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hough best glow of the great known for his peat fire I can hear 15 collections it high up in the of verse (a term he braeside firs. It is preferred to poetry in the voice, inexorreference to his own ably scornful, of the work) Robert Service Great White Land. also wrote novels. “Oh, I hate it, I Between 1909 and hate it! Why cannot 1927, he produced a man be allowed to some genre material: forget?” adventure, mystery, After leaving science fiction and Scotland, Meldrum horror. knocked around The first of these California doing was The Trail of 98: a a range of menial Northland Romance, jobs before getting written in his cabin caught up in the on Eighth Avenue excitement of the after the royalties Klondike Gold Rush. from his first collecWhere the book tion, Songs of a Sourhums along nicely is dough, had enabled in its account of the him to quit the setrip to the Yukon, curity of his Bank of the struggle against Commerce job, and the land and the refuse a promotion elements, and the to run the branch in physical challenges Whitehorse. of mining. In terms By that time he of actual mining it had been in the Yukon appears that Meldfor five years, most of rum and his mates those in Whitehorse, did quite well for where he wrote all of themselves. that first collection The segments Robert Service delved into the art of novel writing before he was transwith Berna Winwith The Trail of 98. ferred to Dawson in klestein, a young 1908. Jewish woman he Ballads of a Cheemeets on the way a Kindle e-book, so I picked it up. chako was already under way to Dawson, are mawkish at best. There’s a lot of adventure in when he moved to the cabin, but She’s plagued by an evil family the story of the protagonist, Athol he succumbed to the urge that trying to take advantage of her Meldrum, the bare outlines of would later tempt Leonard Cohen and her grandfather; then an evil whose early life owe something and Margaret Atwood: the urge to miner after her body; and finally to Service’s, but you also have to be a novelist. by Meldrum’s older brother Garry, wade through a lot of syrupy roAccording to Yukon raconteur who arrives on the scene and can’t mance material along the way. Sam Holloway, it took Service five abide their interracial union. The story is told to us from the months to write his first novel I’m not dismissing the book perspective of a prematurely aged and, with his name on the cover, out of hand. After all, it was resand sickly man, living once again it too was a success. cued from oblivion by a couple in physical comfort in his native I don’t know if the book exists of organizations who felt it had Scotland, worn down by a hard in its original form anywhere, but cultural significance. As a cultural life and many disappointments. it’s been available as a pdf downartifact, it was worth my time. “The north wind is keening load from Project Gutenberg for I don’t know if I’ll try the The overhead, it reminds me of the years and this spring I noticed Master of the Microbe, though. howl of the wolf-dog under the that Amazon was giving it away as Arctic Stars. Sitting alone by the

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n Thursday, Sept. 29, at 7:30 p.m., the ODD Gallery in Dawson City will be holding a reception for the opening of Perpetual Curiosities: A 30-Year Retrospective. The exhibition is by long-time Dawsonite Shelley Hakonson, whose last show at the gallery was a shared exhibition. This time she’s going solo. “It’s nerve wracking, but also fun and exciting,” she says. The idea for a retrospective show came about after Hakonson offered Meg Walker, Interim Gallery Director, three options for a show. “Meg said let’s do them all, and I thought it was a great idea.” One of the pieces in the show dates all the way back to 1968. Hakonson, originally from Vancouver, first came to Dawson in 1976 as an entertainer and dancer for the Gaslight Follies and Diamond Tooth Gerties Gambling Hall. She eventually met and married local Greg Hakonson, and has been here ever since. “He motivates and pushes me,” she says. “He also helps build my bases and frames – it’s good to have a guy around who likes to build.” Hakonson creates textile works; paintings using acrylics, cold wax, and oils; and sculptures and masks – all of which will be featured in the show. “My studio has always been either the dining room table or the kitchen table, and at times, both

at once. Sometimes the basement for messy work,” Hakonson says. Over the years, Hakonson has tackled different themes. She’s used wordplay to create a series of paintings entitled the “Heart Series” and “Zoomorphics.” She’s looked at a feminist approach to considering different women’s lives and issues around the world, motivating her to create paintings and sculptures about practices like foot-binding in ancient China. She’s also created images depicting goddesses who aren’t always the pretty ones. Along with exhibiting in both the ODD Gallery and Confluence Gallery in Dawson City, and the Yukon Arts Centre in Whitehorse, Hakonson has displayed her work at the Galerie 240 in Ottawa, the Spirit Gallery in Juneau Alaska, the Agora Gallery in New York and The Savannah Gallery in Anguilla, in the Caribbean. After the show, Hakonson is looking forward to continuing to work on her art throughout the winter. “I’m most content when doing art. It keeps me sane – that and my husband,” she says with a twinkle in her eye. Shelley Hakonson’s exhibition, Perpetual Curiosities: A 30-Year Retrospective, will run from Sept. 29 to Nov. 3. For more information, please contact Meg Walker at the ODD Gallery at (867) 993-5005 or gallery@kiac.ca.

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n October 1, the Yukon Comic Culture Society will invite Yukoners of all ages and experience to leave their solitary art holes and create comics alongside one another for 12 straight hours. If you’ve heard of the Nakai 24-Hour Playwriting Competition or the 48-Hour Film Challenge in Dawson City and Whitehorse, you’re familiar with the basic concept: participants challenge themselves to produce a finished original work, in a specified medium, within an insanely short timeframe. What’s lesser known is that these types of pressure-cookers are actually spin-offs of an original challenge: the 24-Hour Comic. American cartoonist and comics theorist Scott McCloud invented the challenge in 1990 when he dared his friend, comic book artist Steve Bissette (DC Comics Swamp Thing) to create a complete 24page comic in a single day. This is an endeavor that normally takes at least one month. The phenomenon caught on, spawned similar challenges in other media, and in 2004 the first annual international 24Hour Comics Day invited creators around the world to participate in the madcap comics dare. The Yukon Comic Culture

Society’s 12-hour challenge, produced in partnership with J. Prentice Illustration and Titan Gaming and Collectibles, brings the spirit of the 24-Hour Comics Day to Whitehorse as part of the Culture Days/Doors Open weekend. Those taking the full challenge will stake out a spot at Titan from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, while younger participants can try a short version of the event from noon to 4 p.m. Door prizes have been donated for the event by Klondike Cakes, Arts Underground’s Supply Cupboard, the Yukon Comic Culture Society, and Titan. For the Yukon Comic Culture Society, the event is one way of reaching out to a community it first tapped with YukomiCon, the Yukon’s own comic convention. After successful cons in 2014 and 2015, the non-profit society is focusing on smaller, year-round events in 2016 to continue to foster geek culture in the North while they work on fundraising for future YukomiCon years. And, the comic challenge will be the first of more small events, according to society president Paul Scholz. “The board is excited to bring this event to town,” he says. Shawn Underhill, owner of

Titan Gaming and Collectibles, looks forward to bringing together “the comic-loving community of Whitehorse,” and would like to see the 12-Hour Comic Book Challenge become a yearly event. He’s moving Titan to a new location on Third Avenue beside the Java Connection in November, so it’s also an opportunity for one final, marathon hangout in Whitehorse’s “nerd hub” at its current spot. As of Sept. 15, the 12-Hour Comic Book Challenge already had about a dozen creators signed up, ranging from 10-year-old artists eager to do the four hour version, to veteran professionals such as Yukon artist Chris Caldwell, who will step beyond her established oeuvre of fine art adventure paintings and pet portraits to work on original cartoons “without a Yukon theme or ‘G’ rating requirements,” she says. Caldwell says she hopes to connect with other Yukon cartoonists while she works on a story for release at the next YukomiCon. For more information go to the Yukon Comic Culture Society’s Facebook page, or e-mail 12hComicsWhitehorse@gmail.com to receive a prep package in advance. With enough interest, a full 24Hour Comics Day event might be in store next year!

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oronto-based poet Claire Caldwell’s role as writer in residence at the Berton House in Dawson City ends this month. Caldwell is no stranger to the Yukon. She lived in Whitehorse from ages three to nine. These years had a deep impact on Caldwell. That’s where she found her fascination for nature and the outdoors, she says. “Certain moments stand out, like seeing bear cubs and Dall sheep along the highway, or waking up to a room bathed in the glow of the northern lights. “But the everyday things, like playing on the clay cliffs or spending hours in the forest behind our house or watching the sunrise from my classroom window in November – those had a deep impact on me as well.” As well as giving her an early appreciation of nature, the Yukon gave Caldwell an understanding of the power of words and stories. Things that stick out are “experiences like attending the Yukon

International Storytelling Festival and having the privilege to hear stories told by members of Kwanlin Dün,” she says. She also took family road trips to Dawson during that time. Caldwell remembers losing her first tooth at Klondike Kate’s. Many of the poems in her debut collection Invasive Species are set in the North, like “November” and “Bear Safety”. They will resonate with readers familiar with the northern atmosphere. The poet continues to draw inspiration from her fascination with nature and the outdoors. “At the moment I am working primarily on my next book of poetry, which focuses on environmental themes and the ways in which humans come into contact with the natural world,” Caldwell says. What inspires her to write? “Spending time outside, talking to other writers or researching a story about animals and their inner lives, and reading, reading, reading,” Caldwell says. She adds that she always knew

that she wanted to make art. “I did that in a lot of ways when I was younger, from visual art to writing stories to singing and learning to play instruments,” Caldwell says. “I think I took every arts class my high school offered. But at a certain point, I found I could better express and refine my ideas in poems than in other forms, so I decided to focus on that.” Caldwell writes prose, too. She is currently working on a novel. “It is a story for young readers about a climate disaster at a summer camp.” Furthermore she holds a Masters in Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph. Her work has been published in such journals like This Magazine and Maisonneuve. She also teaches a rap-poetry workshop for children. Caldwell will do a reading at the Whitehorse Library on Thursday, September 29.

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lthough women of Paris played an integral role in the French Revolution, once the dust settled they were given a stern message by the new men in power: Stay home, tend to the children and leave the important business of governing to us. By 1825, the post-revolution preoccupation of keeping women in their place was intense and it soon focused on a specific type of woman, the laundress. Laundresses were outspoken working-class women who didn’t have male masters at work. Since working woman had a breadwinning role, they had much more say in the running of the home than their aristocratic sisters, where any form of education and empowerment was discouraged and the need to bring in an income was non-existent. A laundress was her own master. She had very little overhead and worked alongside other woman. This resulted in a network of support, and the women could keep their children with them while they worked. It also created an underground communication chain and a camaraderie all their own, which fostered independent thinking.

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workers, labourers and students took it to a whole new level. First called the French cachucha, then the chahut, the froufrou, the tittle-tattle and eventually, the cancan, the new dance soon became a favourite of working-class men and women in the dance halls of Paris. Each of its names loosely translates to mean ‘uproar’, which is exactly what the dance has always been. When the cancan first emerged out of the quadrille, it was done by two couples. The men were the first to do high kicks and acrobatic, but it was the laundresses who exposed the frill of their petticoats while they kicked up their heels that sent the cancan into orbit. Pious, puritanical men and women immediately denounced this as a crude activity and declared war on the cancan, thus planting the first seeds of perception that anyone doing the dance was low - and anyone watching the dance was lower still. Why? Because it broke the rules of polite society causing its eponymous uproar. Until about 1836 the cancan remained an amateur dance; individual performers made up steps unique to them. This lead to cer-

tain dancers rising as local stars as they refined steps that became more and more intricate and difficult. During this period there was a Spanish Gypsy dance craze called the fandango (an early version of flamenco dancing) in which female dancers swished their colourful frilly skirts, teasing their male partners. The fandango was a popular dance to watch throughout Europe and it didn’t take long for colourful frills and swishing skirts to become integrated into the cancan repertoire. The polka arrived in Paris during this period and was creating a huge stir amongst the upper class. Denounced as immoral because couples danced in each other’s arms while spinning around the floor wildly, the polka soon became a sister dance to the cancan in the dance halls and the fast two-step of the polka became infused with the cancan. As the early cancan evolved, legitimate composers began to sit up and take notice. In Part II of the cancan story, we’ll follow the dance into the world of opera, ballet and early vaudeville as it prepared to take the world by storm.

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Until Sep 30 Art Show: Hands of Time: Bush Women on the Land Arts Underground This group exhibition emphasizes the bush woman hunting, trapping, fishing, and preparing meat through two-dimensional work. Until Sep 30 Art Show: Mary Caesar - My Healing Journey Arts Underground Based on her experiences at Lower Post Residential School. Creating art has contributed greatly to her healing journey. She paints in contemporary and representational styles and forms to depict her many experiences at the school. Until, Oct 4 Art Show: Beyond Focus Leslie Leong Yukon Artists at Work Gallery Leslie’s practice began with photography but expanded into multidisciplinary work, often involving non-traditional materials and techniques. 393-4848 Until Oct 13 Finding Happy Camp - Emma Barr MacBride Museum This exhibition will feature 12 new paintings created by Emma Barr, while residing at the Ted Harrison Cabin. Photographs, on-location paint set up and original sketches will also be on display, highlighting the artists process. Until Oct 29 The Art of the Ordinary: us-centric Photography Arts Underground The images in this exhibit, drawn from a number of collections of Yukon Archives, are collectively known as “vernacular” photographs - ordinary, popular, everyday images as opposed to fine art. Until Nov 25, Our Home is Our Gallery Yukon Arts Centre. With a guest curator LIVE MUSIC Sep 29 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. Sep 29 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. Sep 29 Jam Night with Scott Maynard 7:30 pm Best Western Gold Rush Inn Sep 29 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Sep 29 Yukon Live Music - Ginger Jam 10:00 pm Yukon Inn in the Boiler room fully electric jam session with PA system, drum kit and guitars provided to musicians. Featuring guest co-hosts and performers. Sep 30 Yukon Musician: Anne Turner 6:00 pm Westmark Whitehorse Jazz and Easy Listening Sep 30 Open Mic with Patrick Jacobson 8:30 pm Town & Mountain Hotel Sep 30 Ted Hot Chili Peppers 8:30 pm Epic Pizza Rockin’ and funkin’ some RHCP All-ages and all the best of Red Hot Chili Peppers to raise funds for We Count Math Society, a non-profit dedicated to math education in the Yukon! Sep 30 Major Funk in the Trunk 9:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Major Funk and the Employment is coming back for a night of funky grooves to make you move, dig into your tickle trunks and come decked out to get up with the get down and dig into the funk all night long. Sep 30 Karaoke 9:00 pm Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Sep 30 Major Funk & The Employment 10:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Oct 1 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 Oct 1 Karaoke 9:00 pm Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Oct 1 Paradise Decompression Party 9:30 pm Antoinette’s Restaurant Paradise 2.0 after party fundraiser for those who are needing a little reminder of how awesome Paradise was this year! Join us for an evening of awesome music and incredible people! 19+ Oct 1 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Oct 2 Open Mic Night 3:00 pm 98 Hotel Oct 3 Ladies Night with DJ Carlo 9:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Oct 4 Top 40 Dance Tunz with Jon Steel 9:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Oct 4 Yukon Live Music - Ginger Jam 10:00 pm Yukon Inn in the Boiler room fully electric jam session with PA system, drum kit and guitars provided to musicians. Featuring guest co-hosts and performers. Oct 5 Whitewater Wednesday 7:00 pm Epic Pizza goes till we are done! Oct 5 Jamaoke With Jackie 10:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Oct 6 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. Oct 6 Jazz in the Hall - Guitarist Nick Mah 7:30 pm The Old Fire Hall Learn, listen & jam. Steve Gedrose educational vignette. Guitarist Nick Mah’s Lennie Breau project. 867-334-2789 info@jazzyukon.ca Oct 6 Jam Night with Scott Maynard 7:30 pm Best Western Gold Rush Inn Oct 6 Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 pm Jarvis Street Saloon Oct 6 Yukon Live Music - Ginger Jam 10:00 pm Yukon Inn in the Boiler room fully electric jam session with PA system, drum kit and guitars provided to musicians. Featuring guest co-hosts and performers.

Sep 30-Oct 2 Culture Days Whitehorse, Yukon A great (and free) way to discover the world of artists, creators, historians, architects, curators, and designers at work in Yukon. Will feature thousands of free, hands-on, interactive activities that invite members of the public to discover, participate in and engage with the arts and cultural life of their communities. Until Oct 6 Myth of the Ostrich 8:00 pm The Guild Hall The paly shows us that sometimes the truth we seek ends up being the last thing we want to know. Sep 29 Interfaith Dinner 6:00 pm Whitehorse United Church Interfaith potluck supper and discussion in Lewis Hall. All faiths in Whitehorse are invited to come, bring some food to share (Please avoid pork products and seafood) Sep 29 The Science of Shale Gas 6:30 pm Beringia Centre Dr. Anthony Ingraffea will be presenting the latest evidence on the impacts of hydraulic fracturing, which is the high-intensity injection of water and chemicals deep underground to blast rock and release fossil fuels. Talk to be followed by Q&A. Sep 29 Chess Corner 6:30 pm Whitehorse Public Library Chess played upstairs at the Library, beginners welcome, welcome to bring your own ‘lucky’ board. Everyone welcome to sit in on this game of strategy. Sep 29-30, Salt Baby 7:30 pm The Old Fire Hall What is it like to grow up as a contemporary First Nations person who doesn’t look like a typical ‘Indian’? Sep 29, Berton House Series Reading & Talk: Poetry & Non-Fiction 7:30 pm Whitehorse Public Library Come listen to poet Claire Caldwell and Non-fiction writer local Eva Holland. Claire in her first collection, Invasive Species, was one of the National Post’s top five poetry books of 2014. Eva is a Whitehorse-based freelance writer. You may have seen her work in Canadian Geographic, Up Here and The Walrus. Call for more information. 667-5239 Sep 30 United Way Yukon Breakfast and Auction 6:30 am Yukon Convention Centre Be an “Everyday Super Hero” and come in costume. We encourage you to bring your own mug, plate and/or cutlery to this zero waste event! Sep 30 International Day of Older Persons 11:00 am Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Entertainment, snacks, presenters, activities, 20+ booths with information about services and activities for older people. Hosted by Yukon Council on Aging. Sep 30 Dusk’a Friday Language Lunches 12:00 pm Duska Head Start and Family Learning Center Bring a bag lunch and come learn Southern Tutchone with our special guest speakers. Call Erin Pauls for more information 633-7816. All Kwanlin citizens and staff are welcome! Sep 30 Hands-on History for Grown-Ups: Solve a Murder at Goldbottom 1:30 pm MacBride Museum Play like a kid at the MacBride Museum! Get your chance to try out one of our super-fun educational programs geared towards fifth graders. You’ll examine documents and evidence to solve a fictional mystery based on facts (cir. 1896-1930). Sep 30 Softball Radio TV Bingo 7:15 pm Softball Yukon For more details contact Softball Yukon at 867667-4487 or email softball@sportyukon.com Listen on CKRW 610 AM/96.1 FM, CHON FM 98.1FM, 90.5 in the communities, Northwestel Cable-Channel 209 and 709 Sep 30 Presentation: Indigo Dying and Stitch Resist 7:30 pm Yukon College An animated discussion of shibori design repeats and history and chemistry of indigo dying. All are welcome. Oct 1 12 Hour Comic Book Challenge 10:00 am TItan Gaming & Collectibles Participants armed with only their drawing supplies, plentiful snacks, and their wild imaginations—to create a twelve-page comic from start to finish. E-mail to request more information or to be added to the list of participants. Oct 1 Behind the Scenes at Whitehorse Public Library 12:00 pm Ever wonder why Whitehorse Public Library is two stories tall but the Library is only on one floor? Below the Library you will find a buzz of activity rarely seen by the public. Tours will leave every half hour, on the hour and half hour. Meet in the lobby on the first floor. Oct 1 NFB Film Club: Films by Luc Chamberland 1:00 pm Whitehorse Public Library Yukon Comic Culture Society and Whitehorse Public Library present: Feature film “Seth’s Dominion”, “The Death of KaoKuk”, and “The Great Machine” directed by Luc Chamberland. Meeting room, 1171 Call 667-5239 for more information Oct 1 Memoir Writing Workshop with Teva Harrison 1:30 pm Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Write in the Artists Studio, Please Register at Well Read Books Oct 1 The Walking Monk “Tales from the Trail” 6:00 pm Canada Games Centre Light meal will be served. The Walking Monk is a very open, fun and experienced speaker. He writes and acts in plays and brings animation to his stories! The Walking Monk travels across Canada, USA and South America and has now embarked on his fourth walk across Canada! 1-867-333-1096 Oct 1 CNIB Night Steps 6:30 pm Rotary Peace Park An exciting, family friendly 5 km walk under the stars

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KIDS & FAMILIES Mondays - Saturdays Family Free Play Drop-in 12:30 pm Family Literacy Centre 668-8698 /668-6535 This drop-in includes reading time, free play and interactive activities. All Ages Welcome For ALL Family Week events, please check out our Family Fun Section pages B04-B05. Sep 29 Dusk’a Head-Start - Monthly Luncheon 11:30 am Duska Head Start and Family Learning Center Please join us to celebrate our children’s success each month! The food is GREAT, our salmon have hatched and the children will be signing a traditional Southern Tutchone song. All families are welcome - “It takes a community to raise a child” For more information call 393-3775

Sep 30 Culture Days Papermaking 3:30 pm Stovepipe Paper - Handmade Paper Art Studio and Collective Learn the art of hand papermaking. See a Hollander beater in action. Decorate a strip of handmade paper to add to the “wishing paper” Willow installation. Oct 1 Clothing Swap 9:00 am Whitehorse United Church A clothing swap for parents of babies and young children. Bring items (clothing or other things) that you and your child have outgrown. It will be a free for all....first come first served. Child care a light refreshment provided. Bring your items, and take the items you could use. Oct 1 Kids Nature Exploration in French 10:00 am Grey Mountain Primary School 668-8360 Join us for a day of games in nature exploration and study in the forest! We will have a day filled with experiential activities: survival scenarios , identification of flora and fauna , games, sensory awareness and exploratory time. Call or email for more information. Oct 1 Imagination Station 10:00 am Family Literacy Centre 668-8698 /668-6535 Drop-in for some snacks and activities inspired by the Yukon Imagination Library books! All Ages Welcome Oct 1, Young Explorer’s Preschool Program 10:30 am MacBride Museum 867-667-2709, ext.3 parents and children explore the animal gallery together. Play games, create crafts, read stories and sing songs. Oct 1 Roaming Readers 1:00 pm Yukon College Yukon Imagination Library presents Roaming Readers, Family adventure Race with a golden twist. Scavenger hunts, challenges, food and fun! Oct 2 Exquisite impressions: Making Prints of Iceage Cave Art 12:00 pm Beringia Centre We invite you to make your own linocut prints of ice-age art from around the world! Admission is FREE! Kids 9 and under must be assisted by an adult during the activity. All materials will be supplied on a first-come, first-served basis. Come and create some beautiful art pieces to take home or use as greeting cards! Oct 3 Parenting in the 21st Century 9:30 am Yukon College 667-8794 An 7 week group on Monday Mornings or Evenings from 7 pm to 9 pm. Call or email to register. Oct 3 Baby Story Time 10:30 am Whitehorse Public Library Everyone welcome. Ages 6-24 months & caregiver Oct 5 Toddler Story Time 10:30 am Whitehorse Public Library All welcome. Ages 2-4 years & caregiver Oct 5 Many Rivers Family Dinner 5:00 pm Whitehorse Elementary Entertainment and Prizes! Oct 6 Russ Dantu - Make a World of Difference 7:30 pm Boys and Girls Club 393-2824 Get ready to look at life differently with the help of international speaker Russ Dantu. Coming to Whitehorse for one day only, for ages 11-18.

MEETING & WORKSHOPS Until Sep 30 Wilderness First Responder Up North Adventures Train and consult to both medical and non-medical professionals and recreationalists for practical health and patient care in low resource and unconventional settings. Call or email for more information. 667-7035 Sep 27-30 Wilderness Bridge and WFR Recert Up North Adventures Train and consult to both medical and non-medical professionals and recreationalists for practical health and patient care in low resource and unconventional settings. Call or email to register 667-7035 Sep 28-30, Aboriginal Curatorial Collective Gathering Yukon Convention Bureau Whitehorse Welcomes 150 Delegates! Sep 28-30, Kwä̀ n Mày Dáyè Dàátthʼi Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre “Sit by the Fire with Us” examines how Indigenous artistic production and exhibition continue to transform and grow within our communities and among our membership. Sep 29 Make Marriage Work Long Term Workshop 12:00 pm Ignite Counselling Learn practical tools and skills to help you communicate more effectively and solve the perpetual problems plaguing your marriage. Whether you’re about to get married or looking to save your marriage from divorce, this workshop promises helpful advice, tips and strategies for making your marriage work for the long-term.This is a free lunch hour workshop call for more information. 668-5498 Sep 29 Lunch & Learn: Energy- how to stay energized at work and in life 12:00 pm (co)space coworking space` Discussing some of the common reasons behind low energy, energy crashes, cravings and how to keep your energy balanced during the work day. There will also be tips, recipes and strategies to help you stay energized! Sep 29 Meet the Candidates Business Luncheon: Yukon Party 12:00 pm Coast High Country Inn Contact Michelle at 667-7917 or by email at michelle@yfncc. ca to register Sep 29 The Science of Shale Gas 6:30 pm Beringia Centre Dr. Anthony Ingraffea will be presenting to a Yukon audience the latest evidence on the impacts of hydraulic fracturing, which is the high-intensity injection of water and chemicals deep underground to blast rock and release fossil fuels. Talk to be followed by Q&A. Sep 29 AGM CSFY 7:00 pm École Émilie-Tremblay A

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Teva Harrison will be in the Yukon from October 1 to 3 to talk about her memoir

ver since she was a little girl, Teva Harrison drew. She studied art after high school. But, as it often goes, “needing to make a living, I digressed.” After the explanation, Harrison laughs. A joyful, full, belly laugh. To make a living, she worked as the director of marketing for the Nature Conservancy of Canada. She lived with her “perfect husband” in Toronto. She drew on the side. That’s who she was. Now, she is the author of the graphic book, In-Between Days: a memoir about living with cancer. The book has gained Harrison stacks of accolades, The Globe and Mail named her one of 16 Torontonians to watch in 2016, Canada’s top media outlets want to interview her, she tours the book across the country. The tour includes a stop in Whitehorse and Dawson City. Harrison’s always wanted to come to the Yukon. “I’m lucky,” she says. “But would I trade it all in to not have cancer? Absolutely.”

In between living the success of her memoir, Harrison makes lists of her possessions, “to make it easier for my husband when I die.” Harrison found out in 2014 that she has stage IV, metastatic breast cancer. In her memoir, she wrote that such cancer forces her to count time in months, not years. This summer, seven of her friends died of cancer. Having stage IV, metastatic breast cancer cut Harrison adrift from the life she knew. “Everything changed. I became separate. Death loomed over me.” She began to draw to cope, and it gave her a sense of place. She showed her drawings to two people who were also living with metastatic breast cancer, “young women like myself.” She showed her drawings to her friends “one at a time, because I’m kind of shy.” Each friend told her that if she was up for it, she should share the drawings. They said it would help

PHOTO: by David P. Leonard people feel less alone. Harrison created a website and started uploading her drawings. After a month, the online editor of The Walrus Magazine asked Harrison if he could link the drawings to The Walrus’s website. After a month of that exposure, a publisher from the House of Anansi Press emailed Harrison, who recounts the exchange: “I think you have the beginning of a book here, if you want to. Do you want to talk?” Harrison was drawing to cope. She wasn’t doing drawing them as a book until she talked to her publisher. Turning them into a book “was just a very comfortable process.” That is lucky -- to have the The Walrus ask to post drawings, to be solicited by one of the best publishing companies in the country, to be asked, ‘do you want to publish a book?’ And yet, it was because of cancer. “I don’t know how long it would have taken me to write a book if I didn’t have this terrifying

These are comics from Teva Harrison’s memoir, “In-Between Days” possibility looming over me,” says Harrison. Harrison is in Whitehorse on October 1 and 2. On Saturday the 1st from 1:30 to 4:00 pm, she is holding a graphic memoir-making workshop in the Artist’s Studio at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre. On Sunday the second she is giving a reading and talk at the Whitehorse United Church, on Sixth Avenue and Main Street. That’s at 7:30 pm. On Monday, October 3 Harrison will give an artist talk to art students at KIAC, in Dawson City. Register for the memoir workshop at Well Read Books in Whitehorse, and buy tickets for the Sunday evening talk at Mac’s Fireweed Books or Well Read Books. The Friends of the Whitehorse Public Library arranged to bring Harrison to the Yukon. It is the first of the group’s author series, happening throughout the winter. The talks and workshops “aren’t about dying,” says Harrison. “They’re about learning to

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ou’ve heard the word on talk shows or around the water cooler at work, seen it on the cover of Time magazine and books on every shelf, but what is mindfulness? What does it mean? And why is everyone talking about it? The world is a mess right now; the division and fear and hatred seem to be at an all-time high, all over the news every day and in our own daily personal lives, as well. After millennia on the planet, we seem to be more lost than ever. We are confused, depressed, afraid and in pain. We hide behind our ego as a defense and this causes tension and anger and more depression. Why? Why are we so lost right now? What is it that has brought us to this point of confusion? From the beginning of humankind all through history and right up until the modern age, we had religion. We believed, as we were told to, that we were here to live good and true lives and behave as the church told us to and one day we would get to go to heaven. Everything that happened in our lives and on our planet was explained by, “It’s God’s will.” Whether Christian, Jew, Muslim, Hindu or Sikh, our lives were explained by our religion. There was comfort and direction in that, even though at times it was oppressive and corrupt. Then along came science. We took the power away from the church and set out on a mission to break down the universe into logical, explainable truths. We decided that we needed to see it to believe it. Everything was simply a matter of science, and magic and mysticism disappeared. Somewhere along our scientific path we lost our sense of wonder and comfort in a higher power. If life isn’t God’s will, then what is it? So, we got lost. We got separated from our spirituality and forgot about the wonder of the universe. While we were waiting for science to tell us the meaning of life, we got wrapped up in the inertia of everyday living. There was stuff to get done, so we focused on getting it done, and forgot to be alive. So how does mindfulness fit into all of this? It is a way for us to get back to our spiritual nature and

begin actually living our lives instead of our lives living us. Mindfulness is about acknowledging the present, becoming aware and conscious of this moment, just as it is. It is about bringing your mind back to the here and now and consciously living life, moment by moment. Mindfulness helps you to let go of the past, forget about the future and bring space and clarity to your mind and your life. With mindfulness there is no altar to worship at, no prophet to immortalize, no symbol of faith. So how do mindful people declare our presence? We needed a symbol – an image that explained the concept of mindfulness and a visual reminder to bring our minds into the here and now. Enter Giedrius Cibulskis, a Lithuanian graphic artist who was inspired by Eckhart Tolle’s book The Power of Now, which helped him through a dark time in his life and taught him the essence of mindfulness and presence, extreme wakefulness, just being with what is, right now, and being okay with that. The mindfulness symbol is about time and space, past, present and future. It resembles a water drop, brings you to the present moment, the centre, the drop existing both in and out of the water, part of the water, part of the air. The drop is the present moment, the point of contact, the centre of everything. Cibulskis made the symbol an open image to everyone to help share the message and create a community around the concept and practice of mindfulness. You’ll find it on stickers, coffee cups and tattoos, posted on people’s fridges, at their desk at work or on their Facebook page. It is the calling card of every person on a path to peace and freedom, everyone searching for meaning and reason in their lives. Everyone who is striving to live right now, right here. Take a few conscious, deliberate breaths, plant your feet on the floor, rest your hands in your lap and feel your heartbeat throughout your body. Look at colours and shapes as if for the first time. Find the point of contact of the water drop and live your life instead of your life living you. Namaste.

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have always had a fascination with the North.” I am on the phone with Bhaktimarga Swami, a 63-year-old monk in Toronto. We are talking about the visit to Whitehorse he has planned for late September. Better known as The Walking Monk, at 63 he has already walked across Canada four times, as well as across the United States, Ireland, Israel, Fiji Islands, Mauritius, Trinidad and Guyana. He walks as a way to meditate and to slow down. He uses mantras – repetitive phrases with spiritual meaning – when he walks, to instill introspection and mindfulness into his treks. During his cross-country walks, he often walks eight hours and 33 km a day. One day along the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, he walked over 90 km. “When you’re walking, you take some time,” says Bhaktimarga Swami. “It’s introspective walking, meaning you do some meditation when walking.” Bhaktimarga Swami believes in the power of walking for health and for community. He sees walking as an act that takes us away from our technological devices and puts us into contact with our neighbours. He refers to his long walking

expeditions as “friend-raising” for their ability to introduce him to new people. The marathon walks are a traditional monastic practice that is about inspiring and being inspired by those who come into your path. Like everything that Bhaktimarga Swami does, the walks are meant to “share the joy of life and that’s what you want to give out.” “What makes walking so nice,” he says, “is you’re doing something physically while also doing something on the spiritual side.” Through the relationships built with others and through the physical benefits, Bhaktimarga Swami finds that the walks keep him in prime condition to take care of and serve others. “Many issues are overcome by walking because you allow the time to process thoughts, plans and dreams. Introspective or mindful trekking is like therapy.” In 1973, at the age of 21, he joined the monastic lifestyle. Bhaktimarga Swami always had a spiritual inclination. He visited an ashram in Montreal, settled at one in Toronto, and found the whole lifestyle came easily and naturally. The whole practice for him “ignited that spark from previous existence.” Bhaktimarga Swami is a practi-

tioner of Bhakti Yoga – a spiritual practice focused on the cultivation of love and devotion. Within Bhakti Yoga, everything is done in devotion and in gratitude – everything is done from the heart, says Bhaktimarga Swami. He extends this practice to his walking, to daily life, and even to the work he is currently doing on a friend’s tomato farm. “Whatever you’re doing,” he says, “when you redirect it, channel it more, whatever you’re doing is an offering to the divine… it changes your mindset. You begin to appreciate your work.” He dubs this mindset an “attitude of gratitude” and credits it with bringing joy into the everyday, no matter what it brings his way – chores, work, and even walking. Having had a longstanding desire to visit the North, Bhaktimarga Swami says he is excited to visit and walk in Whitehorse. He is looking forward to meeting the community and sharing his experiences and lessons on meditative walking. While in town, he will be leading workshops and the mantra meditation at the free weekly Sunday kirtan and vegetarian feast at the United Church, on the end of Main Street in downtown Whitehorse.

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ave you always wanted to get on stage and strut your stuff? If so, then CFYT Talent Night is for you. Taking place on September 30 at Diamond Tooth Gerties Gambling Hall in Dawson City, Talent Night welcomes all types of performers on stage. In partnership with the Klondike Visitors Association (KVA), this event is hosted by local Dawson City radio station CFYT Radio 106.9 fm, a non-profit community organization run by the Dawson City Community Radio Society. The society normally receives funding from the Yukon Territorial Government, Yukon Lotteries, The City of Dawson, and the Klondike Visitors Association to maintain equipment and operations. In addition to regular programming, CFYT offers special broadcasts of community events, and television broadcasts of local events and festivals Ben Rudis, President of the Dawson Community Radio Society, says no talent is too weird or wacky to be on stage.

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picked up my companion to go for lunch at Legends Smokehouse & Grill, located in the Yukon Inn. We were pleased to find it quite busy. The place has a rustic ambience with wooden tables at the front and raised, framed alcoves by the windows. When we entered many patrons looked up from their tables and smiled and we felt welcome. The waitresses gestured for us to go ahead and sit wherever we wanted and we chose one of the few tables left in the section at the back. All the window seats were taken, and the deck, open for summer, was completely full. Next time, I’ll get there early and get an outside seat. However, the table we got was just fine; it was roomy even though it was a seating for two. Immediately, we were handed menus by a friendly and laughing waitress. There are amazing choices at Legends which include

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he Yukon is recognized for its rich cultural diversity, and you are invited to experience it during the seventh national Culture Days and Doors Open celebration, from Friday, September 30 through to Sunday, October 2. “The best place to start your Culture Days experience is at The Old Fire Hall,” says Michele Emslie, co-ordinator and community programming director at the Yukon Arts Centre. The Old Fire Hall is the hub of events throughout the weekend. Local arts groups and individuals will host demonstrations, and there will be cake, music and information about all other events. For example, Yukon Books will be there, celebrating the variety of works published in the territory. Hosted by Yukon Writers Collective Ink, readers will have a chance to meet local authors, spill a little ink with writing prompts and learn about various writing groups in Whitehorse. Katherine Munro is organizing the event. “It’s important to be part of Culture Days so people see we have a vibrant literary community,” she says. “Writing is a solitary act, without a lot of exposure. That’s why the literary arts need to be in the public eye.” The ever-popular Mystery Tour in the Culture Cruiser is back. People can sign up to be driven to three undisclosed locations that are not usually associated with arts for unique cultural experiences. “This is a very popular event, with only 10 seats, so be at the Fire Hall at noon to sign up,” says Emslie. Or, hop on the trolley, for free all weekend, to new events nearby, such as the Old Log Church interactive museum experience. Or MacBride Museum, which offers groups of 20 “grown-ups” a chance to play like kids

in Hands-On Murder. Usually grade five students are invited to solve a mystery at Goldbottom Creek using clues based on historical fact. This weekend it’s their parents’ turn. “I’ve always thought that this program would be fun for adults to do,” says Leighann Chalykoff, manager of museum services. Doors Open events include the Yukon’s archeology and paleontology offices where visitors can bring in old objects for identification. “We’re very excited that their open house coincides with our event,” says Emslie. The Whitehorse Public Library and the Yukon Game Preserve are also hosting behind-the-scenes tours. Keep an eye out off the beaten path, too. Papermaker Helen O’Connor has opened her studio, called Stovepipe Paper, at 606 Black Street for a hands-on demonstration. “Participants can see specialized equipment such as a Hollander beater and Oriental fibre stamper in action as paper is made,” says O’Connor. She invites visitors to contribute to a “wishing paper” project of willow and handmade paper, inspired by her recent visit to several Shinto shrines in Japan. At Teegatha’Oh Zheh, the little park at the end of Main Street, mosaic artist Laurence Petit is unveiling an art project she made in collaboration with members of the Yukon francophone community. It’s called “Captez le rêve” (Capture the Dream) and it has been in the making since March. There will also be cultural events taking place in Carcross for the Culture Days and Doors Open festival. For more information go to CultureDays.ca.

Lillian Nakamura Maguire makes paper at Helen O’Connor’s Stovepipe Studio. It is just one of many activities during Culture Days weekend.

Yukon artist Helen O’Connor offers papermaking at her workshop. Participants can decorate and add to her willow installation, inspired by wishing papers, like these, in front of a Shinto shrine in Japan. PHOTOS: courtesy of Helen O’Connor

Jessica Simon is a Whitehorse-based writer.

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Remembering Lenny Whitehorse guitarist Nicholas Mah pays tribute to Lenny Breau at Jazz in the Hall on October 6 By Ken Bolton

f you’re doing a stage show about a highly-admired guitarist, being able to render the music is a big help. Fortunately, Whitehorse musician Nicholas Mah has been playing the music of his dramatic subject, the late Lenny Breau, for decades. Mah was 12 when he first encountered Breau at a guitar society meeting in his hometown of Ottawa. “This guy was sitting next to me, and he sort of got up and started to play. Wow. I thought, ‘Does everyone play like that?’ I was blown away, completely,” he recalls. “He made it look so easy. He was very nonchalant. This was probably 1969, so he was kind of super-cool. He was just so there, so everything you could imagine. But so impressive as a musician. It was remarkable.” Lenny Breau was born in Maine, but moved to Winnipeg at the age of 16 with his Acadian parents, who were already well-established country musicians on the Canadian scene. His mastery of musical genres as diverse as country, jazz, blues, rock and even flamenco, soon earned him a reputation as superb session player, teacher and television performer. Among his admirers were Randy Bachman of The Guess Who and the legendary musician and producer, Chet Atkins. But there was a dark side to Breau, as well. Throughout his life, he struggled with serious drug addiction, although he reportedly kicked his heroin habit in the two years before his death in 1984 at the age of 43. Mah first conceived the idea of putting together a tribute when a friend who had studied with Breau told him the guitarist had been found dead in a Los Angeles swimming pool, the victim of a stillunsolved murder. “I immediately thought, ‘Well, I have to do some sort of tribute to him, because he was so completely remarkable’. That’s kind of where the idea came from, and I’ve always wanted to put something on,” he says. “I have a theatre background, so I thought I thought it would be really cool, as a character actor, to adopt Lenny’s persona. And then I thought, ‘OK, I can make use of myself, my own playing and my own transcriptions, things that no one else does, as part of the show.’” While there have been other theatre presentations about Breau’s life, Mah says his is the first to be done by a guitarist/actor.

“I’m pretty sure he would have been interested in some of the things I do, because he was really big on something we call counterpoint, which is simultaneous, independent lines of music happening at the same time on one guitar, which most guitarists have great difficulty with.” Mah admits his challenges in putting together a tribute show were more theatrical than musical. “ I haven’t been an actor since I was in my 20s, so the challenges were more trying to develop the character, and to come up with a script that is cohesive and reasonable,” he says. “Frankly, most of the stories that my show’s based upon are not true. If you ever read any of the interviews that Lenny gave, he says, ‘Oh, yeah. I’ve heard that story, and it’s not true.’ That’s what he says about most of them,” Mah adds. “Stories like the one about how Chet Atkins used to multi-track his playing, and Lenny learned how to play all that on one guitar. It’s not really true.” Mah’s tribute has gone through various iterations, including two earlier versions at Nakai Theatre’s Homegrown Festival. The addition of multimedia elements allowed the playwright to add various others, including “completely mythical, fictional characters”, to his cast. “There’s video, and Lenny is reincarnated. He comes in and takes over my body,” he says. “So we have things like that, combined with one of Lenny’s famous stories, where he says his hands are bewitched and they’re playing by themselves and he can’t stop. So someone has to go over and slap him around the head a few times so he will stop.” At a compact 45 minutes in length, Mah acknowledges that the play, simply titled Lenny, is an ideal length for possible touring on Canada’s fringe theatre circuit, which he hopes to explore next year. Meanwhile, Whitehorse audiences can see it at the Old Fire Hall on Thursday, October 6, as part of Jazz Yukon’s Jazz in the Hall series. The performance starts at 7:00 p.m. sharp, preceded by the customary educational vignette by jazz commentator Steve Gedrose. Tickets are $7 at the door, with free admission to patrons under the age of 19.

Ken Bolton is a freelance writer who lives southeast of Whitehorse.

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DAWSON CITY Strange Things Done” Walking Tour Dawson City Visitor Information Centre Two Tour Times: 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM. Find out how much stranger than fiction the truth really is while wandering through the historical core of this amazing town. Camp Cheechako 3:00 pm Dawson City Museum In this interactive live theatre program, visitors become a part of history as they take on the role of Klondike Stampeders in the second wave of the Klondike Gold Rush circa 1899. Commissioner’s Residence Leisure Viewing 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Dawson City Visitor Information Centre Experience the grandeur of the official residence of the Commissioner of the Yukon restored to its 1914 splendour. Throughout the decades it also served as a hospital, and as the home of one of the Yukon’s most intriguing and influential. Interrupter available. Dawson Behind the Scenes Tour 3:30 pm Dawson City Visitor Information Centre you will have the opportunity to step behind the facades and see and touch the objects which inform the history. Dawson City Then & Now Walking Tour 9:30 am Dawson City Visitor Information Centre Explore this unique town with your Parks Canada guides, and get a sense of what life is and was like here. See the spots where life really happens in Dawson City, both in gold rush times, and in present day. Film: City of Gold (1957) Dawson City Museum Three Show Times: 11:30 AM, 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM Gold Panning 10:00 am Claim 33 Try gold panning (gold guaranteed), and museum Gold Panning - Free Claim Claim #6 Pan for gold on our free claim! Bring your own equipment

and try your hand panning on a real claim, anytime. Miners’ Meeting 12:00 pm Dawson City Museum This 20 minute piece of theatre, happening every day in the North Gallery, tells the true life trial and sentencing of suspected murderer Frank Leslie. Don’t miss your chance to help bring history to life! Nature Walk with the Poetry of Robert Service Robert Service Cabin You’ll learn about Service’s quirky personality and hear some of his unforgettable poems as you go. 7:30 PM. Rockerbox & Gold Pour Demonstration Dawson City Museum Two Tour Times: 11:00 AM and 3:30 PM Come see a demonstration of one of the important steps in the placer mining process, and maybe give it a try for yourself! Self Guided Audio Walking Tour 9:00 am Dawson City Visitor Information Centre Take a self guided tour through Dawson with a mp3 player that is available in English, Francais and Deutsch. S.S. Keno 12:30 pm S.S.Keno Steam-powered riverboats like the Keno fueled the gold rush, burning thousands of cords of wood stashed at riverside camps, pushing cargo-laden barges until roadways retired them in the 1950s. The S.S. Keno is a riverboat typical of that era. The Adventurous Life of Robert Service 1:00 pm Robert Service Cabin Meet a costumed guide who will enthral you with Service’s lilting verse and fascinating tidbits about the humble yet extraordinary man’s life. Ask questions, and step into Service’s cabin. Train Shelter Tour Dawson City Museum Three Tour Times: 10:30 AM, 1:00 PM and 4:30 PM Interpretive staff are available in the train shelter to answer any questions you might have about these delightful relics of Dawson’s golden age. What a RUSH! Walking Tour 4:30 pm Dawson City Visitor Information Centre Klondike Gold Rush 101: A must for history buffs- all you ever wanted to know about the event that forever changed the land and people, fuelled by the desire for GOLD. You may think you know all about Dawson, just as those first intrepid rushers did… Art Events Sep 29 Art Show Opening: Shelley Hokanson Perpetual Curiosities 7:30 pm KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Hakonson’s paintings blend influences from pop music, textiles, feminist thinking, myths and fairy tales, and linguistic play. She creates canvases that are at times entertaining, at times twisting darkness, and always subtly challenging. Sep 29-Nov 3 Art Show: Shelley Hokanson Perpetual Curiosities KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Hakonson’s paintings blend influences from pop music, textiles, feminist thinking, myths and fairy tales, and linguistic play. She creates canvases that are at times entertaining, at times twisting darkness, and always subtly challenging. Sep 29 Open Mic In The Lounge 9:00 pm Westminster Hotel Hosted by Jonathan Howe Sep 30, Oct 3 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 am Dawson City Fitness Centre Sep 30, Oct 3 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 pm Dawson City Fitness Centre Sep 30 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 pm Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sep 30 Harmonica George McConkey 6:00 pm Westminster Hotel In the Tavern Sep 30 CFYT Talent Night 8:00 pm Diamond Tooth Gerties Come show off your talent for your chance to win prizes! Oct 1 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. Oct 1 Drop-in Saturday Painting for Adults 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. Oct 1 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 pm Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Oct 2 Run Dawson AGM 2:00 pm Yukon College Dawson Campus Are you interested in learning about Run Dawson’s events and programs? Want to get involved? Join us at our first ever official AGM. Everyone welcome. Oct 3 Family BBQ 5:00 pm Community Support Centre Food and refreshments provided. Door Prizes! Oct 3 Recreation Board Meeting 5:30 pm Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre Recreation board grants are due the Thursday preceding each meeting Oct 3 YEU Local Y026 (Klondike) monthly meeting 7:00 pm YTG Property management building Oct 4 Drop-in Screen Printing 5:00 pm KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Student quality inks and other materials may be accessed for beginners or those wishing to experiment. KIAC’s screens are available to use, providing they are well maintained Oct 4 Step n Strong 7:00 pm Robert Service School For more information email: getrealfit(at) me.com 867-993-2520 Oct 5 CFYT Trivia 8:00 pm The Billy Goat A fundraiser for CFYT local radio. Oct 6 Open Mic In The Lounge 9:00 pm Westminster Hotel Hosted by Jonathan Howe

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MAYO Sep 29, Oct 6 Drop in Kick/Baseball 12:00 pm J.V. Clark School Sep 29, Oct 4, 6 Circuit Training 5:30 pm Mayo Community Hall And Recreation Centre In the Fitness Centre Sep 29, Oct 4, 6 Floor Hockey 8:00 pm J.V. Clark School Drop In Floor Hockey for Teens and Adults Sep 30 Drop-In Floor Hockey 12:00 pm J.V. Clark School Sep 30 Dinner and Movie Night 5:00 pm Mayo Community Hall And Recreation Centre Sep 30 Drop-In Gym 7:30 pm J.V. Clark School Oct 2, 3 DropIn Soccer 12:00 pm J.V. Clark School Oct 3 Yoga 5:00 pm Mayo Community Hall And Recreation Centre Meet in the curling lounge. Oct 4 Drop In Volleyball 12:00 pm J.V. Clark School Oct 4 Drop-In Badminton 7:00 pm Mayo Community Hall And Recreation Centre Oct 4 Mayo Sewing Nights 7:00 pm Yukon College Mayo Campus Oct 5 Family Dinner and Activities 4:00 pm Mayo Community Hall And Recreation Centre Come have dinner with your family. Oct 5 Volleyball 8:00 pm J.V. Clark School

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Pop-Up Drive-In Park it at the movies By Marianne Darragh

ovie lovers have a chance this weekend to experience a rare venue for viewing in the north – a pop-up drive-in movie night is set for October 1 at The Cut Off Restaurant and Pub parking lot. The latest creative entry in the fine Yukon tradition of making our own fun, the event is the brainchild of a group of friends – Vivian Belik, Bailey Staffen, Darren Susin, Chelsea Jeffrey, and Naomi Mark – with skills in pop-up events and film presentation. “We were looking at unique ways of projecting film,” says Belik, and turning a parking lot into a drive-in was one answer. The crew has unearthed a large screen – 20 feet high – and radio transmitters that allow sound to be tuned into the car radio. Kitchen staff at The Cut Off have devised a menu in keeping with the theme, and a concession is planned for snacks and popcorn at intermission. Viewers will be treated to the first public screening of Underdog, written, directed and produced by Vivian Belik and Naomi Mark, one of the first six films shown on the CBC

Short Docs platform. Underdog follows dog musher Yuka Honda as she prepares to set out on the 2016 Yukon Quest trail for the fifth time. This is an especially meaningful effort for the Japanese-born musher; as she makes painstaking preparations for the race, she’s grieving the loss of her mother. Underdog shows the sacrifices it takes to get to the finish line – after all, “It’s a feat in itself,” says Belik. Yuka Honda cuts a determined figure in the film, moving toward the starting line with a quiet passion that few understand. The second short film on the program, The Working Cats Guide to the Klondike, draws from the past to bring viewers “the greatest story never told” -- tales of cat sledding, a practice unique to Dawson City. It’s all about the real cat trains of the north and why, “once you go cat, you’ll never go back.” Directed by Veronica Verklay and produced by Spoofamentary Productions, the 10-minute film was released in 2012. The feature film at the drive-in is Labyrinth, directed

by Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets. David Bowie stars as Jareth the Goblin King and Jennifer Connelly is Sarah, a young girl seeking her lost baby brother. The rest of the characters in Labyrinth are puppets from the Jim Henson Creature Shop. Labyrinth, released in 1986, overcame a lukewarm reception to become an enduring success, beloved by many who discovered it in childhood. Also, David Bowie is in it. Showtime is 8:00, but plan to get there earlier for dinner or snacks, and to get a parking spot. Admission is by donation; 20 dollars per vehicle is suggested. Profits from the event will be donated to Yuka Honda’s entry in the 2017 Yukon Quest. The Cut Off Restaurant and Pub is located at 217 Duncan Drive (across from the Carcross cut-off). The drive in movie night is being presented in partnership with the Yukon Film Society and Creative Lab, with additional support from On Yukon Time.

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Building Tourism From the Ground Up CANDO conference includes a workshop supporting First Nation tourism by Christine Genier

he Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre, a cultural hub of our capital city, will see national delegates focused on aboriginal economic development arrive on Monday, October 3 for the CANDO 23rd annual conference: Partnerships for Prosperity, Change Collaboration and Opportunity. CANDO (Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers) is a federally registered, non-profit society that is Aboriginal controlled, community based and membership driven. CANDO is directed by a regionally represented volunteer board of elected economic development officers who represent every region of Canada.

The conference takes place Oct. 3 to 6, and events will include the workshop “Building Aboriginal Tourism from the Ground Up”, hosted and organized by the Yukon First Nation Tourism Association. “We are bringing up Jackie Frederick, she is one of the partners of The Hotkey Group,” says Cailie Steel with the Yukon First Nation Tourism Association. “They have a collection of unique travel experiences called Uncommon Canada. We have been working with Jackie over the last couple of months on providing assistance to some local First Nation entrepreneurs who are starting up tourism businesses.”

Most notably, they have been working James Allen, tourism business operator with Shakat Tun Adventures. “The content (of the workshop) is based on Jackie’s experience working in the tourism industry. She was the visionary behind Destination Deline.” Destination Deline is a community cultural tourism experience in Deline, NWT. “She acts as a general sales agent, she promotes the experience to clients and tour companies across Canada and Internationally. “For First Nation communities, tourism is a great opportunity to pursue economic development in a way they want to see it unfold.”

This creative approach to economic development is especially successful within community driven initiatives. “They are very involved in the decision making process, deciding what kind of experience they want to offer the tourists.” These initiatives also provide opportunity to educate and build awareness of First Nation culture and lifestyles. A portion of the workshop will focus on experiential tourism. “There is definitely a demand for that component. People would prefer to have the opportunity to be actively involved, learn how to bead, prepare a hide,” Steel says. The workshop aims to help par-

ticipants building on raw assets. “That is what it is about. So many communities have so much to offer; the people there, their culture, their traditions, that is the experience. It’s not something that has to be created. It’s there, it exists, it’s figuring out how to harness it in the right way in order to share.” Anyone who is interested in cultural tourism is encouraged to register for the workshop. The fee is $75. To register for the workshop, contact Yukon First Nation Tourism Association at 667-7698. For more information about the CANDO conference go to www. Edo.ca.

Christine Genier is a Whitehorse-based writer.

A Weekend of Art, in Addition to Opportunity The conference weekend will also feature an artist market at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre. “It’s going to be a craft fair style artist market,” says Caili Steel. “There will be about 10 tables with about 20 artists represented. They’re going to be displaying and selling their works.” The artist market will be open Oct 4 to 6 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. “There will be a variety of products available. We have beaders, carvers, stain-glass – a real mix.”

Yukoner James Allen of Shakat Tun Adventures (left) shows Jackie Frederick of The Hotkey Group the pole his mother used in the moose hide tanning process. Frederick has been assisting Allen to develop his unique cultural tourism experience on Christmas Bay. PHOTO: Lesley Leong

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FREE ADMISSION Friday October 7 • 5:30 PM To 8:30 PM Beringia Interpretive Centre KM 1423 Alaska Highway

For more information… PHONE: (867) 667-4606 OR EMAIL: YACLWHSE@NORTHWESTEL.NET SUITE 7, 4230 4TH AVE. WHITEHORSE, YUKON Y1A 1K1

Yukon Inn Plaza 393-3984

Your One Stop Spooky Shop! MON-THUR & SAT 9:30 - 6, FRI 9:30-9, SUN 10-6

Great quality, comfy

children’s clothes! Check out our unique clothes selection of

Maternity & beyond: We have a great range of products for children up to eight years old!

667-2229 • Mon-Fri 10-5:30 & Sat 10-5

HORWOODS MALL

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September 29, 2016

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Family Vacation Remembering The Great Canadian Road Trip by Paul Rath

s children are once again back in school -- practicing their writing skills by reporting on the topic “What I did last summer,” -- it is a good time to reflect on how effective the opportunities for family-related memory-making were over the past couple of months. This is also a good time to think about how to get the most mileage on those opportunities in the future. Pun intended. Nothing says family memory making more than the Great Canadian Road Trip. As a child, perhaps you were fortunate enough to enjoy a family road trip. Much like the movie National Lampoon’s Vacation, the whole family, including dog, was bundled into the car for a whirlwind tour of sight seeing, points of interest, and visits to relatives. In our family, the six of us packed into the car, taking turns at riding in the front seat between our parents, jockeying for position in the back seat, looking out the window, reading or playing car bingo as the miles flew by. The vast distances of the north inoculate us from the rigours of travel by motor vehicle. We measure distance in the time it takes to drive there. Dawson City? That’s six hours from Whitehorse. Haines Junction? An hour and a half. Prince George? Well partner, that is going to take you two days.

Whoever was lucky enough to remove the last layer, received that prize. It kept us interested, looking out the windows for the next clue, and asking our father – the only legal driver in the vehicle – a thousand times how many miles we had gone, and how many were left to the next checkpoint. There are many interesting and wondrous things to see in this great country of ours. Some of it is in our own backyard. You can watch the midnight sun dance across the sky in Dawson City, or travel the Dempster Highway to the Arctic Circle. Further afield are wonders like Niagara Falls, Cape Breton Island, Quebec City, the Confederation bridge and the Tyrell Dinosaur Museum in Drumheller, which is as great place for children to learn about dinosaurs. Along the way, Kluane, Jasper and Banff National Park, Vancouver Island, the Great Bear Rainforest and Long Beach are waiting for you to explore.

Canada

PHOTO: courtesy of Paul Rath

is a big place with lots to explore!

It doesn’t matter if you view the majestic peaks of Banff National Park, or hike the rugged wilderness of Kluane. You can visit the desert at Carcross, or stare into the dancing embers of a campfire. Whatever you do, take time to make memories. Memories that will last a lifetime.

Paul Rath is a freelance writer who when not travelling, lives on the Haines Highway.

As northerners, we take these distances for granted. We know that there are small outposts dotting the landscape separated by lots of mountains, lakes and grizzlies feeding along the side of the road. We plan accordingly. If you come upon a gas station that is open for business, top up your tank.

Life Path Readings

Long before the car DVD player, our aunt, who was wise in the ways of entertaining children on long road trips, would send us on our way, not only with a picnic lunch, but also a package or two, wrapped with many layers of paper, with instructions on when to remove each layer. We took turns taking off a wrapping at each designated milepost, 100 miles, a steel bridge, a wild mammal, etc.

Tarot Card & Psychic Readings

by Astrid Zoer

Taking in the fall colors along the Haines Highway. PHOTO: Liz Barker. Camera Sony Alpha 6000

Heart of Riverdale Community Centre Open to All

Book Appointments at your home or office: 334-5283

A place to: give, learn, grow, and be awesome We are looking for some awesome kids to help us share some beautiful music, thoughtful art projects, and cool plays and performances with our community.

We offer For youth 12-18 years old Tuesday evenings 6:00-9:15 pm Whitehorse Elementary School

Contact Captain Jennifer Lafrenière 335-3060

Call now 667-6700 or check out our website at www.theheartofriverdale.com

A wide range of Arts & Action Programming Daytime, After School, and Weekends for kids aged 3 and up Music | Art | Dance | Theatre | RAWk Band

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September 29, 2016

Schedule FREE Whitehorse Events October 3 - 9, 2016

October 3 - 7 Family Drop In 12:30 - 3:00 PM Daily

Family Literacy Centre 2nd floor Canada Games Centre Read, make crafts and participate in imaginative play.

October 3 - 9 Colouring Contest at Canada Games Centre, Lower Kiosk Win a free day pass! Sponsored by City of Whitehorse

Monday, October 3 Yukon Wildlife Preserve Family Bus Tour 9:00 - Noon (includes Bus transport)

Bus pick-up 9:00 AM - Super A parking lot in Riverdale 9:10 AM - 2nd Ave, city bus stop across from Tim Hortons by Shipyards Park 9:20 AM - Super A parking lot in Porter Creek 9:35 AM Takhini Gas Takhini Hotsprings Road This is a bus tour only NO private vehicles will be allowed. Note: To participate catch the bus at a designated location. YWP is not a designated pickup and is closed to the public on these days. Children must be accompanied by a guardian. Bring your own beverage and snack. Bus Transportation Sponsored by Standard Bus

Families on the Move 9:00 - 11:45 AM

Fieldhouse, Canada Games Centre Familes with small children can access balls, hoops, cars, parachutes, scooters and more! Sponsored by City of Whitehorse

Choose a Sport 9:00 - 11:45 AM

Flexihall, Canada Games Centre Choose soccer, ultimate frisbee, rugby, touch football, dodgeball or lacrosse. First come first served. Sponsored by City of Whitehorse

Family Drop in at Polarettes Gymnastics Club 10:00 AM - Noon 16 Duke St. (attached to Vanier High School) Drop-in for families & caregivers.Staff demo. Hosted by the Child Development Centre

Monday Mindfulness Meditation LDAY, 128A Copper Road 12:05 - 12:50 PM Lead by Ruth Lera, Certified Meditation Instructor, MBSR facilitator. Sponsored by LDAY

How to Create a Parenting Plan 5:30 - 7:30 PM

Dîner en famille 12 h à 13 h

École Émilie-Tremblay 20 Falcon Drive Les parents sont invités à venir manger leur diner à l’école avec leurs enfants.

Many Rivers Family Dinner 5:00 - 6:30 PM

École Whitehorse Elementary Gymnasium 4181 - 4th Ave Entertainment and Prizes! Hosted by Many Rivers with the support of École Whitehorse Elementary

Family Dinner

5:00 - 7:00 PM United Church (Basement) 601 Main Street Great Thanksgiving Draws! Hosted by Ta’an Kwach’an First Nation

Food Drive for Foodbank 6:00 - 9:00 PM Holy Family School 55 Wann Road

Child/Family Safety Self Defence Class 7:00 - 8:00 PM

Whitehorse Public Library Meeting Rm Info: Call 867-456-6721 or email FLIC@gov.yk.ca Hosted by YG Justice, Yukon Family Law Information Centre

4230 - 4th Ave (Yukon Inn Mall) Simple techniques families can learn to stay safe. Hosted by Cobra Self Defence

Tuesday, October 4

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Indian Taco Night 3:30 - 6:30 PM

Duska’s Head Start Family Learning Centre 35 McIntyre Drive

Family Potluck Supper 5:00 - 7:00 PM

Selkirk Elementary School 5 Selkirk Street

Thursday, October 6 L’heure du conte Jeudi, 6 octobre 10 h à 11 h L’Association francoyukonnaise

Centre de la francophonie 302 rue Strickland Invitation aux jeunes familles à participer à une période de jeux, goûter et de contes.

Math Games 11:30 AM -12:30 PM

École Whitehorse Elementary Gymnasium 4181 - 4th Ave Bring your lunch and play math games.

Zumba en famille

15 h 30 à 16 h 30 École Émilie-Tremblay 20 Falcon Drive

Family Fun Night 6:30 - 8:00 PM

Friday, October 7 Community Living Film Festival 5:30 - 8:30 PM

Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre 1423 Alaska Hwy Family-friendly films about the value of diversity and inclusion. Info: Call 667-4606 or visit: www.ycommunityliving.com Hosted by Yukon Association for Community Living

Sunday, October 9 Beringia for Families Noon - 5:00 PM

Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre KM 1423 Alaska Hwy Film, Atlatl, Find the Mammoth Treasure Hunt.

Family Skate 2:00 - 4:00 PM

Takhini Elementary School ATCO Ice & Leisure 526 Range Road Canada Games Centre Family Games and activities Skates available for rental. Sponsored by ATCO Family Swim & Snacks Electric Yukon 6:30 - 8:30 PM Whitehorse Lion’s Aquatic Family Swim Centre, Canada Games 4:00 - 6:00 PM Centre Whitehorse Lion’s Aquatic Sponsored by Yukon Child Centre & Youth Advocate Office Canada Games Centre Sponsored by RPAY

For more info see www.manyrivers.yk.ca or Phone(867) 667-2970

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Attend National Family Week Events and Enter to WIN! Attend two or more family events and enter the draw for a Family fun weekend in a RV - 3 night rental (includes prep fee, kitting, basic insurance and 700 free km) Note: If there is only one National Family Week event offered in your community... your family is eligible for this prize draw too! Sponsored by:

Attend one family week event and enter the draw for a White Pass Summit Excursion for a family of 4.