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t seems to me that we struggle for good stories about death. In the long goodbye: Mother had Alzheimer’s, Sandra Grace Storey has generously, and honestly, taken us to a raw and vulnerable place in her own life. She takes us to a place where stories germinate, where we tell them because we need them, because in some ways we can’t help it. How beautiful and true a story can we make when life tests us with the kind of difficulty we experience in attending a beloved parent’s death through this terrible disease? Storey’s story, made by hand, in the full presence of light and shadow, shows us one way. Storey guides the audience through a sequence of nine sculpture-poem pairings, which trace her experience of her mother Olive’s progress through Alzheimer’s to death. In the first, made of grogged clay, grainy with pieces of pre-fired clay within it, a female figure lifts a skirt that’s full of

holes. The skirt is cracked where she holds it. This piece struck me with the realization that sculpture inhabits light differently than painting. Whereas a painting demands even light to create illusions of shadow, a sculpture’s actual cast shadow tells an important part of its story. It’s a broken darkness the figure reveals beneath her skirt. The wall text refers to “the frayed edges and the holes in the fabric of your memory” and acknowledges how difficult it must have been to live with the first symptoms of Alzheimer’s, when only Olive guessed there was something wrong. The second text reads, “you began to separate from the You I knew.” In these next two sculptures, Storey pairs smooth porcelain arms and heads with a grogged clay body, like a dress. The two clays express this separation. This dress has more and more holes, and contrasts with

PHOTOS: courtesy of Sandra Storey the oddly serene face. Holes in the hands, though, take even these calm parts of the figure to a place of woundedness. How hard is it to look after someone whose mind is playing tricks on them like that, someone who is an adult, who has occupied the primary role of authority in one’s own life? The next texts explore this, as the porcelain parts become smaller, an arm and a face, reducing to just one arm, with a gesture thrown out from the maelstrom of torn clay. But if the hole-riddled clay is a storm, it’s also a place of spirit, with its lines and patterns evoking time and the wind. The next texts offer a glimpse into the pain and grief of leaving her mother in a locked ward, when she didn’t want to stay there. It is not easy to answer how to care for a person dying of Alzheimer’s. How does a person live this death? cont’d on page 3 ...

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Stories sprout wings in the dark... cont’d still has a bit of face and hand, and in the last, the grogged clay forms just a curled-in form of holes and lines. Storey shares her vision of a red hawk growing from this husk of her mom. At the moment of Olive’s death Storey could feel her “taking off in a rush of wind and feathers.” It’s worth looking at the comments book and reading the words offered by people who knew Olive. People say in a variety of ways how they have found this show useful to them. This body of work is a gift deeply appreciated. The crowd who attended Storey’s artist talk on Jan. 7 attest to this

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exhibiton’s reach. Sandra Grace Storey has achieved something important here. The long goodbye can be viewed at the Yukon Arts Centre Community Gallery until Jan. 28, Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and one hour before shows in the theatre. Nicole Bauberger is a painter, writer and performer living in Whitehorse. She is one of our Original 12 writers and has contributed to What’s Up Yukon since our ﬁrst issue February 9, 2005. Along with her many freelance articles she has had a number of columns.

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Storey spoke to a crowd of more than 30 people at the Yukon Arts Centre on Jan. 7

How can we support a person in living this death? And how can we have our own lives at the same time? These next two pieces still have faces, but dissolve more and more into the storm. The first six pieces stand, but the last three kneel, then lie down. The kneeling one is accompanied by the text, “I think at this point you would have chosen to go for a walk.” The second last one

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The picture ... cont’d the Russian space station from a dire situation on a winter day in December 1998. “MAYDAY- MAYDAY– MAYDAY. This is Mir– ROMIR. Are there any ground stations out there with access to emergency assistance?” It was around 1 p.m. in Whitehorse when the old radio pro, Tull, picked up the unusual call. Thinking the call was a pre-planned exercise and they were waiting for a reply from someone specific, he hesitated to answer immediately. After hearing no response, he answered. “This is VY1RT in Whitehorse, Yukon. Is this a practice exercise?” The response from MIR was immediate. “This is not an exercise.” They informed Tull that they had an emergency and were dealing with an oxygen leak and a complete loss of power. Without power they were unable to communicate with ground control. A battery-backup powered, two-

metre amateur radio was their only source of communication. It was a dire situation and ground control’s assistance was desperately needed. Tull’s help was requested to relay a message to the Russian Space Agency (RSA), informing them to set their radio on the amateur radio frequency 145.825. Since they orbited the earth every 74 minutes, they stressed that the message would have to be expedited quickly, and they would have a 14-minute window to radio in on the next orbit for an update. Tull asked them to stand by and he started to organized a game plan on the fly. He recruited Bill Champagne, an experienced amateur radio operator for backup, just in case his radio missed part of the transmission because of radio interference. Even though Tull went to great effort to identify himself and state clearly that he was a member of search and

rescue, the minute he started to mention the space station, the skeptical RCMP dispatcher had an inkling that she might be dealing with a looney tune.“You got to be kidding,” she said at first. “No, I am not kidding. I have a priority message that came from space,” Tull replied. He described the details to the dispatcher, about what had happened to Mir, and emphasized that they were in a desperate situation. He gave her further details and explained that the Russians needed the RCMP’s assistance to relay the information to NASA so they could pass it to the RSA. After explaining when Mir’s orbit time would be over Whitehorse again, he pointed out to her that he needed the information relayed, and also a return confirmation back from the Russians, ASAP. The dispatcher informed Tull that they would get with the program and try to make everything fall into place as quickly as possible. All he could do was wait and hope no bureaucratic roadblocks popped up. He also wondered

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how the crew were coping with the oxygen leak in the black expanse of 400 below. The response was a model of decisive jurisdictional cooperation when it took the dispatcher less than an hour to call Tull. The dispatcher confirmed that the Russians had received the information and they were standing by on the proper frequency. After thanking the dispatcher, Tull informed her that he would call her back, confirming that he had made contact with Mir. He had set an alarm to remind himself when Mir would be back in radio range. He reached for his radio, and called “ROMIR, this is VY1RT.” After they responded promptly, he informed a relieved crew that their message had been delivered and he would notify the RSA immediately that their message was received. There was nothing more to do but wish them good luck.

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t’s hard water fishing time again and like every other year, we will hear news of trucks, snow machines and people going through the ice. Those events can be very dangerous and costly, even if your auto insurance does cover you. Thin ice is usually the problem, especially early in the season when it never gets really cold enough for ice to become thick enough to hold various weights. We all understand that ice must be solid and thicker to support the weight of a truck compared to a snow machine compared to a person on foot. A group of people close together on foot can easily weigh 1,000 pounds (five to six people with gear) and well over that amount with a bigger group. I don’t take my truck on the ice, but if I did, I would travel in the tracks of others. The same with walking, pulling your sleigh filled with cooler and other gear. I would walk on a path made by

others, if available. These suggestions don’t come with a guarantee of safety, but if someone else has gone this way, it was safe for them. In the same weather circumstances, river ice is generally

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Larry has some tips to stay safe on the ice less safe than lake ice. Yukon rivers all have currents, bends, gravel bars, log jams and usually decreasing water levels over the winter. All these are factors in ice conditions. Open water at the coldest temperatures is very common on our rivers. Overflow on rivers and (especially) lakes is very common and completely invisible if you are the first person onto it after the last snow. This occurs when water lev-

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els rise, or ice settles under snow weight and water seeps up and covers the ice surface. Snowfall settles nicely on top of the slushy water and makes it invisible. If you are walking, you will know within a few steps that you are into overflow and you can turn around and escape as it can be knee to thigh deep, certainly deeper than your boots are tall. Powerful snow machines can usually pull themselves out of over-

flow if you realize it is happening and are going fast to start with. You must get turned around and back to where you entered the overflow area. You are in big trouble if you stop in an area where you did not realize there was overflow. As you slow down, your machine just sinks into the slushy water until it reaches the ice surface beneath. Ice picks worn around your neck are a good idea because if you fall through ice in deep water it is close to impossible to get back up onto the surrounding ice. They are available at Canadian Tire in Whitehorse, or are easy to make out of dowel or pieces of wooden shovel or broom handle. You must have them around your neck (best place) or in a reachable pocket if you go through the ice. You could carry 50 feet of coiled nylon rope with a foam float on the end for years and never use it, but just one situation where someone has gone through the ice will prove its worth. Larry Leigh is an avid angler, hunter and all-round outdoors person who prefers to cook what he harvests himself. He is a past president of the Canadian Wildlife Federation and a retired hunter-education coordinator for the Government of Yukon. Please send comments about his articles to wild@whatsupyukon.com.

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Students from the Heart of Riverdale take to the stage to showcase Go Nuts choreography on January 23 and 24

by Amber Church

hen young dancers are given full creative control to choreograph and develop their own performances, audiences are in for a treat. This is exactly what the audience of this month’s Go Nuts shows will have

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Performers got into their dances at the 2019 Go Nuts performance

the opportunity to experience. “The audience can expect two great shows that have been almost entirely created by the students of The Heart of Riverdale,” said Valérie Herdes, artistic director at the Heart of Riverdale. “The shows include student-choreographed dance pieces that range from contemporary to jazz to breaking (aka breakdancing), for which the dancers selected their music, created their movement and chose their costumes. “I’m very excited by the excellent choreography that is being created by the dancers. Many of them are pushing themselves artistically and taking creative risks which is so exciting to witness as their teacher.” Audience members will also get to see an exciting collaboration between the students of Jam League, the Heart of Riverdale’s new music program for students in grade six and up, and Krush Groove, the studio’s most advanced group of Bboys. “The musicians and dancers will take part in a live jam where the music being created will be directly inspired by the

movement of the dancers, and where the movement will be directly inspired by the music being played,” said Herdes. “I think the music/dance collaboration will be magical and groundbreaking.” Also on the program, the students of Jam Pack, the music component of the Heart of Riverdale’s new After School Crews program, will be sharing with the audience some of what they’ve been working on with Orff (a type of instrument used in music education)

Heart of Riverdale’s core values: advanced artistic skill, creativity, citizenship and self-confidence at work. Audiences will get to witness the truly impressive skills being developed by our young artists and students will get to share their creativity with their audiences by presenting the pieces they have been working on since September. During their creative processes, students have been practicing various skills that relate to citizenship, such as clear communication and teamwork and, last but not least, Go Nuts is an opportunity for the community to celebrate the successes of our students, which contributes to their self-confidence.” Go Nuts shows at the Yukon Arts Centre on Jan. 23 and Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at YukonTickets.com. These shows are a fundraiser for the Heart of Riverdale and all proceeds will go towards its programs and special events.

and percussion instruments. Lastly, both shows include three big production numbers that involve the centre’s entire pre-professional youth company of roughly 50 dancers. “These three numbers were created by guest instructors Caroline ‘Lady C’ Fraser from Toronto, Alyssa Petrolo from Toronto, and Tony ‘Ynot’ DeNaro from Philadelphia back in November, and will eventually be part of our circus-themed production at our year-end show in May,” said Herdes. Over the course of the evening, all of the students in The Heart of Riverdale’s developmental or repertory programs will be performing. This includes dancers and musicians. The age range of performers is five to 17. All train in different styles, ranging from classical ballet to breaking, and from fiddle to drums. “For our developmental programs, Go Nuts is one of the two big performances of the programming year. For our pre-professional students, Go Nuts is an opportunity to showcase their artistry by presenting dance pieces that they have had full creative control over from start to finish,” said Herdes. “Go Nuts is a great example of The

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Often described as a highenergy performer and a crowd favourite, Sterling Scott has become one of comedyʼs rising stars. Sterling is the 2019 San Francisco comedy competition champion, performed at the Just for Laughs festival and is featured on the Just for Laughs premium blend 2018 comedy album, toured overseas to perform for the U.S. Military in Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Dubai. Sterling was a writer and actor on the hit comedy television show This Hour has 22 minutes and can be heard on CBC debaters. Sterlingʼs material stems from his life experiences with relationships, family, being a father, current events and those awkward moments that people from all walks of life can relate to.

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GEORGE MARATOS THURSDAY George has been telling jokes since he was a kid and helped start the Yukon comedy scene in 2005 alongside sketch comedy troupe Jump the Shark. He got to tell jokes for a month in Australia at the one of the biggest festivals in the world. He studied improv and comedy writing at The Second City in Chicago and has performed with Colin Mochrie, Kyle Kinane and the Trailer Park Boys. He got his prostate examined twice in a three month period. No joke. He was ﬁne. Enjoy the show.

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Linguine with breadcrumbs, parsley, lemon and anchovies

y the middle of January, with all the festivity leftovers finally out of the house, the will to go to the grocery store always tends to wane in our home. This fast pasta makes a great dinner for two with just a few ingredients. It’s got super fresh flavor and uses a tin of anchovies and that humble bunch of wilted parsley that’s been forgotten about in the back of the fridge. If you’ve got it, toss a fast salad together. If not, open up that last bottle of wine from the holidays and enjoy a dinner on the couch. Serves 2

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Adding the breadcrumbs and parsley to the pan INGREDIENTS

❑ Olive oil ❑ 1 small onion, ﬁnely chopped ❑ 3 garlic cloves, ﬁnely chopped ❑ 8 anchovies, divided ❑ 1 small bunch parsley, chopped ❑ 6 Tbsp butter, cubed and

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Add the hot pasta and toss to coat METHOD

Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat, then add onion, garlic, 4 chopped anchovies and half the chopped parsley. Cook, stirring often until onion is soft. When the onion is soft, add 3 tbsp of butter. Once the butter has melted, add the bread crumbs and parsley (reserve 1 tbsp for garnish) and cook until bread crumbs are toasted and brown, then remove from heat and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Cook pasta according to directions, then add to bread crumb mixture and return to medium-high heat. Add remaining cubed butter and toss with pasta until butter is melted. Adjust seasoning if ne-

cessary and serve topped with remaining anchovies and parsley, as well as lemon zest and a squeeze

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80+ films EXPANDED PROGRAM + TRAILERS: ALFF.CA THU, JAN 30 | YUKON ARTS CENTRE 7pm – Ryan McMahon: Red Man Laughing (120 MIN) Comedian and media maker Ryan McMahon hosts Indigenous artists and musicians for interviews in a live variety show. This is an ALFF Special Event, presented with the Yukon Arts Centre. FRI, JAN 31 | YUKON ARTS CENTRE 6pm – ALFF Opening Film: Red Snow (BC/NWT, 100 MIN) A Gwich’in soldier is caught in an ambush in Afghanistan. His capture by the Taliban releases a cache of memories connected to the death of his Inuit cousin, binding him closer to a Pashtun family as they escape across treacherous landscapes in this thrilling drama. Director in attendance. Ages 13+ 9pm – Blood Quantum (QC, 91 MIN) The dead are coming back to life outside the Mi’gmaq reserve of Red Crow, except for its Indigenous inhabitants who are immune to the zombie plague. Guests in attendance. Ages 17+ SAT, FEB 1 | KWANLIN DÜN CULTURAL CENTRE 12pm – Beyond Human Power (BC, 43 MIN), Shadow Trap (BC, 16 MIN), Now is the Time (BC, 15 MIN) FREE SCREENING Two documentaries; one about the potlatch ban in Canada and cultural resurgence in BC and YT, one about raising the first totem pole in 100 years on Haida Gwaii in 1968. Shadow Trap: period drama about Gitxsan Indigenous businessman-turned-outlaw Simon Gunanoot. 1:45pm – Indigenous Short Films (WORLD, 70 MIN) A collection of international shorts by and about Indigenous people. Curated by Kerry Barber.

FREE SCREENING.

3pm – Jordan River Anderson: The Messenger (QC, 66 MIN) FREE SCREENING. Alanis Obomsawin’s 52nd film tells the story of how Jordan River Anderson’s short life initiated a battle for the right of Indigenous children to receive the same standard of social, health and educational services as the rest of the Canadian population. 5pm – ALFF Pitch Event (120 MIN) FREE EVENT Six Yukon filmmaking teams vie for two production prizes for their next short film. Presented with support from Yukon Media Development and Northwestel Community Television. SUN, FEB 2 | YUKON ARTS CENTRE 11am – The Whale and The Raven (GER/CAN, 101 MIN) Illuminates the many issues that have drawn whale researchers, the Gitga’at and the BC government into a complex conflict over petro-tanker traffic. As the people in the Great Bear Rainforest struggle to protect their territory at risk are the marine beings that call this place home. 1:30pm – North by Northwest: Yukon Shorts (YT, 60 MIN) Short films directed by Yukoners. A Picnic in Guggieville (Annie Kierans); Compassion (Lulu Keating); Tlatsini (Mike Rudyk); The Provider (Gary Sidney, Jayden Soroka) Directors in attendance. 3:15pm – One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk (NU, 113 MIN) The true story of an Inuk hunter, who was fatefully approached by a Canadian government agent in 1961 who tries to encourage Noah to give up his traditional Inuit lifestyle and assimilate into a colonial settlement. Producer in attendance. TIFF Top Ten Canadian Film 2019.

6:30pm – Sovereign Soil (YT, 91 MIN) Over the course of a year, Dawson filmmaker David Curtis follows resilient, unassuming farmers—exploring life, death, and time through the simple, rich day-to-day of people deeply tied to growing food in the wilds. A documentary ode to the beauty and culture of the Dawson region. Filmmakers in attendance. 8:45pm – Aurora Love (YT, 52 MIN) For many Japanese the opportunity to see the aurora borealis is a once in a lifetime trip. Filmmakers Teresa Earle and Fritz Mueller follow three groups of travellers in NWT who chase the northern lights and search for personal awakening. Screens with Stories for the Arctic Refuge (YT, 15 MIN) Documentary meets video art as a group of hikers search for the Porcupine Caribou Herd. Filmmakers in attendance. 9:30pm – ALFF After Hours: Stand-Up Comedy EDGEWATER HOTEL. Ryan McMahon performs live at the ALFF Space. MON, FEB 3 | YUKON ARTS CENTRE 12pm – Sorry We Missed You (UK/FRA/BEL, 101 MIN) Hoping that self-employment through gig economy can solve their financial woes, a UK delivery driver and his wife struggling to raise a family end up trapped in the vicious circle of this modern-day form of labour exploitation. Social realism from Ken Loach. Ages 13+ 2pm – Nahanni: River of Forgiveness (ON/NWT, 94 MIN) High in the mountains near the headwaters of the Nahanni, a group of Dene families are reconnecting with the spirit of their ancestors by constructing a 45 ft moose skin boat and travelling down the magnificent river. Ages 10+ 5pm – Video Art Artist Talk (60 MIN) FREE EVENT Hear from the media artists exhibiting in the Yukon Arts Centre Community Gallery and the Video Art pop-up wall. 6pm – Willie (USA/CAN, 89 MIN) A descendant of escaped slaves; Fredericton’s Willie O’Ree became the first black player to play in the NHL in 1958. His inspirational story yields a wider and richer look at race and sports. Director in attendance. 6:30pm – LA Tea Time (QC, 82 MIN) OLD FIRE HALL Enduring the bleakness of another Montreal winter, a young filmmaker writes an email to her film idol, Miranda July. Growing tired of not receiving a reply, Sophie and her director of photography set off for California to find her. 8:30pm – The Twentieth Century (QC, 90 MIN) A wonderfully gonzo biopic that re-imagines the formative years of former Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King as a series of abject humiliations. Winner of Best Debut Film at TIFF. Director in attendance. Ages 13+ 9:30pm – ALFF After Hours: Jeremy Parkin EDGEWATER HOTEL. Live music at the ALFF Space. TUE, FEB 4 | YUKON ARTS CENTRE 9:30am – School Show: 2040 Structured as a visual letter to his 4-year-old daughter, director Damon Gameau embarks on a multi-country journey to explore what the future would look like by the year 2040 if we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us. Grades 5 and up. Discount tickets available for Educators! Contact alffproducer@yukonfilmsociety.com for more info.

12pm – Kuessipan (QC, 117 MIN) Two childhood friends from the Innu community of Uashat, Quebec begin to realize that they face very different futures, in this bittersweet adaptation of Naomi Fontaine’s acclaimed novel about the ties that bind people, places, and possibilities. Ages 13+ 2:30pm – ALFF Redux: The Company of Strangers (CAN, 101 MIN) Eight elderly women find themselves stranded when their bus breaks down in the wilderness. This remarkable group turns a potential crisis into a magical time of humour, spirit and camaraderie in this 1990 NFB classic. 5:30pm – And the Birds Rained Down (QC, 126 MIN) Three elderly hermits live deep in the woods, cut off from the rest of the world. While wildfires threaten the region, their quiet life is about to be shaken by the arrival of two women. A story of intertwined destinies. TIFF Top Ten Canadian Film, 2019. Ages 13+ 8:30pm – Analog Avant-Garde: 16mm Film Performances OLD FIRE HALL Detroit 2010-2016, Dispersal Area, Seven (ON, 70 MIN) A 16mm un-spooling of thought-provoking montage films by award-winning cinematographer, John Price. Projection accompanied by a live sound and music by Greg Jones. PRECEDED BY Holland, Man (MB, 21 MIN) A live performance about selling the family farm told with three analog projectors and live narration by Winnipeg’s Aaron Zeghers.

8:30pm – Antigone (QC, 109 MIN) A modern-day retelling of a Greek classic, Antigone is the story of a tenacious 17-year-old Montreal immigrant whose life is turned upside down when her brother is killed by the police. Winner of Best Canadian Film at TIFF. Ages 12+ WED, FEB 5 | YUKON ARTS CENTRE 12pm – Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin (UK, 81 MIN) When writer Bruce Chatwin was dying, he gave his friend Werner Herzog the rucksack he carried on all his worldly adventures. Carrying the rucksack, Herzog set out on his own journey inspired by Chatwin’s passion for the nomadic life. Ages 12+ 2pm – ALFF Redux: Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment (QC, 102 MIN) Peter Wintonick’s 1999 historical look at cinéma vérité honours seminal documentary filmmaking. Wintonick surveys the origins of the genre in the 1950s and ’60s, using footage from old films and interviews with acclaimed directors such as Barbara Kopple. 5:45pm – Assholes: A Theory (NS, 81 MIN) The latest documentary by esteemed filmmaker John Walker is a funny but serious investigation of the breeding grounds of contemporary “asshole culture”—and locates a few hopeful signs of civility in an otherwise rude-n-nasty universe. Director in attendance. Ages 12+ 6pm – Murmur (NS, 82 MIN) OLD FIRE HALL After an impaired-driving charge, a lonely woman fulfills a community sentence at a local animal shelter. Soon, she fills her apartment with more and more pets as she tries to fill an emotional void. Discovery Prize winner at TIFF. Ages 14+ 8pm – Danny (MB/BC, 50 MIN) OLD FIRE HALL After being diagnosed with leukemia in 1993, Danny picks up a camcorder and creates a diary. What comes forth is a sometimes-hilarious, sometimes-heartbreaking found

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performances exhibitions ALFF Industry footage film about disease, mental illness, manhood, and the meaning of life. Director in attendance. Ages 14+ Preceded by Monolith (YT, 3 MIN) Examines artist Richard Serra’s enigmatic installation, East-West/West-East, located deep in the desert of Qatar. 8:15pm – Maxima (USA, 88 MIN) Máxima Acuña, an Indigenous woman from the Peruvian Andes who cannot read or write, stands up to years of intimidation of one of the largest gold producers in the world, who has claimed ownership of her land in order to expand its massive gold mine. Ages 10+ THU, FEB 6 | YUKON ARTS CENTRE 12pm – Martha: A Picture Story (AUS, 82 MIN) This lively doc profiles Martha Cooper (still going strong at 75), the photographer whose pictures of 1970s New York graffiti helped spread the art form across the globe. Valuable for its history as for its visuals; besides graffiti, it also shines a light on breakdancing and other urban folk arts. 2pm – TBA 5:45pm – Wintopia (QC, 88 MIN) A box of video tapes, a lifelong obsession to find Utopia and a daughter’s attempt to complete her father’s final film, this poetic doc traces the enigmatic footsteps of renowned filmmaker Peter Wintonick through the lens of his daughter, Mira. Canadian premiere! Director in attendance. 8:15pm – James vs. His Future Self (ON, 94 MIN) When James, a self-absorbed scientist, is visited by Jimmy, his nihilistic future self, he’s told to give up his dream of becoming the world’s first time traveller, or else suffer the unimaginably lonely consequences. Director in attendance. Ages 13+ 9:30pm – ALFF After Hours: TBA EDGEWATER HOTEL. Live music at the ALFF Space. FRI, FEB 7 | YUKON ARTS CENTRE 12pm – A Place of Tide and Time (QC, 78 MIN) On the Lower North Shore of the St Laurence near Labrador, small fishing communities fight to survive. While teenagers see exile as their only option, the older generation refuses to accept the fate of the region in this lovely observational documentary. 2:30pm – One Man Dies a Million Times (USA, 92 MIN) A true story from the 1941-43 siege of Leningrad, set in the future and filmed in the Valivov Seed Bank in St. Petersburg, Russia. A beautiful and eerie drama about seeds and genetic diversity, growth and decay, love and war, and hunger of all kinds. Ages 14+ 5:15pm – For Sama (SYR/USA, 90 MIN) This intimate documentary that takes the form of a letter from Waad al-Kateab, a 26-year-old Syrian mother, to her daughter Sama recorded in the last days of the battle for Aleppo, Syria. It is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. Ages 17+ 7:30pm – Portrait of a Lady on Fire (FRA, 120 MIN) France, 1760. Marianne is commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of Héloïse who is a reluctant bride-tobe. As the two women orbit one another, intimacy and attraction alights. Ages 15+ 9:30pm – ALFF After Hours: Artist TBA EDGEWATER HOTEL. Live music at the ALFF Space.

10pm – Bacurau (BRA/FRA, 132 MIN) Teresa comes home to her matriarchal village in a nearfuture Brazil to find that its citizens have been sold as prey to bloodthirsty foreign hunters in this politically charged sci-fi western. Screens with The Changeling (YT, 4 MIN) A mother returns home to find her babysitter murdered and baby daughter missing. Ages 17+ SAT, FEB 8 | YUKON ARTS CENTRE 10:30am – The Seer and The Unseen (ICE/USA, 80 MIN) A magic realist documentary about invisible elves, financial collapse and the surprising power of belief, told through the story of an Icelandic woman who speaks on behalf of nature under threat. Screens with Ecology of Perception (YT, 5 MIN) Words and montage reflect on human relationships with the non-human nature

2:30pm – Haida Modern (BC, 85 MIN) The inspiring and beautiful story of famed Haida artist Robert Davidson. Born to a “vanishing race”, Robert became a key figure in the fight for survival of his people, a fight that deeply impacted Western culture. Director in attendance. 5pm – The Hottest August (ON, 94 MIN) Future generations will ask this question: What were we doing while the planet burned? This acclaimed doc asks New Yorkers about their lives and hopes for the future during one sweltering month in 2017. 7pm – And Then We Danced (GEO/SWE, 113 MIN) A passionate tale of love and liberation set amidst the conservative confines of modern Georgian society. Merab has been training from a young age at the National Georgian Ensemble but his world turns upside down when a carefree boy arrives and becomes both his strongest rival and desire. Ages 14+

12:30pm – The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (BC, 105 MIN) A encounters a young Indigenous woman, Rosie, barefoot and crying in the road having escaped a violent assault from her boyfriend. Áila decides to bring Rosie home with her and over the course of the evening, the two navigate the aftermath of this traumatic event. TIFF Top Ten Canadian Film, 2019. Ages 14+ 2:30pm – Virtual Reality Artist Talk (60 MIN) FREE EVENT Hear from artist Casey Koyczan (NWT) about the Northern Sights 360 project and the medium of VR. 3pm – Anne at 13,000 ft. (ON, 75 MIN) Selected as one of Canada’s best 10 films of 2019. This is a moving portrait of a young woman – and nervy performance by Deragh Campbell – who seeks out skydiving as she begins to lose her grasp on reality. Director in attendance. Ages 14+ 6pm – White Lie (ON, 96 MIN) Having become a campus celebrity after a fictional cancer diagnosis, a young woman (an all-in performance by Kacey Rohl) struggles to maintain her fabrication in this fearless feature. TIFF Top Ten Canadian Film, 2019. Ages 14+ 8:30pm – Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band (ON, 100 MIN) A confessional tale of Toronto rock legend Robbie Robertson’s young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band. 9pm – ALFF Special Event: Pearle Harbour, Agit Pop! presents the award-winning drag tragicomedienne Pearle Harbour in this cabaret spectacular! OLD FIRE HALL. YAC

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TICKETS AND PASSES Single Tickets: Screenings $15/$13 YFS member or senior $10 youth under 16 ALFF Film Passes: Five Film $62.50 Ten Film $115 Please Note: ALFF Passes are not redeemable for Ryan McMahon: Red Man Laughing and Pearle Harbour, Agit Pop! For ticketing info, please visit yukontickets.com ALFF After Hours: $10 at the door. Punch Passes accepted. WHERE TO BUY TICKETS AND PASSES Online: yukontickets.com In person: Yukon Arts Centre Box Office By phone: 867-667-8574 (11am-4pm, Mon to Fri) VENUES Yukon Arts Centre: 300 College Drive Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre: 1171 Front Street Old Fire Hall: 1105 Front Street CONTENT WARNINGS

10:30am – TBA 12:15pm – Les Misérables (FRA, 102 MIN) Inspired by the 2005 riots in Paris, this Cannes Jury Prize film follows an anti-crime squad in the impoverished suburb of Montfermeil. When an arrest turns unexpectedly violent, the officers must reckon with the aftermath and keep the neighborhood from spiraling out of control. Ages 14+

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Spice up your January with some variety

2019 audience members at Antoinette’s

Yukon’s Pivot Festival 2020 shares a diverse calendar of events and performances from Jan. 14 to 25 by Barry Waitt

f you feel a strong connection to the Yukon and you like variety and fun in your entertainment, or if you’d just like a good excuse to hire a baby-sitter and get together with friends on a cold January evening, you could check out Nakai Theatre’s Pivot Festival 2020. This will be the 12th iteration of the festival. Whitehorse-based Nakai Theatre is dedicated to contributing to a thriving Yukon Territory through remarkable theatre and uncommon events. As the centrepiece public event for Nakai, Pivot Festival 2020 builds on that theme with its broad variety of events. Jacob Zimmer has been the artistic director at Nakai Theatre for more than two years. What brought Zimmer to Whitehorse is exemplified by the different events presented at the Pivot Festival. “I was working in Toronto for over 15 years and I wanted a change, something rooted in the community, where the arts matter in the community, something where the process and the end product is very local. “Yes, it has come true for me here, in ways I could not have imagined. Being able to meet people and feel the rhythms is exciting. I wanted to focus on what can only be done here.” The name Pivot Festival has been around longer than Zimmer has been artistic director, but he was able to provide both a historical context and a contemporary perspective. “The artistic director, David

Skelton, changed it from the Comedy Festival to Pivot Festival in 2008 when it became a more contemporary theatre festival. I like the title because the festival is the first event of the new year, a pivot from all the obligations and activities of the holiday season to all that the new year could be.” Zimmer expanded on the changes that have occurred over the years. “The festival has done just about everything. The focus shifted from comedy to more of a presenting model, where it was more linked to a network of festivals. I have shifted that a little bit. We have shows in Dawson and Haines Junction. It feels a little bit like the early days with the travel and there is more outside work. We have the best stage in the world. What kind of show has someone on the top of the cliff?” Zimmer said as he looked out the window across the Yukon River. “In my experience, it is that kind of work that can tour, where someone in Iceland, for example, sees it and says ‘wow, that is really Yukon? I want to bring it here.’” Performances in Pivot Festival 2020 include:

■ Tales of an Urban Indian Take a bus ride with Simon Douglas, an Indigenous man, as he navigates his memories of life in Vancouver and rural B.C. The story spans 22 years in Simon’s struggle for survival, belonging and hope,

with the same actor playing over 40 characters, all as seen through Simon’s eyes. Tales of an Urban Indian will travel across Whitehorse, visiting locations that mirror those in the play.

Nakai is planning a fun evening themed around its founding year. There will be 1970s-themed playlists, costumes, dancing, lip sync battles, a photo booth and a collection of old Nakai memorabilia.

■ Stories from the Mango Stump – A Dinner with Antoinette

■ Pivotal Conversations – A Dialogue on Arts and Media Space in Whitehorse

A food-filled evening of storytelling with Antoinette Greenoliph. Antoinette will provide a five-course meal, with each course marking a moment in Antoinette’s journeys from the Caribbean to the North, from desk job monotony to successfully running her own business, and from coming out as queer at the age of 40 to finding belonging and love.

A yearly forum for local artists and arts leaders to focus on creative exchange and conversations beyond the scope of day-to-day interactions. In 2020, the conversation will be focused on cultural spaces and the potential for a cultural hub.

In addition to performances, Pivot Festival offers workshops and gatherings.

With their combined credits, Becky and Taz are experts in improv theatre and will be treating Pivot-goers to three nights of diverse and heartfelt longform improvisation. Becky and Taz are also conducting two improv work-

■ Party Like it’s 1979 – Nakai’s 40th Season Celebration

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■ Becky and Taz – Three nights of Improv and Two Workshops

PHOTO: courtesy of Nakai Theatre shops during the festival. Asked to characterize or provide a theme for this year’s Pivot Festival, Zimmer’s words captured the relationship between the venues, the performers and the people attending. “All of our events are downtown this year. Intimacy, people getting together, and human warmth are a big part of it. We are looking at what we can do in terms of connection with these smaller, unusual venues. It should be a good excuse to go out for an evening and smile with your friends.” Pivot Festival 2020 happens Jan. 14 to 25. Tickets are available at NakaiTheatre.com.

Barry is a transplanted big city guy, having moved north for the love of a Yukon woman, exploring the land and his options in semi-retirement.

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Bizarre ice

Snowy show-off by Rick Zuran

creature out of Deep Space Nine? Alien roadways? Actually these are local pictures I took in the Marsh Lake area Yukon, of structures in lake ice last spring. A rare combination of crystal clear ice, a shallow, and variably coloured lake bottom, and a bright sunlight reflection set the stage for this unique environment of surreal dimensional ice phenomena. Ice, by definition is a rock– forming mineral. As amorphous water freezes from the top down in a lake environment; atoms are re-organized more efficiently into a crystalline form. (Ice.) The jagged ribbon-like 3-D polygonal structures are a result of snow on the surface of a frozen lake gelling to ice during a warming period in the spring. Bubbles of air within these “ribbons” give them a stunning dimensional appearance in sunlight. So how does one explain these bizarre features! The closest common analogy that most people may relate to are mud cracks, like the desiccation mud cracks that you would see in a thin layer of mud drying up from a puddle on a street. Polygonal patterns form from the shrinkage of silt and clay as the water evaporates out of the mud. In the case of ice, the reverse process occurs. That is, instead of a contraction “cell” as in drying mud, with water freezing to ice, you get an expansion cell. When you get a thickness of snow on top of lake ice and a good, warm spell as we experienced last spring, the snow melts down to a thin layer of water on top of the lake ice during the day and, if it’s cold enough, will freeze during the night creating these polygonal features. Where these ice expansion cells meet, there may be a phase change to water momentarily because of the local compression force forming these jagged ribbon-like boundaries between the polygons. As any good ol’ Canadian hockey player knows, gliding over ice is achieved when the pressure, or compressive force from the metal skate blade momentarily causes the atoms to rearrange into a water phase. So the hockey player is actually gliding on a thin layer of

PHOTOS: Rick Zuran

These bizarre ice fractures are created by a unique thawing and refreezing process

water that quickly freezes over again. Also, air bubbles can be trapped in this water phase boundary before it freezes again, adding a magical silvery dimensional effect, especially when the sun comes out! The upper thin layer of ice that

was once snow cover, not the bottom layer of lake ice, clearly contains these dimensional jagged ribbon-like features. As a “rock reader,” I have seen a similar feature observed in limestone rocks known as “stylolites.” In rocks, these jagged pressuresolution features are created by

litho static compression, or typically the force from the weight of overlying rock stratigraphy and associated fluid movement dissolving material along the stylolite surfaces. Not quite the same, but similar. I invite you to come to the Yukon Arts Centre and see more of

these bizarre and artistic photos at the Last Ice Show, coming to YAC’s community gallery this summer. Rick Zuran is a long-time Yukon resident and freelance consulting geologist.

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That was a roundabout way of introducing the idiom, Bob’s your uncle, which was actually suggested by Cheryl, Bob’s wife, who is equally kind and compassionate, as well as being both witty and well-read. Dear friends, both. Now, on with the idiom … Bob’s your uncle is commonly heard in Britain. Perhaps you’ve heard it if you enjoy watching British mysteries or if you listen to British sitcoms. It is thought, though disputed, to have originated when British Prime Minister Robert Gascoyne-Cecil (a.k.a. Lord Salisbury) showed obvious favouritism when he appointed his nephew Arthur James Balfour as Minister to Ireland. (Thanks, Uncle Bob!) And there you have it (and that is exactly what this phrase means—There you have it). It’s also similar to saying “And that’s how it’s done” or “Easy as pie” or “There we are.” It could be quite rightly spoken upon the successful com-

pletion of a set of instructions for just about anything and, although intended as a compliment, its meaning might be completely lost on the hearer who has no inkling of what is meant. It may also be said as a way of projecting a desired or expected outcome: “Do that and Bob’s your uncle!” Or it may be included in directions to a desired destination: “Want a great cup of tea and some good eats? Turn onto Second Avenue, go to Main Street, turn left and Bob’s your uncle!” Or, as your GPS might phrase it: “You have arrived at your destination.” Thanks for this suggestion, Cheryl (and thanks to that helpful online resource, Wikipedia).

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CHAMPAGNE Sat Jan 18 Parenting Workshop 8:30 AM Champagne Hall Learn your own style of communication as a parent. Call 335-4460 or email nchatterton@cafn.ca to register.

DAWSON CITY Fridays/Saturdays/Mondays Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fridays/Mondays Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fridays/Saturdays Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sundays St. Paul’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Paul’s Church 867-993-5381 Tuesdays Step n Strong 7:00 PM Robert Service School For more information email: getrealfit@me.com 867-993-2520 Wed Jan 15 Drop-In Zumba 5:15 PM Robert Service School Calorie burning dance fitness but lower intensity. Register at the Recreation Office or call 993-7400 ext 299 Thu Jan 16 Zumba Light 5:30 PM Minto Park Calorie burning dance fitness but lower intensity. Register at the Recreation Office or call 993-7400 ext 299 Thu Jan 16 Karaoke in the Lounge 10:00 PM Westminster Hotel Fri Jan 17 Advanced Skating Skills 4:00 PM Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre Designed for the more advanced skater playing hockey. Grades 4+ Coach Nathan Dewell, register at the Rec Centre. Fri Jan 17 Becky and Taz Improv Workshop 5:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Fri Jan 17 Jesse Smith in the Tavern 6:00 PM Westminster Hotel Sat Jan 18 Open Studio/Saturday Painting 1:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture A communal afternoon time to work on personal projects. Bring your own ideas and painting surfaces. Paints, brushes and easels are supplied, no instruction offered. All ages welcome, Sat Jan 18 Becky and Taz Improv 8:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Improv theatre and will be treating Pivot-goers to three nights of diverse and

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FARO Tuesdays & Thursdays Parent & Tot Storytime 10:00 AM Faro Community Library For babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Wed Jan 8 Faro Fire Department Meeting 7:00 PM Faro Fire Hall Faro Fire Department Wednesday Meeting. Fridays Teen Drop in Gym 7:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Sundays Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 AM Church of Apostles Sundays Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442 994-2442

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HAINES JUNCTION Thursdays Seniors - Carpet Bowling 1:30 PM St Elias Convention Centre All Seniors and Elders welcome! Mondays and Thursdays Drop In Hockey 7:30 PM Bill Brewster Arena Saturdays Beginner Public Skate 10:00 AM Bill Brewster Arena No sticks, no pucks, bring your little ones or just come practice your skills. Fridays Story Hour 10:00 AM Haines Junction Community Library Saturdays Public Skate 12:00 PM Bill Brewster Arena Mon 3-4:30 pm, Wed/ Thurs 3:15-4:30 pm, Fri 3-6 pm,

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Sundays Public Skate 5:00 PM Bill Brewster Arena Mon 3-4:30 pm, Wed/ Thurs 3:15-4:30 pm, Fri 3-6 pm, Wednesdays Seniors - Drop-In and Activities 1:30 PM Haines Junction Seniors Apartments Arts, craft, fitness, pool tournaments, shuffleboard, carpet bowling, and card and board games. Refreshments. Wed Jan 15 Adult Volleyball 6:30 PM St. Elias Community School Thu Jan 16 Chair Yoga For Seniors 3:00 PM Haines Junction Seniors Apartments Thu Jan 16 Women’s Circle 5:30 PM Mun Ku Email elskloppers@gmail.com for more information. Thu Jan 16 Yukon’s Flight Path Community Meeting 6:00 PM St Elias Convention Centre Discuss the development of Yukons flight path and the future of our aviation system. More info online. Thu Jan 16 Open Mic 7:30 PM St Elias Convention Centre Thu Jan 16 Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Community School Mon Jan 20 Pivot Fest Performance Nakai Theatre St Elias Convention Centre Mon Jan 20 Becky and Taz Improv 7:00 PM St Elias Convention Centre improv theatre three nights of diverse and heartfelt longform improvisation, including collaborations with local guests Borealis Soul and Jicklinghouse. More info online. Tue Jan 21 Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue Jan 21 Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 PM Takhini Hall Wed Jan 22 Adult Volleyball 6:30 PM St. Elias Community School Wed Jan 22 Village of Haines Junction Council Meeting 7:00 PM St Elias Convention Centre

LORNE MOUNTAIN Ongoing LMCC Ice Rink - Night Skating Lorne Mountain Community Centre Flood lights are available between 4 pm and 11: 30 daily. Shared community rink. Mondays Yoga with Jess Sellers 7:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre For more info call 667-7083 or Email lmca@ northwestel.net Fridays Lorne Mountain Ski Club 4:30 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Each session will include group activities, games and trail skiing, Call 667-7083 for more information. Sun Jan 19 DPSAY - Carbon Hill Race Day & Dog Sled and Skijor Race 9:00 AM Lorne Mountain Community Centre 6-10 miles, Skijorers, recreation class or Kids 100 yard dash. Concession open, all ages, following the races an Awards Ceremony!

MARSH LAKE Tuesdays North of 60 Seniors Cafe. We heat the beverages, you heat the air. 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tuesdays Yoga with Richard 5:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Wednesdays Pump Fitness 6:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Thursdays Choir 6:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Saturdays Bridge club 12:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Saturdays Knitting Circle 1:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 managermarshlake@gmail.com

MAYO Mondays Video Yoga Classes 5:15 PM Mayo Curling Arena Yoga Videos are used for leading each class. Bring your own Yoga mat or borrow ours. Drop-ins are welcome. For more info call 996-2043 8979962043 Mondays Adult and Teen Weekly Singing Group 7:00 PM J.V. Clark School Join us in the room with the piano in the secondary end. For more info contact Barb at 9962508 or by email bbarchen@gmail.com Mondays Dinner and Movie Night 5:00 PM Mayo Community Hall And Recreation Centre Sundays Parent & Toddler Playgroup 10:00 AM Mayo Community Hall And Recreation Centre Run, skip, jump, play and socialize with other children and parents. Sundays St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 AM St Mary’s Church (867)667-7746 Wed Jan 15 Yukon’s Flight Path Community Meeting 6:00 PM Mayo Community Hall And Recreation Centre Discuss the development of Yukons ﬂight path and the future of our aviation system. More info online.

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OLD CROW Tuesdays Gym Night 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Thursdays Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Sundays St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Luke’s Church 867-993-5381

PELLY CROSSING Thu Jan 16 Yukon’s Flight Path Community Meeting 6:00 PM Pelly Crossing Discuss the development of Yukon’s ﬂight path and the future of our aviation system. More info online.

SKAGWAY Daily, Mondays to Fridays, Mom, Dad & Me Toddler Time 9:00 am Skagway Alaska Appropriate for 2 - 4 yrs. of age & caregiver, Free drop-in. Call 907-983-2679 for more info. Mondays SpinFlex 6:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre 30 min. cycling- 25 min. resistance training-must be able to lunge & squat Mondays Restorative - Yin Yoga ALL Levels 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mondays Group Cycling w/Therese 12:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre A fun low impact cardiovascular workout with great music that uses endurance, intervals, hills, drills and rythym to burn fat. Mondays Group Cycling w/Cindy & Emily 4:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mondays Acro Jam 6:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Playful practice that combines acrobatics and yoga. This is an unstructured class to work on things you would like to improve on or trade Tuesdays Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tuesdays Hatha Flow w. Foam Roller & Pinky Balls 6:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Hatha Flow practice followed by foam roller and pinky balls. Tuesdays & Thursdays Mat Pilates 6:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Intermediate core based class using classical mat exercises to create long, lean muscles. Tuesdays & Thursdays Senior Chair Based Weight Training 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors. Wednesdays SpinFlex 6:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre 30 min. cycling- 25 min. resistance training-must be able to lunge & squat Wednesdays Back & Hip Yoga 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wednesdays Group Cycling w/Therese 12:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre A fun low impact cardiovascular workout with great music that uses endurance, intervals, hills, drills and rhythm to burn fat. Wednesdays Group Cycling w/Cindy & Emily 4:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wednesdays Back & Hip Yoga 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thursdays Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Saturdays Group Cycling w/Emily 11:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Saturdays Bouncy House Fun Time! 1:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre A parent or guardian must accompany children 12 and under. Sundays Undo and Renew Gentle Yoga 3:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre

TAGISH Saturdays/Wednesdays Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 3993418 Thursdays Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Tagish Community Centre Everyone is invited to come and learn the technical game of Carpet Bowling. Wednesdays Coffee and Chat: Tagish Community Centre 1:00 PM Tagish Community Centre A lunch program which will include such things as soup/stew/chili and homemade rolls/bread plus some tasty treats! every Wednesday. Sun Jan 19 Pancake Breakfast with Sunday Morning Trivia: Tagish 9:30 AM Tagish Community Centre Third Sunday of every month 399-3407 recreation@ tagishyukon.org

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Bent rocks

Knowing when to hold them and when to fold them by Hugh Copland

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Centimetre sized synsedimentary features, Clinton Creek, YT

It’s not a big gamble to bet that when two continent-sized pieces of the earth’s crust collide into each other, there’s bound to be some dramatic results. Layers of rock several kilometres thick are crushed, fractured and folded.

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iving where we do in the cordillera region of western North America, we are able to see the power of plate tectonics up close. How do all these rocks get all bent out of shape? You can most easily see folds in sedimentary or volcanic rocks that have layering visible in them. If you see any of these rocks and the layers are not horizontal, then you know they have been folded. There is a lot of terminology regarding the components of a fold, but you only need to know the basics. The simplest fold is a monocline, a horizontal band of rocks with an isolated flex or bend in it. With more bending you get

synclines shaped like the letter “U”. Anticlines are the opposite of synclines, opening downwards. The point where the folds change direction is called the hinge, the two arms coming out of the hinge are called limbs. A recumbent fold is exactly what it sounds like, rocks that have been bent so far, they are lying over on themselves. A series of anticlines and synclines has been compared to the pattern of sound waves. If the folds are all the same size (amplitude) and wavelength they are called harmonic. If the amplitude and wavelength are constantly changing they are disharmonic.

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Folds are formed mainly by compression. The most dramatic would be the result of tectonic plate collisions. Another form of compression is from gravity. In situations where heavier rocks are on top of lighter ones, the lower rocks will be compressed and they will bend. If you can find a phone book these days (the bigger, the bet

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ter), squeeze it and see how the pages form anticlines and synclines. If you want to get real funky, use layers of different-coloured plasticine. Squeeze them and see what landscapes you can produce. Folds can also result when a rock is just forming. These are called “synsedimentary folds.” Silts and clays underwater on a slope can slump downwards and bunch up due to gravity. This can form centimeter scale fold structures that are preserved when the sediments harden into rock. It is hard to imagine that actual rocks can behave like plasticine or paper, but they can. When

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rock compression first begins they start getting thicker, especially if it is all the same type of rock. More often, the rocks being compressed are quite different, some strong, some weak. These differences trigger the rocks to bend and fold. The wavelength of folds can be controlled by the thickness and difference in strength of the various layers. Rocks that are a few kilometres below the surface will also be hotter, making them easier to bend. The rock temperature increases on average 25oC per kilometre depth. They would be even hotter near colliding plates. If the pressure gets too strong, the rocks will bend, then fracture along weak points, forming thrust and fold belts. Thrust faults occur at a shallow angle, usually less than 10 degrees to the horizontal. The process repeats as compression continues, resulting in several slices of rock thousands of metres thick stacked up high on top of each another. The results are the spectacular mountains we see today. cont’d on page 25 ...

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Gently tilted syncline, the Burren, Ireland There are several thrust and fold belts in the cordillera between Alaska and Mexico. When you drive south along the Alaska Highway and get south of Coal River you are entering the northern Rocky Mountain fold and thrust belt. It is most obvious when you

Folded mountain, Muncho/ Stone Mountain area q

reach the Muncho/Stone Mountain Park area where you can see extensive folding in the limestone layers. The southern Rocky Mountain fold and thrust belt is one of the most accessible and studied in the world. The Trans-Canada Highway cuts a perfect path through this belt. The belt ranges from 100 to 200 kilometres wide. It has been estimated that the original surface has been shortened to almost half by the mountain building process. To the east of the Rocky Mountains beyond Sikanni Mountain in the north, and Canmore in the south the effects of the com-

pression move beyond the fold and thrust belt to what is called the foreland basin area. The massive weight of the stacked rocks in the mountains compresses the rocks to the east forming large basins that have filled up over millions of years with sediment and vegetation from the eroding mountains. These basins were ideal for the formation of hydrocarbon resources like coal, oil and gas. The basins are deepest in the west right up against the mountain range. That is why you get into the gas fields around Fort Nelson as you pass east of Sikanni Mountain. Anticlines can act as traps for oil and gas pools. If there is younger less permeable rock above, hydrocarbon deposits and an anticline forms the oil, and gas will be trapped and accumulate in the dome of the anticline. Folding can play a large part in forming mineral deposits. The hinge area in tight folds can be quite fractured and broken due to the extreme stress during folding. These form ideal conduits for mineral bearing fluids to pass through and form deposits. An ore body itself can be folded after it has been deposited. The lead-zinc-silver deposits around Faro have been subjected to five

different phases of deformation. Mine geologists had to carefully measure the orientations of the folding around the original deposit to help point the way to new ones. Today computer programs help geologists visualize complex folding in 3D. For more than 100 years, geologists have used a special graph paper called a stereonet or Wulff net, after its Russian inventor George Wulff. It provides a 2D representation of 3D data. Stereonets are still used today and provide valuable information on the orientation of folds and other structural features. It is not difficult to see examples of folding in the Yukon. One of the best spots in Whitehorse is the east side through Rabbit’s Foot Canyon. The Kluane area has interesting folding visible in the Front Ranges along the highway. Driving north through the Ogilvie Mountains on the Dempster Highway you are travelling through a fold and thrust belt with related foreland basin in the Eagle Plains area. Folding in metamorphic rocks can be more difficult to see. Driving into Dawson City, both sides of the Klondike River valley are thrust faults, as is the north side of the Indian River valley.

Hugh Copland is a geological engineer living on the South Klondike Highway. He has been collecting rocks in the Yukon for the past 38 years.

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As part of their Canada exploration, Amber Church (left), partner Tyler Kuhn, and daughter Inara visited Lake Agnes in the Canadian Rockies last fall

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Canadian inspiration The exhibition True North Strong and Free opens on Jan. 16 at the Hilltop Bistro

mber Church hopes guests will share her love for the scope and diversity that Canada has to offer. Her solo exhibition True North Strong and Free features new work and is her first solo show in more than threeand-a-half years. She took a break after the birth of her now threeyear-old daughter. During that time, she has taken her daughter across Canada, to help her discover her home. “Since Inara was born we’ve been working hard to introduce her to the country—it’s incredibly important to us that she gets a chance to really know her home,” Church said via email. “She travelled all across Newfoundland and Labrador when she was only three months old. “So far she’s racked up nine provinces and territories, including some harder-to-get-to corners such as Northern Quebec and Haida Gwaii. Throughout all of these journeys I’ve been creating art journals.” Those journals have served as the basis for the new show. Once

back in her studio, Church felt inspired to expand them into larger works for a wider audience, but still keep the essence of the traveling journal art. For that reason, she explained, she’s incorporated watercolours and ink as a portion of the materials used to create them. She also wanted to convey the various threats that Canada’s ecological places face. To that end, she married art, science and policy; often incorporating scientific data and research directly into the work. Church feels that Canadians don’t necessarily take the time to learn as much about how massive and diverse their own country really is and how much it has to offer. “I sometimes find that Canadians have more experience in other countries than our own,” said Church. “I have friends who have travelled extensively throughout Europe and South America, but have only visited two provinces. “It’s not anyone’s fault—Canada is really big and not all of it is very accessible. And when a plane ticket to the east coast costs as much, or more, than a trip to Paris, you can understand

how it happens. But in practice it means that there are a group of Canadians whose experience of our nation’s natural diversity and beauty may be more theoretical than practical.” That accessibility is an element Church has experienced first-hand. Last year, she fulfilled a lifelong dream to visit Haida Gwaii. She’s wanted to go since she first experienced the work of Canadian artist Emily Carr, whose art was inspired by the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest. Church hopes that her love of the natural world and Canada is shared with visitors who see her show. “The sense of how amazing our country is and the reality of how at-risk so many of the natural wonders that make it amazing are,” she said. “In an ideal world I hope that the work can connect with the viewers in a way that causes them to reflect and perhaps even spurs them to personal action. What can I say? I’m an unabashed optimist.” True North Strong and Free opens Jan. 16 at the Hilltop Bistro at the Yukon College with a reception from 5 p.m to 6:30 p.m.

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