The Atlin Whisper May 31, 2023

Wednesday May 31st, 2023

The Atlin Whisper

“Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world.”

Margaret Mead

HI JINGO IN THE B.C. LANDS DEPARTMENT?

‘Hi Jingo’ is a term often used by police departments and the military to describe questionable dealings that take place in the upper echelons, behind closed doors. The term also seems to come up when governments sidestep proper procedure in favour of political expediency, special interests, or both. Many Atlin residents are wondering whether they might be seeing the results of some hi jingo that may have taken place in B.C.’s Lands Department.

Between 2019 & 2020, pretty well all the Land Act Conservation Lands, inclusive of UREPs (recreational reserves) & NOIs (notices of intent) with conservation sub-purposes, were cancelled by Authorizations Manager, Bobby Love, across the entire Skeena Region.

In Atlin’s case (and many others I suspect), this was done without any consultation with the public or their representative bodies. Our only governing body, ACID, was left completely in the dark in this matter, as were the residents and stakeholders in the community. How could this happen?

In Atlin, it began with Authorizations requesting that B.C. Parks, who held an interest in the Pine Creek UREP, review that UREP’s status. At this time, the presence of the Atlin Land Use Plan prompted Parks to suggest its status be returned to Land Authorizations, with the understanding that an informed community would have input in the matter as required in the “Impacts Assessement Process.” To quote B.C. Parks’ Nancy White: “BC Parks proposed to reach out directly to the communities, and Crown Lands staff agreed that time would be provided.”

Well, it wasn’t. Authorizations manager Bobby Love took it out of B.C. Parks’ hands and summarily cancelled the UREP status without notice of cancellation, and without any public input whatsoever. When asked why, Love refused to publicly share the rationalization for the cancellation. Again, why?

Just like those old TV detectives, I have a lot of trouble with ‘coincidences’. They prompt me to ask questions like “what could be going on with that land that might require a summary decision to change a long standing land status without public input.” Well, in Atlin’s case, consider the following:

Between 2014 and 2016 a limited corporation - the Atlin Tlingit Economic Limited Partnership - secured government funding for a pre-feasibility study towards the development of a hydro project on public lands. Following that, a full-bore Feasibility Study led to project development that continued into 2022. The centre of the activity was to be the location of the UREP at the outflow of Pine Creek.

To a public increasingly critical of government bodies, this sort of thing looks like hi jingo, smells like hi jingo, and quacks like hi jingo. I believe the B.C. government has some splainin’ to do, starting with B.C. Land Authorizations. Let’s make sure we get those answers. In the meantime, let’s ask for our damn UREP back.

Paul Lucas

Atlin and Haines Junction JCR with the majority of the medals awarded at the JCR National Marksmanship Competition

The Atlin JCR Air Rifle Team

At the National Shoot

The Atlin JCR worked hard over the past few months getting ready to represent Atlin at a National level!

And it paid off!

The Atlin JCR team won 2nd place overall as a team

The Atlin JCR team won 2nd place overall at the Snap Shoot Competition

Myrianna Collwell won 1st place as an individual shooter in Prone with a score of 99.2 out of 109

Hunter Hanslit won 3rd place as an individual shooter in Prone with a score of 98 out of 109

Hailey Hanslit was in 4th place as an individual shooter in Standing with a score of 76.3 out of 109

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CRPG, Asst. coach Dani, Coach Brian, Brent McNeil, Hunter & Hailey Hanslit, Autumn & Myrianna Colwell

The Armoury Where we shot

Showing off our Atlin T-shirts at the Mini Golf course at Niagara Falls, we had fun on the Ferris wheel, and 3D Roller Coasters, Visited the Wax Museum of the stars.

Standing Position – shooting the electronic targets. This was a completely new experience.

At Niagara Falls

Young Grizzly bear caught on camera from his cabin roof by David Thorn, Atlin

STRANGE ENCOUNTERS WITH MY GUITAR HEROES - Pt 4

Howard Roberts, Joe Pass, Ralph Towner, The ‘A’ team

RALPH TOWNER

Skagway,AK,1985-Lynn Canal. Back in the Cessna, the pilot turned final and flared for landing. The little wheels squeaked as we contacted the strip in Haines, and we all piled out on the runway, excited to be there and raring to go.

As it happened, John Kilmer was mixing the concerts for the Chilkat Art Centre in Haines that year. I was thrilled he was mixing Oregon, and so was he. First stop was the hall where I found him covered in duct tape and patch cords - happy as a clam. I waved, let him get on with the job, and headed backstage.

I poked my head in the door of the green room where the band was putting together a set list, and Ralph Towner, in the flesh, looked up and laughed,

“Finally we meet.”

I grinned.

“Well, I drove 1500 miles and flew down Lynn canal in a bush plane to get here,”

“Oh, sure you did.”

I spent a few afternoons with Ralph during a time when I was recording a new album in Seattle. I was about to leave his house after one of those visits, when I thought I would ask him a favour. The Oregon piece that had floored me years before was ‘Yet to Be‘ from ‘Oregon Live In Concert.‘ It haunted me.

“Ralph, would you play ‘Yet To Be‘ with me? I would tickle me no end.”

“Sure,” he replied “It’s all in muscle memory at this point. Let’s do it.”

For me, playing “Yet to Be” with Ralph Towner was a little like getting to play “So What” with Miles Davis. It was an out of body experience. Thing is, we’d spent most of the afternoon drinking pots of coffee, and the tempo was ... well … fast.

A few years later, I found myself standing in the stage entrance of a concert hall in Jena, Germany after the rehearsal for the premier performance of the Oregon’s latest release - ‘Oregon With Orchestra,‘ recorded with the Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony. While I have seen these guys play many times, the concert that night is etched in memory.

The audience (as are most audiences attending Oregon events) was entirely composed of fans - and if they weren’t fans when they arrived, they were surely fans when they left. Most had already heard the band’s two cd recording and the place was vibrating with anticipation. What happened that night though, was spellbinding. It’s not easy to recreate a recorded performance like this, particularly when you have a paired down orchestra and only one rehearsal. But what came off the stage that night was magic.

I have stayed in touch with Ralph over the years, even getting to play with him briefly at the Dawson City Music Festival. He is energetic, funny, irreverent, and has the musical focus of an eagle. He is also one of the best composers/guitarists/pianists on the planet. And the band, Oregon, is a potent force in the modern music world.

Carlos del Junco

Blues Harmonica with, Paul Lucas, and Lonnie Powell

Saturday June 10, 2023

Carlos - eight-time winner of the Maple Blues Award for Harmonica Player of the Year. and winner of the Hohner World Harmonica Championships.

To say he plays the harmonica is like saying "Jimi Hendrix plays guitar". He blows the blues harp through a prism suddenly it seems he's holding every color in the musical rainbow right there in his hands.

Simultaneously sophisticated and raw, his playing blurs the boundaries between blues and jazz. The emphasis is on blues, but Carlos is not afraid to merrily traipse off in other directions delivering a seamless fusion of New Orleans second line grooves, swing, Latin, hip-hop or ska melodies, to swampy roots rock. https://www.carlosdeljunco.com/

Doors Open 7:30

Concert Starts 8:00

Tickets $20 in advance, $25 @ the door

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/635103209797

Email exploreatlinsales@gmail.com

Coffee/Tea Service Available by Donation

We are respectfully asking that everyone who attends comes in good health, and is not required to be in quarantine

June/July Summary

Musicians

SaturdayJune10

SaturdayJune17

Carlos del Junco Lorène Charmetant & Daniel Janke

Blues Harmonica Piano/Vocals

https://www.carlosdeljunco.com

http://danieljanke.com

WednesdayJune28

https://lorenecharmetant.com

SaturdayJuly1

Anne Lindsay Hayley Warden

Violin Candle Lit Piano Concert

https://www.anne-lindsay.com

TheHayleyWardenExperience

https://www.facebook.com/

July7– 8 The Atlin Band Hop Detailstobeannounced SeePostersforDetails

Movies

Sunday June 4:

The Way

Doors Open 7:00 Runs 7:30 – 9:30

Staring: Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Julio Fernandez

Directed By: Emilio Estevez

Comedy Drama: Afather travels to France to retrieve the body of his son, who died while attempting the pilgrimage to Spain's Santiago de Compostela. He resolves to take the journey himself, in an effort to understand both himself and his son.

Sunday June 11:

Birthday Girl

Doors Open 7:00 Runs 7:30 – 9:00

Starring: Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin

Directed by: Jez Butterworth

Thriller: A lonely & repressed John desperately wants to meet a girl. Through a Russian mailorder bride service, he meets Nadia. His Fondness for her grows until her cousins arrive

Atlin Community Improvement District

The Atlin Community Improvement District (ACID) is accepting resumes for employment as a Part Time Administrator.

Hours: Approximately 70 – 100 hours per month

Closing Date: Until filled

Start Date: A.S.A.P.

Pay: Commensurate with experience

Skills and requirements:

✓ BasiccomputerskillswithknowledgeofWORDprocessingpackage&EXCEL

✓ AbletodobookkeepingusingSAGEaccountingsoftware

✓ Typingspeedof30wordsperminute

✓ Goodcommunicationskills–verbal&written(letterandreportwriting)

✓ Abilitytouseandmaintainorganizedfilingsystems-paper&electronic

✓ Abletoworkunsupervised&beextremelyorganizedandself-motivated

As the ACID Administrator you will be expected to:

-Preparemeetings-agendas,organizepertinentdocuments,financialstatements,minutes

-Postnotices,minutes(&other)atPostOffice,ServiceBC,andtownbulletinboards

-Organize&keeppaperandelectronicfiles

-Followgenerallyacceptedbookkeepingprocedures-accountspayable/receivable, payroll &remittances,reconcileaccounts,prepareyearendpaperworkforauditor,etc

-Anticipate&implementmonthly/yearlyprocedures

-Submitnecessarygovernmentdocumentsandreportsinatimelymanner

-Preparetheannualbudget

-Write/manageallcorrespondence

-KeepTrusteesandChairpersoninformed-WorkdirectlywiththeChairperson

-OrganizetheAnnualGeneralMeetingandElections

-ManageadministrationdutiesoftheAtlinVolunteerFireDepartment

-OtherdutiesasoutlinedinBylaw#57(Seecurrentadministratorforinformation)

-Researchandrequestinformationfromvariousagencies

-CommunicatewithgovernmentMinistriesandagenciesasrequired

-Workinarandomlybusysharedofficespace

-Generallightmaintenanceoffirehall–janitorial

-Ifrequired,paintingandsummermaintenanceofwalkway

Administrative experience an asset. Training will be available.

Please submit your resume via mail or email to:

Atlin Community Improvement District

P.O. Box 388

Atlin, BC V0W 1A0

atlincid@gmail.com

We are happy to announce that Gary McNeil & Jody Smallwood will be taking over as owners of the water delivery, sewer removal, heating oil and bulk fuel as of June 1, 2023

The new name will be Gary Pumps Ltd

We wish Gary and Jody all the best on this new venture!

The phone number will remain the same 250-651-7463 and the email is garypumpsltd@gmail.com

We wish to thank the community for their business and support over the last few years.

As of June 1st all Grizzly Home Services accounts will be closed

To pay a Grizzly Home Services account, you can pay by cheque, cash or etransfer. If paying by cheque or cash please mail to Box 318 Atlin, BC V0W 1A0 as we will no longer have an office to receive payments. Etransfers can be sent to grizzlyhomeservices@gmail.com

With Thanks

Dana & Mary Hammond

TRTFN Joint Visioning Process Update

We’re excited to be reaching out with an update regarding the Joint Visioning Process (JVP) that began last year.

Following the Joint Visioning Session with representatives from TRTFN, BC, Canada, Yukon Government, and Atlin in September of 2022 the parties took more time than initially anticipated to clarify next steps. Now, we’re excited to be back on track and moving forward with a clarified scope and intended outcomes of the JVP process.

At the JVP Session in September it became clear that the relationship between Taku River Tlingit and the community of Atlin is a high priority. As a result of this desire for relationshipbuilding, we’ve dedicated a separate but related stream of work focused on local planning and reconciliation. This includes:

● Strengthening the relationship and identifying opportunities for closer collaboration including quick-start projects to take place within the community

● Preliminary conversations around the development of recommendations for a process to update the Atlin Official Community Plan (OCP)

TRTFN looks forward to continuing to update and include Atlin residents in this process. Stay tuned for further information and opportunities for involvement, including a Community Dinner event in Atlin this June. Any questions can be directed to TRTFN JVP Lead, Vincent Esquiro or Kate Davis from Alderhill Planning (kate@alderhill.ca).

Atlin RCMP, Atlin Ambulance and Atlin Volunteer Fire Department

Require your assistance if you have an emergency

KNOW YOUR ADDRESS

This number is a 3 or 4 digit number and the street you live on

For example the RCMP detachment is 180-3rd Street

Ambulance and Atlin Volunteer Fire is 1582nd Street

Atlin Health Center is 188 Discovery Ave

This is one of the first things the dispatcher will ask

HELP US GET TO YOU FASTER KNOW YOUR ADDRESS

Make a difference

NORTHERN HOMES REAL ESTATE

43.6 Acres

Beautifully maintained, inside and out, this cozy 2 bedroom home is so private featuring a second cottage with sleeping loft (often used as B&B), a third cabin for guests, great garage/workshop, plus various other craft/work shops and fencing. Mountain views in every direction plus short walk to Atlin Lake sandy beaches. Just waiting for you! Viewing by appointment ONLY!

$597,000

Pearl Street

1700 sq.ft. historical building suited for combination comfortable living plus retail. Living room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms and 3rd huge room to adapt to your needs! Recent extensive foundation and roof restoration plus interior renovations utilizing the original wood and fixtures. This is original “Atlin” and your opportunity!

$395,000

4th Street

400 sq.ft., one bedroom cabin plus large workshop on two adjoining 50x100 lots, fully fenced. Quiet location with lots of room for expansion. Great potential for expansion.

$275,000

Warm Bay Road

This gem is off grid, well maintained and absolutely the perfect retreat. 2 bedrooms, large open dining/living room, galley kitchen and spacious pantry. Storage in walk out cellar plus numerous outbuildings. Bonus is a warm spring flowing through year around!

$239,000

Lake View

A great view awaits in this well built, 2 level home with a fabulous open floorplan on the upper level with a master bedroom plus storage! The lower level boasts 2 extra bedrooms or bedroom and games room. Almost 1700 sq.ft., lots of room for the entire family and guests to enjoy! Dbl garage on lower level plus another garage for all those extras like boats, quads, sleds.

$535,000 SOLD

5 Acres

With power, small log cabin, tenant occupied near the upper end of the acreage, application for subdivision has been submitted/approved to create two 2.5 acre parcels. Slope facing Atlin Lake. Build your dream home to take advantage of the view and keep the tenant as caretaker! Or build a series of guest cabins! Your imagination is your only limitation!

$237,000 SOLD

Fourth of July

Basic lake side cabin, 3 bedrooms, lots of big windows, hidden in the trees, on .544 acres, leased lot until 2042. Very private! 61,500 SOLD

4th of July

.78 acres of Crown Land lease, gated, partly cleared, the perfect spot to keep your RV and recreational necessities, there for year around enjoyment. Lease term to 2042.

$53,500

HIDDEN GEM

This stunning gem in an Enchanted Forest has been lovingly crafted by the hands of this talented owner – never to be duplicated! On 4 acres with guest cabins and a short walk to hidden lakes plus easy access to the highway,

$399,000 SOLD

STUNNING – Inside and Outside

Incredible views, quiet location and fabulous home. 1700 sq.ft. on main level, beautifully renovated with gyproc interior, lots of updated windows, open floor plan, kitchen, dining area, living room, bar/games room plus 2 bedrooms. Basement offers 3 more bedrooms, two baths, kitchenette and large living room with ground level access. One of a kind waiting for you.

$349,000 SOLD

Mi 43 Atlin Highway

34+ acres of land, surrounded by grazing lease, with 1700 sq.ft., 2 BR, full basement home, great well, septic field, solar and generator plus lots of extras. If you wish, will come with 2 loveable nags who consider this home. Quick possession is possible.

$535,000 SOLD

Call Myrna at (250) 775-1019

I will be in Atlin May 26 & 27 depending on Fire risk

Leave message via text or email myrnablake1@gmail.com

While I am travelling Email above plus satellite at myrnablake1@zoleo.com Go to northernhomesbc.ca for more details.

FOR SALE – Atlin Property at corner of 3rd Street and Pearl Avenue

In the middle of the Atlin townsite but tucked away for tranquility and privacy.

Spacious backyard with greenhouse (6x12 feet) and three raised garden beds, various fruit trees and shrubs (cherry, apple, haskap, saskatoon, raspberries etc.) and an outhouse. Property right next to the Alkali slough with great accessibility to walking and cross-country ski trails and with a view of Atlin Mountain

General info:

• Total property size fully fenced: 3 lots (12,600 sqft, ~0.3 acres)

• Finished area: 1050 sqft – living space all on one floor

• Interiors extensively renovated in 2009

• Cistern with 2300 litres capacity

• Septic tank and field – redone in 2020

• Wood heat with Pioneer Princess wood cook stove hand-crafted by the Amish; back up oil and electrical heating

• R65 insulation in ceiling/attic

Features:

• 2 arctic entrances

• 2 bedrooms

• 1 full bathroom (and 1 outhouse)

• Open kitchen, dining and living area

• Storage room with cedar wood infra-red sauna

• Large root cellar below

• Oversized garage with ample parking and storage space

• Large woodshed with some wood

• 2 additional storage sheds

• Appliances: washing machine, stove, fridge

Price: $330,000

Serious inquiries at cziegler@unb.ca

“Are

You The One”

Are You the One who brings the gift of sun to shine on us and awaken every color? We relish the cheerfulness and welcome this time of hope.

Are You the One who brings the gift of nighttime with the awesome brotherhood of stars? When they light up the sky we never feel alone.

Are You the One who brings the gift of rain for the renewal of all we hold near and dear? We are captive to its steady beat breathing in and out with the rhythm.

Are You the One who brings the gift of wind with messages from afar and aromas from nearby? We love the caress of a gentle breeze as it freshens the air around us.

If You are the One who brings these gifts, be assured we are ever so grateful… and call upon You to keep them coming.

Jeff Salmon

BIG WATER SOCIETY COUNSELLING SERVICE

COUNSELLOR: Katie Israel, GN, MA, RCC

At Big Water Society we recognize the realities of human experiences, the diversity of innate worlds and states through these experiences, and we believe that we can, when we connect and share these experiences.

Be it traumatic experiences, emotional turbulences, depressive and anxious states, we are here to join hands with you and work through your unique experience. You do not have to go it alone.

Phone: (250) 651-2189; (867)334-9524

Email: bwscounsellor@bigwatersociety.org

“Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality – Martin Luther King, J r

Please note that requests

day water delivery must be received no later than 11 am of said day. Thank you!

Water delivery and Sewer Removal are available Monday through Friday

Home Heating Fuel, Bulk Fuel and Bulk Oil Available

Phone 250-651-7463

Email garypumpsltd@gmail.com

Mailing address is Box 147, Atlin BC V0W 1A0

Office hours – Monday to Friday 8 am – noon

With thanks, Gary McNeil and Jody Smallwood

LANDFILL SPRING/SUMMER HOURS

SATURDAY-MONDAY CLOSED ON ALL BC STATUTORY HOLIDAYS

Did you know that Big Water Society provides the community with FREE professional mental wellness counselling?

If you feel you would like to talk to Katie Israel, please call her at: 250-651-2189 or 867-334-9524

Custom Fish Art- Fiberglas and Wood

GARY HILL’S FISH ART

GARY HILL’S – CUSTOM, FISH REPRODUCTIONS

PHONE 250 651 7553

EMAIL – garyphill59@gmail.com

7 MONARCH Drive – ATLIN – BC. V0W 1A0

WEB SITE – http://gary-hill.com

Back in Atlin -hooray!

The Geological Survey is planning work out of Atlin this summer and is again looking to rent a house (for a fifth time) which we can care for from late June to early August. If you have a suitable place sitting vacant, please contact me.

Mitch.mihalynuk@gov.bc.ca or 778.698.7226.

Thanks!

WANTED

Hi! I’m looking for antiques! Outdoor and indoor items/furniture.

If you think you have something interesting for sale or to give away, please call me at 250-651-2111 or email me at: a.remon@me.com

Thank you!

Amélie Remon

HOURS 11 AM - 4 PM

Operated by the Atlin Community Improvement District

Gary Pumps Ltd.

Atlin Pet Care

287 Tatlow Street

Yourpetshomeawayfromhome!

Indoor/Outdoor Runs

Heated Kennels

Boarding-Grooming-Pet Supplies

Emergency Care-Veterinarian Referrals

SPCA AGENTS

George Holman 250-651-7717 or Marj Holman 250-651-7758

Spring hours effective April 1, 2023

Monday to Saturday 9am – 5pm Sunday 11am – 4pm

New bakery chef with take out options!

~Weekly freight truck run on Mondays and freight runs available upon request~

The Atlin Community Improvement District is beginning a process of community engagement to learn from Atlin residents about priorities and topics of interest. This process will help to inform:

-representation of the Atlin community

-learnings for a future Atlin Official Community Plan update

Please watch for surveys and opportunities to share your voice, priorities, and dreams for the community. If you are interested in contributing your skills and ideas to the engagement initiative, consider joining the working group! Details to come.

Contact: atlincommunityengagement@gmail.com

Atlin Christian Centre

Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada

Service and Sunday School Sunday

11 a.m.

Come join us!

250-691-0128

St. Martin’s Anglican Church 10 a.m. Sunday Everyone welcome!

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Sewing

Machine Cleaning, Repair, &Setup Terry 250651-7769

Mountain Shack

Café Restaurant

Fast Fancy Food

Great Service

110 Discovery Avenue

In Atlin, B.C.

EAT IN OR TAKE OUT

Wednesday thru Monday

250-651-7789

MOBILE WELDING SERVICE

AVAILABLE

Contact: Alain Vanier 250-651-0037

Reasonable Rates!

Smallwood Enterprises Ltd

We provide Concrete, Drain Rock, Screed gravel, Sand, Topsoil and Septic systems. We also provide Equipment Rentals, Excavations, Covered Storage, Firewood and Snow Removal. Please call (250) 651-2488 or email bobscontracting2020 @gmail.com

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Atlin Community Library Open Every Friday and Saturday 2-4p.m.

Everyone Welcome

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