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he premiers of Canada’s three territories say they will be releasing a collective plan for sustainable development in the North by the end of the month. The announcement came on the last day of the Northern Premiers’ Forum Aug. 31 in Yellowknife. The plan, entitled the “Pan-Territorial Vision for Sustainment Development,” according to a press release, will focus on “resource development, economic diversification, infrastructure and innovation.” During the forum, Yukon Premier Sandy Silver, Northwest Territories, Premier Robert McLeod and Nunavut Premier Peter Taptuna also discussed, among other things, carbon pricing, territorial governments’ relationships with Indigenous communities, the impact of climate change on northern communities and the ever-present need for infrastructure development and funding.

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And although Silver said the premiers saw eye-to-eye on “95 per cent” of issues, there were differences on how to collectively refer to the region the territories make up, particularly when the federal government talks about an “Arctic” strategy. “I think there’s a little bit of a disagreement there,” Silver said. “I said this to the other premiers… ‘It’s kind of rich and it’s kind of hard for us to say that Whitehorse is Arctic but a place like Pukatawagan, Manitoba, is not Arctic,’ right? ‘When you talk about access to resources and access to groceries and communities and community structures … let’s call it Northern, and let’s involve Newfoundland, Labrador, northern Quebec. There’s lots of northern Canadians, and I think too, if you were to speak to the other two territories, I think they would like it better to talk about Arctic and consider it Arctic that way.” Nunavut will be hosting the 2018 Northern Premiers’ Forum. Contact Jackie Hong at jackie.hong@yukon-news.com

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this,” Silver said. The northern premiers also agreed that they’d like to see more “flexibility” when it comes to infrastructure funding and how costs are split between the federal and territorial governments, Silver said. Currently, costs are shared 75-25, which is “hard to complain” about, Silver said, but the territories’ comparatively smaller budgets means that 25 per cent “represents a huge part of our capital budget … so it kind of locks us into Ottawa’s vision of what needs to be upgraded. “There’s just lots of conversations we need to continue to have with Ottawa when it comes to much-needed infrastructure dollars,” Silver said. “We understand the federal minister of finance and the minister of infrastructure, they have their mandate, and so (we just need) more communication to work on what we are working on already and maximize those dollars to find ways to make sure Yukoners are being put to work and to again maximize our access to these federal funding dollars.”

The possible impacts of the dissolution of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada into two separate departments was among the main topics of conversation, Silver said. “This decision is finally looking back on work that was done 20 years ago with the Royal Commission, so we’re very pleased to see it happening, but …the devil’s going to be in the details,” Silver told the News in an interview following the forum. Silver said he’s spoken to Council of Yukon First Nations Grand Chief Peter Johnson about the development and also plans to discuss it with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when Trudeau visits Whitehorse this weekend. “(Grand Chief Johnson and I) are both cautiously optimistic and willing to work under this split, but we will let the Prime Minister know, more communication always solves problems and more consultation up-front allows us to wrap our heads around the next logical steps as well and we’re looking forward to the next year, kind of figuring out how Ottawa wants to move forward with

fentanyl. From Grades 8 to 12, students learn about potential health and well-being issues associated with these substances. Last year, information about fentanyl was provided to students in Grade 12 as part of the graduation package, she said. Drug and alcohol counselling is available to students. Fentanyl is opioid, the same class of drugs as heroine and morphine. It can cause an overdose in very small quantities. An opioid overdose can cause depressed respiration, loss of consciousness and death. Earlier this year, the

Health and Social Services, which provides resources and materials for the program, she said. In kindergarten through to Grade 3, students learn about the dangers of various household poisons and medications — basically, that “what you put in your body can harm you,” she said. In Grades 4 and 5, teachers start talking to kids about drugs like alcohol, marijuana and tobacco, she said, along with their potential effects. In Grades 6 and 7, students begin to learn about the social and personal risks of illicit drug and alcohol abuse, including

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Yukon Coroner’s Service said five deaths in the territory had been linked to fentanyl. An opioid overdose may be reversed by administering the drug naloxone. As of this year, all schools are equipped with naloxone kits, which the principals have been trained to use. “Fentanyl is a serious problem, for sure, and we are definitely taking it seriously and educating ourselves and our kids about it…. It’s not just something you see on TV. It’s happening right here in our community in the Yukon,” Morgan said. Contact Lori Garrison at lori.garrison@yukon-news.com

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reyhound Canada has filed an application with the British Columbia Passenger Transportation Board to end all its runs in northern B.C, including the Dawson Creek, B.C., to Whitehorse route. If approved, the move would end Greyhound bus service in the territory. The application was filed Aug. 10. It’s unknown how long the review process will take. Greyhound Canada spokesperson Wendy Cumming confirmed that, if approved, the decision would not only mean no bus service between Whitehorse and Dawson Creek, but would also end a direct route by bus between Whitehorse and Vancouver. “This decision is a regrettably unavoidable response to a challenging transportation environment that is characterized by diminishing ridership, escalating costs and increased competition from publicly subsidized services,” the company said in a recent statement. “Despite significant efforts over the past several years to reduce costs as well as other measures to adapt to the market, the status quo is no longer sustainable.” Ridership has declined by 51 per cent on the affected routes, the company said.

“The situation has come to a head, however, and despite a long-standing series of corrective measures and discussions with regulatory officials, the reality is that we can no longer operate the unsustainable routes, and we are proposing changes that will make other B.C. routes more viable,” Greyhound senior vice-president Stuart Kendrick said in the press release. The company is continuing discussions with provincial and federal officials regarding viable options for transportation in rural areas, Kendrick said. Yukon Minister of Highways and Public Works, Richard Mostyn, was unavailable to comment by press time. Cabinet spokesperson Janine Workman said the minister is having a meeting with Greyhound and B.C.’s Passenger Transportation Board sometime next week to discuss the issue. Roger Veilleux, a recently-retired Greyhound Canada driver who worked the Whitehorse to Fort Nelson route for 16 years, said the move doesn’t come as a surprise to him. “I could see it coming. For the last six to seven years, you could see it declining more and more… everything was going downhill… they’ve been bleeding money for a long time,” he said. Veilleux said that rid-

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Former bus driver Roger Veilleux inspects his bus before a trip in May. The Greyhound bus route from Dawson Creek B.C. to Whitehorse could be discontinued pending a review by the B.C. Passenger Transportation Board. ership has steadily been decreasing. “In the ‘80s and ‘90s, we used to have two buses coming out of here.… Now there’s barely five or six people on a run,” he said. “It will definitely change things for people on the highway.” If it is approved, the end of the service will affect lodges that sometimes rely on the bus to bring vehicle parts in from Fort Nelson to visitors who are stranded. It will also affect people who have accidents or get strand-

ed on the highway for one reason or another, he said. “The worst is, sometimes I’d pick up a family whose car flipped over or broke down or something…. They’re in trouble now (if that happens),” he said. “Outside of the bus, you’re stuck.” This is exactly what happened to Whitehorse resident Eva Holland. Holland was coming back up from Vancouver a few years ago after buying a new vehicle. She hit a hail storm, she said, and ended up sliding

off the road, totalling the car. A couple drove her into Fort Nelson, and the next day she took a bus back up to Whitehorse. “I was able to take the Greyhound home the next day. My only other choice would have been for someone else to to drive 12 hours to come get me… or else spend a whole bunch of money to fly,” she said. Holland said it cost her about $130 to take the bus back. According to the Greyhound online booking sys-

tem, if you were to purchase a ticket online between Whitehorse and Dawson Creek on Friday, Sept. 1, it would cost you $285 one way and take nearly 20 hours. If you were to book a few days in advance and leave Sept. 4 it would cost $203. If you took the Greyhound on the same day from Whitehorse to Vancouver, it would cost $265. If you went all the way to Toronto, it would cost $355. A spokesperson for Greyhound Canada was not able to answer why the prices are so similar when the distance is so much greater by press time. Greyhound Canada said in its statement that, if approved, the changes are expected to take effect sometime in 2018. “There are no impacts (or) service changes pending what regulators have to say,” said Cumming via email on behalf of Greyhound Canada. “No service changes will occur in 2017.” The Victoria to Nanaimo, Prince George to Prince Rupert, Prince George to Valemony and Prince George to Dawson Creek routes are also on the chopping block. With files from Canadian Press Contact Lori Garrison at lori.garrison@yukon-news.com

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ix companies have expressed interest in building and operating the South Klondike fibre optic link, one of two routes the Yukon government is considering to create a redundant fibre optic connection for the territory. “It was probably around what we were expecting. It wasn’t a surprising number, it wasn’t very high or low,” said Steve Sorochan, the director of technology and telecommunications development with the Department of Economic Development. The department issued a public call-out for expressions of interest on the project July 25, which would connect Whitehorse to Skagway, AK, via Carcross and Fraser, B.C., through the South Klondike High-

way. It closed Aug. 24. Sorochan said he couldn’t provide the names of the companies that responded or any details of their applications as expressions of interest are “provided in confidence” and are not binding in any way. “If you apply to the expression of interest and a tender comes out later, you’re not excluded, (and) there’s no bonus points for having responded to the EOI, it’s just information gathering only.… There’s no connection between it and a future tender,” he said. The department will now be “analyzing responses” and making a decision on which route the redundant line will take. The other option for a redundant fibre optics line would be via the Dempster Highway and would connect Dawson City to Inuvik, which Northwest-

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Six companies expressed interest in building a fibre line along the South Klondike Highway. el has already said it would be prepared to operate. Sorochan couldn’t give a timeline on when the department would finish

its analysis and make a decision on the route, but said he “certainly would hope” it would occur within a matter of months.

Currently, the Yukon relies on a single fibre optics line, meaning that if a problem arises, internet in the territory goes down

until the line can be fixed. The previous Yukon Party government had originally picked the Dempster route for the redundant line, but after the estimated cost for it ballooned from $32 million to $70 million, the new Liberal government began looking at both routes again. The background of the expression of interest for the South Klondike route said the Yukon government would consider contributing up to $11.25 million or 80 per cent of the cost, whichever is lower, towards the construction of the line. It also stated the government would own the line, but provide a “ten-year exclusive lease” to the builder to maintain and operate the line. With files from Ashley Joannou Contact Jackie Hong at jackie.hong@yukon-news.com

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Modern sluice boxes recover 99.4 per cent of gold from water, says sluice box researcher and placer miner Randy Clarkson. Modern sluice boxes recover 99.4 per cent of gold from water, Clarkson said. In response, Falle said he agreed with Clarkson — modern sluice boxes are quite efficient — but he claims they lose any gold which is smaller than 125 microns. Falle said the technique NMD proposes will recover gold from water as fine as two microns. Falle said “the majority” of gold in “any creek” in the Yukon was under 125 microns. “I totally agree with the new sluice boxes. They do recover up to 85 per cent of gold that is above 125 microns,” Falle said. “I am not trying to prove to anything to anyone… what we are interested in is gold below 125 microns.” “The fact is that gold smaller than (125 microns) you can’t recover (with a sluice box)…. It simply won’t touch the bottom of the box.” Clarkson said he is not convinced by NMD’s recovery claims.

“Mr. Falle is kind of talking through his hat… this is much more expensive and not any more efficient,” he said. “Because (sluice boxes) don’t have blinking lights and whirl and whiz, people assume sluice boxes don’t do as good a job (as something new)…. (NMD’s) method is almost identical to sluice boxes.” Falle said he wasn’t out to convince anyone of anything, but that miners who doubted him should “check their dredges.” “They’d be extremely surprised how much gold is in that but it’s gold their systems can’t catch,” Falle said. “Hopefully, (the proposed system) will work. It’s not been tested in the Yukon but it has been used elsewhere and works like a charm.” Falle said the proposed system will allow the mine site to be remediated “to a better standard than any other mine in the Yukon,” because it uses less water and, unlike sluice boxes,

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does not require a tailings pond and places silt on top of the disturbed rock instead of the other way around, allowing for faster plant regrowth. “Give it a chance,” Falle said. “Any time you can improve the environment we think this is a good thing, and if you can improve your bottom line at the same time that’s even better.” Clarkson said he agreed the centrifuge method would use less water, but that water in sluice boxes can also be recycled to make them more efficient and cleaner. He was also dubious about NMD’s claims about remediation, he said. “You still have to tear all that up… there’s no difference in the methods, absolutely no difference,” he said. “It bothers me professionally that someone would promote this kind of nonsense.” Falle said he truly respects sluice box miners in the Yukon, who are “the best in the world,” and that he “isn’t here to argue with anyone.” “I’m not here to criticize anyone’s mining methods,” Falle said. “I learned a long time ago not to criticize the way people make their money. That’s always a bad idea.” The project is currently under review by the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board. It is open for public comment until Sept. 5. Contact Lori Garrison at lori.garrison@yukon-news.com

coroner responded to news of the death Wednesday evening. An autopsy will be performed at Vancouver General Hospital Sept. 5 to determine the cause of death. The man’s next-ofkin have been notified, Yukon acting chief coroner Heather Jones said. She could not confirm if the man was a patient at the hospital at the time of his death. The investigation is ongoing. (Jackie Hong)

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Keno groundwater study shows water largely undrinkable without heavy treatment Jackie Hong News Reporter

study of groundwater sources in Keno has concluded that the water, for the most part, is very mineralized and contains concentrations of metals including uranium and arsenic that exceed drinking water quality guidelines. That means that even if a new well is drilled for Keno, which has been relying on water trucked in from Mayo since its old well was damaged in 2015, the water would need to be heavily treated to make it drinkable. The study, undertaken by Whitehorse engineering consultation company Morrison Hershfield Ltd. at the request of the Department of Community Services, was presented to Keno residents at a community meeting Aug. 31. A copy, dated April 10, 2017, was provided to the News. The study, which was based on previous mapping, drilling and monitoring well records, identified two aquifers within Keno City — an overburden aquifer, found in a layer of silt, sand and gravel, and a bedrock aquifer sitting below that. The overburden aquifer is “thin” and “not ideal for adequate groundwater production,” the study Prime minister arrives in Whitehorse today Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to come to Whitehorse today for his first visit since winning the federal election.

said. The water quality is “somewhat variable” but is “typically quite mineralized” and contains levels of iron, manganese, arsenic and uranium that exceed the aesthetic and health-related levels of the guidelines for Canadian drinking water quality. The bedrock aquifer has “greater potential for groundwater production” but has an even lower quality of water than the overburden aquifer, the study found, with the water being more heavily mineralized and containing more metals. Keno’s damaged well, the study noted, historically had “low to marginal flow production” but “relatively good” water quality. However, the quality significantly declined even after attempted repairs and clean-up efforts following the 2015 damage, suggesting that “the well improvements likely increased the proportion of bedrock fractures contributing to low quality groundwater.” Keno’s groundwater may not be a complete write-off, though. Two monitoring wells recently drilled by Alexco Environment Group about 700 metres and 140 metres from the damaged well appear to have water that’s “slightly less mineralized” and “on average” meets drinking water quality guidelines.

Groundwater in Keno would need to be heavily treated if a new well was dug, a study shows. The study also said that the overburden aquifer may thicken northwest of Keno towards Crystal Lake, marking a new potential area for future groundwater exploration. “However, in general, groundwater obtained from the Keno City area will likely require advanced treatment to meet the (guidelines for Canadian drinking water quality),” the study concluded. “Health related treatment would most likely be required for arsenic and uranium, while aesthetic treatment for iron, manganese and hardness will likely also

be desirable.” Keno resident Leo Martel, who is also head of the community club and owner of the Keno City Hotel, said the study results weren’t surprising. The water from Keno’s wells has always been hard, he said, and the community has “never had nicer water” than what’s being trucked in from Mayo. The main problem with the water supply now, Martel said, is that Keno would be dry if the truck bringing in the water broke down or the community sees a large influx of visitors, as it usually does for festivals

or long weekends. The issue was raised during the meeting, Martel said. The 15 or so residents who attended and representatives from community services agreed to look into putting in more water storage facilities in Keno. “We were looking at … where we could put a bigger tank because right now the only water we have on standby is the water that’s in the water truck,” Martel said. “… We came to the reasonable conclusion that we need some water storage and that’s what we’re looking at.” Unlike some other

Tonight Trudeau will be at a community event hosted by Yukon MP Larry Bagnell from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. outside of the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre on the river side.

The event is described as a family-friendly event “with tea and bannock, and s’mores for the kids,” on Bagnell’s website. No other details of Trudeau’s schedule were

made public in time for today’s deadline. The territory’s official opposition took a swipe at the prime minister for waiting so long to come to the territory.

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Keno residents Martel said he doesn’t mind that the community doesn’t have a local water supply. “When it’s going to make sense to build another well, and I’m sure the government’s going to put another well in, (but) for now, it makes sense to truck it in,” he said. “As long as they’re okay with that, I’m okay with that because it doesn’t affect my business.” Another resident, Sourdough Cafe owner Jim Milley, has long been an advocate of finding another local water source for the community and, as the News previously reported, has started a petition demanding the territorial government address the water “crisis” in Keno. Milley said he thought Thursday’s meeting was “one of the more productive meetings I’ve seen.” “They discussed some options but they really haven’t identified (a) water source…. (but) at least they’re actually looking at things now,” Milley said. “We’ll see what develops when they actually start looking at these alternative development sites and doing whatever water testing they need.… Time will tell, we’ll see how soon we get our water back and Keno’s allowed to join the Yukon again.”

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here has been a lot of discussion and resulting consternation surrounding Yukon’s permitting regime over the last few years. Sadly, much of it has been misdirected to focus on politics versus the practical reality of Yukoners’ need to navigate our development assessment process with clarity to achieve certainty and in essence, to uphold our very livelihoods. As many Yukoners know, the former federal Conservative government introduced Bill S-6 in 2014, which, among other items, contained four highly controversial amendments to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Act (YESAA). These amendments were introduced outside the previously agreed upon tripartite process between Canada, Yukon and Yukon First Nations. Yukon First Nations have worked for generations to achieve their self-governing and final agreements and justifiably objected to the introduction of these amendments and subsequently took the federal government to task. These amendments, from the moment Bill S-6 was introduced, divided us. It is now time to find a path forward together so that Yukoners are not negatively impacted by political decisions in Ottawa. We can all be proud that Yukoners understand and agree First Nations must be full and meaningful partners in shaping the course of Yukon’s social and economic future. Yukoners should also understand that the proposed changes to YESAA were not intended to reduce environmental stewardship. Rather, they were intended to clarify the process for proponents, regulators, governments and citizens so that projects demonstrating benefit - no matter if generated by industry, by municipalities, or by governments - can proceed responsibly. Facing us now however, is the federal Liberal government’s Bill C-17, currently in its second reading in Parliament, which intends to rescind these amendments without having a replacement ready to implement. And while these four amendments have stirred debate among academics and on the Yukon cocktail reception circuit, one in particular has dire practical versus political consequences: reassessment. Bill S-6 formalized a process wherein the decision body – in most cases Yukon government – could determine whether or not an amendment to a project would trigger reassessment. Project applications from placer and quartz mining to municipal infrastructure improvements to First Nation projects on their settlement lands - and their subsequent assessments and authorizations - are multi-year. As with many things in life, projects can and should inevitably change over time between their initial planning and execution. To be crystal clear, reassessment applies to

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Lori Garrison all types of projects, but we will use mining as one example. Neighbouring claims may be acquired, commodity prices fluctuate, new deposits may be discovered and environmental mitigation solutions are created. If the decision body deemed that a project’s activities were adequately assessed the first time around and no new substantial project effects would arise, Bill S-6 currently gives the decision body the formal authority to exempt the project from reassessment. This saves considerable time, money and effort, not only on behalf of the project proponent, but for the taxpayer as well. The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB), as well as territorial and First Nations governments are all publicly funded. Exemption from reassessment is practical and common in other jurisdictions with whom Yukon is competing for investment. Since the passage of Bill S-6, approximately 100 existing projects have applied for exemption from reassessment, and the majority has not required one. That means for those successful proponents, they did not spend their resources on complicated submissions and instead, could reinvest in their businesses, in their employees and in Yukon community charities and initiatives. A hundred projects in two years might not seem like many in larger jurisdictions. In Yukon it is considerable. C-17 is expected to pass this fall which would end these types of exemptions for now. In its defence, Canada has committed to revisiting the reassessment issue and this time with full Yukon First Nation participation, but not until after C-17 passes. Meaningful First Nation participation is essential. Industry and municipalities cannot bear yet another botched intergovernmental

consultation debacle and its far-reaching adverse effects on relationships and investment in the territory. Changes to tripartite agreements do not, and should not, happen overnight. However the concern is once the reassessment clause is revoked; it will take months or perhaps years to develop its replacement, leaving Yukon behind other jurisdictions well into the future. Given the multitude of industry and government projects that have benefitted from this reassessment provision, removing it at this point is like ripping the roof off your house before you have decided what to replace it with – meanwhile leaving Yukon’s development assessment process out in the rain. Thankfully, a made-in-Yukon solution is within reach. In April 2016, Yukon First Nations, Canada, and the Yukon government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that included outlining how the need for a reassessment is judged. That MOU expires when C-17 becomes the law. Instead of allowing it to expire, there needs to be a firm commitment - by all three levels of government - to formalize the process officially before Bill C-17 passes. The majority of those aforementioned 100 projects - and consequently Yukoners - have benefitted from the MOU through its certainty, through jobs, through education and training, and through health, social and wellness programming. All that remains is for governments to embrace the practical and leave the politics for the next election. By then, they could have 100 more success stories to campaign on. Jonas Smith and Amanda Leslie are project managers with Prosperity Yukon, a resource industry advocacy group launched earlier this year.

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lot of barbeque conversation has been sparked by recent reports that the number of Yukon government employees has tripled since the early 1990s. Meanwhile, the Yukon government is burning through its cash pile at a rapid rate. After this fiscal year’s $83 million cash burn, we’ll be down to our last $10 million by the end of March. Unless something changes, we’ll need to borrow serious money in the coming years. I’m sure people will be happy to lend us the money. Our credit rating is AA. They know the transfer payment will likely continue and future Yukoners will be able to pay back our debt.

Nothing is easier than kicking the can down the road. Whether future Yukoners will be pleased to deal with the can later is another question. Meanwhile, the government has hired some experts to review its financial situation. One issue that keeps coming up is the believability of Yukon government financial reporting. For example, the capital and operating cost estimates for the new Whistle Bend continuing care facility have been a political football since well before the last election. According to Yukon News reports, then-minister Mike Nixon told the Legislature in April 2016 that the facility would cost $28 million per year to operate. He said the government included these costs in its long-term fiscal plan. The new government says this is not the case. More recently, current minister Ranj Pillai told the News that “There is not even a proper human resources strategy in place, and I

think the cost is about $36 million.” I looked up the latest business case on the government’s Whistle Bend website. It is from 2014, and the main document is still marked “DRAFT.” The document was written at a time when multiple location and size options were on the table, so it is hard to tell what figures apply to the facility currently being built. Basically, our legislators have been voting on capital and operating budgets for several years on this major project without all MLAs or the rest of us having a credible, up-to-date business case. We have to rely on whatever data the government of the day, whether blue or red, decides to give us. Which brings me back to that barbeque conversation: we need one more government job in the Yukon. We need a legislative budget officer. This is someone who is a non-partisan, independent officer of the legislature, like the ombudsperson, whose job is to

publish factual and independent financial analysis of the budget and major bills. Ottawa has the parliamentary budget officer, who flagged important issues like the true cost of the F-35 fighter jets. Ontario has the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario, which puts out reports on highly-sensitive, multi-billion-dollar government initiatives such as the “Fair Hydro Plan.” In Washington, DC, the Congressional Budget Office has recently shown the value of such an institution. It put out credible estimates of costs and how many Americans would lose health care coverage. CBO reports were a rare oasis of sanity in a hyper-partisan legislature that was about to vote on a critically important, but also mind-bogglingly complex, piece of legislation. Despite the bad press they get, most politicians are not trying to deceive the public. But it is a high-pressure job. The temptation to release only the figures that make you look good is

incredibly powerful. Institutions are important. The institution of a legislative budget officer protects against any tendency to release only favourable data. The LBO is an important supplement to access-to-information laws. While the latter may get a keen citizen reams of spreadsheets and emails, the LBO has the skills and time to wade through the data and publish an assessment. This is critical for things like Whistle Bend where the business case has to include lots of assumptions, such as the number of aging Yukoners, the wage rates of nurses, and a load of other currently unknown cost factors. The recent budget announced an investment of $1.96 million or about 20 per cent in additional spending in the Yukon department of finance to improve information gathering and analysis, modernize budgeting systems and create a program evaluation unit. That is probably another 10 or 15 government staff. The activities they are

supposed to be doing sound useful. With a reported 5,518 people on the government payroll as of last December, you have to invest in some finance whizzes to keep track of the money they spend. But these finance whizzes still work for whichever politician is in the corner office. As a citizen, I would be much more comfortable with the Whistle Bend project if I could download a report from the Yukon LBO with an independent cost assessment rather than relying on the minister of the day’s answer in Question Period. The LBO is really a litmus test. If you believe a politician who says he or she wants more transparent numbers but won’t hire an LBO, then I have some swamp land in Whistle Bend I’d like to sell you. 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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A woman has been charged with arson after gasoline was allegedly thrown into a Whitehorse apartment window and set on fire with three occupants still inside Wednesday. According to Whitehorse RCMP, officers were called to an apartment unit on Lewes Boulevard around 2:45 p.m. Aug. 30. Upon arrival, the residents of the unit, a 41-year-old man, 36-year-old man and 19-year-old woman, said a woman they knew had thrown gasoline through a window, set it on fire and fled the scene. The residents put out the fire before police arrived. Danielle Hodson, 37, was arrested and charged with arson as well as two counts of failure to comply with a probation order. She was scheduled to appear in court Thursday. - Jackie Hong

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U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, left, shakes hands with Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, accompanied by Mexico’s Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal, after they spoke at a news conference Aug. 16 at the start of NAFTA renegotiations in Washington. extends beyond leftist trade-skeptics. One Mexican diplomat referred to Trump as a “fool” and a “Nazi moron” on his personal Twitter page this week. A recent Mexican ambassador to China, Jorge Guajardo, tweeted this week, “People in (the) U.S. aren’t considering… how little political appetite there is in Mexico to partner (with) Trump’s U.S.A.” A plane filled with Mexican businessmen was grounded by bad weather this week while returning from the U.S. During the ensuing impromptu midnight dinner at a rain-soaked taco stand near Leon, Mex., talk turned to how best to handle Trump. “Respond with fire,” said one businessman. The other cupped his hands in a crude, universally recognized gesture, suggesting the Mexican government needed to grow some testosterone. On Friday, American negotiators will see numerous unflattering Mexican newspaper

headlines about their president. In the news this week are Trump’s NAFTA warnings, ramped-up deportations, pardoning of Sheriff Joe Arpaio and threatened government shutdown to fund his border wall. An opinion piece Wednesday in the regional newspaper in Leon was headlined: “Trump, Arpaio and dogs.” On Thursday, the national newspaper El Universal also ran a column on Arpaio, titled: “Exoneration of racism — another Trump policy.” One syndicated columnist suggested Trump was merely bluffing in threats to cancel NAFTA. But he wants Mexico to fight back. “The only way to unmask this bluff is to be ready to terminate,” Sergio Sarmiento wrote in his regular column. “Otherwise, the bully will impose his conditions.” One Mexico-watcher says the government has done well. Duncan Wood says Pena Nieto’s team has skillfully juggled various

roles since Trump took office Jan. 20, staying constructive but firm. He cited a recent statement in which Mexico said it wouldn’t pay for a wall; described fighting drug-trafficking as a shared duty; said it would not negotiate NAFTA through the media; and offered neighbourly help for flood-stricken Texas. “The Mexican president and Mexican government have been very effective,” said Wood, director of the Mexico Institute at Washington, D.C.’s Wilson Center. “They’ve learned how to handle the inevitable tweet or inflammatory statement from the U.S. president…. The government is drawing red lines so that Mexico is respected. And it’s saying, ‘By the way, we’re here to help.’” As for the Mexican public, Wood summed up their attitude as: “‘Look, we’re not against the American people — we just don’t like Donald Trump. We’re not anti-American. We’re anti-Trump.’” As for the likely election winner, while surveys currently show the new left-wing Morena party, led by Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, in first place, Wood cites a variety of reasons why the polls are likely to tighten. He believes constructive dialogue can prevail, NAFTA can survive, and politicians can get elected here without bashing Trump. But lingering hostilities are making it more difficult, he said, for the current government to agree to a NAFTA deal, and get the necessary ratification votes in Congress: “It makes it a lot more complicated.”

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Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, when you act as a leader your behaviors may be different from others around you. It is okay to stand out for the right reasons.

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May 22/Jun 21

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Gemini, you may need to ask yourself some difficult questions this week if you plan to map out more of your future. If you’re looking for adventure, the goals will be different from stability.

Jun 22/Jul 22

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Try to show others this week that you are a thoughtful person who has many life experiences to share, Cancer. Try to assert yourself in a calm but effective way.

Jul 23/Aug 23

LEO

Leo, trust the people you love and your close friends. There is a good reason why you hang in certain social circles. It’s not the time to doubt your alliances.

Aug 24/Sept 22

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Self-confidence and enthusiasm helps you to be a natural-born leader this week, Virgo. Show coworkers just how much you can handle and they’ll take a step back.

Sept 23/Oct 23

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There are many changes waiting to unfold in your personal life, Scorpio. Take the time to listen to what the stars are trying to tell you and make the best decisions.

Nov 23/Dec 21

CLUES DOWN 1. Cut the baby teeth 2. Reﬂexes 3. Midway between east and southeast 4. Beat 5. Sign of aging 6. Goidelic language of Ireland 7. Raise public concern 8. Make new again 9. Something unpleasant 10. Roman orator 11. Flavored 12. Subdivision

Libra, changes to your financial status may have you looking at various ways to cut costs or ways to splurge. Research all of the possibilities before making drastic changes.

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SAGITTARIUS

Bringing together people and socializing is what you desire this week, Sagittarius. Therefore, why not host a party or organize a night out with friends?

Dec 22/Jan 20

CAPRICORN

It is important not to let others make decisions for you, Capricorn. If you feel strongly about something, speak up for yourself and others will notice your assertiveness.

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The annual salary range for this position is $110,231 – $147,449 If you have the qualifications and desire to meet the challenges of this exciting opportunity, please apply by forwarding a cover letter and résumé which clearly demonstrate how your background and experience make you the ideal candidate for this position. A comprehensive job description is available at: YESAB Head Office, Suite 200 – 309 Strickland Street, Whitehorse or on our website at www.yesab.ca/employment Please submit applications to: Finance and Administration 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 Applications must be received by end of day September 17, 2017.

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Employment Help Wanted KITCHEN HELPER (NOC 6711) Full time permanent $16.00/hour Please apply by email: takhinigas@gmail.com Well Established Janitorial Company looking for experienced cleaner for permanent part-time commercial janitorial work, approximately 20 hours/week. * Above average wages * Flexible hours * Should have own transportation & cell phone. Don: 867-334-4800 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 immediately. Email Dawn info@worsleygateway.ca

Children Children’s Misc Bauer Challenge skates, black, sizes 11R & 12R, used 1 season, $25 pair; Bauer 1500 helmets, black, sizes S & M, used 1 season, $15 S, $20 M. 667-8726 Spiderman bike helmet, approx 4-5 yr old child, 50-54cms, exc cond, $15; Step 2 wagon for Two Plus, new, reg $100, asking $70. 6678726

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Appliances

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Matching washer/dryer, good working order, $200 for both. 633-2837

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Computer Equipment

REQUIREMENTS:

2016 Alienware 13R2 laptop, top spec last summer, 16G Ram, Geforce 960, QHD OLED touch screen, $1,080. 867-689-4674

• Prołcient in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator in a Mac environment • Well organized and able to work within short deadlines

iMac 27” desktop, great shape w/original box, no keyboard/mouse, $700 ﬁrm. 667-6717

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• Creative team player • Quick and accurate typing • A keen eye for detail • Strong design skills

9.3 x 74 R over/under double riﬂe, c/w extra set of 12 gauge shotgun barrels, $3,500. 660-4826 Ithaca model 37 Featherlight 12-ga pump shotgun, good cond, $275; Mannlicher-Berthier mountain carbine 8mm level, good cond, c/w 100 new cartridge cases & 2 new clips, $700. 456-2633

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Help Wanted

CALL FOR BOARD MEMBERS Deisleen Development Corporation is currently accepting applications from interested individuals to fill vacancies on our Board of Directors. The Deisleen Development Corporation (DDC) is a federally incorporated not-for-profit community development agency envisioned to create a positive environment for socio-economic growth for the community of Teslin and area. The DDC Board is the key governance body responsible for policy and funding decisions concerning our complete operations. This is a working board, which requires participation at the board level in order to fulfill our mission. The Board of Directors meets approximately every six weeks to two months. Board members hold their positions as per the Bylaws of the organization and will be paid through honoraria for days of service.

12 Gauge over-under shotgun, $700; Browning Auto 5 12-gauge, made in Belgium, engraved, $700. 660-4826

Wanted: WTB Ruger single six. Let me know if you have any for sale. 867-993-3041

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Combine your passion for creative advertising solutions and can-do attitude in this exciting PART-TIME role up to 22 hours per week. The Yukon News, published twice weekly and online 24/7 is the leading source for Yukon residents to learn about news, arts and business in their communities. We offer a small, boutique environment with the support and resources of a large industry leader. Black Press, is Canada’s largest privately held, independent community newspaper company with more than 150 newspapers, corresponding websites and associated publications located in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii. www.yukonnews.com Please email cover letter and resume to Mike Thomas at mthomas@yukon-news.com. Closing date: September 22, 2017. No phone calls, please.

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Major Responsibilities: • Adhere to the bylaws, policies and objects of the organization as set out in the articles of incorporation • Organizational leadership and advisement – formulation and oversight of policies and procedures • Financial management including approval and oversight of the annual budget • Ability to make sound decisions based on an independent assessment that considers the protection of public interest, sound business practices and compliance with relevant legislation and regulations Interested individuals are invited to submit a cover letter and resume electronically, stating skills, qualifications, experience and other relevant factors by Friday, September 8th, 2017 to D. Dupont at Deborah.dupont.ddc@gmail.com. Call 867-390-2310 for further information.

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ASSESSMENT OFFICER OPPORTUNITIES

Teslin Designated Office – Full-time, term to December 2018 Dawson Designated Office – Full-time, term to June 2018 Located in each respective community, the Assessment Officer reports to the Manager, Designated Office and is responsible for assisting in conducting environmental and socio-economic assessment of projects. This includes identifying project effects and mitigation measures for adverse effects, determining the significance of any residual effects and developing recommendations. The annual salary range for this position is $69,177.57 - $79,756.68 based on 75 hours biweekly.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT OPPORTUNITY

Teslin Designated Office – Full-time, permanent Located in Teslin, the Administrative Assistant reports to the Manager, Designated Office and is responsible for providing reception and administrative support to the staff of the Designated Office. Applicants should demonstrate their ability to work independently in a confidential environment, with frequent interruptions, and their ability to multi-task and prioritize their workload while maintaining a positive attitude with both co-workers and the public. Applicants must have experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Access. The annual salary range for this position is $54,240.68 - $62,285.60 based on 75 hours biweekly. Comprehensive job descriptions are available at: Dawson Designated Office, 705 Church Street in Dawson, Teslin Designated Office, 8 McLeary Street in Teslin, Head Office, Suite 200–309 Strickland Street in Whitehorse or on our website at www.yesab.ca/employment

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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

2 pellet stoves, Jamestown large house stove, $600; portable camp stove for cabin or wall tent, $150. 456-2633 4 foot fluorescent light fixtures T8 c/w 5’ plug cord (qty. 9) $12 each, also have T12 hardwired . 334-6087 6x4 closed in trailer, does not leak, older; table & 4 chairs, excellent cond, both go together, $650. 6677223 or 335-2038 Air tight wood stove, great for wall tent, cabin, 2nd largest of the 3 sizes available, c/w 2 90 degree elbows, $100. 633-6264 BBQ with full tank, $150; ice fishing tent, $300. 336-4245

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

2012 CRF250X, bought new in 2014, well maintained, many extras, new tires, low hours, $6,500 obo. 335-3935

20’ glass-hulled cruiser, Chev marine inboard, new canopy, c/w E-Z load trailer, offers; older 65 hp Evinrude, runs good, long shaft, $950. 456-2633

Misc. Wanted

1986 Bigfoot 8’ camper on 3/4 ton trailer, no leaks, $3000. 393-2714

Wanted: 1 acre of land for mobile home, willing to rent or buy the acre, am relocating in October, contact ASAP at 951-260-3666 Wanted: Free-standing bathtub with feet. Will pay. 633-4826 Wanted: Others concerned with NTHE to help build a Yukon NTHE community. Contact Box 11267, Whitehorse, Y1A 6N5. Wanted: Person to replace garage door opener motor & reset spring for senior citizen, pays well. Roger @ 633-5210 Wanted: rolled rooﬁng for shed. 334-6087 Will take freezer burnt or old wild meat and ﬁsh in the Whitehorse area. Call evenings, Peter at 3339043

2008 8’ Adventurer, north/south 60” bed, 2-way fridge, HD roof racks, rear ladder, furnace, toilet, extra insulation, exc cond, $11,000 obo. 667-6907

Furniture Couch, dresser, chair, stand-up dresser, 4 chairs. 633-7399 FREE: Single bed box spring & headboard, no mattress. 667-2943 Set of wall mirrors, $60; TV stand w/glass shelf, $50. 336-4245

Heavy Duty Machinery

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1980 D8K double angle tilt, Ripper new cutting edges 70% undercarriage rock guards, vg cond, $65,000. 250-651-7880 mdlenard@telus.net

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Firearms LICENSED TO BUY, SELL & CONSIGN rifles & ammo at G&R NEW & USED 1612-D Centennial St. 393-2274 BUY * SELL Mannlicher-Shoenaur 6.5c53 mm carbine, re-stocked, c/w 3 boxes factory ammo, good cond, $550; early 8x57mm German 98 Mauser sporting rifle, double set triggers, good cond, $425. 456-2633 New Fierce Edge 7mm rem with 30mm light weight talley rings & spare magazine. Black stock with titanium barrel & muzzle break, $3,000 call/text 780-805-0226 Non-restricted firearms course, Whitehorse Rifle & Pistol Club, Sept 9 & 10. For more info call 667-6728 or 334-1688 VZ-24 Mauser, cal 8X57mm, w/ammo pouches, sling, bayonet, cleaning equip, original military, exc cond, 650; Fox 16-ga double barrel shotgun, single trigger, good bores, exc cond, $650. 456-2633

Firewood/Fuel FIREWOOD $175/cord 20-foot lengths, 5-cord loads Small delivery charge You Cut Weekends, $70/cord 668-6564 Leave message

Cars - Domestic

1988 GMC 7000 picker truck, 5 & 2 speed, 147,500kms, 4 outriggers, 18’ ﬂat deck, heavy duty hitch, offers. 633-3571 or 335-4407 1998 R520 Kubota ex-farm machine, 3500 hrs, exc cond, new front tires, 110” snow bucket, 60” bucket, forks, log rock grapple, $35,000 250-651-7880 mdlenard@telus.net 2002 John Deere 644H 4.5yd QC bucket 8700 hrs. Yokahama 23.5x25, 95% very tight pins, exc loader $70,000.250-651-7880 mdlenard@telus.net 2005 Rainbow 36’ 5th wheel spring, loaded ramps, 20,000 lbs tandem axle. Sat in a barn for 10 years. New tires, paint & deck like new. Spare tire. $9,000. 250-651-7880 2015 7x20’ load trail dump trailer, remote control dump, like new, $10,000. 250-651-7880 20’ container, no leaks $3,000. 45’ x 9’H aluminum container, side door 2 side windows, no leaks, $5,000. 250-651-7880 mdlenard@telus.net 4500 litre double walled w/square catch spill under on skids, c/w electric pump, meter, hose & auto shutoff nozzle. Used once for fuel. $6,000. 250-651-7880 mdlenard@telus.net Godwin pump 10x10 self priming John Deere 6cyl 980 hrs, c/w 20’ suction hose with ﬂoating or sinking screen. Like new New $120,000, asking $69,000. 250-651-7880 New 8x10 grizzly, adjustable spacing, $5,500. 250-651-7880

Misc. for Sale 1950s motion lamp, good condition, forest fire scene, offers; Ryobi detail carver power tool, new, $50. 3349120 30 gallon goldfish tank with stand, c/w 4 goldfish & 1 sucker fish, $100. 689-8539

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USED VEHICLE CLEARANCE! $ 2015 Ram ProMaster CITY CARGO VAN 2014 Ram 1500 Crew 4X4 SLT, WHITE 2009 Dodge Avenger 4-DOOR SILVER 2017 Chev Cruze PREMIER TURBO, GREY 1999 Buick Century 4-DOOR 2012 Ram 1500 QUAD, 4X4, OUTDOORSMAN 2016 Hyundai Electra GT - GL BLACK 2015 Chev Equinox LS WHITE 2008 Jeep Patriot LIMITED, LOADED, GREEN 2013 Ford F150 S/C 4X4 XLT WHITE 2013 GMC Terrain SLE2 AWD, RED

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Misc Services

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 Da-Lite heavy duty fast fold deluxe projection screen, 11’ wide x 7’ 6” high, exc cond, transport case included, $800. Call 668-5014 Fox fur coat, long, luxurious, super soft, very nice cond, size M, $500. Text cell 334-9959 or email ahnkarolev@yahoo.com to view in Whitehorse Fox fur jacket, beautiful, quilted lining, vg condition, no loose fur, text 867-334-9959 or email ahnkarolev@yahoo.com to view in Whitehorse Handheld shower & showerhead wall bar combo, brushed nickel, 5 spray settings, new, never used, paid $120 US, asking $120 Cdn. 668-7601 Lumber, 2x4x10’, approx 50 pieces, 2x4x5’, approx 30 pieces, used only for perimeter fence, perfect condition, $300. 336-0444 Meccano Play Sets #5550 & #8540 in Meccano case, motor, tools, instructions, clean, $30. 667-6717. Mining equipment, household equipment, garage tools, camping gear, goldsmith shop and tools. 667-6779 Numerous items, pyrography art, leather goods, some tools, chop saw, small drill press, router set, router table, exercise equipment, elliptical trainer, PT fitness rower, 3323114 Odyssey 400 barbecue, c/w 20lb propane tank. 668-5786 Refurbished Fisher Wood stove, new fire bricks, gaskets, new paint, 25.5”W, 33”H, 28”D, 2 lengths 8” pipe, $500. 668-4945 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 Toko Ski Wax iron, like new, used once, $50; Skazz dance shoes, size 7, excellent condition, $25. 6677715 Toyostove Laser 56, heats up to 1,100 sq ft, ideal for zone, small home or cabin, clean, safe, odorless, easy to install, $1,200. 3360444 Two 16-piece dinnerware sets, like new, unique patterns in brown, Stoneware, $25 per set. 393-4366 Ultimate Spinning floor mop system, $20; large oval silver roaster with rack, line new, $20; Bissell vacuum cleaner, like new, $25. 393-4366 Wheelchair lift, used very little, new $8,000, asking $2,800. I can install. 633-4533

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Musical Instruments Kurzweil PC3LE8 88-Key keyboard, over 1,000 pro sounds, mint shape w/box, etc, $1,700 ﬁrm. 667-6717 PIANO TUNING & REPAIR by certiﬁed piano technician Call Barry Kitchen @ 633-5191 Email: bfkitchen@hotmail.com

Sporting Goods Austrialpin P12 ice climbing crampons, new, unused, $75 pick-up or delivery in Whitehorse, text to 3349959 or email ahnkarolev@yahoo.com Schwinn Searcher hybrid men’s bike, size L, very nice cond, good tires, gears, brakes work great, carrying rack on back, $100. Text 867334-9959 or email ahnkarolev@yahoo.com

Transportation

Auto Accessories/Parts Center console for Chevy Tahoe or Yukon, $225 obo. 334-3456 Set of two 195/65 R15 Nokia mud & snow tires, vg cond, $80. 334-9120 Sliding bed-extender for Nissan Frontier, $150. 668-5014 Studded winter tires on rims, 185/60R14 82T, + 3 summer tires, used on Pontiac Wave, $150. 456 2218. 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 Universal roof rack for small to med car, $50 obo. 689-2752

Cars - Domestic 1980 Corvette, call 336-8850 for details 1996 Toyota Camry V6, sunroof, great condition, $4,000 obo. 3358572 for more info 1999 Ford Taurus 4 dr sedan, 130,000kms, p/s, p/w, a/c, auto, V-6, $2,200. 667-7777 2001 GMC Jimmy, 4WD, needs work, new MotoMaster studded tires, 259,589kms, $4,000 obo. 3330915 2001 Hyundai Elantra, 4-dr sedan, $1,900; 1996 Toyota Corolla, 4-dr sedan, $350. 393-3457 2006 Kia Sorento needs ball joints and tune up 180,000 kms, 2,000 obo. 336-0231 2009 Jeep Compass, high km functioning SUV, extra rims available, damage to front passenger quarter panel, driveable as is, $950. 6894674 2012 Dodge Gran Caravan, 187,000Km, loaded, excellent condition, $13,000 obo. 322-2404 2014 Chevy Volt Electric, low kms, pristine shape, 70km electric range, 500km extended, $24,900 obo. 6677550

Transportation

2014 Yamaha 950 Bolt, 3,448 km, street bike, near new condition, white, c/w rear passenger back rest and passenger pegs, $6,800 obo. Barry 633-4417

Recreational/Sale

2011 Pleasure Way camper van, 21’ long, 95,000kms, like new, excellent shape. 668-2771 or 334-3290 2013 26’ Evergreen trailer, leather seats and chesterﬁeld upholstery, lightweight, easy to haul, large frig, stove, oven, TV, multiple storage areas, $25,000. 633-3113 Triple E Commander, 33’, Ford chassis, V8, needs minor mechancial work, 47,500 miles, Yukon registered, $12,000. 250-335-0632

Snowmobiles 2008 Skandic WT 550 Fan-cooled, excellent condition, low kms, $5,500. 660-4073 evenings

Sport Utility Vehicle 2000 Jeep Cherokee, Special Edition, complete power, inﬁnity sound system, heated leather seats, sunroof, remote start, new tires, 216,000kms, reduced to $4,400. 667-7777

Trucks & Vans 1989 3/4 ton Ford, 4X4, canopy 5L 6-cyl engine, not a beater, $2,500 obo. 667-6907

Transportation

Attn Hunters: 14’ ﬁbreglass boat with trailer, $1,500. 633-3608 PROFESSIONAL BOAT REPAIR Fiberglass Supplies Marine Accessories FAR NORTH FIBERGLASS 49 MacDonald Rd Whitehorse, Yukon 393-2467

Services Carpentry/ Woodwork 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

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Misc Services

1993 GMC 3500 dually, 5-spd, 6.5L diesel, extended cab, long box, 249,000kms, excellent condition inside/outside, safety inspection, ready to haul, $5,500. 334-0372

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

1996 Dodge Ram 2500, short box, $1,700. 393-3457 1997 Ford F350 crew cab, $1,500; 1989 Chev reg cab 4X4, $600; 1979 Chev 1/2 ton, reg cab, $400. 6687898, leave message 1999 Toyota Hiace truck body with 3Y engine, 68,000kms, RWD, great rig, will last a long time yet, $7,500 obo. 334-1859 2002 Ford Ranger 2WD, 3.0L V6, 234,000kms, well maintained, runs great, lots of new parts, $3,200 obo. Dylan 336-4832 2005 Dodge Caravan, everything works, $1500. 335-2273 or whitestork57@gmail.com 2009 Ford F150. Has a lift & levelling kit. Rock guard on hood & body line down to rockers done professionally in Edmonton, $14,000 obo. 335-8903 2011 Ford F-350 Lariat, 134,000 kms, winter & summer tires on rims, tonneau cover, light bar, white w/beige trim, Bully Dog delete system, leather heated & A/C seats, $35,000. 335-8107 2013 Ford F150 Platinum 4X4 crewcab, 6.5’ box, 44,000kms, 3.5 L Ecoboost, fully loaded, Tonneau cover, spray-in boxliner, box extenders, light bar, exc cond, $31,000. 3341511 Older 5-ton International gravel truck, Cummins diesel engine, box needs some patching, not used lately, offers. 456-2633

Utility Trailers 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 Trailer ideal for skidoo or quad with load ramp, wired, 6’x10’, $990 obo. 334-3456

FROGGY SERVICES PEST CONTROL For all kinds of work around the house. Windows & wall cleaning Painting Clean Eavestroughs Carpentry Yard Work, etc. references available 867-335-9272 LOG CABINS: Professional Scribe Fit log buildings at affordable rates. Contact: PF Watson, Box 40187 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6M9 668-3632

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

Boats 14’ Crestliner, $600. 12’ boat, $400. Aluminum boat rack, ﬁts any make, $400. Aluminum HD boat rack ﬁts GM trucks, $550. Homebuilt boat trailer, $500. 250-651-7880 mdlenard@telus.net

THOMAS’S ROOFING SERVICE *Shingle Replacement *Metal Roofs *Roof Tiles *Repairs (867) 334-8263

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Announcements

YUKON NEWS

Announcements

Coming Events

STUFF THE BUS Help us feed the hungry. Fill a school bus with donations for the Food Bank Society of Whitehorse on September 16, 10am-4pm, at Superstore.

Tai Chi classes start the week of September 11 at various locations and times. For more information visit www.taichiyukon.com

The Yukon Gymnastic Association annual general meeting is Tuesday, September 26, 6:15 pm at the Polarettes gym, 16 Duke Road. All interested parties are welcome to attend.

In Memoriam

Lost & Found

Coming Events

CNIB mobile days, September 8, Dawson City, 10-3pm @Tr’ondek Hwech’in Community Hall, September 11, Whitehorse 10-3pm @Golden Age Society, September Watson Lake 9-2pm @Signpost Seniors Centre. More info: Brad Hooge 1604-431-2151 Giant Book Sale fundraiser for Food Bank in Energy, Mines & Resources Library, Room 335, Elijah Smith Building, September 6th-8th, kick-off event September 6th, 12Noon-2pm. Further information 667-3111. Harmed someone, want to make amends? Been harmed, want some closure? Yukon Circle of Change has free facilitators to help. Restorative Conference may be an appropriate response. 867-333-9936 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 Jack Hulland School Council is holding its AGM on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 7:00 PM in the school library. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Selkirk Elementary School Council is holding its AGM on Wednesday, September 20th at 6:30 in school library. Everyone is welcome to attend.

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 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

Pets Local Whitehorse dog park needs help & volunteers needed to improve it. Email or check online link bit.ly/2wk5Rc1

Coming Events 12 Days of Christmas Market applications and details are available at www.ﬁreweedmaret.ca or call 867333-2255 Alpine Ski Association Yukon’s AGM is September 14, 2017, 7pm at Sport Yukon. For more info see http://www.alpineyukon.com Berton House Readings: writers Wendi Stewart & Al Pope, Thursday Sept 7 at 7:30 pm, Whitehorse Public Library. Free. 667-5239 for more info. Big Brothers Big Sisters Yukon Annual General Meeting, Wednesday, September 20, 5:30-6:30 pm at Library, Fireweed Meeting Room. Please RSVP 668-7911. Elijah Smith School Council is holding its AGM on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at 6:30 PM in the school library. Everyone is welcome to attend.

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MAGGIE T’S BACK YARD SALE 121 Hillcrest Drive Saturday September 2, 10am-4pm New clothing, lots of teen sizes $5 to $10 each Gently used clothing, all sizes Suitcases (like new) Female Rocky Mtn bike, like new Garden shed stuff Screen tent Quality juicer/household items and lots more!

Multicultural Centre of the Yukon, After School ESL Tutoring Program Kindergarten to Grade 12 begins September 11th. Register now at 4141D-4th Avenue. For more information call 667-6205 or email info@mcyukon.com Parents of students in Catholic Schools and Parish Community Members can join us at the 2017 Joint Catholic Schools Councils & CEAY Annual General Meeting, September 21, 7:00pm. Light refreshments. Vanier Catholic Secondary School Library Porter Creek Community Association meeting Monday, September 11th, 5:15 pm, Guild Hall. All Welcome. Come show your support. Info 633-4829 Porter Creek Secondary School Council is holding its AGM on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at 6:30 PM in the school library. Everyone is welcome to attend. Sarah Ward Workshop: Cutting Edge Strategies to Improve Executive Function Skills in the Classroom and Beyond! October 18. Registration and details: www.ldayukon.com, 668-5167

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Found: Dentures at yard sale at 57 Army Beach June 3/4 weekend, fell out of black vehicle. 336-4245 LOST: Dog from Keno Music Festival August 11. Log is a medium built slender senior Husky cross, reward of $2,000 offered for his safe return, no questions asked. Danielle 867689-8548 or any animal shelter Left hand, man’s golf set. 10 clubs, 50 plus golf balls. One of a kind Casino Rama golf bag, $75. 633-3113

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August 30, 2017 Remembering

Walt Holway who left this world for another, nine years ago. Even though you aren’t here in reality, like our Yukon ﬁreweed, you will last forever in our memories and hearts.

Marcus was born in Sept-Iles, Quebec on June 5th, 1991 and passed in Whitehorse, Yukon on August 29th, 2017.

Every day many family members were awaiting his daily recipes. The family requests no ﬂowers. If you would like, please donate to Quilters Without Borders so they may make pillows and blankies for sick children as per Marcus’ wishes. Donations can be made at Bear’s Paw Quilts, 20932nd Avenue, Whitehorse, or by calling 393-2327 with credit card donations. For updates on memorial service please visit his page on Facebook.

In Loving Memory of

Kathryn Diane Hyndman

If tears could build a stairway and thoughts a memory lane I’d walk right up to heaven and bring you home again No farewell words were spoken No time to say good-bye You were gone before I knew it And God only knows why.

April 9, 1943 - August 7, 2017

Love always, Edna and our family.

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Edo Nyland December 22, 1927 all the way to 2017. Edo passed away suddenly and peacefully at home August 13, after a happy day and a remarkably full life. It began in Amsterdam, in a loving family which nurtured his interest in plants by encouraging him to develop his own botanical garden. Membership in a natural history club followed, then formal training at a horticultural lab; after emigrating to Canada Edo earned a B.Sc. in Forestry at UBC. A forestry career ensued, beginning in 1957 in Clearwater and then Port Alberni BC, continuing in Alberta that year in the position of Forester I in Whitecourt Forest District. In 1968 Edo was transferred to Edmonton to serve as a specialist in the Land Use Assignment Section. Beginning in 1971, for the last eleven years of his career he was Superintendent of Forestry of the Yukon. Retirement began in 1982 with a move to Sidney. Not quite done with forestry, Edo founded the Friends of John Dean Park near Sidney. He belonged to the Forest History Society of BC; forestry expertise served him well as Councillor for North Saanich 1990-1996. He was proud to be a member of and work with the Sierra Club when it won a case before the Supreme Court of BC, against the Greater Victoria Water Board for allowing illegal logging on the watershed. As a result water management then became the responsibility of the CRD. Further concerns for the environment surfaced when Edo volunteered for the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup of the Vancouver Aquarium. Not surprisingly, Edo was also a member of the Western Canada Wilderness Committee and the Green Party. Edo was to experience the horrors of war, ﬁrst as a teenager during the German occupation, then as a conscriptee into the Dutch army at the time Indonesia was struggling for independence from Dutch rule. He served as a medic, treating survivors of the Japanese concentration camps, casualties of the war, cases of venereal disease and smallpox. Caregiving continued in Canada, as a volunteer for Helping Hands and a driver for the Shoal Centre in Sidney. Edo took into his own home a man totally paralyzed with MS and nursed him till the end.

My heart’s still active in sadness And secret tears will ﬂow What it meant to lose you No one can ever know. But now I know you want us To mourn for you no more To remember all the happy times Life still has much in store. Since you’ll never be forgotten I pledge to you today A hallowed place within my heart Is where you’ll always stay.

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Richard Godson

June 5, 1991 August 29, 2017

Marcus was survived by his parents, Catherine Chénier and Jimmy Organ; sister Kaitlin; and many aunts, uncles, and d cousins i to whom he was very close. Marcus worked at G & P Steakhouse for seven years where he developed his passion and love for food and cooking, just like his Grandpa Chénier. Marcus loved working out and was passionate about bodybuilding, UFC, and culinary arts.

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In 1984 Edo began a new adventure as an author, publishing Linguistic Archeology (2001, revised edition 2016) in which he challenged traditional thinking about the origin of European and other languages. Odysseus and the Sea Peoples: A Bronze Age History of Scotland in 2001. Then Odysseus of Scotland appeared in 2013 and his memoirs Life is full of Surprises in 2007.

You will be forever in our hearts! XOXO

Edo is survived by his third wife Barbara whom he met at the First Unitarian Church of Victoria. They had 9 years ﬁlled with happiness together. He is also survived by his ﬁrst wife Doris and their children including sons Heiko (Lesli), Ian (Maria) and Erik (Cathy); daughters Freda (Dallis), Karen (Barry) and Li-an (Kelly). Edo was predeceased by his second wife Elisabeth in 2007. Private celebrations will be scheduled later. Donations may be sent to Ecojustice and the War Amps.

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Yukon Registered Music Teachers Assoc. Annual General Meeting Sunday September 17, 6:30 PM 106 Strickland Street. All welcome.

United Way Yukon is conducting its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on September 14, 2017 at Carpenter’s Hall, 106 Strickland Street from 7.00 p.m to 8.30 p.m. All are welcome. YARD SALE Saturday September 9 9am-12Noon Rain or shine Parking Lot Whitehorse United Church 6th & Main, downtown 667-2989 “Loonie or Less” table Great Hot Dogs! Baking! Coffee! All proceeds go to the work of this Church Yukon Bird Club Field Trip Sunday September 10, Birding the Whitehorse Sewage Ponds with Devon Yacura. Meet at the SS Klondike at 10am, 3 hrs. Everyone welcome. Carpooling encouraged.

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Information packages and lease applications will be mailed out to all C/TFN Citizens households. Should you be interest in obtaining the mailout, but are uncertain if we have your up-to-date address, please contact Marie Helm at (867) 821-4251 or reception@ctfn.ca

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Take notice that Dease River First Nation from Good Hope Lake, BC, have applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Smithers, for a License of Occupation for Institutional – Waste Disposal Site purpose situated on Provincial Crown land located in Thornhill; ALL THAT UNSURVEYED CROWN LAND IN THE VICINITY OF GOOD HOPE LAKE, CONTAINING 1.95 HECTARES, MORE OR LESS.

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KAMLOOPS, B.C. ritish Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tourism industry is taking a hit with businesses reporting rising cancellations and decreased traffic over fears of wildfires. Maya Lange with Destinations BC, the provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tourism planning and marketing corporation, said Wednesday preliminary results from a survey of businesses in the Kootenay-Rockies region found that 32 per cent are anticipating losses due to perceptions of the fires. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are very con-

cerned. Just looking at the volume of visitation and the volume of trips that are taken by British Columbian and Albertan residents alone â&#x20AC;Ś especially in the months of July and August, we think there will be a significant impact.â&#x20AC;? She said one business in the region alone reported it has lost $100,000 due to cancellations in July. The Thompson-Okanagan region has been hardest hit by wildfires and Lange said 47 per cent of businesses in the area are reporting some sort of interruption this summer, such as cancellations or road closures.

Barkerville Historic Town and Park, a provincially operated attraction, has also reported a 54 per cent decline in visits comparing July 7 to Aug. 21 this year to last year, which caused a 50 per cent drop in net revenue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If Barkerville is down, the surrounding privately owned businesses that provide accommodations, hospitality, food and other activities will also be down and those impacts will be much harder on those private entities,â&#x20AC;? Lange said. Businesses are encouraged to contact their customers and reassure them it is still safe to travel in an effort to avoid cancel-

lations. Lange said businesses are also being told to share photos of their sites on social media so people can see the region is safe and accessible. Lange said Destinations BC has a marketing campaign underway to better inform travellers that most of the province remains safe to explore but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expected that losses to the industry will be significant once the total numbers for the season are calculated. The BC Wildfire Service said there have been 1,154 fires sparked since April 1 burning more than 10,600 square kilometres of land, and there is no sign of fire activity slow-

ing down soon. Although a 1,750-square-kilometre fire in the Thompson-Nicola region is now 50 per cent contained, fire information officer Ryan Turcot said unstable weather conditions bringing gusty winds has caused the blaze to spread. An evacuation order for an area south of Highway 24, including properties around Watch Lake, Horse Lake and Little Green Lake, was expanded as a result of the blaze. A wildfire burning south of the border in Washington state has also moved into B.C. toward the community of New-

gate, which is about 90 kilometres southeast of Cranbrook. The fire was about 650 hectares in size on the U.S. side of the border and had spread to about 30 hectares in B.C. on Wednesday. Turcot said the wildfire service was working with its U.S. counterpart to fight the blaze and helicopters from both countries were waterbombing hotspots. Turcot said there is no rain in the forecast for the central and southern Interior over the next week to bring relief from hot and dry conditions expected this weekend, which poses a greater fire risk.

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WINNIPEG any of the 3,700 people fleeing northern Manitoba forest fires were still waiting to fly south on Thursday, more than 24 hours after they left their homes on a journey made complicated by a lack of transportation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re tired. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re frustrated. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s anger,â&#x20AC;? Chief Alex McDougall of Wasagamack First Nation said as he waited along with hundreds of others to board one of two military transport planes bound for Winnipeg, more than 500 kilometres to the south. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of us have been sleeping in terminals. Some of us have been sleeping in gymnasiums. There is some food being provided by the local (grocery) stores.â&#x20AC;? All 2,000 residents of Wasagamack had to leave Tuesday as a large forest fire came within 800 metres of the community. Because there is no airstrip, people took turns piling into boats in small groups for a 20-minute journey across a section of Island Lake to St. Theresa Point. Smoke from the blaze also forced out people with health problems from the St. Theresa Point and Garden Hill reserves. Small charter planes, that can carry between nine and 45 people, began ferrying people south to Brandon and Winnipeg on

Wednesday, but a backlog persisted. Thursday morning, two Hercules military transport planes, each capable of carrying 100 people, joined the effort. But the large aircraft could only use the airstrip at Garden Hill, McDougall said, so he and others had to take a two-hour trip by barge from St. Theresa Point to Garden Hill. In Winnipeg, the Canadian Red Cross was readying to welcome the evacuees by turning a 4,300-square-metre hall at the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s convention

centre into an emergency shelter. Volunteers, including members of the Bear Clan Patrol â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a non-profit that keeps an eye on inner-city streets â&#x20AC;&#x201D; were busy setting up more than 1,000 cots, dozens of eating tables and more. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to have an area where people can get personal services like hygiene products, hygiene kits, health needs, that sort of thing,â&#x20AC;? said Shawn Feely, the Canadian Red Crossâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regional vice-president. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then we have the

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Canadian economic growth ‘gangbusters’ in second quarter thanks to consumers Andy Blatchford Canadian Press

OTTAWA he economy surged past expectations with across-theboard growth in the second quarter, giving the country its best start to a calendar year since 2002, Statistics Canada said Thursday. Canadian consumers, reassured by a strong job market and better wages, continued to flip open their wallets as real gross domestic product expanded at an annual pace of 4.5 per cent, the agency said. The sturdy growth provided the latest evidence that economic momentum has continued to build in 2017. It arrived with the Bank of Canada widely expected to once again hike its benchmark rate in the coming weeks. The last time quarterly growth climbed as high as 4.5 per cent was six years ago when it hit 5.7 per cent. Household spending stood out for many analysts in Thursday’s report. It grew 4.6 per cent, on a year-over-year basis, between April and June — a follow-up to a 4.8 per cent reading in the first quarter. “Make no mistake, those are extremely strong numbers,” said Jimmy Jean, senior economist with Desjardins. “It’s another very im-

pressive performance for the Canadian economy.” Combined with the 3.7 per cent expansion over the first three months of 2017, Jean said the economy posted annualized growth of 3.6 per cent in the first half of the year. Statistics Canada called it the strongest six-month start to a calendar year in 15 years. “Canadian GDP is gangbusters,” said Manulife senior economist Frances Donald, who called consumer spending Canada’s “pillar of growth.” She said spending is unlikely to slow down because the numbers show Canadians actually saved more during the quarter as well. “There’s still fuel in the consumer’s tank,” said Donald, who credited robust economic fundamentals like job and wage growth for spending’s resilience. Exports, particularly in the form of energy products, also gave a lift to real GDP in the second quarter. On the energy front, however, analysts said some of the improvement was due to last year’s comparably weak numbers, pulled down after oil facilities shut down because of Alberta wildfires. Taken together, exports expanded in the second quarter at an annualized rate of 9.6 per cent, Jean said.

The quarterly GDP increase came even though housing investments contracted at an annualized rate of 4.7 per cent during a period that saw the introduction of a new Ontario tax on foreign buyers in April. A consensus of economists had predicted Canada to deliver a second-straight growth reading of 3.7 per cent, according to Thomson Reuters. The Bank of Canada had predicted second-quarter real GDP to expand by three per cent in its latest forecast, released in July. Citing the strengthening economy, the central bank raised its rate in July for the first time in seven years — to 0.75 per cent from 0.5 per cent. Its next rate announcement is scheduled for the upcoming week. Before Thursday’s release many economists had been predicting the bank to only raise its rate again in October. The GDP report was enough for CIBC chief economist Avery Shenfeld to change his mind. He thinks a rate hike is now more likely to land next week than in October. “The bank can clearly argue that the economy simply doesn’t need rates as low as they have been to generate decent economic growth,” Shenfeld wrote in a research note. For their part, Donald

Trudeau promises unionized workers a NAFTA deal they can be proud of Canadian Press

MONTREAL rime Minister Justin Trudeau assured unionized Canadian workers on Thursday they’ll be getting a NAFTA deal they can be proud of. Trudeau put a positive spin on the negotiations as he addressed the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada national convention in Montreal. “This modernization has been a long time coming and we’re going to get a fair deal for Canadian workers,” he told several hundred union members. He repeated several times the agreement is in need of an update, and pointed out

labour groups are ”well-represented” on Canada’s NAFTA council, which is led by Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland. Canada’s priorities include increasing protection for workers and the environment, he said. “Together, we’re going to land an agreement people in this room and across the country can be proud of,” he told the audience. The national president of the labour group said many of its members could be deeply affected by the trade deal, particularly those in the poultry and dairy sectors. “It’s important for us to have that voice, to be there with the conversations and speak for our members

that will be impacted, and that’s an important place for labour to be,” Paul Meinema said of the NAFTA talks. The union, which represents some 250,000 workers across the country, has urged the federal government to protect Canada’s supply management system during the talks. Meinema said Trudeau has taken steps to improve the relationship between Ottawa and labour groups, pointing out he was the first prime minister to accept an invitation to speak at its convention. Nevertheless, Meinema says the union still supports the NDP and has thrown its support behind Jagmeet Singh in that party’s leadership contest.

and Jean expect Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz to wait until October, once he’s had time to telegraph the second rate increase. “Of course, nothing is entirely to be ruled out, especially with governor Poloz,” said Jean, who recalled the bank’s two 2015 rate cuts. “He has surprised us in the past.” The second-quarter acceleration was fuelled by an eighth-consecutive monthly GDP increase in June that included the construction sector’s largest gain in four years. The report said 14 of 20 industrial sectors saw growth in June as GDP expanded by a stronger-than-expected 0.3 per cent. The strong June number also suggests the third quarter could be off to a good start. Before the report, Desjardins was projecting 2.9 per cent growth for 2017. Jean now expects that prediction to head north of three per cent.

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FALL 2017 TRAINING PROGRAMS

Mental Health First Aid for Northern Peoples 18 hours | $250 +gst | JUST 034 This 3 day Mental Health First Aid Canada for Northern Peoples course is guided by a number of important principles including respect, cooperation, community, harmony, generosity, and resourcefulness. This northern version of the basic MHFA course integrates material that reflects the experiences of Aboriginal peoples - First Nation, Inuit, and Metis - as these peoples make up a large segment of the northern population. In addition, this course addresses the importance of holism and balance. The whole person – mental, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual - must be considered when providing mental health first aid. The course addresses the following questions: • What are Mental Health, Mental Health Problems, and Mental Disorders? • What is Mental Health First Aid? • Why Mental Health First Aid? The course also addresses Mental Health First Aid for: • Substance Disorders • Mood Disorders • Anxiety Disorders • Deliberate Self-Injury • Psychotic Disorders CRN 10383 | Oct 3-5 | 8:30am–4:30pm Location: Yukon College CRN 10397 | Dec 5-7 | 8:30am–4:30pm Location: Yukon College

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) 12 hours | $420 +gst ASIS 002 The two-day Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training is designed to prepare caregivers of all backgrounds to provide first aid to persons at risk of suicide. The training is intended to improve caregiver’s skills and abilities to intervene until either immediate danger of suicide is reduced or additional resources can be accessed. The workshop is designed to give emergency “first aid” skills for helping people at risk of suicidal behaviours. Intervention attitudes, knowledge, skills and resources are presented in two days of practical training. Participants will receive a certificate from Living Works in Alberta, which is a public service company that develops, delivers and distributes programs for the prevention of suicide. ASIST is coordinated in Alberta by Suicide Prevention Training Programs. ASIST is the most widely used suicide intervention-training program in the world. Learn how to: • Recognize opportunities for help • Reach out and offer support • Estimate the risk of suicide • Apply the suicide intervention model • Link people to community resources CRN 10385 | Oct 10-11 | 9:00am–5:00pm Location: Yukon College

Crisis Response Planning 6 hours | JUST CE66 + EARLY BIRD RATE | $209 +gst + Register before Sept. 26 for Early Bird Rate STANDARD RATE | $235 +gst

To effectively respond to critical incidents (violence, suicide, tragedy, etc.), schools, communities and organizations need to plan ahead of time so they are prepared to respond to these unfortunate events. This training will focus on how to organize effectively and quickly at a time of high stress so that groups are better prepared to respond to the emotional needs of those affected by a critical incident. A key component of the training is review of a Crisis Response Checklist, an important tool when managing the complexities of a critical incident. Participants will leave the workshop with a clear understanding of how to implement their own crisis response team and plan for their specific environment. Please note that for the purpose of this workshop, “crisis response” refers to the steps that are made after a critical incident. This is not a threat assessment or emergency preparedness workshop.

Workshop Outline: • Definitions and Overview • Spectrum of Critical Incidents • Trauma – An Overview • Crisis Response Team and Plan Development • Crisis Response Planning Checklist • Organizing in Times of High Stress • Media Relations • High Risk Individuals • Individual Debriefing • Critical Incident Group Debriefing • Memorials • Evaluation and Debriefing • Follow-up Assessments • Trigger Events and Anniversaries • How Suicide is Different This is one of the Crisis and Trauma Resource Institute’s (CTRI) courses. CTRI is located in Winnipeg and delivers training in Yukon and across Canada. Oct 17 | 9:00am–5:00pm Location: Westmark Whitehorse Hotel To register online please visit https://ca.ctrinstitute.com/ or call 877.353.3205 to register by telephone. For enquiries please contact CTRI by email at info@ ctrinstitute.com, call CTRI at 877.353.3205, or call the Northern Institute of Social Justice at 867.456.8590.

Right Use of Power 12 hours | $250 +gst JUST CE67

This is a two-day training experience for personal and professional development. Empowering, relevant and dynamic, this program is presented through talks, discussions and experiential practices. It is especially relevant for psychotherapists, counselors, coaches, teachers, medical professionals, body workers, consultants, leaders, social workers, and clergy. Right use of power is at the very heart of ethics. We long for, and are capable of magnificence in the use of our personal and professional power. And we have all been wounded by misuses of power. The Right Use of Power approach to ethics is dynamic and engaging, and recognizes that the issues of power in helping relationships are complex. Linking power with heart, this program focuses on increasing skillfulness, engagement, and awareness. It is ethics from the inside out. Two days chock-full of interesting, engaging, practical, and even life-changing processes and materials. Learn how to: • Stay in your heart while standing in your strength. • Learn about your power style and some power parameters. • Practice a simple process for resolving conflict and repairing torn relationships. • Handle challenging interactions when there is a power difference. • De-activate the things that stand in your way. • Learn essential skills for using power with ethical wisdom and skill. Participants have said: • I will lean into conflict with more skill. • I will be more ethically pro-active. • I will see the positive potential in down-power roles. • I will be more aware of the shadow aspects of power. • I will campaign for the idea that power is not awful and that the power differential serves a valuable purpose. • I will own my power, both personal and role, and say a full yes to it. • I will use the four dimensions of power in so many situations. CRN 10392 | Oct 25-26 | 9:00am–5:00pm Location: Westmark Whitehorse Hotel

Working with Trauma 12 hours | $250 +gst JUST CE70

This course is designed to provide participants with an introduction to: • trauma and the impact of trauma on the whole person • vicarious trauma, burnout and compassion fatigue (an introduction to the impact and implication of client traumas on those who work directly or indirectly with clients). • tools for preventing and managing vicarious trauma, burnout, and compassion fatigue Note: The term trauma is used in various contexts. This course focuses on the trauma that results specifically from interactions between people, not the trauma resulting from environmental disasters. This course is not intneded to be a personal therapy modality. CRN 10405 | Nov 2-3 | 9:00am–5:00pm Location: Westmark Whitehorse Hotel

FASD Informed Support 9 hours | $90 +gst | FASD 010

This 9-hour training aims to answer the questions of caregivers, multidisciplinary front-line service providers, professionals, community members and others who care about and work with individuals with FASD. • What are the signs of an invisible, neuro-behavioural disorder? • How do brain differences affect the individual’s behavior, learning, and social outcomes? • How is this condition experienced first-hand? • How must our typical interventions, environments and services be modified to better support those individuals with this challenging disability and their caregivers? • How can we work together to help prevent further adverse life events and offer successful support? CRN 10399 | Nov 7 | 9:00am–4:30pm | Nov 8 9:00am-12:00pm Location: Westmark Whitehorse Hotel

Supporting Your Staff through Loss & Grief 3 hours | $95 +gst JUST 048

(A half-day course developed and delivered by Hospice Yukon staff for the NISJ.) Supporting Your Staff through Loss and Grief (a half-day course developed and delivered by Hospice Yukon staff for the NISJ). Grief affects all workplaces. The effects of grief are felt be those who experienced the loss, and by their co-workers. This course is intended to help those with leadership responsibilities to: • Take an in-depth look at the nature of grief. • Develop practical tools to provide effective leadership in crises and high stress periods. • Learn to anticipate the challenges of supporting employees through loss in the workplace. • Establish appropriate support and maintain productivity in your unique work environment. • Hear first-hand from guest speakers who have provided excellent leadership during times of loss in their workplaces. Who could benefit from attending: • Managers, supervisors, educators, HR professionals, school principals, and anyone in a leadership role. “Planning for grief and loss is a missing piece in our leadership toolbox. We regularly practice fire drills and implement emergency plans that are rarely needed, yet somehow we fail to plan for tremendously impactful events like grief and loss that will inevitably occur in the workplace.” ~ Kelvin Leary, Former D.M. of ECO, Yukon Government. For more information call Hospice Yukon 667-7429 CRN 10401 | Nov 29 | 8:30am-12:00pm Location: Association Franco-Yukonnaise Centre 302 Strickland Street

Working in Social Services

6 hours | JUST CE68 | The Essential Skills + EARLY BIRD RATE | $209 +gst STANDARD RATE | $235 +gst This introductory workshop provides the fundamental understanding and skills required for working with people in a helping capacity. Whether working in the role of general helper, counsellor or administrator, there are key areas that are essential to providing helpful, collaborative and ethical services. This workshop will provide awareness and introductory skillbuilding in core areas related to the helping role including: communication, listening, service coordination, ethics, diversity and promoting helper resilience. These insights will work to reduce employee burnout and turnover while also improving service delivery. Workshop Outline: • Why do You Want to be a Helper? • Building a Therapeutic Relationship • Skills for a Positive Connection • Reviewing our Beliefs • How Who You Are Affects How You Help • Essential Listening and Communication Skills • Essential Emotion Regulation Skills • Skills for Managing Conflict • Helping Beyond the Job Description • Ethics and Social Services • The Importance of Diversity and Cultural • Advocacy and Empowerment

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Working with Other Systems A Trauma-Informed Lens in Every Role Impact of Helping on the Helper Staying Healthy in a Helping Profession

This is one of the Crisis and Trauma Resource Institute’s (CTRI) courses delivered by Nataschaa Chatterton, a Yukonbased instructor. CTRI is located in Winnipeg and delivers training in Yukon and across Canada Nov 29 | 9:00am–5:00pm Location: Westmark Whitehorse Hotel To register online please visit https:// ca.ctrinstitute.com/, or call 877.353.3205 to register by telephone. For enquiries please contact CTRI by email at info@ctrinstitute.com, call CTRI at 877.353.3205, or call the Northern Institute of Social Justice at 867.456.8590.

YFN 101: History of Yukon First Nations

& Self-Government 6 hours | $200 +gst | YFN 001

This one-day course is intended for anyone interested in learning more about Yukon First Nations and Self-Government. Develop a broader understanding and appreciation for the key moments in Yukon First Nations distant and recent past, in a day that includes interactive activities, discussions and presentations by staff in the Yukon First Nations Initiative department at Yukon College. The instructors incorporate historical timelines, facts, personal stories, and activities for an engaging look at history and recent developments. “This was an excellent workshop that covered a huge amount of material in a short amount of time, but did it so well! Appreciated the openness and humour. Amazing instructors/ facilitators that enhanced learning for everyone.” ~ Past Participant CRN 10446 | Dec 6 | 8:30am-4:30pm Location: Yukon College

YFN 101: ONLINE*

CRN 10398 | SELF-PACED | $89.99 +gst YFN 001 Yukon First Nations 101 has been developed to educate students and employees about the culture and history of the First Nations Peoples of the Yukon, the cultural values shared among Yukon First Nations today, and how to communicate respectfully with First Nations individuals and communities. This self-paced course was developed in partnership with Yukon College and the Council of Yukon First Nations, and has been vetted by the 14 Yukon First Nations. Topics covered are: • Regional Cultural Competency • Linguistic Groups, Traditional Territories • Impacts of Contact and Colonization • Historical Events and Yukon Agreements • Yukon First Nations Today: Culture and Values + Registration starting September 1/17 and ending December 31/17. Registrants have until the end of the following term (April 30/18) to complete the online course.

Registration: Please call Admissions to register at 867.668.8710 and quote the Course Registration Number (CRN) listed above. Withdrawal Policy: Please notify the Admissions Office, in person or by telephone, five business days prior to the course start date to allow for a refund. If you withdraw fewer than five business days before the start of a course, you will forfeit the course fee. For more information on the Northern Institute of Social Justice and courses offered: Visit our website: yukoncollege.yk.ca/nisj Call: 867.456.8589 Email: nisj@yukoncollege.yk.ca

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Pilot of Air Transat ﬂight tells hearing tarmac delay was lesser of two evils Jordan Press Canadian Press

OTTAWA he captain of one of two Air Transat flights that was forced to sit for hours on a sweltering Ottawa tarmac last month said Thursday he considered keeping passengers aboard the delayed aircraft to be the lesser of two evils. Yves Saint-Laurent told hearings in Ottawa that he decided to keep passengers on the plane because he believed allowing them to disembark would have caused hours more delays, as opposed to the 30 minutes he was repeatedly told it would take to refuel. Those hours would have been taken up with first getting everyone off the plane, then finding buses to transport them to a hotel for the night or to Montreal, the plane’s ultimate destination. The 30-minute refuelling time frame kept being extended, Saint-Laurent testified. What’s more, a series of circumstances beyond his control — other planes jumping the refuelling queue, other planes blocking the taxiway and bad weather — only made matters worse. When the ordeal was over, however, most passengers expressed their gratitude to him after they had finally arrived in Montreal. “The next day, I saw what I would call the media circus,” Saint-Laurent told the Canadian Transportation Agency hearing.

“I was shocked, surprised because I would say that most of the passengers who left the aircraft in Montreal that night said, ‘Thank you.’” Thursday’s testimony came on Day 2 of hearings to determine precisely why the two Montreal-bound flights — one from Brussels, the other from Rome — sat on the tarmac for almost five and six hours, respectively, with passengers not allowed to disembark. One of the two international flights ran out of fuel during the hourslong delay, causing the air conditioning system to shut down. The ensuing heat soon led to mounting tensions, a child throwing up on board and — ultimately — a 911 call from a passenger. The airline and airport officials have been blaming each other for the incident, which is now subject of a class-action lawsuit. The hearings are aimed at establishing whether Air Transat has broken its tariff agreement with customers. Matthew Jackson, Air Transat’s director of flight safety, said it would have been a “very big challenge” to get more than 300 passengers off either of the flights while they were stuck

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Air Transat pilot Yves Saint-Laurent is seen as he returns for the afternoon session of a Canadian Transportation Agency hearing August 31 in Ottawa. on the taxiway. To do so would be an indication of “an emergency situation” like a fire or bomb threat, “and it would have shut down the airport,” Jackson said. The two flights were diverted to Ottawa due to weather on July 31, along with about 20 other planes in an incident that appears to have taxed airport resources in the national

capital to their limit. Owen Prosser, a ramp co-ordinator who worked the Air Transat flights, said he had never experienced such a mass diversion of planes, calling it a “debacle.” Fuelling teams ran out of fuel on several occasions. Among the planes was an Airbus 380, the largest plane to land that day. The need to find a place to park that Air Emirates

flight forced crews to move the two Air Transat planes to the airport taxiway, where they could be neither refuelled nor serviced. As a result, they ended up being among the last planes to be refuelled. Normally, refuelling during a diversion takes place on a first-come, first-served basis, said Saint-Laurent, who was flying the aircraft from Rome.

He said he saw a number of planes being refuelled even though they landed after his. Once finally able to refuel, Saint-Laurent said he vented his frustration on a ground crew worker, who threw up their hands, claimed it wasn’t their fault, and blamed the airport for issuing an order to fuel other planes first. The airport has denied ordering special treatment for other planes. Prosser said the pilot of the plane that ran out of fuel never told him how desperate the situation was. “I never received any phone calls from the captains,” Prosser said. “He never told me he needed fuel. He did tell me there was a dog in the (cargo) pit that needed water.” Customs agents opened the cargo hold and provided water to the dog during the delay. On Wednesday, passengers told the hearings that they would have given anything to be allowed off the planes, even if only to face further delays or long drives home.

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Blasts rock Texas chemical plant as Harvey danger moves east Nomaan Merchant & Juan A. Lozano Associated Press

HOUSTON ires and two explosions rocked a flooded Houston-area chemical plant early Thursday, sending up a plume that federal authorities described as “incredibly dangerous” and adding a potential new hazard to the aftermath of Harvey. The blasts at the Arkema Inc. plant, about 25 miles (40 kilometres) northeast of Houston, also ignited a 30to 40-foot flame. The French operator of the plant said up to eight more chemical containers could burn and explode. Local officials insisted that the explosion produced no toxins. The blasts happened as floodwaters from days of relentless rain began to recede and the threat of major dangers from the storm shifted to a region near the Texas-Louisiana line. Fire authorities said the blasts were small and that some deputies suffered irritated eyes from the smoke,

but they emphasized that the materials that caught fire shortly after midnight were not toxic. Even so, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality urged people in the area to stay indoors with their windows closed and air conditioners running, and to restrict physical activity. Particles from smoke and chemicals can affect people with heart and lung problems. At a news conference in Washington, D.C., the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Brock Long, told reporters that the plume was hazardous. In the largely rural area surrounding the plant, officials said they went door to door to explain the situation and called on residents to evacuate, but leaving was not mandatory. The plant, in Crosby, lost power after the storm, leaving it without refrigeration for chemicals that become volatile as temperatures rise. Arkema shut down the plant before Harvey made landfall. As the sun rose, an AP photographer at a roadblock

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Houston police officers patrol among floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey Aug. 30 in Kingwood, Texas. about 2 miles (3 kilometres) from the scene could see no sign of a blaze in the direction of the plant. In Houston, the rescues continued apace. The fire department planned to begin a block-by-block search Thursday of thousands of flooded homes to look for anyone left behind in the floodwaters, a process that was expected to take one to two weeks, Assistant Fire Chief Richard Mann said.

The latest surveys indicate that the storm and floodwaters have caused major damage to more than 37,000 homes and destroyed nearly 7,000, the Texas Department of Public Safety reported. Farther east, Beaumont and Port Arthur struggled with rising water after being pounded with what remained of the weakening storm. The confirmed death toll climbed to at least 31, including six family members — four of them children — whose bodies were pulled Wednesday from a van that had been swept off a Houston bridge into a bayou. Beaumont and Port Arthur worked to evacuate residents. Port Arthur found itself increasingly isolated as floodwaters swamped most major roads out of the city.

More than 500 people — along with dozens of dogs, cats, a lizard and a monkey — took shelter at the Max Bowl bowling alley, general manager Jeff Tolliver said. “The monkey was a little surprising, but we’re trying to help,” he said. Floodwaters also toppled two oil storage tanks in South Texas, spilling almost 30,000 gallons (114,000 litres) of crude. It was not immediately clear whether any of the spilled oil was recovered. More damage to the oil industry infrastructure is expected to emerge as floodwaters recede. Forecasters downgraded Harvey to a tropical depression late Wednesday from a tropical storm, but it still has lots of rain and potential damage to spread, with 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 centimetres) forecast from the

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Louisiana-Texas line into Tennessee and Kentucky through Friday. Some spots may get as much as a foot, raising the risk of more flooding. For much of the Houston area, forecasters said the rain is pretty much over. “We have good news,” said Jeff Lindner, a meteorologist with the Harris County Flood Control District. “The water levels are going down.” Residents were warned about the dangers of heat exhaustion if they have lost power or must toil outdoors, with temperatures expected to climb into the low 90s through the weekend. Houston’s two major airports were up and running again Wednesday. Officials said they were resuming limited bus and light rail service as well as trash pickup. At Hermann Park, south of downtown, children glided by in strollers and wagons, joggers took in midday runs and couples walked beside cascading fountains and beneath a sparkling sun. People pulled into drive-thru restaurants and emerged from a store with groceries. At the same time, many thousands of Houston-area homes are under water and could stay that way for days or weeks. And Lindner cautioned that homes near at least one swollen bayou could still get flooded. Houston-area 911 centres are getting more than 1,000 calls an hour from people seeking help, officials said. Altogether, more than 1,000 homes in Texas were destroyed and close to 50,000 damaged, and over 32,000 people were in shelters across the state, emergency officials reported. About 10,000 more National Guard troops are being deployed to Texas, bringing the total to 24,000, Gov. Greg Abbott said. In Orange, Texas, about 30 miles (50 kilometres) east of Beaumont, residents of a retirement home surrounded by thigh-deep water were rescued by National Guardsmen and wildlife officers, who carried them from the second floor and put them aboard an airboat. Harvey initially came ashore as a Category 4 hurricane in Texas on Friday, then went back out to sea and lingered off the coast as a tropical storm for days, inundating flood-prone Houston. Harvey’s five straight days of rain totalled close to 52 inches, the heaviest tropical downpour ever recorded in the continental U.S.

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Marijuana store creates chasm in Alaska tourist town Mark Thiessen Associated Press

TALKEETNA, ALASKA he presence of a marijuana retail store has caused a deep divide in this quirky tourist town, where hundreds of visitors roam the streets daily browsing in art galleries and souvenir shops housed in historic cabins. Most of Talkeetna’s stores line the two long blocks that make up its Main Street, where tourists — many who arrive in Alaska on cruise ships and are bused about two hours north from Anchorage — wander into storefronts like Nagley’s General Store for ice cream or slip through its back door for a cold one at the West Rib Bar and Grill. At Main Street’s opposite end, near a river park where visitors snap photos of the continent’s largest mountain, is Talkeetna’s newest venture into the tourism trade. The High Expedition Co. is a nod to the rich mountain climbing history of the eclectic community purported to be the inspiration for the 1990s television series “Northern Exposure.” Talkeetna’s first marijuana retail store is causing a rift not seen in other tourist-dependent towns in this Libertarian-leaning state, where marijuana had a casual acceptance long before it became legal. But even here, like in many pot-legal states, some towns have opted out of sales, fearful it might invite crime and other evils. In Talkeetna, some shop owners — the ones who built a multimillion-dollar business from the steady stream of mountain climbers who use Talkeetna as a staging point for treks up Denali — say this one shop could ruin the tiny town’s historic atmosphere and harm business like the eight or so stores that serve alcohol along Main Street could never do. “I don’t think he belongs in downtown Talkeetna,” Meandering Moose B&B owner Mike Stoltz said. Joe McAneney co-owns the High Expedition Co., which opened in mid-May. “The sky hasn’t fallen on Talkeetna, the sun is shining, and this is now the most photographed shop in town,” he said. Grabbing the attention of amateur shutterbugs is a small “Cannabis Purvey-

ors” wooden sign on the store’s deck. McAneney has been working to open the shop nearly since the day in 2014 that Alaska residents voted to legalize recreational marijuana. He and a partner bought the cabin that was originally built for Ray Genet, an early Talkeetna climber and guide who died in 1979 on Mount Everest. McAneney worked with Genet’s family and has incorporated a small museum dedicated to Genet and Talkeetna’s climbing history. But even that association led to some disdain. “Small towns in Alaska are harder than anywhere to break into and sort of become accepted,” McAneney said. His store got its approval from the borough on a technicality when the assembly was writing regulations for marijuana businesses in unincorporated areas, like Talkeetna, and inadvertently omitted special land use districts ? like the town’s Main Street. Talkeetna has no local governing body, only a nonvoting community council whose sole power is sending recommendations to borough officials roughly 75 miles (120 kilometres) away. State regulators approved the store’s permit on a 3-2 vote last spring. “There’s people that are upset about it, but it’s legal,” said Sue Deyoe, the Talkeetna Historical Society and Museum’s

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Ganga Fire, one of the offerings of marijuana for sale at The High Expedition Co. in Talkeetna, Alaska in seen on July 12. executive director. Opposition mounted as the issue went before state regulators, where a stream of residents unsuccessfully called in to the Anchorage meeting to oppose the store’s license. Among the biggest issue for critics is the lack of places for tourists to puff the marijuana they buy ? smoking pot in public is illegal, and that led to fears the nearby river park would become the place to partake. Alaska State Troopers say there were no citations issued for anyone consuming marijuana in public in Talkeetna from April 1 to July 1, the same as last year. But opponents argue

Talkeetna is lawless, with the closest trooper an hour away. “What are we supposed to do?” asked Stoltz, the bed and breakfast owner. “Are we going to take the law into our own hands? Duct-tape him?” Stoltz said the very presence of a pot store will harm business in the historic town, where resi-

dents make a year’s living between Memorial Day and Labor Day. “If we lose our tourism, we lose what Talkeetna is,” he said. “We’re not catering to stoner tourists. To me, that’s the conflict with Joe.” Seeing a pot shop on Talkeetna’s main drag didn’t bother 65-year-old

Jeff White, visiting from the Louisville, Kentucky, area. Talkeetna has the artsy feel of a tourist town in Colorado, which also has legal marijuana, he said. “This goes with that vibe, and I think that’s fine.” One resident dismisses the idea that the pot store is giving Talkeetna a black eye. But it is dividing the town, Christie Stoltz said, noting the chasm has reached her home. She’s the daughter of Mike Stoltz, the B&B owner. “I feel like it’s generations — the older generation versus the younger generation,” she said. For some, marijuana was never an issue, Deyoe said, and it pales in comparison to a controversy last spring when the borough proposed levelling trees over an area about the size of eight football fields for an expanded parking lot for summer use. “I think the community council got way more letters on that than they did in reaction to the marijuana shop,” she said.

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egardless of how you feel about Canadian actor Jim Carrey and his flailing limbs, most people are familiar with the famous ‘bathroom scene’ in the 1998 film, The Truman Show. In this scene, the viewer watches Carrey — playing the titular character, Truman — pretend to be an astronaut, drawing a helmet on the mirror with a bar of soap and talking to himself as if he were landing on the moon. The pleasure in this moment is not based solely on simple voyeurism — Truman does not know he is being watched — but from the intimacy of seeing someone say and do things with an authenticity and lack of reservation. Seeing him be himself in such an inhibited way, it’s hard not to think of the similarities and differences of your own private behaviour, and so you feel both intrigued and attached to Truman. Busted Up: A Yukon Story attempts to do something similar on a much more personal, localized — and real — level. The play, written by Open Pit Theatre’s co-artistic director Geneviève Doyon, revolves around real conversations with real Yukoners about their relationship to the land, performed by actors. The dialogue comes from recorded conversations from interviews conducted by Doyon and director Jessica Hickman. Hickman and Doyon interviewed 60 participants from communities across the territory, narrowing them down to 33 ‘characters.’ These dialogues are performed by seven actors, three of which — Brenda Barnes, Roy Nelson and Doyon herself — are local, four of which have been hired from Outside. This small number of actors and large number of roles means the actors must don multiple personalities in a really intimate way in a very short span of time, a challenging feat requiring a tremendous amount of sensitivity and skill, says Hickman. “We were looking for people who can play multiple roles simultaneously,” she says. The ‘characters’ in the show are all real people — people audience members may know and see every

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The cast of Busted Up: A Yukon Story practises Aug 30 at the Old Fire Hall. The show tells the story of the relationship between Yukoners and the land, and was born from 60 interviews of people across the territory. day — but their names have been changed to protect their identities. All participants were made aware — often multiple times, says Doyon — that their words could and would be used in a theatre production. The actors behave as what Doyon refers to as a “vehicle” for the thoughts and words of the interviewees, which protects their identities and allows for a curious blend of honesty and anonymity. Busted Up features these interviews without the questions or input Doyon used during the interview process, and is designed to be true — or as true as possible — to the interviewees’ experience and selves. The piece belongs to a family of theatre known as ‘verbatim,’ where each word — including pauses, sighs, cadence and ‘ums’ — the interviewee uttered is repeated by the actor. It has been compared to journalism or documentaries but Doyon says that it is neither of those things. Since it is theatre and not a movie or an article, it allows the audience to “witness the story being told

to them,” in a unique way, she says. “My theatre professor used to tell me that theatre is one of the few places where people come and sit down and listen for an hour, since people don’t go to church anymore,” she says. “I’m very aware there is power in editing. We don’t need the hook journalism needs…. We’re able to give more than one minute. It allows for authenticity.” This kind of authenticity is a really important idea in the work, she says. In the face of the issue of cultural appropriation, Doyon, a self-described “thirty-something white female,” says it was very important to her to keep her own voice out of the play as much as possible. Doyon says she and Hickman endeavoured to make sure their interviews represented as comprehensive a Yukon experience as possible — immigrant, settler, born-and-raised, First Nations, young and old. That meant doing a second set of interviews when the first round proved to not have all the voices she felt needed to

be included. “It’s not like, ‘great, now I have these words, now I can do whatever I want with them,’” Doyon says. “I really wanted to remove myself and my voice as much as possible. For me, this was an authentic and respectful way to represent our community without putting ourselves in it and making it about ourselves.” “I’m not into theatre that doesn’t take risks.” No matter how sensitive and thoughtful one is, however, working with actors in a medium like this — especially in a small community — presents challenges. Accents, for example, pose a particular problem, Hickman says. If the interviewee has an accent and the actor doesn’t, do you have the actor try to affect the accent? How do you do that without making “a caricature” of the interviewee? Does the accent and dialect not somehow impart meaning on the dialogue, and does it change the meaning of the words to exclude it? “With the accents, there’s no definite answer,” Hick-

man says. “Is it offensive to do it? Is it offensive not to do it? There’s no hard and fast rule… it’s case by case.” Hickman says she combatted these concerns through careful consideration to details, through physicality and the “becoming of these people.” “It was a very detailed work…. We went sentence by sentence with the actors,” says Hickman. “As soon as you put it through the theatrical lens, it’s so easy to go to the extreme of making a caricature of them.” One of the things Doyon and Hickman says surprised them about the piece was the wide variety of perspectives within the community, thoughts and opinions that they didn’t even know existed, they say. “It offers perspectives that community members in the audience might not even be aware exist,” says Doyon. “The community is on a stage but also kind of off stage at the same time.” “In a more general way, what struck me the most was how many different perspectives there are on topics and

themes you didn’t even know about,” says Hickman. “You may think you live in a very uniform community, but … to really see all those different perspectives, what does that mean, how we do we unify?” says Doyon. “(Busted Up) was a way (of presenting these perspectives) that was felt was authentic and respectful to the Yukon of today,” says Doyon. Busted Up: A Yukon Story has taken more than two years to produce; Doyon began conducting interviews in 2015, she says. It received $45,000 from the Canada 150 grant, an amount Doyon says is small in the grand scheme of things, but “a great honour,” for the company. Open Pit Theatre is the only local theatre company to receive Canada 150 funding. It premiers Sept. 13 at the Old Fire Hall, where it will play Wednesdays through to Saturdays, with Sunday matinees, until Sept. 23. There will be one show in Haines Junction on Sept. 26. Contact Lori Garrison at lori.garrison@yukon-news.com

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Wax museum revels in ridicule as critics lampoon its statues Collin Binkley Associated Press

BOSTON good roasting hasn’t caused a meltdown at Boston’s new wax museum. Officials at the Dreamland Wax Museum say they’re embracing the extra attention brought by waves of online hecklers who have lampooned some of its less-than-flattering likenesses. “It’s absolutely been a blessing to have all of that controversy,” said Michael Pelletz, the museum’s vice-president of sales. “Even if it’s negative press, it’s working wonderfully.” Photos of the museum’s life-sized wax figures have been circulating online since it opened its doors in July, in some cases inspiring scorching ridicule. It started with a wax portrayal of President Donald Trump that some say looks more like South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham. Then it was a statue of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady that some called “creepy,” with one online critic saying it looks like someone who “would murder you and hide the body.” Now it’s a figure of former Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce, which one sportsnews website simply said “looks like someone who’s not Paul Pierce.” Pelletz says some of the figures aren’t perfect because they’re based on photos instead of actual measurements from the celebrities. And if the sculptors aren’t keenly familiar with

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Wax figures of the Dalai Lama, right, and Mahatma Gandhi stand at the Dreamland Wax Museum Aug. 28 in Boston. every contour of Brady’s face, he said they can be forgiven — most are based overseas, in London and Paris. Still, Pelletz said even the imperfect statues are works of art that take months to create. “I’m proud of every single wax figure in here,” he said. “Some people love Picasso, some people don’t. It’s

perception.” Going forward, most new models will be created only after artists sit down with the subject to gather dozens of dimensions. The goal is to add about five statues a year, mostly of stars with roots in Boston. So far, the jeers have targeted only a small fraction of the museum’s 101 wax models of musicians, actors and

historical figures. Several others have drawn admiration for their impeccable likenesses. Brandi Zeitz of nearby Saugus was at the museum with her two sons this week when she stopped cold before a seated statue of rapper Snoop Dogg. “He’s spooky looking. He looks like he’s going to stand up,” said Zeitz, whose sons

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posed alongside the statue for a photo. Some researchers say wax models inspire mixed feelings because of a phenomenon called the “uncanny

valley,” an idea that people are unsettled by human replicas that look nearly — but not quite — real. Pelletz thinks that might help explain the online hoopla. But some visitors have said they left feeling disappointed, not unsettled, by the statues. “We weren’t impressed,” said Donna Mulvey, of Dedham, who went with her 11-year-old son for his birthday in July. “It seemed as though several of the people’s heads were small.” Dreamland is in good company when it comes to wax museums that have drawn ridicule: The internet is littered with reviews claiming that others in England or Canada or California are the world’s worst. Still, it has made for a surprising start for the museum, which marks the first foray into the U.S. by a Brazilian company that owns 30 wax museums in Brazil and Mexico. Instead of driving people away, though, Pelletz says the attention is drawing curious crowds to the site, which sits steps away from Boston’s historic Faneuil Hall and other busy tourist attractions. “Pictures and videos, sometimes they don’t do it justice,” Pelletz said. “When people do come, they absolutely love it.”

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THE ARTS Yukon Arts Centre kicks off its 25th season

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The cast of the hit musical Onegin performs during their initial run in Vancouver last season. The much-lauded show will come to Whitehorse Feb. 1. Joel Krahn News Reporter

fter a quarter of a century, the Yukon Arts Centre is preparing for its latest season of shows in the territory. Like the 24 seasons before it, the YAC’s 25th year will bring performances and exhibits that are custom fit for the Yukon. “It feels like we have a lot of big, anchor Yukon shows this year, and then other interesting (Outside) artists to place with them,” says gallery curator Mary Bradshaw. “A lot of times it’s potentially the other way around.” Whitehorse artist Suzanne Paleczny’s Human/Nature exhibit is literally made from the Yukon. In the same spirit as her 2015 piece Icarus Descending, Paleczny used driftwood found in the territory to create larger-thanlife human figures that will populate the gallery floor. This forest of surreal wood people will be surrounded by five wall-sized paintings that

show a more realist view of humans. Human/Nature will run Sept. 7 to Nov. 26. In December, the gallery will pivot towards a more minimalist show with Tlingit artist Mark Preston’s Filling the Void. Preston takes all the deep greens and reds out of the traditionally colourful west coast First Nations formline art to create large, all-white pieces that still show the Tlingit art through engraved relief. Preston explores how little needs to be seen and yet still be identifiably Tlingit, says Bradshaw. “How much of it can you strip down, but it’s still that essence of Tlingit art?” On the theatre side, artistic director Eric Epstein can hardly contain his excitement for bringing up the lavish musical theatre production Onegin. Based on the classic Russian poem by Alexander Pushkin, Onegin was adapted into a rousing musical by Amiel Gladstone and Veda Hille and debuted last season at the Vancouver Arts Club.

“It just took the town by storm. People loved it,” says Epstein. Co-creator Veda Hille is no stranger to the North. Hille was invited up to the YAC in 2002 to develop her budding talent in musical theatre. “She was a singer-songwriter, but had some interest in (theatre),” Epstein said, “so we helped put her on the road to that.” She was back in the territory in 2003 to direct a production of Hair. She was also part of the YAC’s 20th anniversary show. Hille’s other well-known musical, Do You Want What I Have Got: A Craigslist Cantata, came up in 2012. “She’s practically an honorary Yukoner,” Epstein says. Onegin will be on a whirlwind tour from January to April and will show up in Whitehorse Feb. 1. “We were lucky enough to snag a piece of their time in the middle of that tour,” says Epstein Opening next week, Busted Up: A Yukon Story is what

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Figures from Suzanne Paleczny’s Human/Nature are installed at the gallery in the Yukon Arts Centre Aug. 31. Epstein calls “a portrait of the Yukon.” Composed verbatim from interviews of ordinary Yukoners, Busted Up tells the story of what it means to be a Yukoner from the perspective of 33 different characters

played by seven actors. “They’ve taken a sense of Yukon identity, if you will, and crafted that into a play,” Epstein says. The interviews were collected as part of The Yukon Verbatim Project, which

travelled to eight communities and sat down with 60 individuals. Whitehorse’s Open Pit Theatre produced the play which runs Sept. 1323. (See more on Busted Up on page 16.) Contact Joel Krahn at joel.krahn@yukon-news.com

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hen most of us think of the DeLorean sport scar we think of the movie Back to the Future and Dr. Emmit Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time machine. In the movie the car is equipped with a plutonium-fueled nuclear reactor and Flux Capacitor that allows the car to time travel once Marty McFly gets it up to 88 miles per hour. While the plot of the movie may seem pretty crazy the story behind the original DeLorean DMC -12 is equally as outlandish. The DeLorean Motor Company was started by John DeLorean who had been an executive with General Motors. He was credited with designing such cars as the Pontiac GTO, Firebird, and Grand Prix. After leaving General

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oal, oil and gas are tremendous resources: solar energy absorbed by plants and super-concentrated over millions of years. They’re potent fuels and provide ingredients for valuable products. But the oil boom, spurred by improved drilling technology, came at the wrong time. Profits were (and still are) the priority — rather than finding the best, most efficient uses for finite resources. In North America, governments and corporations facilitated infrastructure to get people to use oil and gas as if they were limitless. Companies like Ford built cars bigger than necessary, and although early models ran on ethanol, the oil boom made petroleum the fuel of choice. Public transit systems were removed and governments used tax revenues to accommodate private automobiles rather than buses and trains. The oil industry fulfilled many of its promises and became the main driver of western economies. It increased mobility and led to job and profit growth in vehicle manufacturing, oil and gas, tourism and fast food, among others. Petroleum-derived plastics

made life more convenient. The industry boom and the car culture it fuelled had negative consequences, though — including injuries and death, rapid resource exploitation, pollution and climate change. Plastics are choking oceans and land. Are these unintended consequences? When did people learn burning large quantities of fossil fuels might be doing more harm than good? Evidence suggests scientists, governments and industry knew all along there would be a steep price to pay for our excesses. In the late 1800s, Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius warned that burning fossil fuels and increasing carbon dioxide emissions would initiate feedback loops and increase water vapour in the atmosphere, causing global temperatures to rise. Scientific evidence for human-caused global warming has since increased to the point of certainty, but while few would dispute that burning coal, oil and gas causes pollution and public health problems, many still believe the role of fossil fuels in climate change is contentious. There’s a reason for that: According to volumes of research by journalists, investigators and academics — including a new peer-reviewed study — some of industry’s largest players have long been deceiving the public about climate science. The new study, by Har-

vard’s Geoffrey Supran and Naomi Oreskes and published in Environmental Research Letters, analyzes 40 years of research and communications by Exxon Mobil. “Our findings are clear: Exxon Mobil misled the public about the state of climate science and its implications,” Oreskes and Supran write in a New York Times opinion article. “Available documents show a systematic, quantifiable discrepancy between what Exxon Mobil’s scientists and executives discussed about climate change in private and in academic circles, and what it presented to the general public.” Taking up Exxon’s challenge to “Read all of these documents and make up your own mind,” the researchers examined the company’s scientific research, internal memos and paid public-facing “advertorials.” They concluded that, although the company knew of and communicated internally about its product’s climate impacts and the danger of it becoming a “stranded asset,” it told the public a different story. Exxon placed paid opinion articles in the New York Times between 1989 and 2004, at a cost of US$31,000 each. Contrary to the company’s own research and internal communications — as well as overwhelming scientific evidence from around the world — the articles argued, among other things, that, “The science of climate change

is too uncertain to mandate a plan of action that could plunge economies into turmoil,” and, “We still don’t know what role manmade greenhouse gases might play in warming the planet.” Oreskes and Supran also note Exxon is being sued by current and former employees and investigated by the New York and Massachusetts attorneys general and the federal Securities and Exchange Commission. Much relates to whether the company “misled consumers, shareholders or the public about the environmental or business risks of climate change, or about the risk that oil and gas reserves might become stranded assets that won’t be developed, affecting shareholder value.” Given climate change’s serious implications, the fact that fossil fuel companies, aided by compromised governments and shady “think tanks” and media outlets, would put fossil fuel profits ahead of human health and survival is an intergenerational crime against humanity. We should commend Oreskes and others for their tireless efforts to bring this truth to light. 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), cowritten with Ian Hanington.

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n ancient jawbone has led scientists to believe that polar bears survived a period thousands of years ago that was warmer than today. Sandra Talbot of the USGS Alaska Science Center in Anchorage was one of 14 scientists who teamed to write a paper based on a polar bear jawbone found amid rocks on a frigid island of the Svalbard Archipelago. The scientists determined the bear was an adult male that lived and died somewhere between 130,000 to 110,000 years ago, and that bear was similar to polar bears today. Charlotte Lindqvist of the University at Buffalo in New York was the lead author on the paper, published in the March 2010 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. An Icelandic researcher in 2004 found a fossilized lower jawbone, in excellent condition and complete with a canine tooth, on a narrow spit of land on the far west edge of Norway’s Svalbard Archipelago. People don’t find many polar bear fossils. The largest bears in the world spend most of their lives on sea ice, so they often die there, and their remains either sink or get scavenged. With old bone and tooth in hand, scientists got to work with the latest techniques for finding the age of formerly living creatures and determining their genetic backgrounds. The latter is the specialty of Sandra Talbot. She is a research wildlife geneticist who earned her Ph.D. degree at the University of Alaska Fairbanks by helping determine that the mitochondrial DNA of brown bears on Admiralty, Baranof and Chichagof islands of Southeast Alaska is more closely related to that of polar bears than to the DNA of other brown bears. Talbot said the evi-

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A polar bear north of Barrow. dence of a polar bear from 130,000 years ago shows that the creatures somehow survived conditions warmer than they face today. “This is verifying that the polar bear lived through at least one warming period,” Talbot said. “The Eemian was a very hot period, and polar bears survived it.” During the Eemian, about 125,000 years ago, the planet was warm enough that hippos lived where London is now. Polar bears, now adapted to eating seals that live only near sea ice, somehow made it through a few thousand years when there may not have been much sea ice, if any existed at all. “It gives us hope that they survived that stage,” Talbot said. “It does make you think about refugia more.” “Refugia” are places that polar bears may survive without ice. The Svalbard Archipelago may have been one of those places. Biologists today think polar bears would have a difficult time living on land, due to other species

like the grizzly bear that would outcompete them. The warm period of the Eemian might have come at a time when the polar bear wasn’t such an ice specialist, Talbot said. “We can’t predict whether the polar bear is too far out (in its evolution towards a life on ice),” she said. “It’s interesting that there are a few examples of hybridization (between polar bears and brown bears). That’s something worth watching.” And maybe polar bears have been trying to adapt to life on land, but one species has blocked that avenue of evolution. Polar bears that wander onto land, especially near a human settlement, sometimes get shot. And humans — who didn’t wander out of Africa until about 45,000 years ago — weren’t present on the edge of the sea ice when polar bears first made it their home. “We weren’t impacting them then the way we are now,” Talbot said. Though the polar bear perhaps prospered through hot times in the past, what they have in

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University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute has provided this column free in co-operation with the UAF research community. Ned Rozell is a science writer for the Geophysical Institute. A version of this column ran in 2010.

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Remembering four Yukoners killed in the First World War

our brave Yukon soldiers were killed 99 years ago today during their march toward Cambrai, France as the Canadians advanced into Belgium during the final days of the First World War. Saletto Michunovich was a miner back in the Yukon. Born in Montenegro, he volunteered as

a member of the George Black Contingent and was later transferred to the 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade. While acting as a gunner in an armoured car during the attack North of Villers-les-Cagnicourt, France, the twenty-eight year-old Michunovich was killed when his car was hit by a shell and blown to bits. Michunovich lies buried in Vis-En-Artois British Cemetery, one of 3,800 men buried there who died during the Great War. A few kilometres to the west is the grave of John J. Melville, formerly of Atlin. Melville was killed instantly when hit by a spray of

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Yukoners Alfred Clinton Totty and Robert Ross Hartman were killed in action September 2, 1918. They are buried together at Dury Mill British Cemetery near where they fell on that day.

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Reverend Benjamin Totty, a missionary in the Yukon for more than three decades, visited the war grave of his son, Alfred, in 1920. Tears filled his eyes as he knelt before the grave. machine gun bullets. He was leading a company of Lewis gunners from the 72nd Battalion to find suitable positions west of Dury when he died. The Dury Mill British Cemetery is located in a farmer’s field at the end of a dirt track a half kilometre north of a main road that links Arras with Cambrai. It contains the graves of two Yukon men who were killed on that dreadful day. One was Lieutenant Robert Hartman. Serving in the 102nd Battalion, Hartman “was in charge of two Stokes trench mortars during an attack made on the enemy’s position East of Dury, when he was severely wounded in both legs by enemy machine gun bullets. Whilst a comrade was in the act of dressing him, a shell landed almost on top of them, killing both instantly.” Buried next to Hartman was Alfred Clinton Totty, a young man who had just turned 21 years of age a month earlier. Totty was the son of Reverend Benjamin Totty, an Anglican missionary located at Moosehide, a short distance downriver from Dawson City, and his wife Selina, daughter of Al Mayo and his First Nation wife. Alfred Totty had been

born at Forty Mile in 1897 and received his early education in the school that his father taught in. He was later sent out to Victoria to continue his studies. At the time of his enlistment, he was working in the Winnipeg post office. Totty was short and stocky with black hair and brown eyes. He enlisted in January of 1918 under the Military Service Act. His older brother, Elliott, was already in the in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Alfred joined the 78th Battalion in the field on Aug. 13, just after the battle of Amiens. On Sept. 2, the unit Totty served in had penetrated the Drocourt-Quéant switch of the German Hindenburg Line, on the road between Arras and Cambrai. They were held up by heavy machine gun fire around Dury Mill when he was killed by an enemy bullet to the throat. In a letter to Reverend Totty some months after the end of the war, the Chaplain for the 78th Battalion wrote that Alfred had been buried in the Dury Mill Cemetery two days after he was killed, along with fifty-one of his comrades from the same battalion. Two years later, on the anniversary of his death,

Reverend Totty visited his son’s grave site under the auspices of the Salvation Army. He took the train from Arras and then walked to the cemetery. As he later wrote in a letter to the Dawson Daily News, it was difficult to explain his feelings as he approached the cemetery for the first time. Before him was a cluster of crosses set in a farmer’s field. Alfred’s grave was one of 335 resting at this inconspicuous location. The rows of wooden crosses were slightly elevated above the paths between them. No grass had grown in, nor did any flowers bloom at the place where this young man was buried. At some time, perhaps a year earlier, someone had visited the site as there were one or two faded wreaths, but there was no evidence that anyone had visited the cemetery since it had been tidied up two or three months before. The nearest buildings could be seen in the distance in the village of Dury. The only people near him were working in the fields. Benjamin searched the grave markers until he found the one upon which the name Totty was engraved. Tears filled his eyes as he fell to his knees. He poured out his soul to God, he wrote, “with thankfulness for having brought me at last so very near our dear son Alfred. Determined not to give way to undue grief, I rose from my knees and, for two or three hours, attended to what I wished to do.” Onto the wooden cross, which bore only Alfred’s name, rank, battalion, and date of death, Reverend Totty screwed a small

bronze memorial plate. Near the cemetery, Benjamin Totty could see the barbed wire of a prisoner of war enclosure, which had vanished by the time he visited the gravesite again a few months later. Lying nearby was the barrel of a rifle with the bayonet still fixed in place. Just outside the cemetery he found a rusting German helmet, and in a nearby lane, a British one. On the road leading to Dury were the remnants of a gun carriage. The reverend found a bullet in the cemetery, which he took away as a memento of the visit to his son’s grave, as well as the butt of a British rifle. Finding no place to take shelter for the night, he slept in a haystack eight kilometres from the cemetery, near the train station, before returning to Arras the following day. Along the way, he saw a scattering of blue and white flowers mingled with red poppies at the side of the road. In his letter, he wrote: “I imagined myself gathering a bunch of these, the emblem of the colors of that flag for which the brave boys … had given their lives; I wished to gather a bunch and take them to the dear ones at home far away.” Alfred Totty remains buried near Dury. It is unlikely that he has had many visits during the intervening century, but perhaps there is comfort in his being interred next to another fallen comrade from the Yukon. Michael Gates is a Yukon historian and sometimes adventurer based in Whitehorse. His new book, From the Klondike to Berlin, is now available in stores everywhere.

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Matthias Hoenisch chases down a shot during the men’s singles final.

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Whitehorse’s Ewan Halliday stretches for an overhead during the men’s singles final of the Yukon Tennis Championship at the Mount McIntyre courts on Aug. 25. Halliday defended his title with a three-set win over Matthias Hoenisch. Tom Patrick News Reporter

hitehorse’s Ewan Halliday and Matthias Hoenisch

have seen a lot of each other lately. They’re friends, schoolmates, coworkers and both played on Yukon’s male soccer team — and roomed to-

gether — at the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg a few weeks ago. Instead of being on the same side of the soccer pitch, they were on opposite side of

the net in the men’s singles final at the Yukon Tennis Championships on Aug. 25 at Mount McIntyre. “I feel like I’m just cooling down from the butterflies

that were in my stomach,” said Halliday. “I think the whole game I was nervous, he was nervous — we both knew what was at stake and both of us were focused, not on the trophy, but each individual point.” Halliday, 16, captured his second straight men’s singles title with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 win over Hoenisch, 17. Hoenisch took the first set largely because Halliday posted multiple double faults each service game. Hoenisch took a 3-2 lead in the first set, breaking Halliday’s serve with the help of three doubles. “Today my serve wasn’t what I’d like it to be and that happens, you have to adapt in that situation,” said Halliday. “After that first set I thought to myself, ‘You need to wake up, Ewan. How are you going to beat this guy?’ That kickstarted my motivation. “In the second and third set I started to think if I wait and be patient, he’s eventually going to wear me down,” he added. “So I started to be more aggressive, started volleying more and coming to the net.” Halliday advanced to the final with a semifinal win over Shahid Syed, who he beat in last year’s final to become the youngest player ever to win the title at 15. Matthias reached the final with a straight-set win over Halliday’s older brother Kieran. “In my match against Kieran yesterday I hit more defence, more consistent, just try to make him make errors,” Hoenisch. “Against Ewan I knew from personal experience that he’s going to hit enough winners that doesn’t really work for me. So I was hitting more offensively in the first set, to try to move him, force him to make errors by hitting hard.”

Ewan Halliday and Hoenisch helped their St. Michael’s University School, based in Victoria, produce its best-ever finish at the B.C. High School Tennis AA Championships this past May. Both logged multiple wins to help the school reach the final. They also worked together at Tennis Yukon’s summer camps the previous six weeks leading up to last week’s final. “We’ve been at the courts seeing each other all summer for eight hours a day,” said Hoenisch. “There was a bit of trash talk in the coaching time today. We’d play a little mini court game with the kids and he’d be trash talking and I’d be going back at him.” Carly Bohman and Kieran Biertsch won the men’s/ mixed doubles final 6-0, 6-1 over the Halliday brothers on Aug. 28. The doubles champs are both new to Whitehorse this season and have impressive tennis resumes. Bohman played for Temple University and Biertsch played for University of British Columbia. Laurie Drummond and daughter Marisa Johnson went undefeated in the three-team round robin to win the women’s doubles title last week. Together the mother-daughter team won the title three straight years between 2010 and 2012. Bohman and Sheila Senger placed second. This year’s championships did not include a women’s singles division. Tennis Yukon will keep the nets up at the Mount McIntyre courts until the end of September and will start indoor lessons at Yukon College and the Canada Games Centre in a couple weeks. Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com

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Eikelboom defends 10 Miler title as Klondike road relay looms Tom Patrick News Reporter

f a Yukon runner can break the one-hour mark in a 10-mile race, he or she is set for a good leg come the Klondike Trail of ‘98 International Road Relay. Whitehorse’s David Eikelboom did that at the Chocolate Claim Pre-Skagway 10 Miler — the warmup event for the Klondike road relay — in Whitehorse on Aug. 27. The 30-year-old came first overall for a second year in a row with a time of 58 minutes and 19 seconds, over three minutes slower than his winning time from last year. “It was a hard race today. The wind was harder than I expected and Brendan (Morphet) came out pretty quick with me, so as a result of that I went out a little harder than I should of and was breathing way harder than I should have by mile three or four,” said Eikelboom. “Getting through the hills was good. I’m running Leg 10 of the road relay in a couple of weeks, so I really wanted practice of leaning into the hills and coming up out of the hills — that mechanics. So I felt good about that.

“I’m happy with the effort. The time wasn’t stellar, but it was a good day.” Morphet, who won the Yukon River Trail Marathon in July, placed second place for a second year in a row in 1:04:39, about five minutes off his time from last year. Bill Matiation was third over the line in 1:13:17. Laura Kosakoshi was the top female with a time of 1:14:02. Anett Kralisch, who won the Yukon 10-kilometre Road Race Championships mid August, placed second at 1:14:11 ahead of third place’s Sophie Trembley at 1:21:00. Eikelboom captained the highest finishing Yukon team in the Klondike road relay, a 175-kilometre race from Skagway to Whitehorse, the last three years. Last year his mixed team, Running Home to Yukon Brewing, placed second overall behind “Team Elite — TNP” of Anchorage. Running Home to Yukon Brewing will be back this year with a few new members (like Morphet), but Eikelboom doesn’t have high hopes about finally claiming the coveted first overall title in the event scheduled for Sept.

8-9. “We never win the mixed category because the Alaskans come and lay a beating on us,” said Eikelboom. “We’re projected around 13 hours and they’re projected around 11, so they’re going to mop the floor with us. But it’s a great event and we’re just happy to be out there doing it every year.” Also on the team, in order of legs they will run, are Jody Eikelboom, Caleb Light, Sarah Murray, Shane Carlos, Luke Carlos, Morphet, Brian Stuart, Matthias Purdon and Kralisch. “We say, let’s keep the same team every year, but there’s always turnover,” said Eikelboom, who will run the anchor leg. “Lindsay (Carson) moved away, Logan (Roots) moved away, so some of the original founding members aren’t with us anymore.” Contact Tom Patrick at tomp@yukon-news.com

Results Male 1st David Eikelboom — 58:19 2nd Brendan Morphet — 1:04:39 3rd Bill Matiation — 1:13:17 4th Tom Ullyett — 1:15:38

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Whitehorse’s David Eikelboom runs over the Robert Campbell Bridge during the Chocolate Claim Pre-Skagway 10 Miler on Aug. 27. Eikelboom was the top finisher for a second year in a row. 5th

Ross King — 1:17:08 6th Keith Maguire — 1:17:26 7th Ben Yu Schott — 1:19:05 8th Ben Harper — 1:21:02 9th Don White — 1:23:54 10th Chester Kelly — 1:26:37 11th Tyler Bradford — 1:27:26

Female 1st Laura Kosakoshi — 1:14:02 2nd Anett Kralisch — 1:14:11 3rd Sophie Trembley — 1:21:00 4th Johanna Smith — 1:21:08 5th Helen Stappers — 1:32:27 6th Tammy Kingston — 1:32:40 7th Emily MacLeod — 1:32:46

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Rachel Moser — 1:35:13 Valerie Bussieres — 1:35:48 Sarah Hancock — 1:36:02 Megan Sharp — 1:36:08 Deb Kiemele — 1:37:56 Renee Mills — 1:38:38 Marlon Davis — 1:49:58

Religious Organizations & Services Whitehorse United Church

Yukon Bible Fellowship

601 Main Street 667-2989

FOURSQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH 160 Hillcrest Drive Family Worship: Sunday 10:00 am

(Union of Methodist, Presbyterian & Congregational Churches) 10:30 am - Sunday School & Worship Service Rev. Beverly C.S. Brazier

Grace Community Church 8th & Wheeler Street Pastor Jim Joe 668-2003

PASTOR SIMON AYRTON PASTOR RICK TURNER www.yukonbiblefellowship.com

Church Of The Nazarene 2111 Centennial St. (Porter Creek) Sunday School & Morning Worship - 10:45 am Call for Bible Study & Youth Group details

Quaker Worship Group RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS Meets regularly for Silent Worship. For information, call 667-4615 email: whitehorse-contact@quaker.ca

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First Pentecostal Church

1607 Birch Street | 633-2647

149 Wilson Drive 668-5727

Sacred Heart Cathedral

Sunday 10:00am Prayer / Sunday School 11:00 am Worship Wednesday Praise & Celebration 7:30 pm Pastor Roger Yadon

4th Avenue & Steele Street • 667-2437 Masses: Weekdays: 12:10 pm Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday: 9:00 am - English; 10:10 am - French; 11:30 am English

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Bethany Church

Saturday Evening Mass: 7:00 pm Confessions before Mass or by appointment. Daily Weekday Mass: Mon-Fri 7:00 pm Monday 7:30 pm Novena Prayers & Adoration

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Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 4th Avenue & Strickland Street

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Riverdale Baptist Church 15 Duke Road, Whse 667-6620 Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 am Pastors: REV. GREG ANDERSON MICHELLE DREWITZ

www.rbchurch.ca AfÀliated with Canadian Baptist Ministries and Canadian Baptists of Western Canada

Baptist Church 2060 2ND AVENUE • 667-4889

www.whbc.ca Family Worship & Sunday School at 10:30 am

St. Nikolai Orthodox

Christian Mission

Saturday Vespers 6:00 pm Sunday Liturgy 10:00 am FR. JOHN GRYBA 332-4171 for information www.orthodoxwhitehorse.org

403 Lowe Street Mondays 5:15 to 6:15 pm

www.vajranorth.org • 667-6951

Christ Church Cathedral Anglican Dean Sean Murphy, Rector

TAGISH Community Church

Our Lady of Victory (Roman Catholic)

Meditation Drop-in • Everyone Welcome!

OFFICE HOURS: Mon-Fri 9:00 am to 12 Noon

10:30 am FAMILY WORSHIP WEEKLY CARE GROUP STUDIES Because He Cares, We Care.

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Vajra North Buddhist Meditation Society

1609 Birch St. (Porter Creek) 633-5385 “We’re Open Saturdays!” Worship Service 11:00 am Wednesday 7:00 pm - Prayer Meeting All are welcome.

PASTOR NORAYR (Norman) HAJIAN

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Rigdrol Dechen Ling,

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4TH AVENUE & ELLIOTT STREET Sunday Communion Services 8:30 & 10:00 am Thursday Service 12:10 pm (Bag Lunch)

668-5530

Meets 1st & 3rd Sunday each Month Service starts at 4:00 pm Details, map and information at:

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ECKANKAR

Religion of the Light and Sound of God

For more information on monthly activities, call (867) 633-6594 or visit www.eckankar-yt.ca www.eckankar.org ALL ARE WELCOME.

Bahá’í Faith Box 31419, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6K8

For information on regular community activities in Whitehorse contact:

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Meeting Times are 10:00 am at 108 Wickstrom Road

Calvary Baptist

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1301 FIR STREET 633-2886

311-B Black Street • 668-2327

91806 Alaska Highway | Ph: 668-4877

Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 am Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 pm Wednesday Bible Study 7:30 pm

Sunday Church Services: 11:00 am

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Pastor L.E. Harrison 633-4089

The Temple of Set

Church of the Northern Apostles

Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada First Service 10:00 - 11:00 am Sunday School (ages 0-12) 10:00 - 11:00 am Second Service 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

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An Anglican/Episcopal Church Sunday Worship 10:00 AM Sunday School during Service, Sept to May

BISHOP LARRY ROBERTSON 45 Boxwood Crescent • Porter Creek 633-4032 • All Are Welcome

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Yukon Muslim Association 1154c 1st Ave • Entrance from Strickland

www.yukonmuslims.ca For further information about, and to discover Islam, please contact: Javed Muhammad (867) 332-8116 or Adil Khalik (867) 633-4078 or send an e-mail to info@yukonmuslims.ca