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Bringing Yukon Literature to the World Stage

With Canada named as the 2020 guest of honour at the oldest literary trade fair in the world, Yukon writers are presented with a unique opportunity by Bonnie Tucker

ach October, the city of Frankfurt in Germany plays host to the second largest literary trade fair in the world, with 7,153 exhibitors representing 106 countries present in 2016. The Frankfurt Book Fair (known as the Frankfurter Buchmesse (FBM), in German,) is a tradition spanning more than 500 years, with the first book fair being held by local booksellers in 1454. With 278,023 visitors to the five day event in 2016, it holds the distinction of being the most important international venue for literary trade deals, with the primary language of business being English. Since 1976, a guest of honour or focus of interest has been set annually for the fair. A special exhibition hall is set up for the country of honour and the major publishing houses from that country are usually present. Canada has been named as the guest of honour for the fair in 2020, setting literary communities across our diverse country in a position to showcase their talent. Seeing the opportunity for the Yukon to be recognized as a strong contributor of Canadian Literature on an international scale, members of the Yukon Writers Collective INK, Elisabeth Weigand and Jessica Simon have created the Yukon FBM2020 Committee. “[We would] like to offer the national organizers a ‘Made in Yukon Program,’ and to do that we need to gather the creative energy of local writers,” says Weigand. The first public meeting of the committee will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 6 at Yukon College in Room 2603. The goal of this inaugural meeting is to develop a vision and mandate for the committee, says Jessica Simon. “If we attend, what do we want to accomplish there and what do we want the literary scene to look like after the Book Fair? Besides a personal presence at the FBM we are looking at opportunities for virtual events, too. At this point we’re at the blank page stage.” Simon and Weigand want to stress that they are merely the organizers of the meeting, and that they are looking for a mandate to

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The 2016 Frankfurt Book Fair guest of honour was the Netherlands. Canada is named guest of honour for 2020. While 2020 may seem far off, the organizers urge that beginning the planning stages now will allow time to build a strong Yukon presence be set by the literary community. Simon invites writers of all calibre and genres to, “bring with you an idea of what you’d like to accomplish at the Book Fair. For example, maybe you have selfpublished three books doing well in North America, but you’d like to crack the European market. Or maybe you’d like your books to be published in a foreign language and/or a foreign country. Or maybe you’d just like the world to know we’re more than Jack London and Robert Service. At this early stage the sky’s the limit and we’re looking to gather as many ideas as possible.” This meeting is open to all Yukon writers and literary organizations. “We expect that there will be a fairly large contingent of people who want to, and can, attend the FBM in 2020, but we are also aware that there is likely an even larger contingent of people who cannot or would rather not attend for various reasons who still have valid things to contribute – we want to get a mandate from them as well,” says Simon. Writers living in the communities who are unable to attend the meeting are encouraged to contact the organizers at FBM2020@

mail.com to make arrangements to attend via Skype or other means. “Of all places in the world, Canada, and the Yukon in particular, enjoy a special status in the minds of Germans,” says Weigand. “We would love to answer to that by bringing our literary environment abroad.” While 2020 may seem far off, the organizers urge that beginning the planning stages now will allow time to build a strong Yukon presence. With early contributors from the literary community including Elke Reinauer, who was among the 8,000 accredited journalists to attend the fair in 2016, and Erin McMullan, who has agreed to help the committee refine any funding applications that may be required, Weigand and Simon are optimistic about what can be accomplished. “The Frankfurt Book Fair promises to have an enormous impact on the Yukon and Canadian literary scene - on the scale of us hosting Expo or the Olympics. This is the chance to take Canadian literature to a whole new level,” says Simon. Bonnie Tucker is a Whitehorse based writer.

March 22, 2017

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Coy Cup Comes to the Yukon

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Whitehorse Huskies host the Coy Cup for the first time

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et ready for some high paced hockey,” says Huskies Coach Michael Tuton. “The top AA teams of B.C. and the Yukon are battling it out for the Coy. It’s gonna be great hockey. Very hard hitting games. “Bring some excitement let’s blow the roof off the Takhini arena.” Tuton says to expect a high calibre tournament as the Huskies play in front of the home crowd. The Coy Cup is typically awarded to the Senior AA ice hockey champions of British Columbia. Hosting the event here is a historic moment for Senior AA hockey in the Yukon. “This is the first time the Coy Cup has ever been held outside of British Columbia (the championship has been given out annually since 1923), so for Whitehorse to be awarded the opportunity to host is a big deal, says Huskies Marketing and Communications Director Echo Ross. “The majority of our players are born and raised Yukoners. Many of them have returned home post-university and junior hockey careers, and now for them to have the opportunity to compete for a major championship on home ice, in front of their friends and family, is special.” “For minor hockey players, the championship will provide inspiration for them that they can play a high level of hockey in their hometown, and that maybe one day they can compete for a championship

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on home ice…” she says. “The Coy Cup tournament will offer spectators the highest level of hockey currently played in the Yukon. It’s a great opportunity to get out and enjoy quality competition in your local rink while socializing with friends and supporting members of your community.” Last year’s Captain Evan Campbell is back on the ice after recovering from a shoulder surgery. “I’m excited to see the roster that we had envisioned from the start hit the ice on home turf. This will be the first opportunity to see the full lineup take the ice together, as we have always been missing one or two pieces in every series,” says Tuton. “Our first two years ended with a loss. We’ve built a stronger team and this year has the best roster.” The coach is proud that this year’s team is almost entirely made up of Yukoners. “This is really a communitybased team,” Tuton says. “We need all the support we can get and I hope to see everyone out at the rink.” Key players include team captain Derek Klassen, goaltender Jon Olthius and forward player Kevin Petevello who, “moved up here a few years ago and never left.” One advantage to hosting the tournament is that the Huskies will automatically qualify for the

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Whitehorse Huskies forward Adam Henderson tries to cash in a scoring chance against the Kelowna Sparta during their series in December. The Huskies won three of their four games against the Sparta during the regular season finals. “It’s gonna be a long week of contact hockey. Four nights of full crunch hockey will take the toll on the players, so having a rest on Friday will be nice,” says Huskies General Manager Dan Johnson. “The guys are really excited about playing in their hometown… Takhini Arena will be filled with friendly faces. This group of 20-30 year olds are one of the best that have come through. They’re a high tempo team. They move the puck well and are a pressure-all-overthe-ice crew.” Johnson and Tuton agree that each player brings something unique and valuable with them on the ice. “(There’s) no particular player to look out for,” says Tuton. “I’m looking forward to watching the complete, healthy forward group make life tough on teams. Highly skilled, creative and fast, this group is hard to handle,” says Johnson. The Huskies manager wants to develop the team into a long term, feasible franchise that provides consistent, competitive hockey for a growing community. “Success for us is when the minor hockey kids come out to the games, look up to the players and see themselves in a Husky jersey someday,” Johnson says. The Husky games are an important focal point for Hockey in the territory, he says. “We’d also like to continue to

step up for the community by contributing to hockey schools and the Special Olympics program,” says Johnson. “Since the Dawson City Nuggets, this has always been a hockey territory. When you live in a cold climate and are isolated, the sport gives us not only something to do, but something to be proud of (our various Yukon Teams) and also offers opportunity for continued growth for the elite youth outside the territory.” Another thing that makes this year’s event special is an expanded beer garden at Takhini Arena, “right in the rink so you can have a beer and sit in the stands,” says Tuton. So make sure to appoint a designated driver if that’s part of the plan. The 2017 Coy Cup kicks off at Takhini Arena on Tuesday, March 28th. The Terrace River Kings and Kelowna Sparta go head to head at 4 p.m. and the Whitehorse Huskies open against the North Island Capitals at 7 p.m. on the same day. The Playoffs begin on Friday, March 31st and the championship trophy is handed out on Saturday, April 1st.

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Vincenzo Camuccini, La morte di Cesare (the death of Caesar)

e don’t know for certain that anyone ever warned Julius Caesar to watch his back on the Ides of March. We do know that the Greek historian, Plutarch, included a second-hand tale in his biography of Caesar about a seer warning the Roman leader to watch out during the first half of the famous month of lions and lambs. According to Plutarch, the cocky Caesar snapped off a oneliner in the seer’s direction as he ambled toward the Senate chamber on the fateful morning of March 15, 44 BCE, “Guess what, dude,” Caesar supposedly quipped. “The Ides are here, and so am I.” Or words to that effect. To which, if Plutarch had it right, the seer replied, “It ain’t over till it’s over.” Or words to that effect. We don’t know for certain that this clever bit of gallows badinage actually took place. But Plutarch’s version was enough to convince a certain British actor-writer named Shakespeare, who cribbed the entire account almost verbatim 643 years later. In Act I, scene 2 of his play about why the emperor should have stood in bed (as they say), Caesar was strolling toward the Senate when a shrill voice hollered out from the crowd (which was a yuge crowd, probably the biggest crowd ever), “Beware the Ides of March.” Caesar turned to his pal, Bru-

tus, and said, “Who’s that guy? Is he one of ours?” To which Brutus basically re-

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impassioned repetition of the line, “I told him, ‘Julie, don’t go,’” actress Sylvia Lennick earned a berth in both Canadian comedy and historical scholarship that Sunday evening.

sponded, “He’s just a kook. A soothsayer. Fake news. Forget about it.” Or words to that effect. Mind you, we don’t know for certain that anyone named Shakespeare ever existed, let alone writing all those sombre comedies and thigh-slapping tragedies. According to some scholars, Shakespeare was merely a character invented by Christopher Marlowe. Or Francis Bacon. Or Mel Brooks. For my historical reconstructions, I prefer good old, reliable Canadian sources such as Johnny Wayne and Frank Schuster. On May 4, 1958, they set the record straight for all time in their firstever appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. In a sketch called “Rinse the Blood Off My Toga,” these heavyweight Toronto wise-guys revealed that it was neither seer nor soothsayer whose warnings fell on deaf imperial ears that day. It was Calpurnia (aka Mrs. Caesar) who sounded the alarm. With her impassioned repetition of the line, “I told him, ‘Julie, don’t go,’” actress Sylvia Lennick earned a berth in both Canadian comedy and historical scholarship that Sunday evening. I know. I saw it live, and became a believer. Not one year since have I ventured outside the house on the Ides of March. And I certainly don’t go anywhere near the Senate. Ken Bolton is a freelance writer who lives southeast of Whitehorse.

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n April 4th Nakai Theatre invites theatre lovers, supportive friends or simply the merely curious to attend their 24 Hour Playmaking Cabaret, held at The Deck at the High Country Inn. The event, which has been held for nearly 25 years, revolves around Nakai’s 24 Hour Playmaking Challenge, which took place March 11 to 12. The challenge gave a writer or a group of writers 24 hours to either create a new theatre piece or work on an existing piece, with a dramaturge available to help smooth out the creative process. At the end of the 24 hour period, the writers could submit their work for judging and it is from these works that writers will present. “This is a modest, intimate event,” says David Skelton, Nakai Theatre’s Artistic Director. “People always have an excellent time when they’re there… sometimes you see pieces where you say ‘that’s an interesting concept’ and then there are some where you kind of go, ‘oh, maybe they need a little bit more work,’ but it’s always fun.” Playwrights will read five to seven minute excerpts from their pieces, not the whole work. The plays are not performed or produced at this time. Skelton says he expects about seven readers, based on previous years, and about 60-70 “very supportive” audience members at the event. A top play is selected, as well as two runner ups and a people’s favourite, but there are also other awards and prizes, such as “the best use of the optional mandatory,” says Skelton, which is a theme or item Nakai has given all playwrights to include in their piece during the challenge. There is also a popular award called “Larry’s Last Line,” in which Liberal M.P. Larry Bagnell arrives at the event to read out the last line of a play. “It’s so fun. (Bagnell’s) sched-

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Hurlburt Enterprises Inc. PHOTO: courtesy of Nakai Theatre ule is so furious that he never knows when he will actually arrive (at the event)... so he just shows up, everything is interrupted and he reads the last line and hands out some parliamentary swag,” Skelton says. While the event is very lighthearted and casual, the 24 Hour Playmaking Challenge and the Cabaret are really staging grounds for new Nakai Theatre productions, and many of the plays the company has presented in the past have been born from these events, Skelton says. Some of the works are selected for Nakai Theatre’s annual Homegrown Festival and from there some go on to be commissioned by Nakai, which means writers are paid to work on their plays and eventually see them produced.

“There have been some really beautiful pieces come out of this event,” says Skelton. “What’s really neat is that you will see some of these plays later. You can see the plays at different stages of growth, and that’s fascinating. That kind of development, that kind of growth, it’s really very exciting.” Doors open for the 24 Hour Playmaking Cabaret at The Deck at 7 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m. Entry is by donation. There will be food and drink available for purchase. For more information on this event and on the 24 Hour Playmaking Challenge, go to www.NakaiTheatre.com. Lori Garrison is a Yukoner without a cause. She is currently on hiatus in Mayo, Quebec.

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Whitehorse EVENTS Until Sun, Apr, 30, Landmark Exhibition Yukon Government Administration Building An exhibition of new acquisitions to the Yukon Permanent Art Collection. Until Sat, Apr, 1, Art Exhibit: Pat Bragg Beyond the Frame Arts Underground Pat was one of 5 artists selected to participate in this innovative project designed to foster creativity in visual, musical and literary artists spending two days in the natural environment of the canyon, sharing their ideas and art with Yukon people and tourists alike. Until Sat, Apr, 1, Art Exhibit: Owen Williams - Towards a Standard Arts Underground The show will be on display in the Edge Gallery from March 3rd-April 1st 2017. Until Thu, Apr, 6, Art Exhibition: Pam van Kampen’s - Person, Picture, Portrait and Donald Stuart’s - Homage. Yukon Arts Centre Pam van Kampen captures Yukoners in their professional environments. Her oil paintings consider how we reﬂect our work and in turn how our workplaces reveal us. Donald Stuart has used the familiar form of the necklace to explore history from a fresh perspective and will include a Yukon woman to the exhibition.

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Wed, Mar, 22, LIVE Supreme Court Viewing in Whitehorse 6:00 AM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Gather with others to watch the live broadcast of the Peel Watershed hearing at the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa. Visit the Peel Retrospective exhibit, a display of images, objects and moments from the long campaign to protect the Peel. Wed, Mar, 22, Spanish Conversation Group 12:00 PM Yukon Government Administration Building Join us inside the Bridges Café 633-6081 Terry or Michèle Wed, Mar, 22, Wayback Wednesdays Movie Night 7:00 PM MacBride Museum We will be showing The Dawson Film Finds and the The Klondike Viking. Dressing like Vikings encouraged. Wed, Mar, 22, Chamber Choir Rehearsal 7:45 PM Vanier Catholic Secondary Spring 2017 session for this auditioned a capella choir for mixed voices, call, or email to schedule an audition or for more information. 667-7049 Wed, Mar, 22, Hump Day Trivia 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Thu, Mar, 23, - 24, Banff Film Festival Whitehorse Edition Yukon Arts Centre Showing over two nights each night will be a different line up. Buy tickets either at Coast Mountain Sports or The Yukon Arts Centre. Thu, Mar, 23, Labour Mobility and Community Participation in Mining in the Yukon Territory 12:00 PM Yukon College Featuring Dr. Gertrude Saxinger in room A2206 Thu, Mar, 23, 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. Fri, Mar, 24, 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! Fri, Mar, 24, Repair Cafe at YuKonstruct 6:00 PM YuKonstruct Makerspace Sat, Mar, 25, - 26, Dog Puller Canines & Company An introductory 2 day workshop to learn about the fastest growing dog sport in the world! To register: Yukon. predators@gmail.com 668-3556 Sat, Mar, 25, Learn German 10:00 AM Alpine Bakery Learn German in a fun way with Renate - beginner to intermediate. No charge. Info 334-6948 Sat, Mar, 25, Burning Away the Winter Blues 8:30 PM S.S.Klondike Starting from the SS Klondike we walk down to Robert Service Campground, where a giant Woolly Mammoth winter effigy will be burned in a big bonfire. Bring a piece of paper with your winter blues written on it to burn along with the winter effigy. Sun, Mar, 26, Japanese Conversation Classes Whitehorse, Yukon Email Fumi Torigai the Instructor at jcayukon@gmail. com for more info. Fumi Torigai, Instructor. 393-2588 Sun, Mar, 26, Whitehorse Scrabble Club 1:00 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Are you a wordy person, put your words to the test and join the Scrabble Club. Must be 19+ Sun, Mar, 26, 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. Sun, Mar, 26, Trivia with Jona Barr and Adrian Burrell 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn

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Mon, Mar, 27, Free drop-in computer labs 10:00 AM Yukon Learn Free Drop-In Computer Lab for Self Directed Studies A tutor/Instructor will be available on site to assist you. 867-668-6280 or toll free: 888668-6280 Fax: 867-633-4576 Mon, Mar, 27, 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, Mar, 27, Euchre Night 6:00 PM Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 254 667-2802 Mon, Mar, 27, Yukon Voices Play Readings for World Theatre Day 6:30 PM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Featuring new plays in development from Yukon Voices participants Wren Brian, Kevin Kennedy, Arlin McFarlane, Lillian Nakamura Maguire and others. Call 393-2676 or email at event@gwaandaktheatre.ca Tue, Mar, 28, The Under Achievers 6:30 PM Arts Underground A club for painters of all skill levels. Bring your own supplies, we have easels and plenty of space. There is no instruction. Cost is free with a membership. Wed, Mar, 29, Spanish Conversation Group 12:00 PM Yukon Government Administration Building Join us inside the Bridges Café 633-6081 Terry or Michèle Wed, Mar, 29, Chamber Choir Rehearsal 7:45 PM Vanier Catholic Secondary Spring 2017 session for this auditioned a capella choir for mixed voices, call, or email to schedule an audition or for more information. 667-7049 Wed, Mar, 29, Hump Day Trivia 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room

KIDS & FAMILIES

Mondays - Friday Family Free Play Drop-in 12:30pm Saturdays 10-2pm. Family Literacy Centre 668-8698 /6686535 This drop-in includes reading time, free play and interactive activities. All Ages Welcome.. Wed, Mar, 22, Fun with Food! 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library Become a little chef, enjoy a craft, games and prepare some food! Ages 5-7, 10:30 - 11:45 and Ages 8-12, 2:00 - 4:00 Call 667-5812 to register. Fri, Mar, 24-25 Break Fest Splintered Craft A youth-led art and music festival, for more information or to be apart of the event email splintered.craft@gmail.com Fri, Mar, 24, Pre-School Drop In 10:00 AM Polarette’s Gymnastic Club Ages 18 months to 6 yrs, parent must accompany child. Call 668-4794 or email info@polarettes.org for more information. Sat, Mar, 25, Family Free Play Drop-in 10:00 AM Family Literacy Centre 6688698 /668-6535 This drop-in includes story time, free play and interactive activities. All Ages Welcome Sat, Mar, 25, 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. Sat, Mar, 25, Skookum Jim Friendship Centre Family Day 1:00 PM Skookum Jim Friendship Centre Traditional Games, Storytelling, Elders Present. Meals provided with refreshments. All ages welcome. Location changes call 633-7688 for details. Mon, Mar, 27, Southern Tutchone Classes 8:45 AM Champagne And Aishihik First Nation - Whitehorse Ofﬁce These are Free classes open to everyone. Classes are at 8.45 – 10 am, 10.45-12 pm and 12.10-12.45 pm. Call Luke at 6675992 for more information. Mon, Mar, 27, Pre-School Drop In 10:00 AM Polarette’s Gymnastic Club Ages 18 months to 6 yrs, parent must accompany child. Call 668-4794 or email info@polarettes.org for more information. Mon, Mar, 27, Youth Open Mic 7:00 PM Skookum Jim Friendship Centre Share writing, poetry, or songs in a fun safe environments. Tea and snacks available.

Tue, Mar, 28, Science Magic Shipyards Park All ages. Have fun with science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. Lets stretch our minds and grow, free and drop in! Two times during the day at 1:30 - 2:30 pm and 3:15 - 4:00 pm. Tue, Mar, 28, Southern Tutchone Classes 8:45 AM Champagne And Aishihik First Nation - Whitehorse Ofﬁce These are Free classes open to everyone. Classes are at 8.45 – 10 am, 10.45-12 pm and 12.10-12.45 pm. Call Luke at 6675992 for more information. Tue, Mar, 28, Kitchen Wow Now! 2:00 PM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Enjoy preparing food in the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre kitchen. All programs are free. Call 667-5812 to register. Tue, Mar, 28, MOBA Night 4:00 PM TItan Gaming & Collectibles Tuesday night will now be MOBA (Multiplayer online Battle Arena) night. League, DOTA, or HOTs, doesn’t matter. We will be starting with just drop in play and then with enough interest get tournaments going. Tue, Mar, 28, Hip Hop Workshops 5:00 PM Splintered Craft Learn how to produce hip hop, scratch a record, beatbox, freestyle, try out styles of beats. Cypers, jams and production training. Wed, Mar, 29, Dig This! 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library Crafts, stories, games all about seeds and plants, including seed starting! Ages 5-7, 10:30 - 11:45 Ages 8-12, 2:00 - 4:00 All programs are free. Call 667-5812 to register.

MEETINGS & WORKSHOPS

Wed, Mar, 22, Northern Voices Toastmasters 7:00 AM Sport Yukon Supportive members will help you develop your public speaking, communication and leadership skills. Drop-ins welcome. 867-6896363 toastmastersyukon@gmail.com Thu, Mar, 23, How to Attract and Retain Non-for-Proﬁt Workers 10:00 AM Association franco-yukonnaise With Volunteer Trainer Davy Joly, Investors Group closer to date. Email or call for more information. 456-4304 Thu, Mar, 23, Sundogs Toastmasters Club 12:00 PM Sport Yukon A lunch time session to learn the skills, practice the speaking, receive the feedback to improve your public speaking, communication and leadership skills. Drop-ins welcome. 867689-6363 toastmastersyukon@gmail.com Thu, Mar, 23, Midnight Sun Toastmasters Club 5:30 PM Yukon College Room A2714. An after work meeting to help you gain conﬁdence in public speaking, improve communication and add to your leadership skills. Drop-ins welcome. 867-689-6363 toastmastersyukon@ gmail.com Thu, Mar, 23, Legion General Meetings 6:00 PM Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 254 667-2802 Thu, Mar, 23, FASSY Parent/Caregiver Support Meeting 6:30 PM FASSY All are welcome. 393-4948 Sat, Mar, 25, 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. Mon, Mar, 27, The Pioneer Women of the Yukon AGM 7:00 PM MacBride Museum All Welcome. Tue, Mar, 28, Yukon Conservation Society Annual General Meeting 5:30 PM 302 Hawkins St. Learn about our work over the past year and our projects for the coming year. We’ll also present the Volunteer of the Year award and elect the new Board for 2017. Please RSVP (info@ yukonconservation.org or 668-5678) your plans to attend so that we may ensure quorum (and seating). Refreshments will be served! Tue, Mar, 28, Amnesty International Writing Circle 7:00 PM Whitehorse United Church Writing letters to support and protect human rights worldwide. 6672389

Wed, Mar, 29, Northern Voices Toastmasters 7:00 AM Sport Yukon Supportive members will help you develop your public speaking, communication and leadership skills. Drop-ins welcome. 867-6896363 toastmastersyukon@gmail.com Wed, Mar, 29, LGBTQ2S Prism Group 4:00 PM Yukon College Meet in the YCSU Student Lounge, all welcome!

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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 Sarah Steele Building, 609 Steele St., Main Entrance 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 Sarah Steele Building, 609 Steele St., Main Entrance Women’s Meeting (CM, NS) 2:30 PM Whitehorse General Hospital (across from emergency) Hospital Meeting Whitehorse General Hospital (OM NS) 7:00 pm - Hospital Board Meeting. Sunday Detox Meeting (OM NS) 1:00 PM Sarah Steel Bldg. 609 Steele St., Main Entrance Hospital Meeting (OM NS) 7:00 PM Whitehorse General Hospital 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. Phone: AA 1-877-364-7277 (24 hours a day)

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March 22, 2017

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PHOTOS: courtesy of Jeff Brady and the Log Cabin Ski Society

The Last Ski Race of the Year

Get your Dr. Suess ski pants out for the Buckwheat Ski Classic on Saturday at Log Cabin, White Pass

by Meagan Deuling

The winner of the costume contest of the 2016 Buckwheat Ski Classic. This was a Star Wars-themed race

olunteers are gearing up for the Buckwheat Ski Classic. The cross country ski race is on March 25, but starting in early March volunteers were driving up to Log Cabin, B.C. from Skagway, Alaska two times a week to set tracks for the course. The last two years the race was rough – the weather was too warm and the snow was sticky. “This year it’s amazing,” says race organizer Jeff Brady. “It’s been really good all winter.” The race was started by its namesake, Buckwheat Donahue, 31 years ago. As the story goes, Donahue lived in Skagway, and one day he was at the library looking at pictures of cross country skiers from Whitehorse. He liked the look of the women in tight ski clothes, which is a far cry from the baggy clothes the backcountry skiers of Skagway wore. He wanted to lure some of those cross country skiing women to his neck of the woods, so he dreamed up the ski race to bring the two nations together. Donahue’s event was a success, and he continued organizing the race every year. In 2002 Donahue had had

enough – he said that he was so busy organizing the race that he “didn’t have time to ﬂirt.” However, the race was so popular that a society was formed, the Log Cabin Ski Society. It’s volunteer run, and it’s responsible for maintaining the Log Cabin cross country ski trails. The Buckwheat Classic is a way for the society to raise money to pay for the snowmobiles that set the ski tracks. It’s not an ordinary ski race. There’s always a theme, and participants are encouraged to dress up according to that theme. This year’s is “Oh the places you’ll ski,” a riff on Dr. Suess’ Oh the Places You’ll Go. The racer who has the best Dr. Suess-themed costume wins a trip for four to the Upper Dewey cabin out of Skagway. The group gets helicoptered up to and down from the cabin, and is provided with a meal. The prize entices racers to really get into the costumes. “It’s because we want people to have fun with it,” says Brady. Race volunteers keep their eyes out for their favourite costumes. There are usually five or so costumes that really stand out, and the volunteers get together after the race to choose the winner. Along with that, there is a cash prize for first, second and third place winners of the 50 kilometre leg, one for the men and one for the women. There’s no prize for winners of the 25 or 10 kilometre legs, just the glory of the race. And it is a glorious race. Another thing that sets apart the Buckwheat from other races is the carved snow castle that’s at the main first aid station in the middle of the race. The Team Alaska snow carving crew (who won the first prize in snow carving at Rendezvous this year), start work on the castle this Wednesday, March 22. On Sunday about 20 volunteers were at Log Cabin stomping on snow to get it ready for the carvers. Brady says they have fun with

it. “It’s a big party up there, really, with barbecued burgers.” This year they’re carving Whoville, “So it will be magical, I’m sure,” says Brady. The casual racers tend to be those who dress up in costumes. For them, the snow castle is a place to stop and rest. There’s a man dressed in a kilt giving out tastes of Scotch. There are trays of oranges and chocolate, and a barbecue in the middle of the snow carving. Volunteers serve burgers and hotdogs. For some, the race ends there. Serious racers zip by. Some yell out, “Emergency!” and the man in a kilt runs alongside them to tip a taste of Scotch into their open mouths. The last chance to register is on Thursday, March 23 between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. at Sport Yukon. Along with the 50, 25 and 10 kilo-

The start of the 50 km race at last year’s Buckwheat Ski Classic. The snow is looking good this year, which is good news for those signed up for this leg metre leg options, kids can sign up for a five kilometre leg. The 50 kilometre race starts at 10 am, the 25 kilometre race starts at 10:15 am, the 10 kilometre race starts at 10:30 am, the five kilometre kids’ race starts at 11:30 am. All Alaska time. Further information available up upon registration.

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Spring vegetables in Fall. These are just some of the vegetables planted by the Yukon College’s Culinary Arts department near the end of the 2016 growing season

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eresa Kozakewick grew up in WuY_2017_4x3_V4.indd 1 1/10/17 8:55 AM Alberta. Raised by a father who had a passion for food, she had always been drawn to cooking. She enjoyed watching her dad cook on special occasions. Now her passion has become a career path. After moving to the Yukon, she enrolled in the Yukon College Culinary Arts program for the 2013/2014 year. That September 6pm Kedi DIR. C. TORUN, 2015, TUR/DEU/USA, 80 M. she participated in the CulinThe cat-umentary we have all been waiting for, this irresistibly charming film ary Arts Festival and the Feast chronicles the fortunes of the beloved street cats of Istanbul. In Turkish culture of Farms held on Rivendell Farm. caring for these animals is a cultural and religious obligation. This beautifully Kozakewick was one of the group crafted and crafty film has asides on a relationship more symbiotic than it first appears and becomes a fascinating portrait of life in Europe’s largest city. allowed to forage through the garSuitable for all ages. In Turkish with English subtitles. dens for late season vegetables. Another group foraged for wild “Splendidly graceful and quietly magical.” ~Variety foods from around the college 8pm The Salesman (Forushande) DIR. A. FARHADI, 2016, IRN/FRA, 125 M. bringing in cranberries and rose After scoring an Oscar for A Separation, Asghar Farhadi returns to Tehran for this hips. The festival is a great way quietly gripping drama about a couple, amateur actors appearing in Arthur for an aspiring chef to be introMiller’s Death of a Salesman whose lives splinter after their old flat becomes duced into the world of food. damaged. Emad and Rana are forced to move into a new apartment. However, On the Yukon College’s website, once relocated, a sudden eruption of violence linked to the previous tenant the eight-month Culinary Arts prodramatically changes the couple’s life, creating a simmering tension between gram “provides professional cook husband and wife. In Persian and English with English subtitles. training, ranging from the preparWinner of 2017 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. ation of stocks, sauces and soups to food service and kitchen manTix: yukontickets.com YukonFilmSociety.com

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PHOTO: Joan Norberg agement, in a practical, hands-on learning environment. Using commercial kitchen facilities, you will serve Yukon College’s cafeteria, the Kinnikinnick Kaff, as well as Hilltop Bistro, the fine dining training facility.” By the end of the program they have a one-year certificate and have completed Apprentice Levels I and II. This is transferable to British Columbia college and university programs as well as the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT). Kozakewick has been able to intern at Yukon College in the Culinary Arts Department and has recently returned from NAIT. Her current focus is to obtain her Red Seal certification. With this in hand she plans to travel, first here in Canada – with the intention of learning as much as possible from the diversity of our country – and later abroad. Does she aspire to be a chef in her own restaurant? Given the op-

portunity she would like to have her own place, but nothing is certain at this point. Having a background that included a family garden, Kozakewick has been able to combine those skills with the ones she has learned in cooking. And she is very involved in the growing of herbs and other vegetables for the Yukon College Culinary Arts Department. When asked how the Yukon College’s program rates against other programs, Kozakewick said that the college tries to keep up with modern trends and compares very well. Not everyone who takes this course may want to be a chef eventually, but because it starts with the basics and goes from there, the course could be taken by someone who just wants to learn to cook for themselves. Besides, in the words of Kozakewick, cooking is “a good life skill to have.” Joan Norberg is a local farmer who also enjoys writing.

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Great Food from the College Kitchen

Close up of the Award’s engraving. The Golden Bravo Award is in recognition of a YCB member who has gone above and beyond in service excellence in the meeting and conventions sector

The Yukon Convention Bureau chose the Yukon College Culinary Arts program as the winner of the Golden Bravo Award for 2016

banquet and sourced almost 90 per cent of the ingredients for the dinner from local farmers. In the north this is especially a challenge as the conference is in November, so a lot of fresh produce isn’t available and meats must be inspected in order to be used in a commercial setting. But this only added to the learning experiences of the students. During the summer, staff and interns were sent to the Fireweed Community Market to make connections with the local farmers and were able to source quite a variety of meat and vegetables. The Culinary Arts Department is also set up to grow produce. Their kitchens have a “cultivator” in which they are able to grow their own herbs and salad greens. A cultivator is an automated, enclosed, self-contained cabinet in which to grow plants. Each shelf in the cabinet contains full spectrum lights and is plumbed into the water system. The cultivator is about the size of a double wide

PHOTOS: Joan Norberg

by Joan Norberg n Feb. 16, the Yukon Convention Bureau (YCB) held its annual Bravo Awards. The Golden Bravo Award is in recognition of a YCB member who has gone above and beyond in service excellence in the meeting and conventions sector. This year’s winner was the Yukon College Culinary Arts Department. They were nominated and chosen for their efforts with the successful annual National Conference of the Geological Association of Canada/Mineralogical Association of Canada’s Whitehorse 2016: Margins Through Time Conference. Gene Batten, the department head, was “shocked.” “They (culinary arts students and staff) didn’t do it for the award” and that it was an “honour and a privilege.” This conference isn’t the only one the Yukon College Culinary Arts Department has done. This past fall they also did the Government of Yukon Agricultural Branch’s North of 60 Conference

drink cooler and is intended to be part of kitchen. Even now there are fresh herbs growing and summer vegetables started. The vegetables will be grown in a greenhouse designed by Yukoner Bob Sharp, which was completed last summer. They plantead it for the first time in August and harvested in September, then planted a second time in September and were able to continue harvesting right up until the end of October. The Culinary Arts program runs from September to April, giving each student a foundation in the culinary world. Added to this foundation the students are challenged to have a passion for what they do. Encouraged to be creative, the students are allowed to add their personal touches to the differ-

Menu for the North of 60 Banquet An example of what Batten teaches his students

Focaccia bread made with local triticale ﬂour and herbs Romaine and baby greens, walnut bacon lardons, bannock croutons and carrot gorgonzola Roasted beet salad with shaved Brussels sprouts and goat cheese Smoked potato salad with microgreens and parsnip ranch dressing

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The Golden Bravo award to be hung in the Bistro. The Yukon Convention Bureau chose the Yukon College Culinary Arts program as the winner of the Golden Bravo Award for 2016 t

ent foods prepared. Teamwork is also encouraged. As an example, the award was given to the entire department and not a single person. The award will be hung in the Bistro, to be enjoyed by all who see it.

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Roasted carrots, parsnips and celery root with kale roasted potato medley Beef cabbage rolls with roasted tomato sauce Roasted leg of pork with black currant glaze Banana shortcake with wild blueberry sauce Haskap shortcake with strawberry compote

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Ingredients Were Sourced Locally From:

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Yukon College Culinary Arts program: microgreens Yukon Gardens: tomatoes Yukon Grain Farm: cabbages, carrots, parsnips and potatoes FOX LAKE Wild Things: wild blueberries

DAWSON CITY AREA Kokopellie Farm: Brussels sprouts, celery root, kale and dry herbs Tr’ondek Hwech’in Teaching and Working Farm: carrots and potatoes

Joan Norberg and her husband Allan run Grizzly Valley Farms located along the Mayo Road. They grow an abundance of vegetables and raise pigs, chickens, and turkeys. Send her your questions at GrizzlyValleyFarms@hotmail.com.

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March 22, 2017

Finding a New Way Home

The Marc Atkinson Trio closes out the Jazz on the Wing season this Sunday at YAC by Ken Bolton

and I’ve been playing music ever since.” Despite three years of classical guitar training during his time at Vancouver Island University (then Malaspina College), Atkinson was never interested in sticking with a single genre. “I like improvising too much. I’m very influenced by rock and roll, like Led Zeppelin. I like the energy, and kind of rocking,” he says. “I listen to classical music all “I never learned the time, and I’m influenced when I compose, but I would never stay those songs when on the path that I’ve been given. I like to stray and find a new way home every time.” I was starting to Over three decades, Atkinson has gained an international repuplay guitar. I just tation as a genre-crosser, both with his own trio and with the eclectic improvised and tried folk/roots/jazz quintet, The Bills. “Sometimes it’s bluegrass, sometimes it’s got a kind of ragto emulate it, but I time feel, sometimes it has a gypsy kind of feel to it. I’m influenced by made up my own.” everyone from Chet Atkins to Pat Metheny to Django Reinhardt, and --- Marc Atkinson even to some of the new guitar players out there.” It seems a far cry from Albinoni’s haunting Adagio for Organ “So, that was encouraging. I and Strings in G minor (sometimes pretty much always felt that pull. attributed to Remo Giazotto), It was never much of a question. which he remembers his mother When I was 17, I just moved out playing on the church organ, and which he still performs with “a little twist”. PACESETTER PETROLEUM But it’s his father who gets credit for opening his ears to the is pleased to announce possibilities of improvisation. their new residential home “He’s a great influence, beheating fuel service in cause he played classical piano, but he had the ability to play old Dawson City! folk tunes and improvise as well.” Atkinson’s musical bag of tricks gained a new element the day fid> Low minimum order requirements dler Daniel Lapp introduced him to > Autofill or On Call options Reinhardt’s music. > No contracts “I felt the excitement of ‘Hey, this is jazz for guitar players. I’m Call today – it’s that easy! now playing jazz, completely ful867-993-6811 filled, on an acoustic guitar, sitting at a kitchen table with some great dawson@pacesetterpetroleum.com players.’ I was hooked,” he says. He and Lapp went on to learn

rom Tomaso Albinoni to Django Reinhardt, by way of Led Zeppelin? It’s all part of guitarist Marc Atkinson’s musical journey. The 48-year-old Atkinson grew up on B.C.’s relatively remote Quadra Island, without YouTube, or even television, but with access to the major music source of the day, vinyl records. “I didn’t know that humble peasants could actually play what we were hearing on the records of the gods. When I heard Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, it never even crossed my mind that I could actually play that,” he says. “I never learned those songs when I was starting to play guitar. I just improvised and tried to emulate it, but I made up my own.” Atkinson’s parents had given him an early grounding in classical music. At the age of five, he began pestering his mother to teach him piano. She put him off until he was six. “I wasn’t one of those kids where you had so say, ‘Hey, you’d better go practise.’ It was more a thing I was drawn to on my own. I just wanted to play music all the time.” His love affair with the guitar began when he was 13, and hasn’t abated since. “If it feels good to pull it out on

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the strings of a guitar, then that’s what I’m after.” Atkinson’s career path was set from the age of 16, when he confessed to his clergyman father that he wanted to be a musician. He was pleasantly surprised when his father said that’s what he would have done if he could do things over.

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B.C. guitarist Marc Atkinson and his trio will be in Dawson City and Haines Junction before their Jazz on the Wing concert at the Yukon Arts Centre on Sunday, March 26 two or three of Reinhardt’s albums top-to-bottom, and occasionally play his music in a band called Caravan. “We’re kind of moved by the swinging dance, high-energy feeling of that music. We don’t get so into the concert side of it, where it’s all about working out fancy arrangements. It’s more about getting into the groove and the spirit of it.” Atkinson says discovering Django was a turning point for him, as well as for the groups with which he’s most associated. “The Bills and the trio were both formed out of a love for this acoustic-driven music. I still play mandolin in the group. That’s more of a bluegrass singer-songwriter band. It had gypsy ties, too, but the trio’s all about the guitar.” The Marc Atkinson Trio will be at the Yukon Arts Centre on Sunday, March 26 for a Jazz on the

Wing concert, beginning at 7:30 p.m. It will also perform in Dawson City on March 24 and Haines Junction on March 25. Besides “some interpretations of Chopin, some Duke Ellington,” the musical fare will mainly consist of originals drawn from the group’s four CDS. The trio includes fellow Hornby Islander Brett Martens on rhythm guitar and Atkinson’s long-time collaborator Scott White on upright bass. “Twenty years ago, we celebrated our 1,000th gig together, so we’re very comfortable playing music together. He knows every little thing about my playing and I know everything about his. It’s a good chance to hear a real virtuoso on the bass.” Ken Bolton is a freelance writer who lives southeast of Whitehorse.

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March 22, 2017

A Klondike Korner with Dan Davidson

Racing to Honour an Honourable Man

The Percy DeWolfe Memorial Mail Race starts in Dawson on March 23

The Junior Percy Mass Start usually takes off from the ice bridge, but this year will have to be run differently t

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t 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 23, the spirit of Percy DeWolfe, Dawson’s Iron Man Mail Carrier, will head off from the starting line between the Old Post Office and the Palace Grand Theatre. Two minutes later the first of the corporeal contestants in the Memorial Mail Race named after him will let the dogs, harnessed in teams of no less than six and no more than nine, rush down King Street to Front and then up onto the dyke trail and down to the river, on the first leg of the 210 mile (338 km) round trip to Eagle, Alaska and back. The rest will follow at two minute intervals, counted down by the crowd along the street. There is a mandatory six hour layover in Eagle. Two hours later, the contestants in the Junior Percy will head off to Forty Mile, roughly half the distance. This race is actually named after Percy DeWolfe Jr. rather than just being a junior edition of the larger race. Teams spend the night at Forty Mile and then return the next day. Some years there is a separate skijor race that follows the same schedule. While registration for this race actually closed on March 15, race

committee member Anna Claxton ruefully admits that they never have any idea just how many teams are going to show up until the mushers’ meeting the evening before the race. So much depends on how people are feeling about themselves and their dogs after the longer races, especially the Iditarod, which will have ended just in time for people to make a quick decision. Claxton says the trail for both of the races is firm, though they will likely follow the east bank down past Moosehide. The Junior Percy traditionally has a mass start off the ice bridge, and that’s not going to be possible in quite the same way this year, due to the lack of an ice bridge in

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the traditional location. However, the group is confident they can work something out. At the time of this interview, they were still fund raising. They’d provided the concession at the Yukon Quest checkpoint again, with the assistance of many bakers and cooks, and a lot of help from both the Dawson City General Store and the Bonanza Market. The Send a Letter by Dog Team program was still running. The Mail Trail Club, which allows people or groups to sponsor one or more of 24 segments of the race. There are still segments available to sponsor as of March 13. The Dawson group are the main organizers, but another group in Eagle looks after everything at that end. The committee has managed to raise a minimum of $10,000 for prizes, which pay out on a percentage basis from first down to seventh place. Claxton notes that it has become more of a racers’ race over the years, as fewer people have bush teams and there are fewer working dogs. “The race is such a great thing for Dawson,” she says, “to commemorate so many aspects of the community. So many parts of the community come together to make it happen. Then we’re remembering that history, when we were so much more isolated than we are now, and dog teams were our link

with the Outside for so long. “I think it’s kind of a neat way that the community gels together

near the end of the winter.” Race events conclude with a banquet, to be held this year in the KIAC Ballroom on Saturday, March 23. 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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A Fable of Feminist Lore

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n the beginning was the world. And it was weird.” So begins the story of Cherry and Hero, two women and lovers, in the mythical empire Migdal Bavel. And, yes, the world English author Isabel Greenberg illustrates in her 2016 graphic novel The One Hundred Nights of Hero is weird in a fantastical sense (women become moons, magical pebbles are really, very magical), but it’s also weird as a comically absurd narrative that doubles with forthright political statements – statements on power and the confines of patriarchy. Our leading lady, Cherry, needs to fend off a man that Cherry’s husband, Jerome, has cruelly set upon her. Jerome has wagered his slimy friend, Manfred, to win his castle if he can seduce his wife (Cherry) within 100 nights. Hero, Cherry’s maid and lover, comes to the rescue and distracts the smarmy suitor by embarking upon a pilgrimage of storytelling. Manfred becomes enraptured with the stories — as are we, the readers — and we voyage through the tales as they weave together. And as the stories pass, so do the 100 nights… But wait, back to that wager! Seem completely ridiculous? Especially for a feminist novel? Well, that’s the nature of Greenberg’s social commentary. With much irony and humour, the author has created a world where female power is censored in every way; women are owned objects in Migdal Bavel, not even permitted the ability to read. Of course, all the female characters are secretly much more clever than their male counterparts, but that’s part of the story’s

--excerpt from The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg cheeky tone. The male characters and their remarks are so heavily salted with absurdity that the novel makes for a comedic read, but Greenberg is openly taking shots at the power struggle inherent in gender dynamics. And by making them so exaggerated and ludicrous, she succeeds in making her point but also in making us laugh. From prologue to epilogue, this book draws you into a mysterious world. The illustrations are simple and swept with a dark nature; Greenberg relies heav-

ily on the stark contrast of black, white and shifting greys and uses a simple colour palette to emphasize a brash voice. Her aesthetic choices work well; to complement a dramatic shift in the story, she shifts from a whimsical scene to a reproachful one with a rush of bright and abrasive colours. This helps create tones of severity, as is most necessary for any valueladen tale, I believe! The One Hundred Nights of Hero is a fable for adults, with many morals hidden under satirical quips and fancy. And those les-

sons Greenberg asks us to ponder? The angry silence of patriarchy; duties bound by the will of others; the fierce power of women; and the awesome nature of storytelling. Heavy topics even for a hearty appetite, but Greenberg makes them pleasantly digestible. And using clever creativity to shame the scourge of gender inequality from our society is something I happily applaud the author for. A feminist picture book, a quirky dream book, an artsy callto-arms book, The One Hundred Nights of Hero is an imaginative

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by Sarah Murphy

y roots are in the east – specifically, a small coastal town in Newfoundland. My roots as an advocate are there too, buried amongst many memories of feeling like an outsider. I was “different.” A lot of those feelings came from subverting social expectations placed upon me as a woman. I have always been brazen, loud and opinionated; I didn’t grow into my physical femininity until I was 23, and from an early age, I knew that I was gay. In contrast to what you might expect, moving from my hometown pushed me further away from self-acceptance. My first days at university reaffirmed my fear of being different when a group of new friends reacted to my DVD box-set of The L Word with disgust. I quickly explained that I just liked the story, and from that moment on I hid the truth about my sexuality in the deepest corners of my mind. When I finally came out in my early 20s, I spent a lot of my energy trying to convince myself and others that I was different from other gay people. If I couldn’t be “normal,” I would minimize being different as much as I could manage. I told people that I did not believe in gay marriage or pride parades. I would say things like “I’m all for gay rights, but at this point, it is gay privilege.” My rationale behind this was simple: if I can just be likeable enough, then people won’t care that I’m gay. This thought dominated my actions and my personality for many years prior, and many years since. I was willing to sacrifice my true values and my very existence to feel like I fit in. Upon reﬂection, I now realize that fitting in is not all it’s cracked up to be. In her book Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead, American

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Taken on the traditional territory of Kwanlin Dun First Nation and Ta’an Kwach’an Council. Sarah Murphy is Program Coordinator at the Victoria Faulkner Women’s Center author Brené Brown talks about the difference between belonging and fitting in. Fitting in is all about contorting yourself to fit into boxes dictated by other people and society at large. Belonging, on the other hand, occurs when you present your authentic self and are accepted for it. To fit in, I sold myself as a

Originally from Newfoundland, Sarah Murphy moved to Whitehorse in September, 2016. She studied social work at Carleton University and is currently the Program Coordinator at the Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre.

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queer person who would not make heterosexual people uncomfortable by calling them out or fighting for my right to exist. It was not until I moved to Ottawa to study social work that I realized how problematic this was. I began to learn about power and privilege, and quickly realized that running away from my

inequality did not stop it from existing. I learned that navigating the world as a queer person means constantly assessing for safety, and that a lot of the decisions I had made in the past were about keeping myself safe. I also learned that being queer means having to constantly explain and justify yourself and your relationships. Oddly enough, accepting my social reality led me directly to the self-acceptance I had navigated away from. Recognizing my own inequity as a queer person has also made me better at my job and a much stronger ally. It was through that recognition that I realized how individual and collective experiences are often invisible and silenced. It also helped me to recognize my own privilege, and subsequently, I learned to talk less and to listen more. Though it took me many years to get there, I am grateful that I am now able to be my authentic self and experience the belonging I searched for. I also feel it is important to acknowledge that due to persisting social attitudes and safety concerns, that being out is still not a reality for many folks in the LGBTQ+ community. The point of my story is not to say that inequality is okay as long as you can find self-acceptance within its confines. But rather to highlight how social pressures to conform and oppression have impacted my life. My desire to fit in at whatever cost came from a deeply held belief that there was something wrong with me.

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Wed, Mar, 22, Parent & Tot Storytime 11:00 AM Faro Community Library For babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Wed, Mar, 22, Faro Fire Department Meeting 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Faro Fire Department Wednesday Meeting. Thu, Mar, 23, Environment Club 3:45 PM Del Van Gorder School Thu, Mar, 23, Old Timers Hockey 7:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre Call 994-2375 or email recreation@faroyukon.ca for more details. Fri, Mar, 24, Seniors Crib and Cards 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Email recreation@faroyukon.ca or call 994-2575 for more details. Fri, Mar, 24, Teen Drop in Gym 7:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Sat, Mar, 25, Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser Faro Recreation Centre Help support the Youth Group, call the Rec Centre to vollunterr or for more information. 994-2375 Sat, Mar, 25, Public Skate 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Every Wednesday from 5-7 and Saturday from 1-3. Email recreation@faroyukon.ca or call 994-2575 for more details. Sun, Mar, 26, Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 AM Church of Apostles Sun, Mar, 26, Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442 994-2442 Mon, Mar, 27, Learn to Skate 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Email recreation@ faroyukon.ca or call 994-2575 for more details. Mon, Mar, 27, Old Timers Hockey 7:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre Call 994-2375 or email recreation@faroyukon.ca for more details. Wed, Mar, 29, Parent & Tot Storytime 11:00 AM Faro Community Library For babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Wed, Mar, 29, Faro Fire Department Meeting 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Faro Fire Department Wednesday Meeting.

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Mon, Mar, 27, Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga 5:15 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, Mar, 28, Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, Mar, 28, Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 PM Takhini Hall Wed, Mar, 29, Southern Tutchone Classes 8:30 AM Da Ku Cultural Centre These are free classes open to everyone. Class times are 8.40 – 10.10 am (Dákų̀ culture centre classroom) 10.30 – 12 pm (CAFN Council chambers) 1.45-2.45pm (Nätsèkhį Kų̀). Call Luke at 667-5992 for more information. Wed, Mar, 29, Adult Volleyball 6:30 PM St. Elias Community School

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Fri, Mar, 24, Jackalope Friday Dinners 7:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Fri, Mar, 24, Drop-in Volleyball 8:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 managermarshlake@gmail.com Sat, Mar, 25, Tot Group 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat, Mar, 25, PUMP Bootcamp 11:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 managermarshlake@gmail.com Sat, Mar, 25, Knitting Circle 1:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 managermarshlake@gmail.com Sat, Mar, 25, Ice Hockey 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 managermarshlake@gmail.com Sun, Mar, 26, Drop in Badminton 11:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue, Mar, 28, North of 60 Seniors Cafe 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue, Mar, 28, Tot Group 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue, Mar, 28, Yoga with Richard 5:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 managermarshlake@gmail.com Tue, Mar, 28, Yoga 5:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Drop in Yoga info@ yogawhitehorse.ca Wed, Mar, 29, Marsh Lake Community Society Meeting 7:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre All Welcome to attend.

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Fri, Mar, 24, Dinner and Movie Night 5:00 PM Mayo Community Hall And Recreation Centre Sun, Mar, 26, St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 AM St Mary’s Church (867)667-7746 Tue, Mar, 28, Mayo Sewing Nights 7:00 PM Yukon College Mayo Campus

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Thu, Mar, 23, Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Sun, Mar, 26, St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Luke’s Church 867-993-5381 Tue, Mar, 28, Gym Night 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center

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Tuesday - Saturdays Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Mar, 22, Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Wed, Mar, 22, Coffee and Chat: Tagish Community Centre 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Fresh baked goods every Wednesday. Sat, Mar, 25, Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Sat, Mar, 25, Shinny Hockey 4:00 PM Tagish Community Centre We have all the gear to play, call 399-3407 for more information. Wed, Mar, 29, Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Wed, Mar, 29, Coffee and Chat: Tagish Community Centre 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Fresh baked goods every Wednesday.

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Wed, Mar, 22, Bootcamp in the Mezzanine 6:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Lee Randell joins us every Wednesday, come down for a fantastic workout! 335-4250 teslinrec@teslin.ca Thu, Mar, 23, Badminton 7:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Every Thursday, bring your racket or just bring your self for some swift fun! 335-4250 teslinrec@teslin.ca Fri, Mar, 24, Youth Club 8:00 PM Teslin Rec Center For grades 7-12, come hang out, games, activities and snacks! Call Kelsey 335-4250 for more information. Tue, Mar, 28, Yoga in the Mezzanine 5:15 PM Teslin Rec Center Every Tuesday, mats provided just bring your zen. 335-4250 teslinrec@teslin.ca Tue, Mar, 28, Teslin Dance Group Practice 7:00 PM Teslin Healing Centre Every Tuesday evening, for more info contact Melaina at 867.390.2532 ext. 333 or Melaina.sheldon@ttc-teslin.com Wed, Mar, 29, Bootcamp in the Mezzanine 6:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Lee Randell joins us every Wednesday, come down for a fantastic workout! 335-4250 teslinrec@teslin.ca

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Daily at 12-4pm & 6-8pm Yukon`s Northern Lights Showtimes -Two scheduled shows /day 1pm and 6:30 pm – will show on request for large groups as well.Northern Lights Center Features the amazing phenomena known as the ‘Northern Lights’ or ‘Aurora borealis’, the Northern Lights Centre boasts state-of-theart panoramic video and surround-sound systems.

Tue, Mar, 21, - 22, Self Defense Watson Lake Recreation Centre Join us for our course and learn how to stay safe. Youth, Adult and Women classes available. Call Meaghan 536-8023 for more information. Thu, Mar, 23, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together! Thu, Mar, 23, Body Fit 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Contact Meaghan for more information 536-8023 Thu, Mar, 23, Drop in Curling 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Drop in rates apply, so please stop at the front desk before you head to the ice. Sun, Mar, 26, St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM St. John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932 Mon, Mar, 27, - 28, Snow Shelter Building Watson Lake Recreation Centre Wear appropriate winter gear, call Meaghan at 536-8023 to register. Mon, Mar, 27, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together! Tue, Mar, 28, - 29, Dance Camp Watson Lake Recreation Centre Appropriate for ages 8 and up, call Meaghan at 536-8023 Tue, Mar, 28, Body Fit 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Contact Meaghan for more information 536-8023 Tue, Mar, 28, Drop in Curling 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Drop in rates apply, so please stop at the front desk before you head to the ice.

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Daily Everyone Welcome Swim Haines Community Centre 11:00 AM & 5:00 PM. No Swim Sundays Mon-Thu Haines Public Library Open 11:00 am Haines Borough Public Library Haines Borough Public Library Hours: MonThu 10-9 | Fri 10-6 | Sat/Sun 12:30-4:30 | 766-2545 Sat, Mar, 18, - 25, Swatch Freeride World Tour Haines Borough Alaska Riders become their inner hero as they push their limits on the fantastically vast Alaskan terrain. Wed, Mar, 22, Red Hot Lovers Rehearsals Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed, Mar, 22, Aqua Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Borough Swimming Pool Wed, Mar, 22, Tai Chi 10:15 AM Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed, Mar, 22, OWL Social Security Online Services 1:00 PM Haines Borough Public Library Wed, Mar, 22, Tlingit Language Class 3:30 PM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre Wed, Mar, 22, Game Time @ the Library 4:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Wed, Mar, 22, Kids Jujutsu 5:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed, Mar, 22, Homework Help @ the Library 5:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Wed, Mar, 22, Sword Class 6:30 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed, Mar, 22, Lent Soup Supper 6:30 PM Haines Presbyterian Church Wed, Mar, 22, Open Mic Nite 10:00 PM Pioneer Bar Thu, Mar, 23, Red Hot Lovers Rehearsals Chilkat Center For The Arts Thu, Mar, 23, Strength and Stretch 11:00 AM Chilkat Center For The Arts Thu, Mar, 23, Tai Chi 5:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Thu, Mar, 23, Traditional Winter Travel Panel and Potluck 7:00 PM Haines Borough Public Library Fri, Mar, 24, Red Hot Lovers Rehearsals Chilkat Center For The Arts Fri, Mar, 24, Aqua Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Borough Swimming Pool Fri, Mar, 24, Tai Chi 10:15 AM Chilkat Center For The Arts Fri, Mar, 24, Story time @ Library 12:00 PM Haines Borough Public Library Fri, Mar, 24, Story time 12:00 PM Haines Borough Public Library Fri, Mar, 24, Yoga with Mandy 1:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Fri, Mar, 24, Game Time @ the Library 4:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Fri, Mar, 24, Homework Help @ the Library 5:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Sat, Mar, 25, Red Hot Lovers Rehearsals Chilkat Center For The Arts Sat, Mar, 25, Family Workshops 2:00 PM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre Family workshops we will explore the history and art of the Chilkat Valley using stories, songs, snacks, guest speakers, collection examples and hands-on activities. Sat, Mar, 25, “Wrestling Jerusalem” Film and Q & A w/ Aaron Davidman 8:30 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Sun, Mar, 26, Red Hot Lovers Rehearsals Chilkat Center For The Arts Sun, Mar, 26, Sunday Worship 11:00 AM Haines Presbyterian Church Sun, Mar, 26, St Michael’s - lobby 11:30 AM Chilkat Center For The Arts Sun, Mar, 26, Bible Club & Christian Education 12:30 PM Haines Presbyterian Church Mon, Mar, 27, - 31, Rehearsal and scene set up for Red Hot lovers Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon, Mar, 27, Red Hot Lovers Rehearsals Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon, Mar, 27, Aqua Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Borough Swimming Pool Mon, Mar, 27, Tai Chi 10:15 AM Chilkat Center For The Arts

Mon, Mar, 27, Strength and Stretch 11:00 AM Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon, Mar, 27, Mother Goose Stories and Songs @ Library 12:00 PM Haines Borough Public Library Mon, Mar, 27, Yoga with Mandy 1:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon, Mar, 27, Private Jujutsu Clas 4:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon, Mar, 27, Kids Jujutsu 5:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon, Mar, 27, Homework Help @ the Library 5:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Mon, Mar, 27, Adults Jujutsu 6:30 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Tue, Mar, 28, Red Hot Lovers Rehearsals Chilkat Center For The Arts Tue, Mar, 28, Women’s Fellowship 3:00 PM Haines Senior Center Tue, Mar, 28, Youth Movement 5:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Tue, Mar, 28, Tai Chi 5:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Tue, Mar, 28, Youth Movement BASEMENT 5:15 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed, Mar, 29, Red Hot Lovers Rehearsals Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed, Mar, 29, Aqua Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Borough Swimming Pool Wed, Mar, 29, Tai Chi 10:15 AM Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed, Mar, 29, Tlingit Language Class 3:30 PM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre Wed, Mar, 29, Game Time @ the Library 4:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Wed, Mar, 29, Kids Jujutsu 5:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed, Mar, 29, Homework Help @ the Library 5:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Wed, Mar, 29, Sword Class 6:30 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Wed, Mar, 29, Lent Soup Supper 6:30 PM Haines Presbyterian Church Wed, Mar, 29, Open Mic Nite 10:00 PM Pioneer Bar

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Wed, Mar, 22, SpinFlex w/Katherine 7:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Mar, 22, TRX Suspension Training 5:15 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sign up required Wed, Mar, 22, Aerial Tissue w/Renee 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Special Fee & Sign-up Thu, Mar, 23, Mindful Vinyasa Flow 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Mar, 23, Senior Chair Based Weight Training 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors. Thu, Mar, 23, Dance Fusion with Kaera New Latin Hip Hop Class 5:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Mar, 23, Easy Does it YogaRestorative Yoga w/Jeanne- ALL Level 6:15 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Mar, 23, Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Mar, 24, Spinning w/ Dena 7:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Sat, Mar, 25, Buckwheat Ski Classic Skagway Alaska An annual ski race on the scenic Log Cabin ski trails on the South Klondike Highway. Sat, Mar, 25, Senior Chair Based Weight Training 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors. Sat, Mar, 25, Bouncy House Fun Time! 12:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre A parent or guardian must accompany children 12 and under. Sat, Mar, 25, Dance Fusion with Kaera New Latin Hip Hop Class 5:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sat, Mar, 25, Volleyball For Adults 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sun, Mar, 26, Aerial Tissue w/Renee 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Special Fee & Sign-up Mon, Mar, 27, SpinFlex w/Katherine 7:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Mar, 27, Easy Does it YogaRestorative Yoga w/Jeanne- ALL Level 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Mar, 27, TRX Suspension Training 5:15 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sign up required Mon, Mar, 27, Roller Hockey For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Mar, 28, Mindful Vinyasa Flow 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Mar, 28, Back/Hip Yoga with Myofascial Release and Acupressure 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Mar, 28, Senior Chair Based Weight Training 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors. Tue, Mar, 28, Dance Fusion with Kaera New Latin Hip Hop Class 5:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Mar, 28, Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Mar, 29, SpinFlex w/Katherine 7:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Mar, 29, TRX Suspension Training 5:15 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sign up required Wed, Mar, 29, Aerial Tissue w/Renee 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Special Fee & Sign-up

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Thu, Mar, 23 Youth Drop In 7:45 PM Polarette’s Gymnastic Club Ages 10 - 17 yrs. Call 668-4794 or email info@polarettes.org for more information. Limit of 25 participants, arrive early. Fri, Mar, 24 Pre-School Drop In 10:00 AM Polarette’s Gymnastic Club Ages 18 months to 6 yrs, parent must accompany child. Call 668-4794 or email info@polarettes.org for more information. Fri, Mar, 24 Golden Horn Judo 3:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary Fri, Mar, 24 Aikido Yukon Teenager Class 13+ 4:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Sessions now has several elements, one every 4 weeks. Each element covers physical skills, techniques, cultural aspects and stories. First class is always FREE, feel free to come try anytime (we will lend you an uniform). (867) 667-4690 info@aikidoyukon.ca Sat, Mar, 25 Spring Shred Camp Mount Sima Email Katrina at yukon_kat@hotmail. com to register. Sat, Mar, 25 Yukon Junior Championship 2017 1:00 PM Better Bodies Crosstraining Centre Free junior tournament with prizes, pizza, lightening round, and coaching. Sun, Mar, 26 Velocity Practice 10:30 AM Biathlon Range Mon, Mar, 27 Wilderness First Aid 50 Training - Blended Delivery Yukon Transportation Museum Practical hands-on skills and the technical information to give you the conﬁdence you need to look after people under your care. Being a Wilderness First Responder can be challenging. Get the practice you need before the real thing occurs. Mon, Mar, 27 Pre-School Drop In 10:00 AM Polarette’s Gymnastic Club Ages 18 months to 6 yrs, parent must accompany child. Call 668-4794 or email info@polarettes.org for more information. Mon, Mar, 27 Velocity Practice 4:30 PM Biathlon Range Mon, Mar, 27 Pursuit Practice 4:30 PM Biathlon Range Tue, Mar, 28-April 1 2017 Coy Cup Takhini Arena North Island Capitals, Kelowna Sparta, and host Whitehorse Huskies. Day

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a Yin practice thoughtfully designed to take advantage of a tonic of subtle touch and light massage. You will leave this class with a deep sense of self and relaxation. Sat, Mar, 25, Saturday Drop-in Yoga 10:30 AM Shanti Yoga Saturday morning drop-in classes are back! Start your weekend feeling relaxed. These classes are all levels and open to everyone. Mats will be available. Call 335-2457 Sun, Mar, 26, Booty-Core Bootcamp 10:45 AM Peak Fitness This strength based Bootcamp is speciﬁcally designed to target your glamour muscles: The booty, arms and abs. To reserve your spot pre-registration is required, and payment is to be made in full! Drop in is not guaranteed as space is limited. Call 668-4628 for more information. Mon, Mar, 27, Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 PM Whitehorse Food Bank Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children 334-9317 Mon, Mar, 27, Shamata Meditation 5:15 PM White Swan Sanctuary Group meditation all levels welcome Mon, Mar, 27, Buddhist Meditation Society 5:15 PM White Swan Sanctuary All are welcome! Mon, Mar, 27, 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, Mar, 28, 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 blong@weightwatchers.ca Tue, Mar, 28, Golden Horn Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Terice 668-6631 Wed, Mar, 29, The Counselling Drop-In Clinic 10:00 AM Many Rivers Counselling and Support Services Free Drop-In counselling is offered every Wednesday from 10am - 4pm. Wed, Mar, 29, Women & Children Lunch Date 11:30 AM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Delicious Free Lunch for Women & Children Wed, Mar, 29, LGBTQ2S Prism Group 4:00 PM Yukon College Meet in the YCSU Student Lounge, all welcome!

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Nicole Grove, Class of 2009

graduate of the Porter Creek Secondary School in the Class of 2009, Nicole Grove, 26, has always been physically strong. Back in 2003, in the days of Hidden Valley Elementary School, Nicole was a gold medalist in the Annual Yukon Wrestling Tournament. In training, she competed with the boys and in a game of “sharks” she once bit a chunk out of a team mate’s arm as a last resort to keep from being choked. Still fighting, Nicole trains weekly with the Company of the White Wolf, a medieval fighting group in Whitehorse. She never became a professional fighter, not for lack of skill, but as she says, “I took advice from a friend; I didn’t want to end up with cauliﬂowers for ears.” Once again this year Nicole tested her strength and skills at the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous’ Madam Trapper competition, which took place on February 25 and 26. The competition is a series of challenges, including the Chainsaw Chuck, Axe Throw and

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Nicole ready to compete at The Swede Saw, Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous 2017 Swede Saw/Log Split. This year was Nicole’s fourth time competing in the competition, and she came in third place in the Log Toss with 15 feet 7 inches. (Overall, Hannah Warrington and Karina Watson tied for first place for the title of Madam Trapper, and Shonagh McCrindle took second place at the competition.) Love - and fun - are ultimately what Nicole aspires to in life. And both are certainly on her side. She found the love of her life - Mike Pearson - in Whitehorse. “We met online,” she says with a look that says, “it is possible!” She met Mike through the dating site PlentyofFish.com. It was the picture of Nicole with a baby elk in her arms that did it for Mike. They met at the new Starbucks in town and talked till closing time. The next day they went to bale hay at Nicole’s parents’ farm. Note: Mike is allergic to hay - the things you do for love. And after all that Mike phoned his grandma and said, “I found the one!” That was six years ago. But let’s stay on track; here’s what else Nicole did after high school. After graduation in 2009, she continued to work for her parents on the farm and attended Yukon College in September where she was in Liberal Arts and focused on the Sciences. If that wasn’t enough, she also became the president of the Yukon College Student Union, and took on the job of bouldering supervisor at the climbing wall in the Yukon College gymnasium. In addition, she had a part time job doing custodial work in the college. In the end, it was too much. “I was so swamped, my head was not in the game for education,” Nicole says. Yet over the years she has done a lot of learning: she got her outdoor leadership certificate and studied Southern Tutchone (an Athapaskan language spoken in the southwestern part of the Yukon). Nicole got her Air Brakes Endorsement, to be able to operate equipment fitted with an air brake system, and she has enough Emergency Medical Responder certificates to work in an outlying community as a paramedic.

At the moment, Nicole is back working at the farm and at Titan Gaming and Collectibles in town. She has also worked elsewhere over the years. She worked for four years with a construction company on the road roller, which is a compactor used in road construction. After that job, she and Mike tried their luck at a gold mine in Dawson: Tony Beet’s mine, which is one of the mines featured on the History Channel’s television series Yukon Gold. If working in a gold mine isn’t crazy enough by itself, you might like to try repeating everything you say three times because the camera crew wants to get it on film. Nicole was part of the six girl crew driving the rock truck, Too bad three of them, including Nicole, quit before their part was broadcast, hence, Nicole never became a Dawson Hollywood star. Nicole and Mike were offered a job at her parent’s farm in the Whitehorse area, called El Dorado Game Ranch. However, Mike took a job at the neighbouring farm, which included the possibility of renting a cabin. And that is where I visited Nicole to interview her. She had drawn me a detailed map, which lead me through gullies and up and over hills. I had to walk the last part, as it was in that week that all the snow melted and became ice, and there on top of the hill was a dream cabin like the ones I drew as a child: a little house on top of a hill, pine trees hugging the house. Nicole and Mike live off-thegrid and they like that a lot. Maybe one day they would like to own their own off-the-grid property – they are thinking of buying property in Keno and continuing the lifestyle they have come to love. But first they need money. So Nicole is in the market for a better paying job. Eventually she might still further her education, as she is also good at academics. “I really like the sciences: biology,” she told me. “Maybe nursing, something with people or animals or the environment.” Jozien Keijzer is a visual artist, writer and avid hiker who lives in the Mendenhall Subdivision.

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