9 668-3632

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Painting & Decorating PASCAL REGINE PAINTING 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

Rooﬁng & Skylights Need A Roof? ALPHA ROOFING CONTRACTOR Residential * Commercial New Roof * Shingles Roof Inspection Re-roof * Leak Repair Torch-on * Tin Roof Journeyman High Quality Workmanship 332-4076

Pets & Livestock

Livestock Hay & Straw For Sale Excellent quality hay Timothy/grass mix 60+lb $14.50 Alfalfa/grass mix 60+lb $15.50 Straw bales (baled in springnot prime) $5 Nielsen Farms Maureen 333-0615 Heston 540 Roundbaler, ﬁeld ready, like new. 393-3477 HORSE HAVEN HAY RANCH Irrigated Timothy/Brome mix No weeds or sticks Small squares 60 lbs plus 4 ft x 5 ft rounds 800 lbs Free delivery for larger orders Straw square bales available 335-5192 * 668-7218 QUALITY YUKON MEAT No hormones, steroids or additives Grass raised grain ﬁnished. Hereford beef - $5.50/lb Domestic pork - $5/lb Domestic wild boar - $6/lb Order now for guaranteed spring or fall delivery. Whole, half or custom order. Samples available 668-7218 * 335-5192 Yukon Grown Hay Top quality Timothy and Brome hay. 60 lb bales $12 to $16 per bale Delivery Available Ph: 867-634-2666 moe484@gmail.com

Announcements

Pets

Coming Events

2 pet carriers, one for small animal, one for medium animal, $20 for both. 633-6623 Newﬁe/Golden Lab cross for sale to good home, 7 mths male, very good boy. 335-1719

Frostbite Music Society AGM is Saturday, May 13, 1pm, Chambers House in Shipyards Park. We need committed people to help for our 2018 Festival.

Announcements

Coming Events 2017 Predators Dog Puller Summer Championship Saturday, June 3, 2017, 9:00-3:00 at Shipyards Park. Running, jumping, puppies, newbies. Fast, fun, exciting. Spectators welcome. More info Carol Foster 668-3556. 50th Anniversary of Braeburn Lake Christian Camp 2018, planning meeting, Wednesday, May 24, 7PM, United Church. We’d love to have your ideas! AGM and Appreciation Party, Dog Powered Sports Association, May 26th @ 6pm at Muktuk Adventures, Board members needed! Free movie: “Dog Power”, Free BBQ, cash bar, chili cook off, sign up: dogpoweredsports@gmail.com Al-Anon Meetings, 667-7142. Has your life been affected by someone’s drinking? Wednesday 12Noon @ new Sara Steele Bldg, main entrance. Friday beginner’s meeting, 7pm, regular meeting 8pm at Lutheran Church, 4th and Strickland. Are you interested in reducing human-wildlife conﬂict? Looking for a dynamic board to join? Come to our AGM. We look forward to seeing you there, June 1st, 7:30pm, Whitehorse Public Library Art for Other Artists! Consider creating art for Art Anonymous, a fundraiser for the Yukon Artist Relief Fund. Complete information for this juried art event is available from Arts Underground, 305 Main St. Deadline is September 30. Autism Yukon will be holding it’s AGM at 12:30 pm May 18th, at the Yukon Arts Centre Studio during our all-day conference with Dr. Temple Grandin and Aspie Comic Michael McCreary. Co-Ed Soccer registration, ages 18-65+, games Mondays & Wednesdays, 7:30pm-9pm, Vanier Field, cost $70, May-September. Info & registration @ http://yukonsoccer.yk.ca/coed/ FASSY Parent/Caregiver Support Meeting Thursday May 25 at 6:30pm at the FASSY Ofﬁce, 4041B 4th Ave. All are welcome. 393-4948 for info. FH Collins Grads of 1977 are having a 40th Grad Reunion July 14 to 16, 2017 in Whitehorse. If you are interested in attending please email: 40thGradReunion2017@gmail.com

Misc Services

Fun Get-together, Friday, May 12, 8 pm, Old Fire Hall. Traditional and Cajun jazz quartet, kids’ zone, light snack & more as part of Yukon Francophonie Day Celebrations. Free. Open to all. www.JFY-en.afy.yk.ca Fun preschool tennis program for 3-5 year olds, Mondays and Wednesdays, 11am-noon May 1 to June 14. www.tennisyukon.com for more info/registration. Happy 60th Anniversary Ralph and Ruth Fitzsimmons Love Mary Anne Harach Hospice Yukon: Free, conﬁdential services offering compassionate support to all those facing advanced illness, death and bereavement. Visit our lending library @ 409 Jarvis, M-F, 11:30-3. 667-7429, www.hospiceyukon.net Junior Spring Tennis League, Saturdays, May 6-June 17 (no program May 20), 8-10 year olds 9-10:15 am, 10-12 year olds 10:30-11:45 am. www.tennisyukon.com for more info/registration. LOOKING FOR donations of household items for Humane Society sale. Please drop off at the Shelter, 126 Tlingit Road, any day of the week. No televisions or computers please.

Livestock

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Pet Services CANINES & COMPANY Dog Obedience School Classes Starting: May 23 and June 27 Tracking & Dog Puller Intro May 20-21 Private Lessons School Rental for Groups For info call 867-333-0505 www.caninesandcompany.ca

Misc Services

SALVAGE SALE The following insurance salvage is up for bids. Salvage vehicles may have significant collision damages. Listed salvage is currently located at Irving Collision Repairs. GST will be added to all bids. It is offered on an “as is, where is” basis. The highest or any bid not necessarily accepted. Bids close at 6:00 p.m. Monday, May 15th. Contact Irving Collision Repairs (867-667-6315) for viewing appointment & information. YEAR MAKE 2003 Kia 1992 Ford

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Obituaries

Marcia Ann Thompson November 2, 1956 – May 8, 2017

t is with the deepest sorrow we announce the passing of Marcia Ann Thompson.

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Northern Backyard gardening program, 7-week Growers group has 2 spots open, May 25-September, learn to grow and get the produce you grow. More info 667-7083 LMCA or mountlorne.yk.net

Paintball, Saturday May 13 and Sunday May 14, 20 mins north of town, starts at 12noon, paintball ﬁeld open, have markers, balls, masks. For more info/book your ﬁeld call 668-6885

Residents of Marsh Lake are invited to an info session on wild ﬁre properties/personal protection at the MLCC May 15, 7pm, presented by MLESS and YG Fire Management. Be prepared.

Summer gun show, July 29, Gold Rush Inn. Interested? Call 667-2278

Prison Poems, the exquisite poetry of Mahvash Sabet imprisoned in Iran solely for her Faith. Tuesday May 16 7:00 pm Whitehorse Public Library Meeting Room. Not Another Year Global Campaign

Seniors amateur dart shooting starting October 3, 2017. Bring your own beverage. For more info contact Allan at 867-689-4946, phone or text

Puck Pockets will hold their AGM on Saturday June 03, 2017 at 13:30 hrs at 17-9th ave Whitehorse, Yukon.

In Memoriam

Dustin Russell HEADSTONE POTLATCH Blackjack Saturday,

May 20th 4:00PM Heritage Hall Carmacks, YT

She was a beautiful woman and a beautiful person whose passions included art, cooking, tailoring, business, the outdoors but most of all friends and family.

Her memorial is scheduled for Saturday, May 13th in Penticton, BC at Concordia Lutheran.

Dave was a loving husband of 58 years to Rosemary Locke. Dave was a wonderful father to Dave Locke of Whitehorse, YT, Chris Locke of Whitehorse, YT, Doug Locke of Victoria, BC, Colin Locke of Sault Ste. Marie, ON, and Danielle Locke of Vernon, BC. He had 14 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. He was big brother to Charlie (Anne) Locke and Terry (Maureen) Locke (predeceased). He was also a proud Uncle to many nieces and nephews and friend to countless others. Dave was the son of Frederick and Marjorie Locke (both predeceased). It was through Frederick Locke’s longtime career with the White Pass and Yukon Route that Dave was born in Whitehorse on November 18, 1935. Dave lived for a time in North Vancouver where he met and married Rosemary Sinclair and their four sons were all born there. They moved to Whitehorse in 1967 where their daughter Danielle was born. As a teen, Dave worked on the famed Paddlewheel boats. Later Dave worked for Yukon Explosives where he became branch manager. Dave was an avid sports enthusiast. He played hockey, fastball, slow-pitch and curled. He coached little league and passed on his love of sports to his sons. He also enjoyed and played a mean game of poker. He was the îrst president of the Mt. Mac Curling Club and was also a member of the Yukon Order of Pioneers. Dave and Rosemary left their beloved home on Marsh Lake in 2002 to retire in the sunnier climates of West Kelowna, BC. Dave will be remembered for his loving and kind nature, his love of sports and his poker playing skills. He was loved by all who knew him and will leave a large void in many lives. Dave’s ashes will be scattered in the place he loved most - Marsh Lake, YT on September 13, 2017. This is also Dave and Rosemary’s wedding anniversary. It would have been their 59th year together. Time and location of his celebration of life will be announced at a later date.

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Rendezvous Rotary Club 21st Lobster Dinner & Kitchen party, Friday May 26, Mt. McIntyre Rec Centre, 5:30pm-9pm, also famous BBQ ribs, Keitha Clark and The Slainte North Band, silent auction, tickets $60 at Yukon Inn or call 633-8526, for Shelterbox Canada and local projects

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LIQUOR ACT

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L dia Kushniruk i b R March 18, 1983 ~ May 6, 2017

It is with great sadness in our hearts we announce the passing of Robin Kushniruk. Robin’s father Johnny Kushniruk; Mother Shelly Rowe and family invite you to a Celebration of Life.

CHAMPAGNE HALL | SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2017 | 2:00PM POTLATCH TO FOLLOW Robin’s friends and family are also invited to camp for the weekend.

Stacy Marie Asp April 8, 1983 - May 12, 2011

6 years since you left us…

He Only Takes The BEST A heart of gold stopped beating, Two shining eyes at rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best. God knows you had to leave us, but you didn’t go alone, for part of us went with you the day He took you home. To some you are forgotten, to others just part of the past, but to us who loved and lost you, your memory will always last.

We Love You & Miss You Everyday! ’Til we see you again … xoxoxox

Condolences may be left for the family by visiting www.hansonsfuneral.ca

Queer Yukon: upcoming events for the LGBTQ+ allies community. Community Clean Up, May 13. Yukon Pride, June 10. www.queeryukon.com.

Liquor Corporation

F. David Locke It is with deep sorrow and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of F. David Locke on Saturday April 29, 2017 at the age of 81 with his family at his side.

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Marsh Lake Emergency Services Society invites residents of Marsh Lake to the Annual General Meeting and barbecue on May 23, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Fire Hall.

Marcia was a loving wife, mother, daughter and friend who will be dearly missed by her husband Curt, sons Ross (AJ) & Reid (Julia), parents Warren n & Eileen Freeman, grandchildren Riley, Nora & Caleb, eb, brother Jeff and the many many other peoples’ hearts ts she touched.

The world was a better place before Marcia lost her hard fought four year battle with cancer while Curt supported her with remarkable devotion the entire time. ime.

Announcements

Mom, Dad, Brenda, Warren, and your nephews, Kadynce, Karsten, and Baby Kashton

Existing Licence T New Licence T TAKE NOTICE THAT, Dustin Davis of Cabin Fever Adventures of P.O. Box 120, Carcross, Yukon Y0B 1B0, is making application for changes to extend the licence area with the addition of a patio liquor licence(s), in respect of the premises known as Bistro on Bennett situated at The Commons, Carcross, Y0B 1B0, Carcross, Yukon. Any person who wishes to object to the granting of this application should file their objection in writing (with reasons) to: President, Yukon Liquor Corporation 9031 Quartz Road Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 4P9 no later than 4:30 pm on the 24th day of May, 2017 and also serve a copy of the objection by registered mail upon the applicant. The first time of publication of notice is May 5, 2017. The second time of publication of notice is May 12, 2017. The third time of publication of notice is May 19, 2017. Any questions concerning this specific notice are to be directed to Licensing & Inspections, Yukon Liquor Corporation 867-667-5245 or toll-free 1-800-661-0408, x 5245.

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LIQUOR ACT Existing Licence T New Licence T TAKE NOTICE THAT, Scott and Linda Goodwin of Box 850, Watson Lake, Yukon Y0A 1C0, is making application for changes to extend the hours of the sale/service of liquor to: Food Primary — Beer / Wine Licence 9:00 AM - 2:00 AM and Off Premises Licence 9:00 AM - 2:00 AM liquor licence(s), in respect of the premises known as Wolf It Down Restaurant & Bakery situated at Km 1003 Alaska Highway in Watson Lake, Yukon. Any person who wishes to object to the granting of this application should file their objection in writing (with reasons) to: President, Yukon Liquor Corporation 9031 Quartz Road Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 4P9 no later than 4:30 PM on the 17th day of May, 2017 and also serve a copy of the objection by registered mail upon the applicant. The first time of publication of notice is April 28, 2017. The second time of publication of notice is May 5, 2017. The third time of publication of notice is May 12, 2017. Any questions concerning this specific notice are to be directed to Licensing & Inspections, Yukon Liquor Corporation 867-667-5245 or toll-free 1-800-6610408, x 5245.

Soda Pony plays Carcross Community Club May 11, doors 6:45pm/show 7pm; Teslin Tlingit Heritage Centre May 10, doors 6:45pm/show 7pm; Wye Lake Cabin, Watson Lake May 9, doors 6:45pm/show 7pm. Admission: $5, elders & youth free www.musicyukon.com Ted Harrison Artist Retreat Society is holding its AGM on Tuesday, June 6 at 12Noon at the MacBride Museum. Everyone is welcome! Yukon Bird Club trip to Paddy’s Pond in Hillcrest on Wednesday 17 May. Meet in front of SKKY Hotel at 6:30pm, 2 hrs. Everyone welcome

Legal Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID MURPHY Also known as Harold David Murphy Deceased of Haines Junction, Yukon Territory who died on April 2, 2017. All persons having claims against the above-mentioned Estate are requested to Àle a claim, supported by Statutory Declaration, with Anna C. Starks-Jacob, on or before June 2, 2017, after which date the Estate will be distributed having reference only to claims which have been so Àled. All persons indebted to the Estate are requested to make immediate payment to: AUSTRING, FENDRICK & FAIRMAN Attention: Anna C. Starks-Jacob Barristers and Solicitors 3081 Third Avenue Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 4Z7

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of

RICHARD PAUL RIVEST, of Whitehorse, Yukon, deceased, who died on

April 14, 2017,

are hereby required to send them to the undersigned Executor at the address shown below, before the 31st day of May, 2017, after which date the Executors will distribute the Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims of which they have notice. AND FURTHER, all persons who are indebted to the Estate are required to make payment to the Estate at the address below. BY: Gerry Rivest and Bruce Rivest c/o Lackowicz & Hoffman Suite 300, 204 Black Street Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2M9 Tel: (867) 668-5252 Fax: (867) 668-5251

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Tennis Yukon Open House/Tennis Day in Canada, Saturday May 13, 2-6 pm. Come by the Mt Mac courts to get your season pass, meet other players, and ﬁnd out spring/summer program info and registration.

The Yukon Development Education Centre’s AGM will take place Wednesday May 17th, 6:30 pm, Old Firehall. A presentation by Trish Newport, Doctors Without Borders, will follow AGM Business. New board members welcome!

Yukon Bird Club Thursday 18 May to Wye Lake, Watson Lake. Meet Susan Drury at Wye Lake Park at 6:30pm, 2hrs; Judas Creek, meet Jim Hawkings at SS Klondike, 5:30pm or Marsh Lake Community Centre at 6:15pm. 3.5 hrs

N.A. Meetings - Wed 7pm-8:30pm 404A Ogilvie St, BYTE Ofﬁce; Fri: 7pm-8:30pm - 4071 4th Ave, Many Rivers; Sunday 7pm-8:30pm, BYTE Ofﬁce, 404A Ogilvie St.

The Teen Parent Centre is now offering New Summer Childcare to the Whitehorse Community. Registration now open for preschool to school-age through June 15th to Aug 18th. For info: info@teenparentcentreyukon.ca

Yukon African Music Night, Saturday, May13th, Jarvis Street Saloon, 8pm-1am: Live music, dance, craft; entry $15 www.yukontickets.com, Contact: Leonard @ LennyB854@gmail.com

The Yukon Child Care Association will be hosting its annual general meeting on June 2 at 1pm . Location Whitehorse Westmark banquet room.

Yukon Art Society AGM on Tuesday May 16, 7pm, at 15-305 Main Street Whitehorse, below Hougen Centre. New board members welcome. Phone 667-4080 for more info.

Treasure Hunt for Kids, Friday, May 12, 4:15 to 5:00 pm. As part of Yukon Francophonie Day Celebrations. Starting Point: Centre de la francophonie (302 Strickland Street). Free. www.JFY-en.afy.yk.ca

Yukon Bird Club is hosting early bird walks along the Yukon River every Monday until July 3. Meet at Shipyards Park at 7 am. (1 hr) Everyone welcome.

Yukon Bird Club trip Wednesday 17 May. Explore migration at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve with trip leader Jake Paleczny and friends. 6pm $7 entry fee for non-YWP members. Everyone welcome. Yukon Bird Club trip Wednesday May 10, waterbirds of Quartz Rd. Wetland, repeat trip. Meet Jim Hawkings at Boston Pizza parking area @5:30pm, 1.5hrs Yukon Humane Society AGM Tuesday, May 30, 7pm in Library Meeting Room. Everyone welcome.

Legal Notices Legal Notices Coming Events

Tenders

NOTICE u TO s to Celebrate the n i CREDITORS o J AND CLAIMANTS Liquor Corporation IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF

PUBLIC TENDER

New Licence T Existing Licence T

L of Whitehorse, Deceased Yukon Territory who died on March 20, 2017.

8181 8th Ave., Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 1T1, is making application for changes to a Food Primary - All liquor licence(s), in respect of the premises known as Morikawa Sushi situated at 102 Wood Street in Whitehorse, All persons having claims Yukon. against the above-mentioned Any person who wishes to object to Estate are requested to Àle a the granting of this application should claim, supported by Statutory file their objection in writing (with reasons) to: Declaration, with Anna C. President, Yukon Liquor Corporation Starks-Jacob, on or before 9031 Quartz Road June 2, 2017, after which date Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 4P9 the Estate will be distributed no later than 4:30pm on the 24th day having reference only to claims of May, 2017 and also serve a copy of the objection by registered mail upon which have been so Àled. SATURDAY A the applicant. 1:00 PM The first time of publication of notice is All persons indebted toULTURAL the ENTRE to May 5, 2017. Estate are requested to make HAINES JUNCTION , second YT time of publication of The 5:00 PM immediate payment to: noticePM is May 12, 2017. PROGRAM AT 2:00 2017 The third time of publication of notice AUSTRING, FENDRICK is May 19, 2017. & FAIRMAN Bring your memories and drop by to visit. Any questions concerning this specific Attention: Anna C. Starks-Jacob Your presence is notice your gift. are to be directed to Barristers and Solicitors Licensing & Inspections, Yukon Liquor 3081 Third Avenue Corporation 867-667-5245 or toll-free 1-800-661-0408, x 5245. Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 4Z7

OPEN HOUSE

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Congratulations Glen & Elayne! Tenders

Tenders

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST CONTRACTOR MEET AND GREET FOR NARES RIVER BRIDGE REPLACEMENT

LIQUOR ACT

SANDRA MARILYN TAKE NOTICE THAT, Chi Tung Lau, of PEACOCK EN & ELAYNE HURLBU

Whitehorse Duplicate Bridge Club May 9, 2017 1st - Mark Davey & Paula Pasquali 2nd - Andrzej Jablonski & Nick Smart 3rd - Lynn Daffe & Bruce Beaton 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

FUEL TANK REPLACEMENTS, 8 YUKON HOUSING UNITS, FARO Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is May 31, 2017. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Bill Greer at bill.greer@gov.yk.ca. All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review.

Are you a contractor interested in learning about the upcoming replacement of Nares River Bridge in Carcross? Join the Transportation Engineering Branch team on May 17th, 2017 from 9:30am to 11:30am, in the Multi-Purpose Room at the Kwanlin Dunn Cultural Centre to further discuss this project and how it will be procured. This EOI is not a tender and will not be used to evaluate, select, or pre-qualify vendors for a future competitive procurement process, if any. The closing date is May 16, 2017. Technical questions may be directed to Khusru Zaman at (867) 633-7902. Interested parties may obtain information from www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/tms.html or by contacting the Procurement Support Centre 867-667-5385.

The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/

Tenders

Yukon Water Board – Application Notice Office des eaux du Yukon – Avis de demande Applicant/Licensee Demandeur/Titulaire

Water Source Location Point d’eau/Lieu

Type of Undertaking Type d’entreprise

Deadline for Comments 4:00pm Date limite pour commentaires, avant 16 h

QZ16-085

BMC Minerals (No. 1) Ltd.

Geona Creek, Finlayson Creek and Groundwater

Quartz

May 26, 2017

PM16-064

Joe Nichols

Quill Creek, Tributary of Kluane River

Placer

June 6, 2017

PM16-077

46205 Yukon Inc.

ULLT of Right Fork Eureka Creek, Tributary of Right Fork Eureka Creek

Placer

June 6, 2017

PM16-083

David Brickner

Independence Creek, Tributary of Hunker Creek

Placer

June 6, 2017

PM17-006

Bradley Gemmer

Thirteen Mile Creek, Sixty Mile River, and Groundwater, Tributary of Sixty Mile River and Yukon River

Placer

June 6, 2017

PM17-020

William McIntyre

Last Chance Creek and Tributaries, Tributary of Hunker Creek

Placer

June 6, 2017

PM17-049

Robert Van Manen

Murphy’s Pup, Tributary of Haggart Creek

Placer

Any person may submit comments or recommendations, in writing, by the deadline for notice. Applications are available for viewing on the Yukon Water Board’s online registry, WATERLINE at http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca or in person at the Yukon Water Board office. For more information, contact the Yukon Water Board Secretariat at 867-456-3980.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. This tender is subject to Chapter Five of the Agreement on Internal Trade. View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/

PUBLIC TENDER EXTERIOR ENERGY UPGRADE YHC UNIT #130700, WATSON LAKE, YUKON Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is June 1, 2017. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from Yukon Housing Corporation, 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon. Technical questions may be directed to Robert Kostelnik at robert.kostelnik@gov.yk.ca.

Highways and Public Works

PUBLIC TENDER

Toute personne peut soumettre ses commentaires ou ses recommandations à l’Office avant la date limite indiquée sur le présent avis. Pour voir les demandes, consultez le registre en ligne WATERLINE au http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca ou rendez-vous au bureau de l’Office des eaux du Yukon. Pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez communiquer avec le secrétariat de l’Office au 867-456-3980.

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/

PUBLIC TENDER

STANDING OFFER AGREEMENT(S) (SOA) FOR SUPPLY OF AUTOMOTIVE AND HEAVY DUTY BATTERIES

COMPLETE EXTERIOR REPAINTING OF THE FIELD OFFICE BUILDING #1406 WHITEHORSE, YUKON 2017

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is May 31, 2017. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location. Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Jenny Richards at jenny.richards@gov.yk.ca.

Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is May 25, 2017. Please refer to the procurement documents for the closing time and location Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Support Centre, Department of Highways and Public Works, Suite 101 104 Elliott Street, Whitehorse, Yukon (867) 667-5385. Technical questions may be directed to Richard Wagner at richard.wagner@gov.yk.ca.

Site Visit & Time: Friday May 19, 2017 @ 2pm All ten,ders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. The Yukon Business Incentive Policy may apply to this project. Bidders and/or Proponents are advised to review documents to determine CertiÀcate of Recognition (COR) requirements for this project. View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/

Site Visit: May 18, 2017 at 11:00 am June 6, 2017

All tenders and proposals are subject to a Compliance Review performed by the Procurement Support Centre. The highest ranked or lowest priced submission may not necessarily be accepted. View or download documents at: www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/tenders/

Highways and Public Works

Tenders

Application Number Numéro de la demande

Project Description: Provide services to integrate the Government of Yukon’s identity management platform, ForgeRock, with its Ànancial case management platform, GENIE Submissions must be clearly marked with the above project title. The closing date for submissions is June 6, 2017. 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 Ryan Agar at ryan.agar@gov.yk.ca.

Highways and Public Works

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Announcements

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF

SANDRA MARILYN PEACOCK Deceased of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory who died on March 20, 2017.

All persons having claims against the above-mentioned Estate are requested to Àle a claim, supported by Statutory Declaration, with Anna C. Starks-Jacob, on or before June 2, 2017, after which date the Estate will be distributed having reference only to claims which have been so Àled. All persons indebted to the Estate are requested to make immediate payment to: AUSTRING, FENDRICK & FAIRMAN Attention: Anna C. Starks-Jacob Barristers and Solicitors 3081 Third Avenue Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 4Z7

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Announcements

BETTER BID NORTH AUCTIONS/APPRAISALS

Liquor Corporation

is having a

LIQUOR ACT

GARAGE/ESTATE SALE

New Licence T Existing Licence T TAKE NOTICE THAT, Chi Tung Lau, of 8181 8th Ave., Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 1T1, is making application for changes to a Food Primary - All liquor licence(s), in respect of the premises known as Morikawa Sushi situated at 102 Wood Street in Whitehorse, Yukon. Any person who wishes to object to the granting of this application should file their objection in writing (with reasons) to: President, Yukon Liquor Corporation 9031 Quartz Road Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 4P9 no later than 4:30pm on the 24th day of May, 2017 and also serve a copy of the objection by registered mail upon the applicant. The first time of publication of notice is May 5, 2017. The second time of publication of notice is May 12, 2017. The third time of publication of notice is May 19, 2017. Any questions concerning this specific notice are to be directed to Licensing & Inspections, Yukon Liquor Corporation 867-667-5245 or toll-free 1-800-661-0408, x 5245.

Lost & Found

Lost & Found Lost: Cat in Whistlebend near the pond, neutered male Siamese-Tabby X. Pale grey, white chest, tabby legs & tail. Mocha, 17.5 yrs old, declawed, metal hip. Ran off during aftershocks. Karin, 667-4209 h, 6673441 w LOST: Kokatat life jacket, yellow, between Rotary Park & Whitehorse City intake. 335-1993

Puzzle Page Answer Guide

for the late Fred (Alfred) Herzog

Saturday, May 13th • 9:00AM-4:00PM Sale located at Km 10 Mayo Road. Turn left on Vista Road, 2 km up. Watch for signs.

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ITEMS INCLUDE:

Mechanical Tools, Carpenter tools, Welders, Water TAKING OFFERS ON: Tanks, 4 Generators, Huge Metal Punch Press, Welded Grader, 3-Ton Flatdeck, Trailers, PU Tables, Carts, Lots & Lots of unique items & tools etc. Truck, Farm Implements, Tractor, Seeder, * Brand New Truck & Trailer Tires Breaker, old army truck project.

Contact Paul Heynen, Auctioneer for more details • 333-0717 or email paul_heynen42@hotmail.com

SATURDAY, MAY 13TH ALASKA HIGHWAY T WHITEHORSE FLEA MARKET, Saturday May 13, 9am-2pm, 30 tables, 91810 Alaska Highway @ ChangingGear beside Bethany Church. Food & Music!

COPPER RIDGE T 19 BLACK BEAR LANE, Friday May 12, 4:30pm-8pm, Saturday May 13, 9am-1pm, moving out sale, rain or shine

House Hunters Advertise your Home in 3 issues (3 consecutive weeks)

for only $60+GST PHONE: 867-667-6283

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T 557B GROVE ST, PORTER CREEK, Saturday May 13, 9am-1pm, multi-family, proceeds donated in part towards Little Footprints Big Steps society, no early birds please

DOWNTOWN T WHITEHORSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GYM, downtown, Saturday May 13, 10am start, proceeds to Little Footprints Big Steps, bargain hunter’s dream, incredible variety of new and used everything. 334-3928

GRANGER T 140 WILSON DRIVE, GRANGER, Saturday May 13, 9am-12noon, luggage, golf clubs, kitchen stuff, dishes, etc, clearing away clutter

T 82 WANN RD, PORTER CREEK, Saturday May 13, no starting time given, family garage sale, clothing, toys, cupcakes, bannock T 19 WANN RD, CROCUS GLEN, HOUSE #10, PORTER CREEK, Saturday May 13, 8am2pm, toys, clothing, household items, tools, bake sale

RIVERDALE

T 143 NORTH STAR DRIVE, COPPER RIDGE, Saturday May 13, 8:30am-11am, multifamily, bikes, helmets, skates, children & adult clothes, household items

HILLCREST

T 29 ALSEK RD, RIVERDALE, Saturday May 13, 9am-1pm, you don’t want to miss this one

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PORTER CREEK

T 2 DOLLY VARDEN DRIVE, COWLEY CREEK, Saturday May 13, 9:30am-1pm, quality tools, furniture, household items, bikes, children’s toys, clothes etc.

T 3 GILLIS PLACE, GRANGER, Saturday May 13, 8am-10am, household, gardening tools, plant pots, clothing, electronics, dishwasher

T 40, 42 & 52 STOPE WAY, COPPER RIDGE, Saturday May 13, 8am-12noon, multi-family, other households joining in, furniture, household, yard & kid’s stuff

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COWLEY CREEK

T 8B TABOR CRES, GRANGER, Saturday May 13, 9am-2pm

T 101 NORTH STAR DRIVE, COPPER RIDGE, Saturday May 13, 9am-1pm, lots of baby and kid’s stuff

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T 221 FALCON DRIVE, COPPER RIDGE, Friday May 12, 4pm-6pm, Saturday May 13, 8am-12noon, moving out sale, some furniture, vintage items, garden supplies, antiques

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T 31 HART CRES, RIVERDALE, Saturday May 13, 9am-3pm, car, motorbike, bicycle, sporting goods, kitchen stuff, furniture, clothing, books etc

T 10 ADIT LANE, COPPER RIDGE, Saturday May 13, 8:30am-11am, furniture, tools, clothes dryer, books, luggage, clothes, household items

Crossword:

An account at Raven Recycling has been set up for Little Footprints Big Steps. People may donate their refundable recycling to help continue Morgan’s work in Haiti.

GARAGE Sales

T 42 HERON DRIVE, ARKELL, Saturday May 13, 8:30 am start, quality items, new women’s clothing sz. Small & med, some small furniture. Cancelled if raining.

Kakuro:

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

ARKELL

Sudoku:

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Auctions/Sales

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T 4 CHALET CRES, HILLCREST, Saturday May 13, 9am-12noon, clothes, vintage bike, household items, books etc, cancelled if raining, no early birds

T 2 VAN GORDA PLACE, RIVERDALE, Saturday May 13, 8:30am-3pm, Trail-a bike, dressers, golf clubs, goalie bags & equipment, kid’s hockey gear, books, lamps, etc

T 12 SUNSET DRIVE NORTH, Hillcrest, Saturday May 13, 9am-1pm, vintage dishes, household items

T 1 FIRTH RD, RIVERDALE, Saturday May 13, 9am-12noon, multi-family, lots of kid’s & baby items, household items

INDUSTRIAL T 126 TLINGIT ST, INDUSTRIAL PARK, Humane Society Yukon garage sale, Saturday May 13, 9am-3pm

LOGAN

T 123 NORTH STAR DRIVE, COPPER RIDGE, Saturday May 13, 10am-2pm, outdoor/ sporting goods, toys, tools, gardening equipment etc, rain or shine

T 4 MAGPIE RD, LOGAN SUBDIVISION, Saturday May 13, 9am-11am, miscellaneous household goods, cancelled if raining

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T 6 IRIS PLACE, MARY LAKE, Saturday May 13, 10am-4pm, lots of household items

WHEN placing your Garage Sale Ad through The Yukon News Website TO INCLUDE: • ADDRESS • AREA • DATE(S) • TIME OF YOUR GARAGE SALE 30 words or less FREE! Classifieds/Reception wordads@yukon-news.com or 667-6285 Deadline: Wednesday @ 3pm

MARY LAKE MAYO ROAD T KM 10 MAYO RD, VISA ROAD UP 2 KMS, watch for signs. Saturday, May 13, 9am4pm. Estate sale, 3 cube vans of more stuff, tools, welders, water tanks, farm equipment, furniture, etc.

TAKHINI T 13B DIEPPE DRIVE, TAKHINI, Saturday May 13, 9am-1pm T 8 CASSINO ST, TAKHINI, Saturday May 13, 9am-12noon, household items,, clothing, furniture, BBQ etc. T 4 VIMY PLACE, TAKHINI, Saturday May 13, 10am-1pm, multi-family garage sale T 39 RHINE WAY, TAKHINI, Saturday May 13, 10am-2pm, girl’s stuff, household items

SUNDAY, MAY 14TH INDUSTRIAL T 126 TLINGIT ST, INDUSTRIAL PARK, Humane Society Yukon garage sale, Sunday May 14, 9am-3pm

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