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y great great grandparents, Alexander Fraser and Jane Hastings Fraser left Dumfrieshire, Scotland in 1795. They settled in the Ottawa Valley with many Scottish immigrants. I have visited the cemetery near Renfrew, Ontario where they rest. In 2010, my sister, my husband and I traveled to Dumfrieshire, Scotland to walk in their footsteps. I love history. Fascinating stories, people and places come alive when one researches the past. Yukon students in Grades 4 to 7 are able to make history come alive for themselves when they participate in heritage fairs at the local school level. Teachers, parents and mentors celebrate research and history by encouraging the students with their projects. Heritage fairs showcase quality research and presentations. Fairs give students the opportunity to present projects to judges and the Yukon public. After participating in the local school fair, students may then be chosen to participate in the Yukon Stikine Regional Heritage Fair. This year the Yukon Stikine Regional Heritage Fair will be held at the Yukon Transportation Museum on Thursday, May 5. Chief Judge Cathy Hines, who has been involved with the fair for two years, loves the enthusiasm shown by students. Student excitement is inspiring and contagious. Past projects include research into oral history and family genealogy, Yukon personalities, Canadian heroes, First Nations culture and archaeology. Projects have dealt with buildings, artifacts, events, family members, street names, ships, cities and battles.

These young historians and researchers are passionate about Yukon and Canadian heritage. Hines’ hope is that some students will continue their love of history by becoming historians in the future. This year’s opening ceremonies begin at 9 a.m. Speakers representing First Nations, the City of Whitehorse, the Department of Education, the Commissioner’s Office as well as our Member of

lowed to send up to six projects to the Stikine Regional Heritage Fair. Schools participating in the regional fair this year include Old Crow, Atlin, Mayo, Haines Junction, Dawson City, Jack Hulland, Takhini Elementary, Selkirk Elementary and Whitehorse Elementary. Thirty two judges will view the projects and speak to young historians about their research. The judges represent the Yukon His-

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A Past Yukon Stikine Regional Heritage Fair Parliament will welcome participants and encourage their continued passion. After the opening ceremonies students are divided into two groups. One group remains at the Transportation Museum for project judging. The other group heads to the Beringia Interpretive Centre for activities. After a morning snack the groups switch places about 10:30 a.m. The Award Ceremony begins at 2 p.m. This year’s Master of Ceremonies is Kate Alexander from Parks Canada. The public is invited to view the projects between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Many Yukon schools participate in this exciting fair. Schools are al-

torical and Museums Association, the Yukon Archives, the Yukon Heritage Resources Board, the Heritage Resources Board, Parks Canada, Ta án Kwachán council, Yukon government departments, historians, retired educators and other interested volunteers. There are 50 projects at the fair this year. Bruce Barrett, a former head judge is the official photographer for the event. If you are interested in young people, their interests and studies, their passion for history, you will not want to miss this heritage fair on Thursday, May 5. Nellie Dale is a writer living in Yukon’s boreal forest.

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Open Pit Theatre invites an award-winning projection designer to Whitehorse for a workshop on the art May 6 to 8 by Angela Szymczuk

tep into the world of projection design and you’ll see anything is possible. Images can be displayed on screens behind the actors and these images can be constantly moving and changing. Even just the way lights move across the stage can create a set in itself. Different backdrops can be projected on a screen – or even on the performers. The spectrum of visual effects that can be created is infinite. Projection design can be instrumental in bringing the story to life – anything can be projected. The stage can be transformed into a city, airfield, haunted house, a wild jungle... Projection design can also create an abstract mixture of colours and patterns to add depth and emotion to the stage. On May 6 to 8 Whitehorse visual effects enthusiasts can have the opportunity to delve into this art, as the Open Pit Theatre has organized a weekend long Projection Design Workshop. Geneviève Doyon, an artistic director at Open Pit Theatre, is excited about the upcoming workshop. “This workshop is open to anybody and is very hands-on,” she says. During the course of three days, participants will be given projectors to use and will create their own projects under the direction of award-winning Canadian produc-

tion designer Jamie Nesbitt. “We are really lucky to have Jamie come up here, he is very approachable and makes projection designing fun,” Doyon says.

the Yukon, we don’t really have a large skill-set in projection design. It will be nice to have people come out and see everything that is involved in this field,” Doyon says.

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One of the many ways projection design can bring the stage to life The Projection Design Workshop is intended for videographers, multimedia artists, performers, musicians, directors and set and lighting designers – and anyone with an interest. For those who currently work in theatre, this workshop will be a real treat. For the individuals who are just starting to have an interest in the technical side of theatre, Doyon hopes they will really enjoy being exposed to the field of projection design. “Here in

Projection design can be broken down into many different avenues, Doyon says, however, the two main components are mapping and image treatment. Mapping is when the art form projects images on any surface, to create an interactive 3D effect. The second is im-

age treatment, which allows certain properties of the image to be adjusted, such as shadows, blending, clarity, etc. After the workshop is finished an open house event will take place so participants can present what they have been working on. All are welcome to drop by and see the colourful works of art. The Projection Design Workshop is intended for videographers, multimedia artists, performers, musicians, directors and set and lighting designers – and anyone with an interest. The workshop fee includes a copy of projection design software. It takes place May 6 to 8. There is only room for 10 participants, so register online www.OpenP.it or email Jessica Hickman at Jessica@OpenP.it for more information

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Dawson City. As an adult she worked at the Bank of Commerce (now CIBC), married Les Butterworth and raised two daughters. In 1958 she joined the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (now known only as IODE) and was made a lifetime member in 1980. IN 1989 she joined the Royal Canadian Legion and has been a stalwart member ever since, receiving a Queen’s Jubilee Medal for this dedication in 2013. She has served on the boards of the Klondike Visitors Association and the Dawson City Museum, as well as the local School Committee (as school councils were known in those days). She was instrumental in helping to establish the Commissioner’s Tea tradition here in Dawson, which continues annually at the Commissioner’s Residence. She was also the key organizer in the founding of the Pioneer Women of the Yukon, and is its continuing president and lifetime member. Dan Davidson retired from 32 years of teaching in rural Yukon schools, but continues writing about life in Dawson City. Please send comments about his stories to dawson@whatsupyukon.com.

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Japanese-Canadian host, he replied that it was old news; his parents, who live in Whitehorse, have one of these miracle devices in their home. Well. It comes as no surprise that I am a technological infant and that the Japanese are light years ahead wherever they may reside. In what other country can you be served noodles prepared by a robot chef? My other preconceived notions of Japan swam around time-honoured traditions, a deceptively simple aesthetic and amazing food. None of these preconceptions were disappointed during my week-long stopover in Tokyo, nor were any of the apparent contradictions resolved. In fact, this seeming paradox

of shiny techno-future and traditional formality was delightfully apparent in everything. Take, for example, my experience of catching the last train at Shibuya station on the evening before the Emperor’s birthday, which is a national holiday. I never would have imagined how peaceful and quiet things could be while being physically – and politely – crammed into a train compartment by a pair of well-dressed gentlemen with white gloves. And then there’s those music notes. A little Bach with your a.m. BM? Kim Melton is a Mount Lornebased writer who has recently made it back to the Yukon from travels abroad.

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The Yukon and the First World War

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n the view of Dr. Ken Coates, the North’s response to the challenge presented by World War I was to do the opposite of what people Outside might have expected. “They historically were seen as being very separate from the whole country,” he says, “kind of unique places, off in the wilderness, having problems of their own connected up to their own vicissitudes, and local economy, and not really part of the country.” He sees the territory’s response to the 1914 declaration of war as the Yukon’s expression of wanting in, of letting the rest of Canada know that we were here and intended to be classed as Canadians. During the week of May 9th through to the 15th, a group of scholars and regular folks will be assembling in Whitehorse and Dawson to consider just what the impact of that decision was. The event, called the North and the First World War Conference, has been planned by a volunteer board under the umbrella of the Yukon Historical and Museums Association. In Coates’ opinion the Yukon’s effort in World War I didn’t really work out well. The Yukon sent a disproportionately high number of young men off to fight in the battlefields for Europe and, either by death in battle or by opportunities elsewhere in Canada after the war, most of them didn’t come back. Combine that with the loss of some of the territory’s elite when the Princess Sophia sank just a month before the end of the war and Coates says it was not really until the next global conflict, and the building of the Alaska Highway in the 1940s, that the territory really began to recover.

Boyle’s Yukon Machine Gun Detachment The first four days of the conference, beginning at the Yukon Transportation Museum and shifting to the Coast High Country Inn, will include a day long workshop and a series of lectures on the following days by people such as Coates, Dr. Tim Cook of the Canadian War Museum, Michael Gates, Max Fraser, Kathy Gates, Dr. Terrance Cole, David Neufeld, Mark Zuehlke and various others from Canada and abroad, including New Zealand. Coates says there was surprising enthusiasm for this project and this topic once the planning, which began nearly two years ago, got under way. This is good, because he notes there is a tendency for the know-

ledge of these types of events to fade away over time and it’s vital that we continue to be aware of how history has shaped us. “We look at Land Claims and contemporary resource development and a bunch of things like that that seem to have shaped the Yukon. But we have to look back and remember these events, these transformative processes,” Coates says. “We have to understand the long isolation of the Yukon from the country as a whole. We have to understand the phenomenal ability of the Yukon to mobilize for its own purposes and the purposes of the country… in order to make a concerted contribution to Canada as a whole.”

To him it’s another example, to use that controversial phrase, of the Yukon “punching above its weight,” which it has done all through its history. “Yukon has contributed more politically and more economically than its small population would actually suggest.” Following events in Whitehorse, a still to be finalized number of delegates and scholars will be boarding a bus to drive to the original capital of the Yukon, Dawson City, the place from which Klondike Joe Boyle and Commissioner George Black both raised enlisted men to go fight in Europe. But before that trip, some of Boyle’s story will be celebrated in

Whitehorse in a Follies-style theatre production called “Dawson to Berlin: A Romanian Love Story,” on the Thursday evening. In the Klondike, tours of the Bear Creek Compound and Dredge No. 4 will flesh out that story, as will a lecture by Mike Gates at the Museum and an IODE Tea at the Commissioner’s Residence. It is shaping up to be an exciting, and possibly exhausting, week. Dan Davidson retired from 32 years of teaching in rural Yukon schools, but continues writing about life in Dawson City. Please send comments about his stories to dawson@whatsupyukon.com.

MLAs Elaine Taylor & Patti McLeod were pleased to speak at Women in Politics on April 19th. Les EssentiElles, Equal Voice Yukon, and SMRT Pop-ups organized this non-partisan event to showcase the stories of women in territorial politics. Thanks to the women members of the Youth Caucus for providing a booth at the event, and to all the organizers.

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New short film for YouTube aims to help people with developmental disabilities connect with employers by Gaby Sgaga

he Yukon Association for Community Living is trying something they’ve never done before: they’re entering the film business. The organization has a mission is to advocate for, and support individuals with, developmental disabilities and their families and guardians have made a film as a promotional tool to attract employers to hire their clients. Kathleen Hare, employment program coordinator, and Steve Anderson, assistant program coordinator and job coach, were the driving force behind the project. When the association received funding from Ready, Willing Able, a program designed to increase the labour force participation of people with intellectual disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorder, Hare and Anderson started to discuss how best to use the funding. “We wanted to find the best means to get our message across,” Anderson says. People who have a disability represent one of the largest sources of untapped labour in today’s economy, yet many people who have a disability remain either underemployed or unemployed, and many employers and businesses are not aware of this pool of potential workers.

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At first, Hare and Anderson thought of a print campaign, but didn’t feel that would reach enough people. Anderson pointed out that most people sitting in a doctor’s office flipping through a magazine won’t really pay much attention. After some more discussion, the idea of putting something on social media came up. Once Anderson and Hare had a look at YouTube and saw how many people one clip could reach, the idea of a short film was born. “We wanted something that would attract employers and also be of interest to the average person,” says Anderson. “Posting a

film on social media allows you to go anywhere and all at once to anyone. The film may even end up marketing itself.” Anderson and Hare developed the narrative, made a list of clients, employers and local community figures to interview and then sent out a call in December for someone to make the film. Whitehorse filmmaker Brendan Preston signed on, shooting started in February and after three full days of filming a rough cut just under five minutes was completed. “We’re pretty excited,” Anderson says. “It was a fantastic experience. By the third rough cut,

we knew we were done.” The overall goal, he says, is to put together a series of films every three months or so, highlighting new clients and follow ups with existing clients, among

other things. But for now, everyone is looking forward to the release party on May 2 at the Yukon Association for Community Living office. Anderson says the film will be shown amidst a general appreciation of everyone who is involved with helping the organization do what they do. “And there will be cupcakes,” he adds. The film release party was held May 2 at the Yukon Association of Community Living’s office, located at 4230- 4 Ave, Suite 7. For more information call 867667-4606. Gabriela Sgaga lives off the grid in her West Dawson cabin with her sled dogs. She enjoys mushing, skijoring and writing about everyday life in the Yukon.

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March 24, with a not-guilty verdict, which left many women’s groups dissatisfied. Following this event, both men and women are invited to come out and play “Consent is Hot BANG-O” on May 12. The event features drinks and prizes, and is played just like BINGO, except that, instead of calling out numbers, the game is sex and consent themed. The goal of the event, says Fortin, is to encourage healthy, sexpositive dialogue in a fun atmosphere. Fortin runs a sex positive program called The Happy Vagina Project, which is hosting the BANG-O event. “People are terrified to talk about sex,” says Fortin, “It’s a messy issue.” Hillary Aitken, program coordinator for the Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre, says these events are designed to break down narratives about sexual assault and shift the dynamic. “By having a really sex positive campaign we are saying that everyone deserves a positive sexual experience,” Aitken says. Much of the consent campaign is about re-thinking the hookup culture, says Fortin. “Sexual violence isn’t going to be stopped by asking everyone to play nice,” she says. “We’ve nor-

malized a lot of these behaviours. Taking a drunk girl home from the bar is not ok – it’s like there is a grey zone about this and that’s not okay... people should be sure they have a clear and enthusiastic yes from their sexual partners the whole way through, both men and women. “If you aren’t sure if you have consent, then you don’t have consent.” During the last two weeks in May the Yukon Consent Crew will be touring bars to talk about the importance of consent. They will be educating about consent and sexual assault awareness with games and prizes. The BYTE Ghomeshi panel takes place at Baked Cafe from 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. on May 10th. People are encouraged to come early as seating will be limited. Consent is Hot BANG-O is a 19+ event and runs from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on May 12, also at Baked Cafe. People are encouraged to register at bang-o.eventbrite.com in advance. For more information about Sexual Assualt Awareness Month please visit EndViolenceYukon. com. Lori Garrison thinks consent is super-sexy and is the editor of What’s Up Yukon.

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“One of my main objectives is to make sure the team has fun, but also remains focussed,” she says. Badger is originally from Edmonton, where she first fell in love with roller derby. Her sister came to visit with her roller derby team mates and that’s when Badger knew this was a sport for her. “I saw all these awesome, loud, athletic women and I fell in love with watching them play,” she says. When Badger landed herself in the Yukon she jumped at the opportunity to be part of the Yukon Roller Girls. She has been coaching the team for two years and is always looking for creative ways to make improvements. While she maintains upbeat and fun demeanor, she is strict when it comes to the team’s fitness. Once a week she instructs her team in an off-skates workout, which tackles the key muscle groups used during a bout. Agar enjoys the physicality of the sport. “It’s really great that women can play in a sport that is competitive, but strategic, and assertive – not aggressive, but assertive,” Agar says. If you are over the age of 19 and want to meet new people and learn a new sport or partcipate in the “fresh meat” event check out the Yukon Roller Girls on Facebook or their website www.YukonRollerGirls.ca or email yrg@ yukonrollergirls.ca. Angela Szymczuk is a Whitehorse-based writer. Please send comments about her articles to editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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Whitehorse EVENTS ARTS SHOWS May 6-28 Wearable Art by Qaqtis Arts Underground May 6-28 Silhouettes by Amber Church Arts Underground Until May 28, McCormack + Tisiga + Winkler: Yukon Arts Centre Yukon Arts Centre This trio exhibition features the work of Michael McCormack, Joseph Tisiga, and Josh Winkler. The exhibitions explore the social, political, and physical landscape. March 4 – June 25 Fire and Flood: Disaster and Perseverance in Yukon History Arts Underground LIVE MUSIC Thu, May, 5, Roxx Hunter Live 6:00 PM Tony’s Pizza Roxx Hunter and Izaak Lazeo-Fairman playing acoustic guitar music covering almost every style and genre. Thu, May, 5, Fiddler On The Loose Joe Loutchan live 7:00 PM 98 Hotel Longest running house band in the Yukon - Traditional fiddle music and more jigging is encouraged and limericks are the norm. Thu, May, 5, Fred Eaglesmith w/ Tif Ginn 7:30 PM The Old Fire Hall “Eaglesmith snarled out lyrics that underscore his overriding attitude that music and musicians ought to be cherished in the hereand-now and valued for the quality of their art, not the size of their bank accounts or TV ratings.” – Los Angeles Times Fred Eaglesmith returns for a one night only performance at the Old Fire Hall on May 6, 2016. Doors open at 7:30. Thu, May, 5, Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Thu, May, 5, Ginger Jam 10:00 PM Yukon Inn Yukon Inn Boiler room fully electric jam session with PA system, drum kit and guitars provided to musicians. Featuring guest co-hosts and performers. Fri, May, 6, Yukon Musician: Anne Turner 6:00 PM Westmark Whitehorse Jazz and Easy Listening Fri, May, 6, Wheedly Wheedly Wee 8:00 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Wheedly Wheedly Wee with Roly Mitton and Jimmy Salt. Fri, May, 6, Sounds of Africa 8:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre “Sounds of Africa” a concert by Whitehorse Community Choir, 8:00 pm, May 6th and 7th, Yukon Arts Centre, Tickets on sale now through the Yukon Arts Centre and Arts Underground. 668-7049 Fri, May, 6, Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Sat, May, 7, Jarvis Street Saloon Saturday Sociable Jam 3:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Bring your own gear and we’ll plug you in or just play on ours! (867) 668-4567 Ext: 300 Sat, May, 7, Lime with Us Saturdays at Antoinette’s 6:00 PM Antoinette’s Restaurant Come in and enjoy the musical stylings of Nicholas Mah and May 7th Renald Jauvin & Olivia de Colobel, Antoinette’s Food Cache “the heart of the arts district” Sat, May, 7, Ivan Zenovitch 8:00 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Ivan Zenovitch Sat, May, 7, Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Sat, May, 7, Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Sun, May, 8, Open Mic Night 3:00 PM 98 Hotel Sun, May, 8, Tenderflake 8:00 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Tenderflake Mon, May, 9, Music Mondays with Steve Slade 6:00 PM Antoinette’s Restaurant Music Mondays at Antoinette’s is back! This week, catch the warm vocal stylings and guitar wizardry of Steve Slade. Mon, May, 9, Lime with Us Mondays at Antoinette’s 6:00 PM Antoinette’s Restaurant Come in and enjoy the musical stylings of Selina Heyligers-Hare and Monday, May 9th:Nadine Landry & Sammy Lind, Antoinette’s Food Cache “the heart of the arts district” Mon, May, 9, Ladies Night with DJ Carlo 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Tue, May, 10, Open Mic with Patrick Jacobson 7:00 PM Town & Mountain Hotel Tue, May, 10, Ginger Jam 10:00 PM Yukon Inn Yukon Inn Boiler room fully electric jam session with PA system, drum kit and guitars provided to musicians. Featuring guest co-hosts and performers. Wed, May, 11, Whitewater Wednesday 7:00 PM Epic Pizza goes till we are done! Wed, May, 11, Hump Day Trivia 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Wed, May, 11, Jamaoke With Jackie 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Thu, May, 12, Roxx Hunter Live 6:00 PM Tony’s Pizza Roxx Hunter and Izaak Lazeo-Fairman playing acoustic guitar music covering almost every style and genre. Thu, May, 12, Fiddler On The Loose Joe Loutchan live 7:00 PM 98 Hotel Longest running house band in the Yukon - Traditional fiddle music and more - jigging is encouraged and limericks are the norm. Thu, May, 12, Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon

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Mon, May, 9, GO The Surrounding Game 6:00 PM Starbucks Chilkoot Centre Simple Game Deep Strategy. Beginners & Visitors Welcome. For more information email: tjbowlby@gmail.com Mon, May, 9, Euchre Night 6:00 PM Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 254 667-2802 Tue, May, 10, Stage 1 Theatre Company Grade 4 and up 3:45 PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, May, 5, Sundogs Toastmasters 12:05 PM Tue, May, 10, Girls Group - Free Drop In! 5:00 PM Sport Yukon Fear of Public Speaking? Try Sundogs Heart Of Riverdale Toastmasters! Supportive members club that will Tue, May, 10, The Ghomeshi Trial Discussion mentor and help you improve your public speaking, 5:30 PM Baked Cafe A Discussion regarding Sexual listening and leadership skills. Guests welcome Violence in the Courts anytime during the year. 2048807245 Tue, May, 10, Whitehorse Scottish Country Thu, May, 5, Yukon Stikine Heritage Fair Dance Club 7:00 PM Jack Hulland Elementary Competition 1:30 PM Yukon Transportation Come solo or bring your friends as this fun activity Museum Students from across Yukon Territory will not only keep you smiling but also give you a are gearing up for the 18th Annual Yukon/Stikine great workout. Heritage Fair competition where they will present Tue, May, 10, Author Reading- Back to Vietnam: their research on a heritage topic of their choice. Tours of the Heart 7:00 PM Whitehorse Public 667-4704 Library Join us for a reading from Back to Vietnam: Thu, May, 5, Theatre with Susie Anne - After Tours of the Heart, by R. Bruce Logan and Elaine School 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Head. They will be sharing insights, select readings, Thu, May, 5, Stage 1 Theatre Company Grade 4 and pictures. and up 3:45 PM Heart Of Riverdale Tue, May, 10, FREE Knitting Club 7:00 PM Heart Thu, May, 5, Hunting Film - The Elevate Tour Of Riverdale 6:30 PM Beringia Centre Come out and enjoy our Tue, May, 10, Canadian Evaluation Society two hour conservation minded, fair chase hunting Networking Event 7:00 PM Kwanlin Dun Cultural film filled with awesome stories and breathtaking Centre Wendy Rowe from Royal Roads University cinematography! speaking on “Performance measures: links between Thu, May, 5, A Mother is Born Film Screening planning and evaluation” 867.668.3164 6:30 PM Association franco-yukonnaise A group of Tue, May, 10, Book Club 7:30 PM Heart Of three medical students from the University of Alberta Riverdale examine the issues of “woman-centered care” and Wed, May, 11, Spanish Conversation Group 12:00 the various birthing options available for low-risk PM Yukon Government Administration Building obstetrics. 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Ooh Baby! Sexy School Presented by M.A.D 11/12 trivia and bingo with a tasty twist. Whether it’s date Sat, May, 7, Dance Gathering 7:45 PM Association night, Girls Night, or Bros night - brush up on your franco-yukonnaise A monthly let-loose-shake-itlove encyclopedia, learn some new moves, and move-stretch-sweat-smile evening. Mix of world tantalize your biggest sex organ - your brain. beat, rock, blues, electronica. Adults & mature teens welcome. Entrance by donation. Substance-free. Sat, May, 7, The Guild Presents: Hunter / Gatherers 8:00 PM The Guild Hall Incredibly smart Thu, May, 5, Family Free Play Drop-in 12:30 and very funny, Hunter/Gatherers examines how our PM Family Literacy Centre 668-8698 /668-6535 most primal urges have shaped our modern social This drop-in includes reading time, free play and scenes. It also might make some Yukoners think interactive activities. All Ages Welcome more than twice about that upcoming dinner party. Thu, May, 5, Yukon Stikine Heritage Fair Sun, May, 8, Royal Ballet in HD: Giselle 2:00 Competition 1:30 PM Yukon Transportation PM Yukon Arts Centre Giselle is the quintessential Museum 667-4704 Students from across Yukon Romantic classic, a love affair that begins in the real Territory are gearing up for the 18th Annual Yukon/ world and continues beyond the grave. Stikine Heritage Fair competition where they will Sun, May, 8, Ceramics Open Studio 2:30 PM present their research on a heritage topic of their Arts Underground Non-instructed open studio. choice. Participants are welcome to use the studio’s tools Thu, May, 5, Theatre with Susie Anne - After and equipment; clay and some tools are available for purchase. Every Sunday except long weekends. School 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, May, 5, Stage 1 Theatre Company Grade 4 $5/hour. and up 3:45 PM Heart Of Riverdale Mon, May, 9, Cultural Organizations and Thu, May, 5, Northern Lights Judo Club: Kids Traumatic Events Workshop 10:00 AM Yukon Practise 5:15 PM École Émilie-Tremblay Kids Transportation Museum The Yukon Historical & practise - 5 - 11yrs Museums Association is pleased to present this Thu, May, 5, Northern Lights Judo Club: Adult workshop in conjunction with the North and First Practise 6:30 PM École Émilie-Tremblay World War Conference. 667-4704 Mon, May, 9, Free drop-in computer labs 10:00 Thu, May, 5, Mary Poppins 7:30 PM Wood Street AM Yukon Learn Free Drop-In Computer Lab for School Presented by M.A.D 11/12 Self Directed Studies A tutor/Instructor will be Fri, May, 6, Young Explorer’s Preschool Program available on site to assist you. 867-668-6280 or toll 10:00 AM MacBride Museum 867-667-2709, ext.3 free: 888-668-6280 Fax: 867-633-4576 parents and children explore the animal gallery Mon, May, 9, Art Exploration with Barb Hinton together. 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Thu, May, 5-7, 49th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Archaeological Association Westmark Whitehorse We are planning a series of events and tours to highlight some of Yukon’s exceptional cultural, historical and natural science heritage. We will post the details as they are available. Fri, May, 6-8 Projection Design Workshop 10:00 AM Whitehorse Yukon Open Pit Theatre is holding a projection design workshop with Jamie Nesbitt - a leading Canadian projection designer. Participants will be introduced to the art and use of projections. (867) 336-0176 Sat, May, 7, 49th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Archaeological Association Westmark Whitehorse We are planning a series of events and tours to highlight some of Yukon’s exceptional cultural, historical and natural science heritage. We will post the details as they are available. Sat, May, 7, Yukon Amateur Radio Association: Coffee Discussion Group 9:30 AM Emergency Measures Organization YARA’s breakfast at the A&W. Casual event. Hams from outside the Yukon often join. Sun, May, 8, Ceramics Open Studio 2:30 PM Arts Underground Non-instructed open studio. Participants are welcome to use the studio’s tools and equipment; clay and some tools are available for purchase. Every Sunday except long weekends. $5/hour.

Mon, May, 9-15, WW1 and The North Conference Yukon Convention Bureau 200 Delegates Welcome visitors we are pleased to host you, thank you for choosing Yukon. Mon, May, 9, Traditional Copper Working Workshop 9:00 AM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Join us on Monday May 9, 2016 at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre for a workshop on traditional methods of working copper nuggets. 456-5322 Mon, May, 9, Overeaters Anonymous Meeting 7:30 PM Many Rivers Counselling and Support Services Overeaters Anonymous Meeting every Monday Please ring the buzzer if the door is locked. Tue, May, 10, The Ghomeshi Trial Discussion 5:30 PM Baked Cafe A Discussion regarding Sexual Violence in the Courts Tue, May, 10, YuKonstruct Weekly Open House 7:00 PM YuKonstruct Makerspace Tour YuKonstruct, see some projects in action, and meet some fellow makers Wed, May, 11, Toastmasters 7:00 AM Sport Yukon Fear of public speaking? Try Toastmasters. Supportive members club who will facilitate your development: Public Speaking, Leadership, Communication. 3 clubs in Whitehorse to choose from. 7am Wednesday Sport Yukon. 12 noon Sport Yukon and 5pm Yukon College . All Welcome to observe. No obligations to join. for info: Glenn herbeeking@hotmail.com 204 880 7245 cell or just show up! 204 880 7245 Wed, May, 11, Yukon Avalanche Association AGM 5:30 PM Whitehorse Public Library All are welcome at the AGM, but your membership must be active in order to vote or run as a board member. A reminder that memberships expire each year on April 30. They may be renewed at the AGM. Thu, May, 12, Triggerpoint LVL 1 Certiﬁcation 5:00 PM Yukon Health Coaching This 4-hour workshop teaches the fundamentals of myofascia, reviews the latest SMR research and then dives into the Trigger Point Performance SMR movement philosophy using the GRID foam roller. Thu, May, 12, YWHN AGM 7:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library Yukon Wholistic Health Network Annual General Meeting - 7 p.m. Thursday, May 12 at the Whitehorse Public Library. Everyone welcome! 667-6030

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Wednesday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Porter Creek Step meeting (CM) 8:00 PM Our Lady of Victory No Pufﬁn (CM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St., Big Book Study Thursday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Polar Group (OM) 7:30 PM Seventh Day Adventists Church (PC) Friday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Yukon Unity Group Meeting 1:30 PM #4 Hospital Road Whitehorse Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Saturday Detox Meeting (OM, NS) 1:00 PM DETOX Bldg 6118-6th Women’s Meeting (CM, NS) 2:30 PM Whitehorse General Hospital (across from emergency) Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting (OM, NS) 7:00 PM Hospital boardroom Sunday Sunshine Group (OM, NS) 1:00 PM DETOX Bldg 6118-6th Marble Group (OM, NS) 7:00 PM Hospital boardroom Monday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. New Beginnings Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Tuesday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Ugly Duckling Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Juste Pour Aujourd’hui (OM, NS) 7:00 PM 4141B 4th Ave.

MAY 5, 2016

Nothing, Nothing, Nothing… Then Honks Galore!

The Sheep and Crane Festival kicks off on Friday in Faro By Becky Striegler

ometimes it seems like maybe they might not come. Then you hear them: the faint, high-pitched croaking, growing louder and louder. Then the sky fills with hundreds of sandhill cranes, flying in huge Vs that morph and swoop as the birds soar to catch rising thermals. Everyone in Faro drops what they’re doing to look up. “It’s something to see; it’s definitely worth the trip,” says Carrie McClelland, a wildlife viewing biologist with Environment Yukon. “It’s amazing to see how the local people get so excited.” The people of Faro are so enthused about their unique place in the big bird’s migration that since 2003, they’ve hosted the annual Sheep and Crane Festival, attracting up to 400 visitors to this quiet, former mining town. This year’s event kicks off on Friday, May 6 with a chili dinner and talent show and wraps up Sunday, May 8 with a Mother’s Day breakfast and morning bird talks and guided walks. Hikes are a big part of the weekend, along with wildlife viewing, a bear safety talk, art workshops, a flea market, tai chi and a grand community barbecue and potluck Saturday night. Sabine Heigl is coordinating the event, which she describes as Faro’s biggest undertaking of the year. “Almost the whole town is involved,” she laughs. Of course it’s also a sheep festival. The nearby mountains are home to the unique Fannin sheep — which are basically Dall sheep with brown patches that look like blankets on their backs, says McClelland. They hang out on the slopes across the valley from the Mount Mye Sheep Viewing Station. There will be hourly shuttles to the station on Saturday and tours to the mineral lick where the animals go to get their vitamins. McClelland says she will have scopes set up to get a close look. “It’s a really cool experience,” she says. “You can watch them

PHOTO: Alan Wilson

A flying sandhill crane throughout the day and you’re looking at the big picture rather than just seeing them run across a road.” Last year, festival-goers saw a

It’s a special experience to watch such a scene with wildlife - while being at a safe distance. As for the cranes, you can hear Heigl’s smile when she says

most nothing. Then Saturday night was just a spectacle; there were thousands and thousands going over. It’s amazing! And they’re loud!”

a couple of B ‘n’ Bs and the Faro Hotel. Heigl encourages people to bring rain gear, good footwear and binoculars. The festival’s full calendar of

Then you hear them: the faint, high-pitched croaking, growing louder and louder grizzly bear stalking the sheep. “We could watch the sheep becoming more alert,” says McClelland, saying they just nonchalantly moved to cliffs where the bear could not go. “He didn’t stand a chance.”

they’ve been known to land at Faro’s airport. Mostly, they fly over on their way to nest on the Yukon’s north slope or in Siberia. Heigl remembers a momentous arrival two years ago. “During the day there was al-

The Sheep and Crane Festival takes place in Faro May 6 through 8. Faro is roughly five hours northeast of Whitehorse. To come and stay for the weekend camping is available at Faro’s RV park and overflow area and there are also

events is posted on the Town of Faro’s website at www.FaroYukon. ca. Becky Striegler is a Whitehorsebased writer.

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The Cocktail Family Tree I

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etymologically and mixologically. Many of his branches are grown on a shrub. A shrub is an old-fashioned, refreshing drink made with fruit, vinegar and sugar, popular in colonial America in the days before refrigeration. Fermentation preserved the fruit. (The good old Joy of Cooking, that culinary bible of traditions old and new, has a recipe for fruit shrub, coreferenced in the recipe for raspberry vinegar. “Would you believe this makes for a marvellously refreshing drink served over crushed ice?” the authors ask. “See page 42.”) Shrubs are now a common feature in modern cocktail recipes; they add sugar, fruit and acid in one go. They also make a great trunk from which to grow branches. Shrubs are easy to make, well within the grasp of the home cook. Joy of Cooking proposes the hot process of shrub-making, where you cook the fruit and sugar together before adding vinegar. But my Cocktail Confidante (let’s call him CoCo for short) prefers the cold process, as espoused by shrub specialist Michael Dietsch in his book Shrubs: An Old-fashioned Drink for Modern Times. To make a cold-processed shrub, you macerate fresh fruit or vegetables with sugar and vinegar for several hours to a couple of days, strain, and leave the resulting syrup to ripen in the fridge for a week or so. This is your shrub. CoCo gave me a copy of Shrubs some time ago. I haven’t yet tried my hand, but I’ve tasted plenty of CoCo’s brilliant combinations of fruits and herbs, or fruits and vegetables, and now that the northern berry season approaches, I’m willing to give up some of the berries in my freezer for shrub-making, and will try to emulate his success. In the meantime, CoCo has kindly agreed to provide two of his own recipes. This is a treat. Try this branch. Seriously, we are in the hands of a master. Miche Genest is a Yukon chef and author. To comment on this story email editor@whatsupyukon.com.

3 organic apples (peels, core, and all) quartered 1 cup (250 mL) organic apple cider vinegar ½ cup (125 mL) cane sugar 1 Tbsp cardamom seeds, lightly crushed Using a box grater or food processor, grate the apples. In a non-reactive container , mix all the ingredients and leave covered in a cool spot on the counter for two days. Strain the mixture through a jelly bag, squeezing out all the liquid. Discard the solids and pour the liquid into a clean mason jar. The ﬂavour and balance will improve over time, so store it for at least two weeks before using . In the refrigerator it will keep for up to a year. Makes 10 to 12 oz.

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1 ½ oz Apple-Cardamom Shrub 1 large strawberry and 1 lime wedge ½ oz lime juice ¼ oz cane syrup ¼ oz grenadine syrup 2 dashes rhubarb bitters Soda water to top Garnish: lime wheel

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June 11- Commissioner’s Ceilidh BBQ

UPCOMING EVENTS

Celebrate the Yukon’s birthday in style! The Ofﬁce of the Commissioner invites May 5 you to party like a Scot, with a BBQ and dance (”Ceilidh” as the Scots call it!) May 13 with highland band, COD GONE WILD! May 13-15 May 20-21 Tickets available at DawsonCity.ca $50 per person. Includes dinner & dance. May 21

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WHERE THE NORTH COMES TO PLAY 2016 EVENT CALENDAR MAY

13 Gerties Opening Night 20-21 30th International Gold Show 21 Doors Open Dawson 3-5 Weekend on the Wing 3-5 Jack London Festival 10-11 Chickenstock 10-11 Top of the World Highland Games 11 Commissioner's Tea / Ceilidh BBQ 16-17 D2D Motorcycle Ride (Not a Rally!) 18 Midnight Romance Golf Tournament 18 Dempster to Dawson Solstice Race 21 Aboriginal Day / Solstice Celebrations “Solstice St-Jean” Celebrations 24 24-26 Botany Days 29- July 3 Yukon River Quest

JULY 1 2 22-24 23 28-31

Canada Day Celebrations Yukon Gold Panning Championships Dawson City Music Festival International Dome Race Moosehide Gathering

5-7 6 11 11-14 11-14 20 26-28

Tombstone Rocks Dawson City League of Lady Wrestlers Authors on Eighth Yukon Riverside Arts Festival Discovery Day Celebrations Great Klondike Int’l Outhouse Race Lichen-Fungi Weekend

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Inspiring Women of the Yukon with Fiona McTaggart

Sophia Flather

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“I

t felt like home” is what Sophia Flather says of the first summer she lived in Old Crow. While working as a summer student there in the heritage department, she visited the Vuntut National Park and had the experience of seeing a group of five to 10 thousand caribou. “It was pretty powerful,” she says. Born and raised in Whitehorse, Sophia had visited Old Crow, where she has family, before, but moved there to stay nearly two years ago. She made the decision after living down south for a few years and studying at the University of British Columbia . Though her specialisation was in math, Sophia also focused on First Nations studies and the content of which made her long to be back home in the north. “It made so much sense to me in the things I was struggling with and that I cared about,” she says of some of the topics they covered. In Old Crow, Sophia works parttime at the bank, but spends much of her free time learning traditional practices. She is particularly interested in working skins. “Anyway I could, I was trying to learn,” she says. She loves both the individual and community aspects of the process, as she hasn’t had just one teacher; many members of the community have shared their knowledge with her about tanning

hides and have supported her in the endeavour to learn more. She says there are about five different ways to practice each step of the process and she would have to pick which way made the most sense to her. The practice and the passing-on of the Gwich’in lifestyle is something that Sophia is very passionate about. “Kids are always asking about the skins,” she says. She thinks it’s great to have them help her and to see the skill being practiced as a normal part of life. When asked how she sees her own role in the community, she

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Sophia working with a skin says, “I really recognise that, having lived here for almost two years, I’m pretty new to the Old Crow community.” However, she also sees some similarities between life in Old Crow and Whitehorse. “Everything starts with yourself. To be part of

a healthy community you have to be healthy in yourself. I try to be responsible for myself.” She sees the importance in trying to help out in any way she can, to keep learning, and to be someone that people will want to have around. The women who she finds the most inspiring seem to be the ones she sees in action every day. “I feel like I’m surrounded by

amazing women,” Sophia says, reflecting on her mother, sister, friends and Old Crow elder Fanny Charlie. Her mother, Patti Flather, is co-founder and managing artistic director of Gwaandak Theatre in Whitehorse. Sophia describes her mother as “incredibly kind,” a woman who “works hard for something she believes in.” Sophia is inspired by the way her mother uses theatre to support indigenous and marginalized voices. Sophia also finds inspiration in Fanny Charlie’s skill and resilience. Among her many accomplishments, Charlie has given birth to 17 children in Old Crow, she used to have her own dog team and she still tans around 20 hides in a year . “You can’t even understand that kind of strength” Sophia says. Sophia gave Charlie one of the first skins she’d worked, to which Fanny said, “Now you’re going to do that your whole life.” “I hope so,” Sophia reflects, but even if she doesn’t constantly practice it, she knows that it will be a skill that always stays with her. “I’m still learning, always learning.” Fiona McTaggart is a Whitehorse-based writer.

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Folk Art in the Forest with Nellie Dale

The Beauty of Icelandic Socks

Weaving project

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Yukoner Vanessa Falle spent April in Blönduós learning Icelandic techniques of making sokkar

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BEAVER CREEK Sat, May, 7, Women’s Yoga 9:00 AM Nelnah Bessie John School Just yourself in comfortable clothing Sat, May, 7, Volleyball 8:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Mon, May, 9, Tot Time 9:30 AM Nelnah Bessie John School Tue, May, 10, Women’s Yoga 7:00 PM Nelnah Bessie John School Just yourself in comfortable clothing Tue, May, 10, Volleyball 8:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club

CARCROSS Thu, May, 5, Pottery with Claudia MacPhee 3:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 8673993321 Every Tuesday and Thursday, please enter by side door. Everyone welcome! no fee for community members Thu, May, 5, Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Thu, May, 5, Prenatal Classes for Mothers and Fathers to be 7:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School With Kathleen Cranfield, Registered Midwife and CPNP coordinator Tue, May, 10, Pottery with Claudia MacPhee 3:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 8673993321 Every Tuesday and Thursday, please enter by side door. Everyone welcome! no fee for community members Tue, May, 10, Tlingit Language classes 5:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Tue, May, 10, Sports Night 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School Tue, May, 10, Women’s Group 7:00 PM Carcross Community Campus 821-4251 Wed, May, 11, Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Lunch 12:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 821-4251 For more info:kathleen.cranfield@ctfn.ca Wed, May, 11, Hiroshikai Judo 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 332-1031 Wed, May, 11, Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Thu, May, 12, Pottery with Claudia MacPhee 3:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 8673993321 Every Tuesday and Thursday, please enter by side door. Everyone welcome! no fee for community members Thu, May, 12, Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Thu, May, 12, Prenatal Classes for Mothers and Fathers to be 7:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School With Kathleen Cranfield, Registered Midwife and CPNP coordinator

DAWSON CITY Thu, May, 5, Fred Eaglesmith w/ Tif Ginn 7:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Fred Eaglesmith with Tif Ginn and featuring Drea Nasayer Fri, May, 6, Diamond Tooth Gerties Opening Show Diamond Tooth Gerties 993-5575 Come take in the ﬁrst cancan shows of the year at 8:30-10:0012:00. Fri, May, 6, Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, May, 6, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Community Luncheon 11:45 AM Health and Social Building Join us for lunch every Friday, from 11:45 am until 1 pm, at the Health and Social Building. Fri, May, 6, Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, May, 6, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Fri, May, 6, Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout! Sat, May, 7, Painting 1:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Inspire and be inspired by other artists. Bring your own ideas and painting surfaces. Paints, brushes and easels are supplied, no instruction offered. Sat, May, 7, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sat, May, 7, Coffee House & Open Mic Night 7:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Everyone Welcome, in KIAC Ballroom Sun, May, 8, St. Paul’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Paul’s Church 867-993-5381 Sun, May, 8, Sweet Nuggets 11:00 PM Westminster Hotel Lady M & her Mr. Men’s in the cocktail lounge Mon, May, 9, Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon, May, 9, Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon, May, 9, Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout! Tue, May, 10, Step n Strong 7:00 PM Robert Service School 867-993-2520 For more information email: getrealﬁt(at)me.com Tue, May, 10, Dawson City Council Meeting 7:00 PM Dawson City Town Hall 867-993-7400 The meetings are aired live on Dawson City TV Channel 12. Council holds a Question Period at each meeting that takes place towards the end of the meeting. This provides the public an opportunity to ask Council questions.

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Wed, May, 11, KIAC - Beginning Guitar with Nijen 4:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Spring Session: March 23 - May 11 Wed, May, 11, Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout! Wed, May, 11, CFYT Trivia 8:00 PM The Billy Goat A fundraiser for CFYT local radio.

FARO Sun, May, 8, Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 AM Church of Apostles Sun, May, 8, Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel 994-2442 with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442 Wed, May, 11, Parent & Tot Story Time 11:00 AM Faro Community Library For Babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Wed, May, 11, Faro Fire Department Meeting 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Faro Fire Department Wednesday Meeting.

HAINES JUNCTION Thu, May, 5, Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 AM Mun Ku Thu, May, 5, Open Mic 7:30 PM St Elias Convention Centre Thu, May, 5, Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Community School Sun, May, 8, St Christopher’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Christopher’s Church 867-634-2360 Licensed Lay Leader: Lynn De Brabandere Mon, May, 9, Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga 5:15 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, May, 10, From Wound to Wellness Workshop Da Ku Cultural Centre This 2-day intensive workshop will offer participants training in culturally rooted approaches that are powerful and practical. This course is an opportunity to strengthen a strength-based trauma informed practise that will assist aboringinal clients Tue, May, 10, Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, May, 10, Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 PM Takhini Hall Wed, May, 11, From Wound to Wellness Workshop Da Ku Cultural Centre This 2-day intensive workshop will offer participants training in culturally rooted approaches that are powerful and practical. This course is an opportunity to strengthen a strength-based trauma informed practise that will assist aboringinal clients Wed, May, 11, Kindermusik 10:30 AM St Elias Convention Centre geared towards children ages 2-3 accompanied by an adult. Any preschool child is welcome to attend (0-5) Thu, May, 12, Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 AM Mun Ku Thu, May, 12, Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Community School

MARSH LAKE Fri, May, 6, Jackalope Friday Dinners 7:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat, May, 7, Tot Group 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat, May, 7, Knitting Circle 1:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat, May, 7, Happy Hour 4:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sun, May, 8, Mother’s Day Brunch 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sun, May, 8, Mother’s Day Brunch 11:30 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue, May, 10, North of 60 Cafe 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Are you retired? Have some time? Marsh Lake seniors socialize, play cards, have coffee, tea and homemade goodies. C’mon down! Tue, May, 10, North of 60 Seniors Cafe 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue, May, 10, Tot Group 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue, May, 10, Yoga with Richard 5:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue, May, 10, Local Advisory Council 7:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 followed by hot apple cider and refreshments.

MAYO Sun, May, 8, St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 AM St Mary’s Church (867)667-7746 Mayo Tue, May, 10, Mayo Sewing Nights 7:00 PM Yukon College Mayo Campus

MOUNT LORNE Thu, May, 5, Playgroup for parents 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 Fri, May, 6, Learning Lions - Homeschoolers Get Together 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 Wed, May, 11, Kids Craft time 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Thu, May, 12, Playgroup for parents 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083

OLD CROW Thu, May, 5, Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Sun, May, 8, St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Lukes Church 867-993-5381 Thu, May, 12, Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center

TAGISH Thu, May, 5, Intermediate / Advanced Osteofit: Tagish 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Thu, May, 5, Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Thu, May, 5, Catch Kids Club: Tagish 4:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Fri, May, 6, Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Sat, May, 7, Beginners Yoga: Tagish 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre With instructor Lee Randell. Sat, May, 7, Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Sat, May, 7, Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Sat, May, 7, Outdoor Sports Activities: Tagish 1:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Soccer, baseball, field hockey etc Tue, May, 10, Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Tue, May, 10, Nordic Walking: Tagish 1:30 PM Tagish Community Centre Call 399-3407 for more info. Tue, May, 10, Stayfit: Tagish 6:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed, May, 11, Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Wed, May, 11, Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Wed, May, 11, Coffee and Chat: Tagish Community Centre 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Fresh baked goods every Wednesday. Thu, May, 12, Intermediate / Advanced Osteofit: Tagish 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Thu, May, 12, Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Thu, May, 12, Catch Kids Club: Tagish 4:00 PM Tagish Community Centre

TESLIN Thu, May, 5, After school sports Grades 4-9 3:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Thu, May, 5, Adult Badminton 7:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Sat, May, 7, Teslin Youth Club (Gr 7-12) 8:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Sun, May, 8, Catholic Mass/Communion Service at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission 10:30 AM Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission Sun, May, 8, St. Philip’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Philip’s Church (867) 667-7746 Sun, May, 8, Adult Yoga 11:00 AM Teslin Rec Center Sun, May, 8, Public Skate 2:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Sun, May, 8, Carpet Bowling (ages 55+) 2:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Mon, May, 9, Kids in the Kitchen (K4-Grade 3) 3:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Mon, May, 9, Adult Badminton 7:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Tue, May, 10, Kids in the Kitchen (Grade 4-9) 3:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Tue, May, 10, Adult Yoga (13+) 5:15 PM Teslin Rec Center Wed, May, 11, Golden Age Social (Ages 55+) 10:00 AM Teslin Rec Center Wed, May, 11, After School Activities (K4-Gr 3) 3:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Thu, May, 12, After school sports Grades 4-9 3:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Thu, May, 12, Adult Badminton 7:00 PM Teslin Rec Center

WATSON LAKE Thu, May, 5, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together! Thu, May, 5, Girls Night Youth group 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Sun, May, 8, St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM St. John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932 Sun, May, 8, Liard Evangelical Free Church Service 10:00 AM The Little Brown Log Church Sunday morning services, then fellowship time with coffee after the service Very friendly! Mon, May, 9, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together! Thu, May, 12, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together! Thu, May, 12, Girls Night Youth group 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre

HAINES, ALASKA Thu, May, 5, Morning Muscles 6:00 AM Haines Community Centre Thu, May, 5, Vinyasa Yoga 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre Thu, May, 5, Restoration Advisory Board Meeting 6:30 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Fri, May, 6, Earlybird Lap Swim 6:30 AM Haines Community Centre Fri, May, 6, Men’s Bible Study 7:00 AM Haines Presbyterian Church Fri, May, 6, Water Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Community Centre Fri, May, 6, Totem Pole Carving 10:00 AM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre with Master Carver, Jim Heaton

Fri, May, 6, Women’s Bible Study 10:30 AM Haines Presbyterian Church Fri, May, 6, Story time 11:00 AM Haines Borough Public Library Fri, May, 6, Yoga w/Mandy 12:00 PM Haines Community Centre Fri, May, 6, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Sat, May, 7, Zumba Toning 10:00 AM Haines Community Centre Sat, May, 7, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Mon, May, 9, Earlybird Lap Swim 6:30 AM Haines Community Centre Mon, May, 9, Water Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Community Centre Mon, May, 9, Totem Pole Carving 10:00 AM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre with Master Carver, Jim Heaton Mon, May, 9, Mother Goose Stories and Songs 11:00 AM Haines Borough Public Library Mon, May, 9, Senior Exercise Class 11:15 AM Haines Community Centre Mon, May, 9, Cardio/strength training circuit 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre Mon, May, 9, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Tue, May, 10, Morning Muscles 6:00 AM Haines Community Centre Tue, May, 10, Senior Swim 10:00 AM Haines Community Centre Tue, May, 10, Haines Women’s Fellowship 3:00 PM Haines Senior Center Tue, May, 10, Vinyasa Yoga 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre Wed, May, 11, Earlybird Lap Swim 6:30 AM Haines Community Centre Wed, May, 11, Water Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Community Centre Wed, May, 11, Totem Pole Carving 10:00 AM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre with Master Carver, Jim Heaton Wed, May, 11, Senior Exercise Class 11:15 AM Haines Community Centre Wed, May, 11, Tlingit Language Class 3:30 PM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre Wed, May, 11, Guys Yoga 5:00 PM Haines Community Centre Wed, May, 11, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Thu, May, 12, Morning Muscles 6:00 AM Haines Community Centre Thu, May, 12, Vinyasa Yoga 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre

SKAGWAY, ALASKA Thu, May, 5, Stick and Mat Pilates w/Katherine 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, May, 5, Mom/Dad & Me: Skagway 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Toddler Time Thu, May, 5, Senior Weights w/Jennifer/ Katherine/Rain 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors. Thu, May, 5, Playgroup: Skagway 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour. Thu, May, 5, Restorative Yoga: w/ Jeanne 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, May, 5, Spinning w/ Emily 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, May, 5, Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, May, 6, SpinFLEX w/ Katherine AL 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, May, 6, SpinYoga w/Katherine 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Must set up yoga equipment in Group Fitness Room prior to class start time! Fri, May, 6, Mom/Dad & Me: Skagway 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Toddler Time Fri, May, 6, Vinyasa Flow level 2 w/Katherine 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, May, 6, Playgroup: Skagway 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour. Fri, May, 6, SpinYoga w/Courtney 4:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Must set up yoga equipment in Group Fitness Room prior to class start time! Fri, May, 6, Volleyball For Adults 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sat, May, 7, Spinning w/ Cindy 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Sat, May, 7, Senior Weights w/Jennifer/Katherine/ Rain 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors. Sun, May, 8, Gentle Yoga: All Levels w/Jeanne 3:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sun, May, 8, Aerial Tissue w/Renee 5:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Special Fee & Sign-up Sun, May, 8, Hatha Flow: Level 1 & 2 w/ AJ 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, May, 9, SpinFLEX w/ Katherine AL 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, May, 9, Mom/Dad & Me: Skagway 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Toddler Time Mon, May, 9, Restorative Yoga: w/ Katherine AL 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, May, 9, Playgroup: Skagway 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour.

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Mon, May, 9, TRX Suspension Training w/Abby 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sign up required Mon, May, 9, Spinning w/ Cindy 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, May, 9, Hatha Flow: Level 1 & 2 w/ Courtney 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, May, 9, Playgroup: Skagway 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour. Mon, May, 9, Soccer For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, May, 10, Chair and Mat Pilates w/Katherine 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, May, 10, Mom/Dad & Me: Skagway 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Toddler Time Tue, May, 10, Senior Weights w/Jennifer/ Katherine/Rain 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors. Tue, May, 10, Playgroup: Skagway 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour. Tue, May, 10, Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, May, 11, SpinFLEX w/ Katherine AL 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, May, 11, Mom/Dad & Me: Skagway 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Toddler Time Wed, May, 11, Back/Hip Yoga: All Levels w/ Katherine 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, May, 11, Playgroup: Skagway 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour. Wed, May, 11, TRX Suspension Training w/Abby 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sign up required Wed, May, 11, Spinning w/ Cindy 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, May, 11, Playgroup: Skagway 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour. Wed, May, 11, Hatha Flow: Level 1 & 2 w/ Jeanne 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, May, 11, Climbing Instruction For Belay Certiﬁcation Class - Signup Required 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, May, 11, Aerial Tissue w/Renee 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Special Fee & Sign-up Wed, May, 11, Belay Check For Certiﬁcation Signup Required 7:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, May, 12, Stick and Mat Pilates w/Katherine 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, May, 12, Mom/Dad & Me: Skagway 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Toddler Time Thu, May, 12, Senior Weights w/Jennifer/ Katherine/Rain 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors. Thu, May, 12, Playgroup: Skagway 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour. Thu, May, 12, Restorative Yoga: w/ Jeanne 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, May, 12, Spinning w/ Emily 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, May, 12, Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS Beaver Creek Tuesday & Thursday 11:30 AM - St. Anne Church Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre Carcross Wednesdays 7:30 PM. Library Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre Carmacks Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre Dawson City Thursday 8:00 PM New Beginnings Group Richard Martin Chapel Church St. Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre Saturdays 7:00 PM Community Support Centre 993-5095 Destruction Bay Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre Faro Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre Haines Junction Wednesdays 8:00 PM Public Library Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre Mayo Wednesday 7:30 PM RRC Building 996-2825 Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre Old Crow Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre Pelly Crossing Wednesday 7:00 PM Pelly Band Ofﬁce 537-3461 Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre Ross River Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre Tagish Mondays 7:30 PM Bishop’s Cabin, end of road along California Beach Telegraph Creek Tuesdays 8:00 PM Sewing Centre, Soaring Eagles Group 235-3350 Teslin Wednesdays 7:00 PM G Building, 4 McLeary Street Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre Watson Lake Thursdays 12:30 PM St. Anne Church Fridays 1:30 PM Health Centre, downstairs Tuesdays 12:30 PM St. Anne Church

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Nazareth, Pennsylvania. She also purchases sheep fleeces for art yarn spinning from born and raised Yukoner Sheila Alexandrovich. Vanessa also has the plan to turn her Icelandic sock patterns into a book upon return. She is participating in a Kickstarter campaign to raise money. She is working with the Canadian self-publishing company called FriesenPress in Victoria, British Columbia .

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reflection for artists working with textiles. There are working spaces to conduct artistic practice, research and study within the history of textile. A communal studio space invites discussion and sharing of textile practice. Residencies can last from a month to three months. Vanessa plans to hike and explore the area for inspiration for her unique knitting designs. She is looking forward to meeting the people of Blönduós as well. She will take a few Icelandic language lessons in a private home with the goal of being able to thank people for their hospitality. Here is a lesson in Icelandic: sokkar is the Icelandic word for sock! And Vanessa loves to design and knit socks. A clothing designer from a young age, introduced to basic knitting at about six years old, she was in her 20’s when she reconnected with knitting. She

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Highlights

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CNC ROUTER 201 MAY 5

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STEREOLITHOGRAPHIC 3D PRINTER 101 MAY 5

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f all creatures I have had the to opportunity to be involved with, the bat is the most interesting. The bat is also a creatures that, outside of the science world, the general public knows very little about. My own experience dates back to the late 1950s when I was a conservation officer. It was a time when rabies was first connected to bats in Ontario. Although bats are much feared creatures, they actually do us a great service. Bats and the birds that swarm our night skies are a huge benefit to humans as they feed on the flying insects that are bothersome to humans, as well as the insects that carry deadly diseases. Within the farming community, bats are a great asset for keeping the population of insects that feed on grains and other produce. A common guess is that the bat belongs to the rodent family. Not so. The University of California Museum of Paleontology states that, “Bats are not closely related to mice at all. Though their exact placement is still uncertain, there is recent evidence that they may be more closely related to the primates.” This was a surprise to me. But the teeth structure was almost identical to the chimpanzee – and the chimpanzee, if you believe in evolution, has an evolutionary path in common with humans. The Smithsonian Institution’s web page for the study of human origins states that humans and chimpanzees share a common ancestor

in North America. There are also fruit eating bats and bats with a four foot wingspan but once again, not in North America. The effect humans have on bats Bats are highly beneficial to humans, but humans are one of their worst enemies. Old buildings harbouring bats are being torn down. Humans are using pesticides and insecticides that can kill bats. And the worst killer of bats right now is a disease called whitenose syndrome, which is found in caves. This disease is transmitted through a centuries old, white powdery fungus that gets onto the bat’s nose while it is in winter hibernation and wakens it. Consequently the bat flies out in the cold to get food, but there are no flying insects in winter and the consequence is fatal. Another killer is wind turbines. The United States Fish and Wildlife service has estimated that in addition PHOTO: kozzi.com to the approximately Bats are highly beneficial to humans, 440,000 birds killed annually by the giant wind turbines, bats are keeping down insect populations also being killed in large numbers. been in excess of a thousand speI encourage readers to go up cies of bats known to man. to the Yukon Legislative BuildIn the Yukon we have the little ing in Whitehorse and pick up the brown bat, the northern long- free booklet called “Yukon Bats.” eared bat – both of which are on It is an exceptionally informative Canada’s endangered species list read. – and the big brown bat. Dispelling the mythology on bats Murray Martin is a former Many people are afraid of bats Ontario Conservation Ofﬁcer due to a wrongful mythology. Bats and a long standing member of will not get tangled in your hair. The Outdoor Writers of Canada. They are not an evil species and Questions about his stories bats are not blind. True, there can be sent to are blood sucking bats, but not editor@whatsupyukon.com. that lived between eight and six million years ago. What may also surprise you is that bats are the largest group of living mammals, second only to the rodents. In total, there have

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Active Interest LISTINGS Thu, May, 5 WCC Practice Ice Times: Whitehorse Curling Club 11:30 AM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Thu, May, 5 Northern Lights Judo Club: Kids Practise 5:15 PM École Émilie-Tremblay Kids practise - 5 - 11yrs Thu, May, 5 Archery 6 - 9PM 6:00 PM Biathlon Range Thu, May, 5 Second section 6:00 PM Hidden Valley School Thu, May, 5 Snowshoe Series 6:00 PM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre 633-5671 Thu, May, 5 Savaté (French Kick Boxing) 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo 335-4500 Thu, May, 5 Northern Lights Judo Club: Adult Practise 6:30 PM École Émilie-Tremblay Thu, May, 5 Third Section 7:00 PM Hidden Valley School Thu, May, 5 AGM Biathlon Yukon 7:00 PM Biathlon Range Thu, May, 5 Public Night 7:00 PM Whitehorse Riﬂe Pistol Club Thu, May, 5 Youth Drop-in (New age limit 9 -13years old*) Polarettes Gymnastics Club 7:30 PM Vanier Catholic Secondary Thu, May, 5 Youth Drop-in (New age limit 9 -13years old*) Polarettes Gymnastics Club 7:30 PM Vanier Catholic Secondary Fri, May, 6 Insanity Live 6:00 AM Peak Fitness INSANITY® LIVE is challenging, group-focused athletic training, cardio conditioning, and total-body strength drills, designed for people of ALL levels. The moves are easy to follow—but the workout WILL challenge you and change you. 335-4281 Fri, May, 6 Parent and Tot Drop-In Polarettes Gymnastics Club 10:00 AM Vanier Catholic Secondary Fri, May, 6 Parent and Tot Drop-In Polarettes Gymnastics Club 10:00 AM Vanier Catholic Secondary Fri, May, 6 Hand to Hand - Level 1 (lunch class) with Gael 11:30 AM Aikido Yukon Dojo Fri, May, 6 WCC Practice Ice Times: Whitehorse Curling Club 11:30 AM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Fri, May, 6 Golden Horn Judo 3:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary Sat, May, 7 WCC Practice Ice Times: Whitehorse Curling Club 11:00 AM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Sat, May, 7 Contagious Mountain Bike Club “Dirt Girls” 7:00 PM Multiple Locations Participants will divide into groups based on their own desire and skill level. Leaders will select trails and lead riders through a fun and supportive trail ride, primarily focused on

cross-country mountain biking. Sun, May, 8 WCC Practice Ice Times: Whitehorse Curling Club 11:00 AM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Sun, May, 8 Family Drop-in Polarettes Gymnastics Club 2:30 PM Vanier Catholic Secondary Mon, May, 9 Insanity Live 6:00 AM Peak Fitness INSANITY® LIVE is challenging, group-focused athletic training, cardio conditioning, and total-body strength drills, designed for people of ALL levels. The moves are easy to follow—but the workout WILL challenge you and change you. 335-4281 Mon, May, 9 YTG – FWL 8:00 AM Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club Mon, May, 9 WCC Practice Ice Times: Whitehorse Curling Club 11:30 AM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Mon, May, 9 Northern Lights Judo Club: Kids Practise 5:15 PM École Émilie-Tremblay Kids practise - 5 - 11yrs Mon, May, 9 Hand to Hand - Level 1&2 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Mon, May, 9 Northern Lights Judo Club: Adult Practise 6:30 PM École Émilie-Tremblay Mon, May, 9 Sword/Bokken with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Tue, May, 10 YTG – FWL 8:00 AM Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club Tue, May, 10 WCC Practice Ice Times: Whitehorse Curling Club 11:30 AM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Tue, May, 10 Weight Watchers 5:00 PM Yukon College Please arrive 30-minutes prior to the listed meeting time for weigh-in and registration, room A2202. 403-473-0645 Tue, May, 10 Golden Horn Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Terice 668-6631 Tue, May, 10 Push Hands 6:00 PM Holy Family Elementary Tue, May, 10 Archery 6 - 9PM 6:00 PM Biathlon Range Tue, May, 10 Whitehorse Scottish Country Dance Club 7:00 PM Jack Hulland Elementary Come solo or bring your friends as this fun activity will not only keep you smiling but also give you a great workout. Tue, May, 10 Trap Match 7:00 PM Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club Tue, May, 10 Sabre 7:00 PM Holy Family Elementary Tue, May, 10 Executive meeting 7PM 7:00 PM Biathlon Range Wed, May, 11 Insanity Live 6:00 AM Peak Fitness INSANITY® LIVE is challenging, group-focused athletic training, cardio conditioning, and total-body strength drills, designed for people of ALL levels.

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and Hips, guided by postures from Ashtanga Yoga. Experience recommended. Sun, May, 8, Zen meditation and discussion 3:30 PM Alpine Bakery We will do a sitting meditation for 20 minutes, a walking meditation for 10 minutes and a second sitting meditation for 20 minutes. After that we recite a chant (in English), have tea and a snack, and present a short Zen reading for discussion. Mon, May, 9, Insanity Live 6:00 AM Peak Fitness INSANITY® LIVE is challenging, group-focused athletic training, cardio conditioning, and total-body strength drills, designed for people of ALL levels. The moves are easy to follow—but the workout WILL challenge you and change you. 335-4281 Mon, May, 9, Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 PM Whitehorse Food Bank Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children 334-9317 Mon, May, 9, Shamata Meditation 5:15 PM White Swan Sanctuary Group meditation all levels welcome Mon, May, 9, Buddhist Meditation Society 5:15 PM White Swan Sanctuary All are welcome! Tue, May, 10, Weight Watchers 5:00 PM Yukon College Please arrive 30-minutes prior to the listed meeting time for weigh-in and registration, room A2202. 403-473-0645 Tue, May, 10, The Ghomeshi Trial Discussion 5:30 PM Baked Cafe A Discussion regarding Sexual Violence in the Courts Tue, May, 10, Golden Horn Yoga 6:00 PM Golden

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Is your child starting Kindergarten this fall?

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If so, please come and see us at the Pre-Kindergarten Health Fair.

If you are not sure if you have a winter or all-season tire you can look at the sidewall of your tire and try to find a pictograph which is the government designation for winter tires, these tires have passed the testing that is required to be classed as a winter tire!

A fun, fair-like atmosphere where nurses will check height, weight, vision, hearing and immunizations in preparation for starting Kindergarten. Other agencies will provide information about dental care, nutrition, safety, growth and development.

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MAY 5, 2016

Wish for Fish with Paul Rath

Catch A Cutthroat

Spring Fishing in Haines AK

his is an awkward time of year for fishing. Each day, as the amount of daylight lengthens, we grow impatient to be back outside, with fishing rod in hand. As the warmth of the sun returns, and the snow begins to disappear, a growing mistrust for the strength of the ice on the once frozen, and now thawing lakes develops, and ice fishing no longer holds the appeal it did a few short weeks ago. You can try and distract yourself by organizing your gear, ensuring your line is serviceable, and your tackle box is ready for an outing. Although time spent organizing gear, will maximize your time on the water, nothing takes the place of actually fishing. The good news is that people are already fishing in Haines, Alaska. Everyone knows that Haines is the place for salmon fishing. The Chilcoot and Chilkat rivers are famous for the five species of Pacific salmon that make their appearance each year. But the best salmon fishing is still months away. Also well known to anglers, are the Dolly Varden, who are in the river to provide distraction and good eating while we wait for the salmon runs.

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It’s spring, why aren’t you out fishing? Few people however, mention the prized and sought after Cutthroat Trout. Cutthroat Trout or ‘cutties’ have a yellowish-green body with no pinkish band along their sides, like their cousins, the Rainbow Trout. The upper jaw extends well past the eye on adults. The most striking charac-

teristic of Cutthroat Trout is the distinctive red to orange slash on the underside of the lower jaw. Although Mosquito lake is still covered in ice, Doug Olerud of the Alaska Sport Shop, in Haines, reports that people are catching cutties and Dolley Varden on the Chilkat river.

For fly fishermen, Olerud recommends: “the Alevin in a size 6, and the Little McFry in size 10.” Midnight Clouser and Huevo Frito are also producing. If you want to chuck lures, Olerud advises that at this time of year, you need lures in colours that replicate salmon fry like: Kastmaster lures.

“The chrome and blue, or chrome and green are the best sellers,” says Olerud. Swedish Pimples and Pixies are also a good bet. You will also want to try your own favourites. Residents of the Yukon, under a reciprocal agreement, may purchase an annual sport fishing license and a king salmon stamp at Alaska resident rates. In order to do so, Yukon residents will need to provide a copy of their current resident Yukon sport fishing license and a valid Yukon Territory government issued identification card to an Alaskan license vendor. If you have not met the Yukon’s requirements to be considered a resident, then you cannot purchase a Yukon Reciprocal sport fishing license/king salmon stamp. This special license is available from any license vendor selling sport licenses. If you have any questions, please contact ADF&G Licensing at adfg.license@ alaska.gov . Get out in the sunshine, and give it a try. Tight lines.

Paul Rath is a writer and avid angler who lives on the Haines Highway.

Spring

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The Dawn of

hot or cold. You’ll lay your new shoes on the altar of mud one day and sacrifice yourself to a slip on the ice the next because you didn’t wear winter boots. You’ll retire the car’s ice-scraper and brush to the garage the day winter makes a comeback. Then you can find yourself stuck carrying unused extra winter gear or stranded on a hike without sunscreen, during spring’s untimely response. It’s the game between the seasons, which humans will always lose. Yet, despite the utter annoyance of this time of year, there’s a comfort. It’s the same comfort we have that the sun will rise each morning and spring will come each year, like the light at the end of winter’s dark tunnel. It has been a long time since we have seen nature’s splendor but I’m sure the sky was just as blue, the grass was just as lush and the air was just as soft last summer, but we forgot. We took the outdoors for granted, letting Mother Nature’s beauty slip away as we carried on with our daily lives. There’s something about spring that reopens our world to ourselves again. It’s like cracking open your favourite book for the millionth time or revisiting your favourite place in the world. You know exactly what it is, what it looks like but there’s an intangible excitement about it being unveiled to you yet again. This phenomenon continues to spring unwrapping winter, there’s this inexplicable childish joy in seeing our earth again as if for the

Spring light shining on Mt. McIntyre ski trails

Tess Casher enjoys the early warmth on the cross-country trails

by Tess Casher

pring is more than sales on winter gear en route to the clearance bin or the emergence of chocolate eggs and Easter bunnies in store windows. It’s the sunset of winter, the dawn of warmth and a period of transition.

PHOTOS: Tess Casher Just like a child playing hideand-go-seek, the transition from winter to spring happens if you are ready or not. You can be slightly in denial as you ski over bare rocks and tree roots, desperately hoping for one more tour across the crosscountry trails.

Or, you can be so fed up with winter you’ve been staring at the thermometer, just hoping your mental power alone could make the needle rise above zero. However, spring still strolls in at her own leisure with teasing glimpses of the sun throughout

the darkest months. Like most transitions, the arrival of spring is not for the meek and mild. Spring comes with mud, ice and impossible weather predictions. You take an unholy amount of layers when venturing outside, because you can’t decide if you’re

first time. Despite spring abundant annoyances, this excitement in seeing our Yukon once more is spring’s true identity. Tess Casher is an F.H. Collins student who is embarking on her ﬁrst year in Whitehorse.

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Aboriginal Language is important to who we are and the culture we live

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LITTLE SALMON CARMACKS FIRST NATION

Aboriginal Language Day Celebrations Dän Yóónji dzenú On March 31, 2016, Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation held two Aboriginal Language Day Celebrations: In Whitehorse and Carmacks.

In schools now, children are been taught their languages but very few adults will speak back at home to the children. I would like to see families talking to each other more. It has to be talked every day for the language to keep going forward in the future. Our language is and was always part of our culture. It defines who we. are.

The Whitehorse Celebration was hosted at the Yukon Inn Plaza by Native Language Instructor Trainee, Jocelyn Skookum, and Whitehorse Office Administrator, Kayla Mintz. 26 participants joined the Whitehorse celebration. It was a fun filled night of activities and door prizes. In order for the participants to enter their name in the draw, they had to say a sentence in Northern Tutchone to Elders, Gertie Tom and Rosilee Brown. Everyone played ‘Indian Bingo’ and enjoyed a Northern Tutchone lesson. The Carmacks Aboriginal Language Day celebration was hosted by Elder Agnes Charlie, Native Language Instructor, Alma Wrixon, Culture Education Coordinator, and Grace Wheeler at the Heritage Hall. They celebrated with dinner, listening exercises, Indian bingo, regular bingo, and door prizes. Elders, Grandma May Roberts and Agnes Charlie sang tradition Northern Tutchone songs. It was an evening filled with learning and laughter. Everyone who attended the celebrations enjoyed themselves and was a great opportunity for LSCFN Whitehorse citizens to get to know each other, as well as, strengthen the bond between Elders and Youth.

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