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ifferent artists are often drawn to different media in part because of what they are able to express with their chosen supplies. For Anne Hoerber, this chosen media is encaustic (working with melted wax), which allows her to bring the feelings and impressions she is trying to express to her work. “I want to capture the moments when light and water combine to create impressions of promise and mystery. A feeling that something special is happening just out of sight. There are secrets in the mist, and for me, the unpredictable nature of encaustics is a great way to evoke a sense of wonder. I love that both mist and wax reveal and conceal in unexpected ways. When you aren’t quite sure what’s going on, and the familiar becomes slightly strange, that’s the sweet spot where the magic is,” said Hoerber. Encaustic is an unpredictable medium, so Hoerber finds that even when she tries to plan, her paintings evolve throughout the creation process. “I create with layers of clear beeswax and pigment sticks. Pigment sticks are like if oil paints came in a lipstick,” she explained, “Three or four layers of wax are fused on to my board before I even start to paint. All of my colour comes from pigments sticks that are fused into the wax, and are then covered by another layer of wax. Each layer of pigment is influenced by the surface of the wax layer underneath, as well as the wax layer on top. Every layer

needs to be melted to adhere to the previous layer, and the amount of heat that I use to melt those lay-

Anne Hoerber’s new exhibit uses encaustic to explore the play of light and air on the Yukon landscape. Seen here, ‘Dreams or Memories’ ers affects the way the pigment moves between them. Each of these paintings has typically eight or nine layers of wax, and eight to nine layers of pigment sticks. Painting with melted wax and fire means the process is pretty organic and fluid, and I can’t be too attached to any one thing because it might not be there two or three layers later. It forces me to give up control.” When speaking about her process Hoerber spoke about being fascinated by the moments when nature fuses light and air to create works of art. “I try to evoke the feelings of wonder inspired by those moments,

when the quality of light amplifies the beauty of nature. As I work with the wax, often an image or a feeling will begin to form, sometimes surprising me. I am drawn to the beauty and richness of the surface and the way the wax reveals and conceals. The movement possible with hot wax and pigment is seductive and satisfying. I often incorporate found objects to create my mixed media pieces. I have an emotional connection to objects that have seen the passage of time. My art reflects places I love, and objects that intrigue me, the search for stillness and balance. I love rich colors, and sculptural textures.” Hoerber finds that her practice has a seasonal nature to it. “Encaustic is my favourite medium, but I don’t do it when it’s cold out. I paint with fire and I don’t want to do that in the house! My studio is not insulated and it’s just too hard to keep it warm enough to keep the wax melted once it gets below zero,” she explained. She added, “I create mostly because of the buzz I get when a piece comes together. Of course, the flip side of that, is when a piece is in the ‘ugly’ stage it can be really hard to push through and actually finish, which means I usually have a stack of unfinished work! And when it comes to my mixed media pieces, if I’m using my stash of found objects to create with, that gives me the excuse to collect more stuff.” cont’d on page 3 ...

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Nature fusing light and air to create art ... cont’d body to an art form they haven’t seen before (even though encaustic art has been around for thousands of years) that’s a win. And if I see somebody looking at one of my paintings and saying how did she do that? That’s another win!” Waking Dreams shows at Arts Underground from August 7th to the 29th. Although precautions surrounding COVID-19 preclude an opening the work can be viewed during normal operating hours (Tuesday – Friday, 10 am - 5 pm and Saturday, 11 am - 5 pm).

Seen here, ‘Remember When’ The exhibit Waking Dreams is inspired by the Yukon. “This place that we live in is beautiful, and the

quality of light up here is amazing! I will never get tired of the way that water, air and light combine and make these moments that are almost magic,” Hoerber said. The exhibit features a series of

abstract landscapes that fall on a spectrum from representational to strongly abstract. Hoerber’s hope for the show involves sparking wonder and interest from her audience. “If I can expose some-

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ummer is generally the time for two major parades in Dawson: Canada Day in July and Discovery Day in August. The latter is the larger of the two events, but neither one takes any longer than 15 or 20 minutes to pass any given vantage point. COVID-19 meant that the first of those parades could not be held, and it seems likely that we won’t be back to anything like normal by the middle of August. But, if Klondike ingenuity holds strong, there just might be a backup plan. Since April we have had four parades here, keeping pretty well to the “safe six” suggestions being promoted by the government at its regular online briefings and text summaries. These have been vehicle parades. The first was set up to honour essential workers, medical staff, EMS crews, RCMP, retail workers, and other people who have been engaging in potentially risky regular interactions with the public in order to make life as normal as possible for the rest of us. The participants in this one were mostly private individuals who had decorated their cars and trucks with signs full of praise and encouragement, as well as balloons. Of course, there were fire trucks. No Dawson parade would be complete without them. This, to some extent, set the pattern for the parades to follow.

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Rangers on Canada Day Getting around town has been a bit tricky for the last two summers, as several of our streets have been closed while sewer and water upgrades are being installed. Clear routes can change from week to week and sometimes from day to day.

Maps of the parade routes were distributed in advance on social media, so the public would know where to look, but the best part of the planning was that the parades managed to hit nearly every driveable street in town and go past most residences, so you didn’t really need to leave home at all. The honking of horns and peeling of sirens, mixed with the howling of dogs to help the public keep track of just where the parade’s progress had taken it. The lack of the usual school events associated with the end of the academic year prompted the staff of the Robert Service School to organize their own parade in honour of the Graduating Class,

following much the same protocols as I have described, but with school related themes. A few days later, the grads and their families staged a similar parade, but this time the students, fully gowned and standing in pairs in the backs of pick-up trucks with their names displayed on signs, were themselves the main decoration. In each case, the convoy was joined by fire trucks, RCMP cruisers, EMS ambulances and other vehicles. Fifteen or more entries took the better part of an hour to wend their way around the available streets. The most recent parade was part of the virtual Canada Day celebrations that tried to make up for the lack of actual events this year. This one was made up of emergency response vehicles, including the fire departments, RCMP, EMS, Wildland Fire, Dawson Bylaw, and the Rangers and Junior Rangers. I’m expecting that something similar may happen over the Discovery Day weekend. After three decades in classrooms in Beaver Creek, Faro and Dawson, Dan Davidson retired to continue writing, as he had been all those years. Please send comments about his stories to dawson@whatsupyukon.com.

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Bringing national attention to the Yukon art scene The recently announced Yukon Prize for Visual Arts aims to bring recognition to Yukon artists

by Amber Church porary Art Gallery in Toronto. Jai and Trick have been working with a passionate team over the last year to establish the Yukon Prize for Visual Arts which included Charlene Alexander, Executive Director, Yukon First Nations Culture and Tourism Association; Mary Bradshaw, Director of Visual Arts, Yukon Arts Centre; Al Cushing, Yukon Arts Foundation; Leslie Leong, Artist; Duncan Sinclair, Yukon Arts Foundation; Teresa Vander Meer-Chassé, Upper

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Julie Jai and David Trick announcing the establishment of the Yukon Prize for Visual Art Once the work is on display, jury members will convene in Whitehorse and select the overall prizewinner. An event will be held to celebrate the artists and their work and to announce the winner. The winner will receive $20,000 and the other finalists will receive $1,000 each. The jury is composed of three outstanding Canadian arts professionals: Candice Hopkins, internationally known independent curator, now based in the United States, and a citizen of Carcross/ Tagish First Nation; Ryan Doherty, Chief Curator of Contemporary Calgary; and Gaëtane Verna, Director of The Power Plant Contem-

Tanana Artist and Curator; Mary Jane Warshawski, Local Businessperson; and Marilyn Smith, former Executive Director, Southern Alberta Art Gallery. “Over the past year we have had an incredible learning journey, and we have benefited so much from the advice of many people in the Yukon arts community,” explained Jai, “We are grateful to be working in partnership with the Yukon Arts Foundation, the Yukon Arts Centre, and an organizing committee of knowledgeable and hard-working volunteers. The committee members have been meeting since last September to make this prize a reality.”

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She added, “We all share the goal of recognizing excellence by Yukon visual artists and promoting Yukon visual art across Canada, so that it becomes better known nationally and internationally.” This prize will be open to visual artists across the Yukon. They may be working in any medium, including painting, carving, sculpture, ceramics, prints, electronic media, photography, textiles, glass, regalia, jewelry and drawings. In order to be eligible, artists must be residents of the Yukon for at least two years immediately prior to the application date (March 31, 2021) and be engaged in creating and producing original works of art on a part-time or fulltime basis. Applications will open next January and will close on March 31, 2021. Artists will be asked to submit photos of their work. Any work that they have created in the last five years is eligible. Jai and Trick stressed how grateful they are to Yukoners for supporting the creation of this award. “We are so grateful to the many people in the Yukon who are giving us advice and support for this project. So many people share our goal of making Yukon artists better known across Canada and internationally.” More information on the Yukon Prize for Visual Arts can be found at www.yukonprize.ca.

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ulie Jai and David Trick have established the Yukon Prize for Visual Arts to recognize excellence by Yukon visual artists and to be a catalyst for the promotion of Yukon visual art across Canada. Jai first moved to the Yukon in 1996 to work on land claims. She fell in love with the people, the land, the sense of community and the First Nation cultures. She also had the first grains of idea begin to gestate, an idea that with the help of her husband, Trick, and a dedicated team of volunteers, has come to fruition as the Yukon Prize for Visual Arts. Jai spoke about the idea of and the inspiration for the prize. “Moving back to Toronto in 2002 was a terrible culture shock that had me returning to Yukon as often as possible. David and I now live both in our home here in Whistle Bend, and in Toronto, and are incredibly grateful for the opportunity to spend time here.” “One of the things we enjoy the most is the time we get to spend in the Yukon looking at art, and talking to artists. We have been truly impressed with the quality and diversity of the visual arts. But we also noticed that almost no one outside of the Yukon knew anything about Yukon artists or Yukon art, and that this important part of Canada’s culture was being overlooked. So we wondered: how can we help bring Yukon art into the national dialogue about art and have Yukon artists gain the recognition that they deserve? And how can we support Yukon artists? After much thought and consultation, this led us to the idea of creating a prize for Yukon artists.” The prize’s three goals are: to provide a significant financial prize ($20,000) to one Yukon artist annually that will help the artist focus full-time on creating art or advancing his/her artistic development; to promote Yukon art and Yukon artists outside the Yukon; and to foster a culture of curatorial critique and discourse

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Of Beasts and Branches

Left: Jenifer Davidson and her work table at the FREE SPACE gallery Bottom: ‘Passing Through.’

Acrylic and resin, with kinnickinnic, soapberry, prickly rose, pine and fireweed on wood

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enifer Davidson must have a really amazing workshop. This is what I kept thinking while visiting her at Northern Front Studio’s Free Space gallery in Waterfront Station. When I arrived, Davidson was working at a table, painting a panel of wood. At the front of the table were jars filled with items she’s gathered from nature, samples of what she uses in her artwork. I imagine her shop with row upon row of these jars of foraged forest ephemera – dried rose and fireweed petals, kinnickinnic, pebbles, sticks and twigs, lichens and moss, wild berries, and assorted colours of sand. Of Beasts and Branches: an interpretation of nature is Davidson’s first solo show. Just as her

materials are drawn from nature, so is her subject matter. There are ten pieces featuring beasts and natural features she considers iconic: a grizzly bear, a fox, a raven, a bald eagle, a river, the northern lights. The extent and variety of the work suggest that Davidson is a very productive artist. She agrees that she is always making something, but it took the right space and some friendly support before she considered a solo show. After attending an opening at the Northern Front Studio last year, Davidson learned that Free Space is offered to visual artists at no cost, and with no jury process. That, combined with encouragement from a friend, led to Davidson’s decision to book the gallery.

Once she had a specific intention for her practice, Davidson’s work became driven by the show’s theme. “It was really neat to have a focus to create a body of work that had some kind of cohesion to it as opposed to just one-offs,” she said. The exhibit is based on Davidson’s fascination with the proximity of urban and wilderness spaces in the Yukon. She describes the show as “a new body of work that combines the wild magnificence of our flora with the hard edges of urban living, inspiring a fresh look at these convergences and inviting you to contemplate the grace in the profound beauty where our natural and urban worlds intersect.” Davidson is drawn to the forest

floor, “the carpets of kinnickinnic, with its delicate fairy flowers, the sharp scent of pine needles, and contrast of lichen and moss against grey-brown clay.” This attraction has led Davidson to incorporate elements of the forest into her work. The grizzly piece, entitled Passing Through, features the bear as negative space cut out of wood. The empty space is filled with resin, and a display of kinnickinnic, soapberry, prickly rose, pine and fireweed is suspended in the bear’s body. Next to the bear, a fox called Urban Dweller is painted in relief, framed by a golden midnight sun. On another wall, a large swallow cut from wood and painted with iridescent blues surveys the space with a single watchful eye. In ‘Day Trip’, a bald eagle soars over treetops. The eagle’s body is made from bark, and its beak and feet are made from a yellow wildflower that Davidson dried in her toaster oven. Davidson is resourceful not only in the materials she collects from nature, but also in her ability to make everything herself. She built the frames from repurposed wood; she also makes furniture and jewelry. Again, the conversation goes back to her shop which she inherited from her father, along with his tools which she supplemented with her own. In this creative space Davidson “can do anything short of metalwork.” She is also a graphic artist, which she suggests is why she fo-

cuses on shapes rather than details. And it’s true: her beasts are simple forms inhabiting relatively flat space which is given depth through relief and the addition of natural elements such as sticks and twigs. The work also has a symmetry, seen particularly in the piece Street Royalty which features a raven with outstretched wings made of leather and feathers. After being in high-production mode for weeks making work for Of Beasts and Branches, Davidson isn’t really taking a break. She’s been commissioned to make another grizzly bear piece and she wants to start experimenting with working on a larger scale. She also needs to replenish her workshop; for example, the exhibit depleted her supply of sand which she sources from the Takhini River. Gathering and collecting are part of Davidson’s process, something she can do while walking with her daughter in nature. Her work speaks to the gratitude she feels for living here. She also has friends who forage on her behalf: “I have beautiful people in my life who bring me things.” Of Beasts and Branches: an interpretation of nature can be viewed Mondays-Fridays until August 31.

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Hannah Warrington of Half Moon Ice Cream with her wares at the Aug. 13 Whitehorse Community Market

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PHOTO: Lori Fox at Shipyards Park, Thursdays 3-7. I am working on finding other outlets for my ice cream products. Stay tuned.

by Lori Fox What do you make? -I make handcrafted, traditional custard style-ice cream. It is made with all natural ingredients - I don’t shortcut by using starches or stabilizers - and so my ice cream is very dense and creamy. I have been making a variety of flavours, a fun part of making ice cream. The main product I am creating right now is ice cream sandwiches: ginger ice cream with rhubarb & strawberry ice cream on a pink peppercorn cookie, Earl Grey ice cream with vanilla sea salt ice cream on a chocolate, salted cookie and the “classic” vanilla bean ice cream on a chocolate chip cookie.

long have you been doing - How this?

I have always had an interest in cooking and baking, but it wasn’t until about two years ago that I really began to dive into the art of making ice cream. And I have only recently been proffering my craft to the public for sale, since early July of this year.

- How did you learn this skill?

For me, learning to make ice cream and ice cream sandwiches has been a process of learning by doing, and figuring it out along the way. It took me nearly two years to develop the recipe that I now use. A lot of trial and error, and

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help from taste testers. Also, no doubt, working in a bakery/kitchen (Bullethole Bagels) for a few years has provided me with a good foundation for what I am doing now with ice cream. There I gained experience, but also gleaned a few insights working alongside some true talent in the kitchen .

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this art-

I am a big fan of ice cream. I have many fond memories of getting ice cream: it can be a destination with a friend, or something to be enjoyed in solitude at home. Whatever the context, it always feels like a special treat. After I experimented with making it, I was hooked. One very appealing thing about making ice cream is the versatility of it, and the limitless possibilities of flavours. I really get excited about trying out new flavours; I have a lot of fun in the kitchen.

The name Half Moon Ice Cream came after a lot of thought, and was chosen in the end because of the way it feels. The moon has a soft and comforting presence, not unlike ice cream. The half moon shape specifically I think is very beautiful, when the moon is illuminated to reveal a perfect fraction of itself. And actually, the ice cream sandwiches I make are half moon shaped as well - I find that the precision of a straight line across a circle is an attractive shape - and the cut edge of the sandwich really shows off the ice cream layers! Some might think it looks like half of an ice cream sandwich, but fear not, it is designed to be a whole. If these were “full moon” ice cream sandwiches, they would be small cakes. I put a lot of ice cream inside!

you incorporate any - Do Yukon-specific ingredients or

materials into your product? How is your product linked to the territory?

I am looking forward to incorporating more local ingredients into my ice cream flavours! I also hope to do some collaborations with some of our other amazing Yukon creators.

were some of the big- What gest challenges you faced in getting started?

Finding kitchen rental space, where I also could store a freezer, in the beginning was a challenge. I feel lucky that I have found space that will accommodate me!

for you, is the most - What, challenging thing about being a maker in the Yukon, and what is the most rewarding?

Time is a limited resource, and time management has been a challenge for me. With producing small-batch, handcrafted ice cream in addition to holding a job, there is little time left. The time that is left, I usually end up working on ice cream development anyway - I am one to obsess over details, and I just can’t put it down! This is challenging, being inside the kitchen a lot of the time and knowing all the Yukon has to offer for recreation in the outdoors - I know I am missing out! But it is worth it. For me the most rewarding thing about making my from scratch ice

cream in the Yukon is the smiles on peoples faces, and hearing how much they enjoyed my product. It sounds cheesy to say, but it is true - bringing people a little bit of joy is the biggest payoff. The Fireweed Market has been a great experience - so many supportive people in the community.

you have a favourite mem- Do ory or story about your craft you would like to share?

Most of my favourite moments have been at the Fireweed Market, and hearing stories from the people who come by my ice cream cart to try my treats. I have heard a lot of fun memories from people about other ice cream, and ice cream experiences that they have had, and it is sweet to hear from other people who are excited about the craft of ice cream.

anything you would - Islikethere to tell readers that I haven’t asked, or you haven’t had a chance to share?

Right now most of my products contain dairy and egg, and the sandwiches contain gluten in the cookies, but I am working on other recipes to be more inclusive. Hopefully bringing some vegan and gluten-free products into the mix soon, alongside my traditional ice cream!

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hitehorse is not a worldrenowned fishing destination, but it is the entrance to the Yukon, which is one of those places on many people’s fishing “bucket list.” Whitehorse residents can be at a prime fishing destination in anywhere from 20 minutes (Hidden Lakes and Long Lake) to 40 minutes (Scout Lake). Some are stocked by the Department of Environment in cooperation with the Yukon Fish and Game Association. Pumphouse Lake on the Fish Lake Road is not part of the stocked lake program, but it is large and deep enough to maintain naturally occurring species and what are suggested to be unintentionally introduced Arctic charr. Rainbow trout are common throughout the McIntyre Creek system. McLean Lake was originally stocked for a royal visit about 60 years ago and continues to produce (catch and release only) rainbow trout without stocking. Now the ice is in. A friend and his pal recently visited Hidden Lakes and caught a number of three-to-four-pound rainbows, as

well as a number of smaller ones. The fish stomachs were full of what appeared to be snails, indicating bottom feeding. The anglers used a weight at the end of the line and hooked shrimp very close to the bottom. The Yukon River is pretty close to anyone living near Whitehorse. A visit to the fish ladder (when it’s open) allows you to see the types of fish available in the river and Schwatka Lake. Included are Arctic grayling, northern pike, rainbow trout and burbot. Grayling are common any time the water is open in riffles and eddies. Marsh Lake, Braeburn, Laberge and Little Atlin Lakes are all within an hour’s drive from Whitehorse. These lakes require a boat, or ice fishing, but each one contains the usual fish species common throughout the Yukon. Lake Laberge is especially good through the ice for burbot (ling cod.) Fox and Little Fox Lakes are 40 minutes from downtown and offer good catches for the angling family who want to ice fish on foot rather than with a snow machine.

We all are motivated to travel far and wide to fish. These destinations are close to us and they all produce a lot of fish every year. Most of the lakes suggested are close enough to allow for a half a day’s fishing, even with a late start on the day. I recently (late November) met a friend in the fishing section at Canadian Tire. This guy couldn’t talk for long as he was meeting friends at 3 p.m. on the Yukon River, south of the bridge, to fish Arctic grayling on dry flies. I don’t know how successful they were, but it has to be better than being at work. 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 huntereducation coordinator for the Government of Yukon. Please send comments about his articles to wild@whatsupyukon.com.

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From the Arts with Nicole Bauberger

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ukon Artists @ Work(YA@W) continues to host the Artists in the Window series until the first week of September for paid demonstrations and artist talks. This way of working will continue, altering the way artists work their shifts. Two more artists are still to come – Jackie Dowell-Irvine and Jeanine Baker. YA@W hosted two major art events this summer. Seen From Afar was a Covid-adapted version of our Plein Air festival of previous years, where artists worked solo in their own outdoor locations and sent pictures of their process. This resulted in two outdoor exhibitions in the YA@W yard in August. On the YA@W website, yaaw.com, pull down the Seen From Afar tab to see this work. The other project was The Artist in the Window. Over the summer ten artists have been featured in the YA@W Gallery front windows. They were able to devote themselves to demonstrating their artwork and interacting with the public due to support from the Yukon Arts Fund, in collaboration with Music Yukon. YA@W collaborated with Music Yukon as both groups sought to adapt to the new COVID-19 realities. For years Music Yukon has presented Arts in the Park, a treasured lunchtime summer event with artist demos and music performances. COVID-19 has struck live musical performance particularly hard, and Music Yukon couldn’t host visual artists under the tent

this year. Music Yukon presented a fourweek series of concerts broadcast through CJUC, the local radio station, and YA@W hosted artists in the window for those four weeks in collaboration with Arts in the

Park, who paid their demo fees. This collaboration strengthened YA@W’s first Arts Fund application this spring, which also gave the group resources to host nonmember artists, and artists travelling in from Yukon communities.

have been impossible without Arts Fund support. Jackie Dowell-Irvine from near Faro, a member of YA@W, will be in the window August 25-28. She will create daily watercolours as well as branching out into acrylics,

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watercolours, Distant Rain We loved having Dennis Shorty and Jennifer Froeling join us for a week from Ross River, which would

continuing the TNT series she’s been doing since Covid began. When we closed down for

COVID-19 at the end of March, Dowell-Irvine found herself with all her gigs cancelled, a kind of freedom, though financially disconcerting. She had to ask herself, what do I really want to do myself, as an artist? And she found she wanted to make small watercolours, like she did when she began. Dowell-Irvine will host a daily draw for her tiny watercolours, but you have to actually come into the YA@W gallery in order to be entered into the draw. You can see her work featured in the window until Monday August 31. Jeanine Baker will be preparing works for fusing as part of the Artists in the Window series at YA@W September 2-4. She will create works at various stages, to explain the step by step process to visitors. As a primarily self-taught glass artist, Baker has “the best glass library north of 60.” She feels like she’s done an independent degree in glass, both practical and analytical. Baker loves straddling art and science in her glass works. Baker will be setting up pieces for fusing and slumping, bringing a small kiln into the gallery so she doesn’t have to transport delicately placed pieces to her home kiln in Sima. She will describe these processes, share firing schedules, and you can see works evolve from step to step. You can register to attend Zoom artist talks with these artists, Dowell-Irvine on August 27 and Baker Thursday September 3 at 6:30 pm. Drop by YA@W, call 393 4848, or email yaaw@artlover.com to register. YA@W member Leslie Leong has been developing her Zoom and interviewing skills in hosting these artist talks. Watch for Susanne Hauserman’s solo exhibition at YA@W for the month of September, where she will also be offering demonstrations of her experimental textile techniques on Saturdays in lieu of a pre-Covid style opening. And keep an eye out for YA@W artists in the windows. We have found this is a great way to share our artistic visions in a very COVID-adaptable way, and will likely keep demonstrating in the windows as we work our shifts to keep the gallery open for you, as well as we can. Nicole Bauberger is a painter, writer and performer living in Whitehorse.

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Wed Aug 26 - 28 Artist in the Window - Jackie Irvine 11:00 AM Yukon Artists at Work Gallery Watch our Yukon artists as they provide demonstrations of their art practice in our front gallery window. 393-4848 Until Sat Aug 29 Waking Dreams by Anne Hoerber Arts Underground Capturing the moments when light and water combine to create impressions of promise and mystery. The unpredictable nature of encaustics is a great way to evoke a sense of wonder. Until Sat Aug 29 Place Setting: A Visual Feast of Ceramic Tableware Arts Underground The first exhibition dedicated to celebrating this growing community. Pieces that could go in a place setting when friends gather together around a table, such as drinking vessels, plates, bowls, and vases. Until Mon Aug 31 Of Beasts & Branches by Jenifer Davidson Northern Front Studio A new body of work thatÂ combines the wild magnificence of our flora with the hard edges of urban living, inspiring a fresh look at these convergences. Wed Sep 2 - 4 Artist in the Window - Jeanine Baker 11:00 AM Yukon Artists at Work Gallery Watch our Yukon artists as they provide demonstrations of their art practice in our front gallery window. 393-4848 Until Sun Sep 27 Continuous by Monique Martin KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Linocut prints by Saskatoon artist Monique Martin. Large-scale prints transform the gallery space into a beehive that gallery visitors can walk through. Until Wed Sep 30 Created at the Canyon Exhibit Yukon Arts Centre 6 local artists spent two days in July at Miles Canyon working on art pieces during the Yukon Conservation Societies’ Created at the Canyon event, see their finished pieces.

Until Aug 31 Natural World Wildlife Spring/Summer Photo Contest! Virtual Online Send us your best three shots taken between March 18 and August 31, 2020 and you could win. Enter your photos to win a prize, email Brenda.Warren@trondek.ca or call 993-7100 ext. 167 for more info. Fri Sep 11 Available Light Cinema at Home - All the Wild Horses Virtual Online In temporary lieu of gathering in brick and mortar theatres, YFS invites you to watch ALC-curated screenings from the safety of your home. Visit YFS website to order. Fri Sep 11 Available Light Cinema at Home - We Are Little Zombies Virtual Online In temporary lieu of gathering in brick and mortar theatres, YFS invites you to watch ALC-curated screenings from the safety of your home. Visit YFS website to order. Sat Aug 29 Humane Society Yukon Online Auction Virtual Online Join and bid on fantastic items all proceeds of this auction will support the care of the animals at the Humane Society Yukon. Register online. Wed Aug 26 Street Eats Festival 11:00 AM Shipyards Park Outside City Hall for a variety of Street Eats, for lunch AND dinner! Wed Aug 26 Introduction to Bicycle Maintenance 6:30 PM Icycle Sports No previous experience needed, bring your own bike, workspace and tools provided. Register online. Thu Aug 27 Fireweed Community Market Outdoor Market 3:00 PM Shipyards Park Local produce, baked goods, live plants, local meats, Yukon art, crafted treasures and more Thu Aug 27 Round Back Gwaandak Theatre: Have You Tried This? 8:00 PM The Guild Hall An evening of storytelling, knowledge sharing, and community as we stretch the borders of our collective comfort zones. Tickets online, Covid-19 precautions in place. 6678574 Until Fri Aug 28 Street Eats Festival 11:00 AM Shipyards Park Outside City Hall for a variety of Street Eats, for lunch AND dinner! Fri Aug 28 Whitehorse Yukon Community Thrift Store - Silent Auctions 12:00 PM Whitehorse Community Thrift Store Silent Auctions for valuable, unusual and unique items. Bids taken Friday and Saturday at the store. Bidding Closes 2:00 PM Saturdays, each week. Fri Aug 28 Round Back - Gwaandak Theatre: Have You Tried This? 8:00 PM The Guild Hall An evening of storytelling, knowledge sharing, and community as we stretch the borders of our collective comfort zones. Tickets online, Covid-19 precautions in place. 667-8574 Sat Aug 29 Round Back Gwaandak Theatre: Have You Tried This? 8:00 PM The Guild Hall An evening of storytelling, knowledge sharing, and community as we stretch the borders of our collective comfort zones. Tickets online, Covid-19 precautions in place. 6678574 Sun Aug 30 Round Back at the Guild - Broccoli Farm 2:00 PM The Guild Hall Come dance and sing along with Claire Ness! Tickets online.

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Wed Aug 26 Music at MacBride Hank Karr and Chuck Charlebois 7:00 PM MacBride Museum Thu Aug 27 Jenny Hamilton & Paris Pick Live 7:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre Comedian Jenny Hamilton will perform the first half of the show, to round the show off Paris Prick will bring her soul pop music to the stage. Tickets online. Wed Sep 2 Whitewater Wednesday 6:00 PM Town & Mountain Hotel Longtime Local jam night hosted by Peggy Hanifan Thu Sep 3 Major Funk 7:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre High energy bass-led grooves, soaring vocals, and a tight horn section. Tickets online. Thu Sep 3 -5 Round Back - Café des Voix: Songs of Stage & Screen 8:00 PM The Guild Hall An evening of well-known and well-loved show tunes, backed up by some of Yukon’s finest jazz musicians. Tickets online, Covid-19 precautions in place. 667-8574 Wed Sep 9 Whitewater Wednesday 6:00 PM Town & Mountain Hotel Longtime Local jam night hosted by Peggy Hanifan

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Mon Aug 31 GO The Surrounding Game 6:00 PM Starbucks Chilkoot Centre Simple Game Deep Strategy. Beginners & Visitors Welcome. For more information email: tjbowlby@ gmail.com Tue Sep 1 Common Threads 9:00 AM Christ Church Cathedral Chat, Coffee, Knit, Crochet, for more information call the Prayer Shawl Ministry at 393-8005 Tue Sep 1 Porcupine Quill Decorated Hair Barrette 5:30 PM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Participants will learn two different techniques of Porcupine Quill Weaving: Single-Quill Line & 2 Thread Zig Zag. All materials provided. Register online or call 4565322 for more info. Thu Sep 3 Fireweed Community Market Outdoor Market 3:00 PM Shipyards Park Local produce, baked goods, live plants, local meats, Yukon art, crafted treasures and more Sun Sep 6 Life Drawing Drop-in 7:00 PM Arts Underground Life Drawing is every first Sunday of the Month and is non-instructional. Andew Sharp is the host. A live model will pose each session. Cost is $5/hour to help pay for the model. Mon Sep 7 GO The Surrounding Game 6:00 PM Starbucks Chilkoot Centre Simple Game Deep Strategy. Beginners & Visitors Welcome. For more information email: tjbowlby@ gmail.com Tue Sep 8 Common Threads 9:00 AM Christ Church Cathedral Chat, Coffee, Knit, Crochet, for more information call the Prayer Shawl Ministry at 393-8005

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Daily Yukon Literacy Coalition Book Drive 8:00 AM Horwood’s Mall We are having a book drive to assist with our programs, drop books off at the Pioneer Hotel, or Horwoods Mall. Wed Aug 26 Online: History & Musical Theatre 6:00 PM Virtual Online 334-2241 Learn about where musical theatre comes from with the Yukon Theatre for Young People and special guests. Targeted to an audience ages 14-17, register online. Fri Aug 28 Magic:The Gathering - Pioneer Format 6:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe Weekly MTG Pioneer Format - Cards starting from Return to Ravnica forward - Banned Cards: Fetch Lands. Each person receives a booster pack for participation with additional prizes given out during the event. Fri Aug 28 Girls Club 7:30 PM Bethany Church Call 668-4877 for more information. Sat Aug 29 Adventure Social and Play Skill Sessions 10:00 AM Canines & Company Provides a quick burn out and interactive play activity while you go for coffee, shop, or just sit and relax. Call 333-0505 or email caninesandcompany@ northwestel.net for more info. Tue Sep 1 Free Super Smash Bros. 5:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe All skill levels welcome! Please bring your own controller, and if you have a Nintendo Switch and/or Gamecube controller adapter please bring them so that we can have multiple setups. Fri Sep 4 Magic:The Gathering - Pioneer Format 6:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe Weekly MTG Pioneer Format - Cards starting from Return to Ravnica forward - Banned Cards: Fetch Lands. Each person receives a booster pack for participation with additional prizes given out during the event.

Fri Sep 4 Girls Club 7:30 PM Bethany Church Call 668-4877 for more information. Sat Sep 5 Adventure Social and Play Skill Sessions 10:00 AM Canines & Company Provides a quick burn out and interactive play activity while you go for coffee, shop, or just sit and relax. Call 333-0505 or email caninesandcompany@ northwestel.net for more info. Sat Sep 5 Free Day in the Clothing Room 10:00 AM Church of the Nazarene Children’s, Mens and Womens clothing that was freely received, freely we want to give. Call 633-4903 for more information. Tue Sep 8 Free Super Smash Bros. 5:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe All skill levels welcome! Please bring your own controller, and if you have a Nintendo Switch and/or Gamecube controller adapter please bring them so that we can have multiple setups.

public speaking, communication and leadership skills. Guests are welcomed with advanced notice. Call 689-6363 or email toastmastersyukon@gmail.com. Sat Sep 5 Yukon Amateur Radio Association: Coffee Discussion Group 9:00 AM A&W Restaurant Casual event. Hams from outside the Yukon and those are interested are welcome Mon Sep 7 Yukon Amateur Radio Association: Meeting 7:00 PM Emergency Measures Organisation BDG Prospective hams are welcome. Tue Sep 8 Whitehorse Curling Club AGM 5:30 PM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre For more info call 667-CURL Wed Sep 9 Yukon Toastmasters Clubs - Northern Voices 7:00 AM Sport Yukon Improve your public speaking skills. Guests are welcomed with advanced notice. Call 689-6363 or email toastmastersyukon@gmail. com for more info.

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Wed Aug 26 Granger Community Association AGM 7:00 PM Whitehorse, Yukon Election of officers. held in Granger Park. Rain or shine, bring your chair. Thu Aug 27 Yukon Toastmasters Clubs - Sundogs Toastmasters Club 12:00 PM Sport Yukon Learn the skills, practice the speaking, receive the feedback to improve your public speaking, communication and leadership skills. Guests are welcomed with advanced notice. Call 689-6363 or email toastmastersyukon@gmail.com. Thu Aug 27 Yukon Aboriginal Sport Circle AGM 6:00 PM Yukon Aboriginal Sport Circle Board positions available, for more info call 668-2840 or email info@yasc.ca 6682840 Thu Aug 27 Legion General Meetings 7:00 PM Whitehorse Legion Branch 254 667-2802 Sat Aug 29 Yukon Amateur Radio Association: Coffee Discussion Group 9:00 AM A&W Restaurant Casual event. Hams from outside the Yukon and those are interested are welcome Sat Aug 29 The Guild Hall AGM 1:00 PM The Guild Hall An exciting AGM that will let you in on this upcoming unique and exciting season. Call 6333550 or email guildhall@northwestel. net for more info. Tue Sep 1 Executive Meeting 5:15 PM Sport Yukon We produce many newsletters a year, plan and lead river trips, organize the annual whitewater rodeo, and are the Yukon’s sport governing body for flatwater and slalom racing. Wed Sep 2 Yukon Toastmasters Clubs - Northern Voices 7:00 AM Sport Yukon Improve your public speaking skills. Guests are welcomed with advanced notice. Call 689-6363 or email toastmastersyukon@gmail. com for more info. Thu Sep 3 Yukon Toastmasters Clubs - Sundogs Toastmasters Club 12:00 PM Sport Yukon Learn the skills, practice the speaking, receive the feedback to improve your

Thursdays The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon 305 Wood Street -Back Entrance. Polar Group (OM) 7:30 PM Zoom Room contact – aapolargroup@ gmail.com Fridays The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon 305 Wood Street -Back Entrance Yukon Unity Group Meeting 1:30 PM Zoom Room – Contact 334-7693 Whitehorse Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Hellaby Hall - 4th and Elliott Street Saturdays Detox Meeting (OM, NS) 1:00 PM, Zoom Room – contact 334-7693 Hospital Meeting (OM NS) 7:00 pm - Hellaby Hall – 4th & Elliott Street call 1-833-985-6622 24 hours a day Sundays Detox Meeting (OM NS) 1:00 PM 1:00 PM, Zoom Room – contact 334 7693 Hospital Meeting (OM NS) 7:00 PM Hellaby Hall – 4th & Elliott Street call 1-833-985-6622 24 hours a day Mondays The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon 305 Wood Street -Back Entrance New Beginnings Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Hellaby Hall – 4th & Elliott Street Tuesdays The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon 305 Wood Street -Back Entrance Ugly Duckling Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM 6210 - Hellaby Hall – 4th & Elliott Street Juste Pour Aujourd’hui (OM, NS) -CLOSED 7:00 PM 205 Black Street Suite 120 Phone: AA 1-888-453-0142 (24 hours a day)

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Grey Matters with Susan Clark

Bubbles

ooking back, I did not know how important bubbles would become in my life. As a child I have no recollection of blowing bubbles. If they existed in the ’50’s as a childhood entertainment, they did not appear in my household. My parents were probably too busy trying to support four children born in the first six years after my father’s arrival in Canada in 1948. He had emigrated from an impoverished family in post-war England where blowing bubbles for entertainment would have been unheard of. When my own children were growing up we did sometimes have bubbles. It was usually for a special occasion such as a birthday party or a picnic, definitely not a regular pastime. Now I have a four year old granddaughter and bubbles are extremely important. She is endlessly entertained by running around the backyard chasing and popping the bubbles I blow from the back step. I have tried making the solution myself but it just doesn’t seem to work like the store bought kind. I do try to buy it in large bottles and refill the smaller ones that invariably get spilled when she insists on having control of the bottle. If anyone has walked down a toy or seasonal aisle in a department store or even a large drug store they will find a wide variety of bubble blowing accessories. There are many shapes of bottles and blowing wands in colourful bottles, all containing the same solution. There are bottles in the shape of the popular characters who populate the screens of our children, such as Paw Patrol characters, or Peppa Pig - overpriced, and small volume with ill-fitting lids. And then there are the numerous battery powered bubble “machines,” so one merely has to turn them on and watch a continuous stream of bubbles (at least until the solution or the batteries run out). I even watched a game of “bubble soccer” where the children were

encased in large inflated plastic bubbles. Shampoo, bubble bath, dish soap, bar or liquid soap in the bathroom, bubble gum, and carbonated drinks, to name a few were the only bubbles in my life until recently. Now a “bubble” means something entirely different. A “bubble” defines the small group of people that I can touch, hug, kiss and be close to inside my home or the home of my bubblemates. When my husband and I were able to form a bubble that included our granddaughter and her parents, it felt like an amazing gift. It had been six weeks during which my granddaughter, standing on her front step, could only inform me sadly, “I can’t hug you grandma, because of the corona!”. The bubble now enables us to have the physical contact and expressions of love that we all crave. It sparkles and shines like the bubbles that glisten and float on the breeze in the backyard. It mirrors the excitement of watching those bubbles float up and over the fence or running around to capture as many as possible. But, this new bubble is also a wall, fragile as it is. It excludes my other two children, one who, due to his work, is in contact with many people so can’t be in my bubble and another who lives far away. This new type of bubble is both a protection and a barrier. I think about many people who can’t have a significant bubble because they are isolated for some reason; geography, health, long term care living, lack of family or close friends. A “zoom” bubble just doesn’t satisfy in the same way. As a senior, many of my community activities, which give meaning and purpose to life, are either not happening or are via zoom. I’d never heard of zoom prior to the arrival of COVID 19. Now it feels like a life line. It, too, is a sort of bubble. And what about all those older people who are not particularly knowledgeable or skilled with computer and internet use, or don’t even have the access to them? Zoom is not a great substitute for personal contact.

When the pandemic is over, and bubbles return to being a backyard pastime or a nose tickler in a shared glass of something bubbly, we will have acquired a new appreciation for “bubbles” and happy for some of them to have popped. A common word with a new meaning for strange times. Susan Clark is a retired family physician who has lived in Whitehorse for the past eight years and has three adult sons and one granddaughter.

Author’s granddaughter chasing bubbles

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Seasonal Recipes with Sydney Keddy

Parmesan eggs and wilted kale T

his summer Yukon farmers are providing us with some really lovely greens, while this recipe uses kale swiss chard, arugula, beet greens, dandelion greens and a host of other leafy vegetables would stand perfectly in its place. Use the large holes of a box grater to grate the parmesan for this recipe it makes a thicker cheesier final product than the smaller types of grated parmesan. Serves 2 INGREDIENTS ❑ 1 tablespoon butter ❑ 1/4 cup chopped onion ❑ 3 garlic cloves, sliced ❑ 5 large kale leaves, stems removed and leaves sliced

Sliced kale

❑ Salt and black pepper ❑ A drizzle of olive oil

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❑ 1 cup grated parmesan cheese

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❑ 4 eggs ❑ 2 English muffins, to serve ❑ Sliced green onion, to garnish

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From the Recesses of the Liquor Cabinet with Jennifer Tyldesley

All about bubbles

n March, I challenged myself to publish a cocktail recipe every day, for 14 days, on social media – the challenge was that I had to use spirits I already had at home, and that I could not make any extra/unnecessary trips to the grocery store for mixer, etc. This challenge became Free Pour Jenny’s “Recesses of the Liquor Cabinet” series. This selection of cocktails is inspired by bubbles. It seems to me that we are all hearing a lot about bubbles lately, mostly quarantine bubbles. I say, let’s talk about fun bubbles, bubbles in Prosecco, bubbles in kombucha, bubbles in soda; I could go on - and I will!

Champagne Cocktail

• 2 oz Lillet blanc • 4 drops FPJ Haskap Bitters • 1-2 oz Prosecco • mint leaves, or Haskap berries

You can’t go wrong with this classic cocktail, which is sinfully easy to prepare and which looks fabulous on a celebratory table, or even better, in your hand.

Chill ingredients. Place a couple of Haskap berries in a Champagne flute, and slowly add the remaining ingredients, in the order given. If using mint as a garnish, you may festoon the glass after adding the liquid ingredients.

• 1 sugar cube • 8-10 drops FPJ Solstice or Cranberry Bitters • 3-4 oz Champagne (you can really use any dry, sparkling wine here) • lemon twist Chill the bubbles. Place sugar cube in a Champagne flute or coupe, and then soak it completely with bitters. Gently add Champagne. Garnish as desired. Cheers!

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Booch and bubbles

Booch & Bubbles (Haskap version pictured) We are fortunate to have some fantastic kombucha that is made right here in Whitehorse! This cocktail uses Summit Kombucha’s effervescent Haskap ‘booch, in addition to Prosecco, for a sweet and sour, bubbly libation… • 2 oz Summit Kombucha Haskap kombucha

Champagne Cocktail

Aperol Spritz with Fireweed The Aperol Spritz is that spirit’s signature cocktail, and it’s a refreshing way to enjoy the Italian amaro’s lovely, bitter flavours. In this version, I’ve just added a hint of fireweed with the bitters and flowers… Summer in a glass! • 1 ¼ oz Aperol • 2 oz Prosecco • 6 drops FPJ Fireweed Bitters • splash of soda water • fresh or dried fireweed flowers Add several ice cubes to an Old Fashioned glass. Combine Aperol, Prosecco, bitters and soda water in the glass, and stir gently. Garnish with flowers.

Northern Ginger (mocktail) *NOT PICTURED Recipe yields approximately 11 servings Make this batched-up mocktail in a 2-litre pitcher; in the pitcher, combine: • 5 ½ oz simple syrup • 5 ½ oz fresh lemon juice • 6 cups plus 7 oz ginger ale • ½ tsp FPJ Cucumber-Mint Bitters • Handful of fresh mint leaves

Aperol Spritz with Fireweed

Keep the pitcher refrigerated (do not add ice to the pitcher). Stir very gently before serving. Pour the mocktail into tall glasses filled with ice, and garnish each with several mint leaves.

Simple Syrup • ½ cup sugar • ½ cup water Add sugar and water to a small saucepan; heat over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the mixture comes to a simmer. Stir until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat, and let cool. Pour syrup into a clean jar, label, and store in the refrigerator. Syrup will keep for up to 2 weeks.

*A few notes on alcohol consumption: these cocktails are strong, and they should be consumed in moderation; one serving of spirits is 1 ½ oz. A good rule of thumb is to have a glass of water for every alcoholic beverage. Cheers! Jennifer Tyldesley is the cocktail genius behind Free Pour Jenny’s Yukon-made bitters.

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Tasty Salads, Savoury Soups Many people are doing more cooking and baking at home right now, and as well leaning more towards vegetables than meat. This week we will pass on some tasty salads for you to try.

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Mr. Burns: A postelectric play

Mr. Burns set piece

by Jason Westover

his year the Guild Society celebrated Mr. Burns set designer, its 40th birthday. Kaori Toriga The 2019-2020 season began with a two-night gala that featured songs and excerpts from past productions; but what started with a bang ended in a whimper as the Guild didn’t and the rest of the world take long shut down abruptly due to for him the COVID-19 outbreak. to see the Right up until COVID-19 parallels shut downs were officially that were declared by the Terriunfolding torial Government, the with current world events. Guild’s chosen cast and crew were “The story eerily reflects what hard at work with its final producwe’re going through right now tion of the year, Mr. Burns: A Postwith COVID-19, but taken to a Electric Play. dark extreme. Act 1 begins with a Written by Anne Washburn, Mr. group of survivors gathered around Burns is a dark comedy that takes a fire recounting an episode of place in a not-so-distant future The Simpsons. The grid has gone where an ambiguous global pandown and society has unravelled. demic has crippled and dismanThere is no longer any electricity tled society. which is part of the reason the Directed by Brian Fidler, it

PHOTOS: Erik Pinkerton group is entertaining themselves by recalling tv shows that they collectively remember. The play imagines a future without electricity and the role that pop culture would play in that new world.” Fidler, who is also the Guild’s current artistic director, selected Mr. Burns based on his criteria for choosing all productions at the Guild. “Are there good roles for local actors? Does it address themes that are relevant to our world, is the writing strong, will the play appeal to our and new audiences? On all accounts the answer was a resounding ‘Yes’,” said Fidler.

Brian was also pleased with the auditions. “We had a great turn out with some new faces which is always nice. The show demands triple threat actors, meaning performers who can sing, dance and act.” Two cast members, Kevin Ray and Krisandra Reid, enjoyed their time rehearsing despite the shutdown. “It was fantastic, getting to know each other, playing games and going all out in rehearsals is a blast,” said Ray. Reid adds, “Mr. Burns was the most challenging production I have participated in technically

and emotionally, but it was also incredibly fun to work with that company of crew and actors.” Along with a multifaceted cast, Fidler assembled a strong production crew to tackle the many challenges in creating Mr. Burns. Set designer Lea-Ann McNally had her hands full, but was up for the task at hand. “The sheer volume of creative work needed to pull this off was both daunting and exhilarating,” she said. Each act of Mr. Burns was to be performed in a different location at the Guild. In Act 1, the audicont’d on page 20 ...

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Mr. Burns: A post-electric play ... cont’d from page 19 ence was to watch the actors perform outside around a real campfire. “Using a literal camp fire seems straight forward, but there are many logistical hoops we had to jump through to make this show safe for the actors, the audience and believable at the same time,” said McNally. McNally had to also think about how to produce Mr. Burns postgrid world with no electricity. “The scenes are all non electric so how do we light it? How can we create this authentic reality without electricity?” McNally admits she was heartbroken that she was unable to show the community the final product but does not regret the work put into the show. A large portion of Mr. Burns involved music and singing. Scott Maynard was hired to be the production’s musical director. Maynard wasted no time, “We jumped right into the deep end and started at the beginning of Act 3, which is entirely music. The first piece is 25-pages long, has multiple sections, and often several parts going at the same time. It took us many, many rehearsals to get to a point where we could sing it all the way through.” Though the audiences won’t get the opportunity to witness the end results, Maynard was confident the cast was going to deliver. “I think that the audience would have been nothing short of blown away by this show. I’ve never come across anything quite like it.” Karori Torigai, Rosie Stuckless, and Audrey Sawyer headed up the costume design, “We work well as a team and being able to follow through together was amazing because there was so much back and

forth”, said Torigai. Creating costumes for three different time periods was no easy task. “It was one of the biggest undertakings in a while and we had to be really creative. When one of us had a problem, we were all great soundboards in a cooperative way,” said Sawyer. In all, 43 costumes and at least 10 head pieces were created for Mr. Burns with the majority of the costumes found from recycled goods or in the Guild’s costume room. Though all three designers understood the severity of the pandemic, they still felt the loss of not following through with their artistic vision. “Anytime we create our concept that’s real and factual. It’s so fascinating and to not see that on stage was really disappointing,” said Torigai. As Mr. Burns pushed forward, The Coronavirus became a global reality. The real-world pandemic began to affect the cast and crew. Brian Fidler recalls a surreal moment, “I remember the day that we heard that the Arctic Winter Games was cancelled. We were on break during rehearsal and everyone needed a bit of time to wrap their head around the news, talk to their bosses and reconfigure their lives. At that point we were making contingency plans around cancellation but we hadn’t yet pulled the plug. When we came back from the break, we did a run of Act 2. It was a strange and beautiful run of the act, as though we were looking into our future if things were to really go sideways. There were layers that I hadn’t seen before and performances that drew from deep within the actors.”

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Cast of Mr. Burns singing

PHOTO: Jason Westover Despite everybody’s hard work and determination, Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play was forced to shut down as Yukon took measures to flatten the curve. Though extremely disappointing, everyone understood why it had to be done. “Our cast and crew really stuck with this show. We had some pretty frank conversations as a company about people’s concerns and I feel like we made a collective decision. I’m proud of the way the whole team handled the situation,” said Fidler. Though Mr. Burns is no longer a possibility in 2020 Fidler remains optimistic about bringing it back. “I think we will try to produce this show in the future. We are taking apart the set-in pieces in hopes of reassembling it. Scott had been recording the singing at rehearsals so we have that template to work with for a production down the line. I’m hopeful that when we are ready to pro-

duce Mr. Burns, we will be able to bring this cast back together”. The Guild Society is now looking forward to its 41st season, and what it may look like in an era of social distancing. Brian Fidler has this message to our community. “The Guild isn’t going anywhere. We’re just rolling with the times. We are looking at super small scale shows that can be performed outside, partnerships with other organizations and finding creative ways to use our space that work within the rules and guidelines Covid-19. Although the doors of the Guild may be closed for the time being that doesn’t mean that we have stopped creating work. We will be launching our new website later this summer with our plans for the coming year.” It’s quite likely with having smaller shows and changing the way that we bring you stories,

that it will be a challenging year for us financially. If you want to help, you can make a donation to the Guild by contacting guildhall@ northwestel.net. This coming season we’re going to keep our ticket prices low and offer as much free programming as we can. You can support the Guild by checking out our live programming and online offerings next year.” Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared online in early August. Since its publication, the Guild has announced a reading of the play as part of it’s ‘Round Back COVID-19 programming. Check out our website next week for a “Theatre Round Up” of performance events by Heather LeDuc.

Jason Westover is a member of the Guild.

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Tie one on Whitehorse is home to a tiny fly shop with a big heart

TOP LEFT: Steve Hahn, outside his shop in downtown Whitehorse.

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PHOTOS: Lori Fox

LOWER RIGHT: Hahn, handling

TOP RIGHT: Flies, flies, so many flies!

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ig fish. Tiny fly shop. At just 10 feet by 12 feet, and built in a mobile tiny-home style, H20 Troutfitter fly shop - located in the parking lot next to the Gold Pan Saloon in downtown Whitehorse - is the smallest fly shop in the North, if not the world. “Yukon has a cluster of ‘smalls,’” says H20 Troutfitter owner and operator, Steve Hahn. “We have the smallest railroad in the world, the smallest desert ecosystem in the world, as well as the smallest bridge that has a bend in it. And (this is) the smallest fly shop that’s on wheels.” If you’re into fishing, stepping inside H20 Troutfitter is bound to make your jaw drop. Stacked floor to ceiling with fly rods, waders, boots, lines, knives, fly tying gear, and rows and rows of beautiful, professionally-crafted flies for everything from the tiniest grayling to the biggest old lunker pike, an avid angler could spend a good part of the day in there. The shop caters to a broad

range of fly fishers and price ranges, says Hahn, from beginner to intermediate, as well as destination anglers - although what you really get when you come in is access to knowledge and advice, not just products, he notes. The impetus for the tiny shop was practicality and economy. A traditional brick-and-mortar set up is expensive and impractical to maintain, due to the Yukon’s fly fishing season, which is shorter than it is in southern climates, and so Hahn had been running the business out of his home, which was starting to become a nuisance for both himself and his partner. The mobile fly shop - which can be towed to a new location as a needed, requires no plumbing, and can simply be stored when the season is over, similar to a food truck- was a perfect compromise, says Hahn, although “to try to get it going was roadblock after roadblock,” with the city, he says. “That’s our motto,” he jokes.

“‘Always one step ahead of bylaw!” Getting into fly fishing can seem like a technically - and financially - daunting prospect, and while that used to be true, that doesn’t have to be the case these days, says Hahn. Advances in fly fishing technology and style mean that it’s a lot easier to get set up and get fishing - and catching than it once was. Fly fishing has a reputation for folks who like to go out to expensive lodge destinations, or get really far out into the remote mountains to access top-tier fish, that doesn’t have to be the case, says Hahn. That’s all well and good, he notes, but a “great Friday evening’s fun,” can be had just by going down with a fly rod and fishing for grayling, “right on the Yukon River in town.” “It doesn’t have to be hugely technical or expensive to start,” says Hahn. “The technology has advanced with rods, with lines, with mono-

filament, so that you can get into fly fishing and cast out with very little effort, you know, 20 to 30 feet,” he adds. “You don’t have to cast for 1,000 years to perfect the fore-cast.” A person can get set up at H20 with a rod, reel, line and leader for around $230 to $300, he says. They also offer in-person lessons for $80 a session, as well as guided half-day fishing sessions and a “fish along” program where participants don’t fish, but watch and learn from guides to get the hang of the basics, like casting, reading a river, and fly selection and presentation. “One of the biggest things is, don’t be afraid to come into the local fly shop - because we are your neighbourhood fly shop, and in terms of tying knots (and) tactics, that’s what we’re all about,” Hahn says. “When I was 12 or 13 years old, when I would go into a fly shop I wouldn’t even be talked to; there’d there would be (adults)

at the desk and they’d be talking about their latest adventures on the Kispiox River or the Bulkley, and I’d be this kid that comes in, buys a couple flies with lawn maintenance allowance, the rod sticking out the back of his Tennessee bicycle,” he says. “But where the future is, is young folks, is new folks getting into fly fishing.” For more information about H20 Troutfitter, visit the shop downtown, or their website at www.h20troutfitter.com. *Please note that, due to Covid restrictions, H20 Troutfitters can only accommodate one customer at a time, but Hahn has kindly placed chairs outfront for people to wait in.

Lori Fox is the editor of What’s Up Yukon and super into fishing.

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Buckets full of fresh-picked haskaps

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and beautiful. I can’t get over how perfect these berries are. Our buckets are full, our knees ache from kneeling and we’re happy to be surrounded by haskaps under the midnight sun. We’ll do it all again tomorrow, the

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Get schooled! Three ways to help kokanee salmon thrive in Kluane National Park and Reserve

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Fishing the Kathleen River in beautiful Kluane National Park and Reserve PHOTO: P. Gowdie, submitted by Parks Canada

by Jeffrey Peter

luane National Park and Reserve protects the northernmost population of kokanee salmon in Canada. Kokanee are actually sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) that became landlocked at some point in the past. In Kluane’s case, this likely occurred during a surge of the Lowell Glacier that blocked the salmon’s access to the ocean. Unable to return to the ocean, the salmon quickly adapted to a life without saltwater, evolving to complete their entire lifecycle within the Kathleen Lake system. The kokanee population is an important component of the freshwater ecosystem in the park, acting as a source of food and nutrients. Every year since 1976, the park has monitored kokanee as they return

to spawn in Sockeye Creek. Historically, the number of spawning kokanee has averaged over 3,000 fish, but in the early 2000s the population crashed. Only 730 were counted in 2002 and an all-time low of 20 were counted in 2009. To help protect this vulnerable population, the park has banned possession of kokanee by recreational anglers since 2004 and asks anglers not to target kokanee. Although there were high population numbers in 2015 and 2016, recent counts have again been low and Parks Canada continues to be very cautious managing kokanee. Investigation into what may be causing these large population fluctuations is ongoing, and Parks Canada continues to monitor streamflow, water temperature, angler harvest and kokanee’s main predator, lake trout.

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Kokanee salmon have a silver body, no spots, and the fin on the top of their backs is short

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Be prepared • Proper fishing gear avoids unnecessary prolonged fighting and fish exhaustion. • Handling time, physiological stress and physical injuries can be reduced if de-hooking tools are prepared and ready to go. Use properly-sized barbless hooks with artificial lures or flies on an active line • Smaller hooks and organic or scented baits can be swallowed more easily and cause deep internal hooking injuries and bleeding. • It is illegal to leave a line unattended in Kluane National Park and Reserve. Keep fish in the water • Plan ahead to remove hooks and take photos without removing fish from the water. • Keeping fish in the water minimizes oxygen deprivation, acute stress, skin abrasion, bruising and dropping injuries. • A fish’s mucous layer plays an important role in many functions, like lubrication and locomotion; avoid touching fish with dry hands or tools that can damage this layer. Minimize barotrauma, a pressure-related injury caused by quickly bringing a fish from deep water to the surface • Use non-intrusive deeprelease systems or avoid deep fishing. • Smaller fish are extremely vulnerable to barotrauma and suffer more injuries. • Don’t vent, deflate or “fizz” fish by squeezing their swim bladder. • Recovery can be efficient if a fish is returned to deeper depth in a timely manner. So the next time you are getting ready for a tranquil day of casting or trolling in the park, school yourself, your friends and your family first on these key fish identification and handling tips. The kokanee salmon will thank you.

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Yukon life. Yukon Culture. The Fun Continues. Until Fri Sep 11 Available Light Cinema at Home - All the Wild Horses In temporary lieu of gathering in brick and mortar theatres, YFS invites you to watch ALC-curated screenings from the safety of your home. Visit YFS website to order. https://yukonfilmsociety.com/schedule/ all-the-wild-horses Until Fri Sep 11 Available Light Cinema at Home - We Are Little Zombies In temporary lieu of gathering in brick and mortar theatres, YFS invites you to watch ALC-curated screenings from the safety of your home. Visit YFS website to order. https://yukonfilmsociety. com/schedule/we-are-little-zombies Until Sun Sep 6 2020 Totem Trot 5K Virtual Fundraiser Held in lieu of our annual physical Totem Trot 1/2 Marathon and 5K Race. Help support year-round programming, exhibits, and stewardship at the Haines Sheldon Museum by registering online! https://www.totemtrot.com/ Until Sat Aug 29 Humane Society Yukon Online Auction Join and bid on fantastic items all proceeds of this auction will support the care of the animals at the Humane Society Yukon. Register online. https://bit.ly/32IZyyf Wed Aug 26 Online: Rise and Thrive Matwork A moderately challenging and progressive class, with the exercises being layered and with modifications being offered, suiting a variety of experience levels. Register online. https://app. acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=1 8778401&fbclid=IwAR3vqdXTdhay00kV3Tdn2 FuQ-e06sTuRuFUkTp7fHp_TmXQwLUdCu2_ kSTQ Wed Aug 26 Live & Online: Kundalini with Sheila Weekly explore your body, mind, and heart’s balance. Register online, call or email for more info. https://www.rootedtreemassage.com/ rootedtreemassage@gmail.com Wed Aug 26 Live & Online: Gentle Yoga Get moving and breathing easy with special consideration for those who are stiff, inflexible, and new to yoga. Open to all levels. Call or email to register or drop in. http://www. rootedtreemassage.com rootedtreemassage@ gmail.com Wed Aug 26 Online: Reset and Restore Pilates Stretch out some tight muscles and help correct your posture. Register online. https://app.

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SEE WHATSUPYUKON.COM for our comprehensive online hosted and cancelled event listings and warm up, leading into a 40-minute Pilates workout. Register online. https://app. acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=1 8778401&fbclid=IwAR3vqdXTdhay00kV3Tdn2 FuQ-e06sTuRuFUkTp7fHp_TmXQwLUdCu2_ kSTQ Mon Aug 31 Online: Wild Strength - Level 2 Classic Pilates moves, but with increased repetitions and longer holds. Register online. https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule. php?owner=18778401&fbclid=IwAR3vqdXT dhay00kV3Tdn2FuQ-e06sTuRuFUkTp7fHp_ TmXQwLUdCu2_kSTQ Mon Aug 31 Online: Grounding Pilates Flow - Level 2 Original Pilates matwork to find fluidity, strength, and control so you can feel grounded and refreshed at the end of your day. Register online. https://app.acuityscheduling. com/schedule.php?owner=18778401&fb clid=IwAR3vqdXTdhay00kV3Tdn2FuQe06sTuRuFUkTp7fHp_TmXQwLUdCu2_kSTQ Tue Sep 1 Online: Energy Matwork Original matwork and your body control, fortitude, and balance will be tested, and we will continue to progress through the classic matwork to build an advanced practice over time. Register online. https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule. php?owner=18778401&fbclid=IwAR3vqdXT dhay00kV3Tdn2FuQ-e06sTuRuFUkTp7fHp_ TmXQwLUdCu2_kSTQ Tue Sep 1 Online: Kind Movement - Level 1 A combination of Pilates, stretching and gentle movement. It is designed to help you check in with yourself, release tight muscles and fascia. Register online. https://app.acuityscheduling. com/schedule.php?owner=18778401&fb clid=IwAR3vqdXTdhay00kV3Tdn2FuQe06sTuRuFUkTp7fHp_TmXQwLUdCu2_kSTQ Tue Sep 1 Online: Beginner Meditation with Ruth Lera Suitable for beginners and for people with some experience with meditation, in this 6-week course participants will be introduced to the practice of sitting meditation. Email bhill@ yukon.cmha.ca or call 668-6429 to register and receive the Zoom link. Wed Sep 2 Online: Rise and Thrive Matwork A moderately challenging and progressive class, with the exercises being layered and with modifications being offered, suiting a variety of experience levels. Register online. https://app. acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=1 8778401&fbclid=IwAR3vqdXTdhay00kV3Tdn2 FuQ-e06sTuRuFUkTp7fHp_TmXQwLUdCu2_ kSTQ

Wed Sep 2 Online: Reset and Restore Pilates Stretch out some tight muscles and help correct your posture. Register online. https://app. acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=1 8778401&fbclid=IwAR3vqdXTdhay00kV3Tdn2 FuQ-e06sTuRuFUkTp7fHp_TmXQwLUdCu2_ kSTQ Wed Sep 2 Online: Wild Strength - Level 2 Classic Pilates moves, but with increased repetitions and longer holds. Register online. https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule. php?owner=18778401&fbclid=IwAR3vqdXT dhay00kV3Tdn2FuQ-e06sTuRuFUkTp7fHp_ TmXQwLUdCu2_kSTQ Thu Sep 3 Online: Rise and Thrive Matwork A moderately challenging and progressive class, with the exercises being layered and with modifications being offered, suiting a variety of experience levels. Register online. https://app. acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=1 8778401&fbclid=IwAR3vqdXTdhay00kV3Tdn2 FuQ-e06sTuRuFUkTp7fHp_TmXQwLUdCu2_ kSTQ Thu Sep 3 Online: Grounding Pilates Flow - Level 2 Original Pilates matwork to find fluidity, strength, and control so you can feel grounded and refreshed at the end of your day. Register online. https://app.acuityscheduling. com/schedule.php?owner=18778401&fb clid=IwAR3vqdXTdhay00kV3Tdn2FuQe06sTuRuFUkTp7fHp_TmXQwLUdCu2_kSTQ Thu Sep 3 Online: Polar Group Email aapolargroup@gmail.com for more information. Fri Sep 4 Detox Meeting Zoom Room – contact 334-7693 Fri Sep 4 Online: Yukon Unity Group Call 3347693 for more information. Sat Sep 5 Detox Meeting Zoom Room – contact 334-7693 Sat Sep 5 Online: Rock your Postpartum Prepare for your postpartum journey, set up real expectations of what life with your baby the first days, weeks and months looks like and help you heal from your birth experience. Email ireweed. maternal@gmail.com for more info. Mon Sep 7 Online: Sunshine Pilates Levels 1 & 2 An open-level Pilates class beginning with a mindful and peaceful 20-minute stretch and warm up, leading into a 40-minute Pilates workout. Register online. https://app. acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=1 8778401&fbclid=IwAR3vqdXTdhay00kV3Tdn2 FuQ-e06sTuRuFUkTp7fHp_TmXQwLUdCu2_ kSTQ

Mon Sep 7 Online: Wild Strength - Level 2 Classic Pilates moves, but with increased repetitions and longer holds. Register online. https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule. php?owner=18778401&fbclid=IwAR3vqdXT dhay00kV3Tdn2FuQ-e06sTuRuFUkTp7fHp_ TmXQwLUdCu2_kSTQ Mon Sep 7 Online: Grounding Pilates Flow - Level 2 Original Pilates matwork to find fluidity, strength, and control so you can feel grounded and refreshed at the end of your day. Register online. https://app.acuityscheduling. com/schedule.php?owner=18778401&fb clid=IwAR3vqdXTdhay00kV3Tdn2FuQe06sTuRuFUkTp7fHp_TmXQwLUdCu2_kSTQ Tue Sep 8 Online: Energy Matwork Original matwork and your body control, fortitude, and balance will be tested, and we will continue to progress through the classic matwork to build an advanced practice over time. Register online. https://app.acuityscheduling. com/schedule.php?owner=18778401&fb clid=IwAR3vqdXTdhay00kV3Tdn2FuQe06sTuRuFUkTp7fHp_TmXQwLUdCu2_kSTQ Tue Sep 8 Online: Kind Movement - Level 1 A combination of Pilates, stretching and gentle movement. It is designed to help you check in with yourself, release tight muscles and fascia. Register online. https://app.acuityscheduling. com/schedule.php?owner=18778401&fb clid=IwAR3vqdXTdhay00kV3Tdn2FuQe06sTuRuFUkTp7fHp_TmXQwLUdCu2_kSTQ Wed Sep 9 Online: Rise and Thrive Matwork A moderately challenging and progressive class, with the exercises being layered and with modifications being offered, suiting a variety of experience levels. Register online. https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule. php?owner=18778401&fbclid=IwAR3vqdXT dhay00kV3Tdn2FuQ-e06sTuRuFUkTp7fHp_ TmXQwLUdCu2_kSTQ Wed Sep 9 Online: Reset and Restore Pilates Stretch out some tight muscles and help correct your posture. Register online. https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule. php?owner=18778401&fbclid=IwAR3vqdXT dhay00kV3Tdn2FuQ-e06sTuRuFUkTp7fHp_ TmXQwLUdCu2_kSTQ Wed Sep 9 Online: Wild Strength - Level 2 Classic Pilates moves, but with increased repetitions and longer holds. Register online. https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule. php?owner=18778401&fbclid=IwAR3vqdXT dhay00kV3Tdn2FuQ-e06sTuRuFUkTp7fHp_ TmXQwLUdCu2_kSTQ

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To the students, school staff and families of the Yukon, Thank you for your patience, understanding and support as we have worked to plan and prepare to safely return students to classes in schools. School, this year, will have different routines and different approaches to learning. Yukon has been fortunate so far in this pandemic, thanks to the conscious efforts of all of us to keep our communities safe. But it is not over and school cannot be business as usual. The health and safety of students and staff is our first priority. All Yukon schools are following health and safety guidelines for K–12 school settings set by Yukon’s Chief Medical Officer of Health. Each school has its own operational plan, with specific health and safety routines to protect students and staff. A few reminders as schools open this year: • Each morning, check for symptoms. Students need to stay home if they are sick or have symptoms. To help assess symptoms, use the COVID-19 self-assessment tool at yukon.ca. • Practice handwashing for 20 seconds and other healthy practices at home, like sneezing into a tissue or a sleeve. Students need to wash their hands at home before they go to school, and when they come home. • For students riding the school bus, they need to wait for the bus at least 2 metres apart, sit in their assigned seat and listen to the driver. • Remember to slow down and pay attention in school zones. • Keep being patient, kind and supportive of one another – we will get through this together.

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To Our Local Business Community What’s Up Yukon appreciates your continued support for our magazine. Our staff, writers, designers look forward to creating a publication that reﬂects our community. Yukoners have loved and grown this publication over the past 15 years and advertisers like you have made it possible. Not just Yukoners, we are part of the network for Tourism Operators welcoming hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. We know this isn’t the greatest year and we all face great uncertainty in the future. We just want to say What’s Up Yukon is proud to be there supporting our Tourism Industry every step of

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the way to recovery. From arts and culture to restaurants, to hotels to communities we see your efforts to provide for each other keeping Yukoners working. We are thankful for the guidance from Dr. Hanley and the Yukon Workers Compensation Board who have worked hard to help our business community serve our families and friends as safe as possible. Thank you to ALL Yukoners for supporting our local businesses, our communities and for continuing to make OUR YUKON the best place to live, work and play.

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Community EVENTS ATLIN Open Mon - Fri Courthouse Gallery 11:00 AM Atlin Courthouse Gallery Open 11 am4pm, Mon - Fri all summer Tuesdays Horseshoes 7:00 PM Tarahne Park Everyone welcome. Wednesdays Ladies’ Lunch 12:00 PM Atlin Rec Centre Wednesdays Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Atlin Rec Centre Fridays and Saturdays Atlin Community Library 2:00 PM Sundays St. Martins Anglican Church Service 11:00 AM St. Martin’s Anglican Church Sundays Atlin Christian Centre 10:30 AM Atlin Christian Centre Fridays Thrift Shop 2:00 PM St. Martin’s Anglican Church

CARCROSS Carcross Pool Is Open! Please see their facebook page or whatsupyukon.com for the full detail on covid protocols. Mondays-Thursdays Public Swim Twice a day 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm and 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Mondays-Thursdays Elder Swim 8:00 am - 8:45 am Mondays-Thursdays Lane Swim 9:00 am - 10;00 am Sundays Public Swim Three Times: 2:15 pm -2:45 pm, 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm, 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm Sundays St. Saviours Church Services 2:00 pm St. Saviour Church 867-668-3129

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Thursdays Youth Cricket Night 5:30 PM Minto Park Call 9937400 ext 299 to register, or email recreation@cityofdawson.ca for more info. Friday & Saturdays Gertie & the Gold Rush Girls 9:00 PM Diamond Tooth Gerties The traditional can can, and the midnight show. Sundays St. Paul’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Paul’s Church 867-993-5381 Until Sep 27 Continuous by Monique Martin KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Linocut prints by Saskatoon artist Monique Martin. Large-scale prints transform the gallery space into a beehive that gallery visitors can walk through. Fri Aug 28 Come Play in our Sprinkler Fridays! 1:30 PM Minto Park Call 993-7400 ext 299 for more info. Sat Aug 29 Dawson City Farmers Market 11:00 AM WaterFront Park Sun Aug 30 2020 DCGC Club Championships 1:00 PM Dawson City Golf Course Open to 2020 DCGC members only.

Thu Sep 3 YEU Local Y026 (Klondike) monthly meeting 7:00 PM YTG Property management building Sat Sep 5 Dawson City Farmers Market 11:00 AM WaterFront Park Mon Sep 7 Recreation Board Meeting 5:30 PM Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre Recreation board grants are due the Thursday preceding each meeting Tue Sep 8 Dawson City Council Meeting 7:00 PM Dawson City Town Hall The meetings are aired live on Dawson City TV Channel 12. Council holds a Question Period at each meeting that takes place towards the end of the meeting. This provides the public an opportunity to ask Council questions. 867-993-7400

FARO Wednesdays Senior Pickleball 11:00 am Faro Recreation Centre Call 994-2375 or email recreation@faroyukon.ca for more info. Wednesdays All Ages Pickleball 1:00 pm Faro Recreation Centre Call 994-2375 or email recreation@faroyukon.ca for more info. Thursdays Soccer Thursdays 1:00 pm Faro Recreation Centre Ages 6+, rain or shine. Thursdays Baseball Practice - All Ages 1:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre ThursdaysSoftball Practice Adults 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Fri Aug 28 Faro Council Chamber Meeting 6:00 PM Town of Faro There will be limited places, Zoom will be available. Public package available online. Copies of agendas are posted at the town office, post office and TD bank.

HAINES JUNCTION Fri Aug 28 Friday Night Salmon Bake - Featuring Diyet & the Love Soldiers 6:00 PM Village Bakery and Deli Delicious food, live music, call 634-2867 for more information. Covid-19 protocols followed. Sat Aug 29 Live Music at the Village Bakery - Featuring Brigitte Jardin 7:00 PM Village Bakery and Deli Delicious food, live music, call 634-2867 for more information. Covid-19 protocols followed. Wed Sep 2 Village of Haines Junction Council Meeting 7:00 PM St Elias Convention Centre Sun Sep 6 St Christopher’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Christopher’s Church Service Info: Mark Ritchie 634-2943

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Wednesdays Teslin PickleBall 12:00 PM Teslin Rec Center

Tuesdays North of 60 Seniors Coffee & Chat 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre

Sundays St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Luke’s Church 867-993-5381

Thursdays Summer Girls Club! 2:00 PM Teslin Rec Center

Thursdays Shuffleboard and Games NightJackalope(licensed) & Gym 6:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Fridays Drinks in the Jackalope 6:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre

TAGISH Every Other Wednesday Tagish Community Market 1:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Call 399-3407 for more info.

Saturdays Happy Hour in the Jackalope 3:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre

Wednesdays Tagish Youth Summer Garden Project 12:30 PM Tagish Community Centre Sign up to work on our garden project, work weekly on a rotating basis. Help with planting, weeding and yard clean up. Call 399-3407 for more info.

Wed Aug 26 Carcross Community Comprehensive Planning Steering Committee meeting 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre

Wednesdays Tagish Youth Night 6:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Fun, games, snacks, for ages 10+, call 3993407 for more info.

Wed Aug 26 MLCS Board Zoom Meeting 7:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre

Thursdays Tagish Carpet Bowling 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Everyone is invited to come and learn the technical game of Carpet Bowling,

Fridays Dinner and Movie Night 5:00 PM Mayo Community Hall and Recreation Centre

Wed Sep 9 Local Advisory Council Meeting 7:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre

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 9962043 8979962043 Mondays Dinner and Movie Night 5:00 PM Mayo Community Hall And Recreation Centre Sundays St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 AM St Mary’s Church (867)667-7746

Wednesdays Coffee and Chat: Tagish Community Centre 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre A great opportunity to get out of the house and catch up with other community members. A lunch program which will include such things as soup/stew/chili and homemade rolls/bread plus some tasty treats! Covid-19 precautions apply. Saturdays Youth Night 5:30 PM Tagish Community Centre Fun, games, snacks, for ages 10+, call 399-3407 for more info Wed, Thurs, Sat Aug 12 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Library Call 399-3418 or email tglib@klondiker.com for more info.

MOUNT LORNE Tuesdays Mt Lorne Summer Market 4:30 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Food vendors only, call 667-7083 for more information. Tuesdays Seniors In the Garden 4:30 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre We have delicious lettuce, a large variety of different kales, radishes, swiss chard and rhubarb right now in the community garden. All seniors are very welcome to come and pick vegetables for themselves! We are excited to share all the yummy greens! Meet with a friend and combine your garden visit with a lovely walk on our trails. Sun Sep 6 Dogs in Caribou Country - A Community Conversation 6:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Share your ideas about how to keep the recovering Southern Lakes caribou populations healthy where we live and play.

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Thursdays Adult Softball 7:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Fridays Teslin Outdoor Archery 3:30 PM Friendship Park Fridays Teslin Youth Club 7:00 PM Teslin Rec Center For grades 10-12, come hang out, games, activities and snacks! Fridays Friday Night Nerf Wars! 7:00 PM Teslin Rec Center

WATSON LAKE Sundays St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM St. John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932 Saturdays Watson Lake Arts In The Park And Summer Market 12:00 PM Wye Lake Park. Get ready for a social distanced SUMMER MARKET!!! Come on down for Laurie’s Goodies, FRESH SQUEEZED LEMONADE!!!, Avon, Handmade Jewelry, Artwork, and much, much more!!! NEW this year, Plus sized &amp; kids sized clothing!!! Check it out, you never know

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TESLIN Mondays Teslin Adult Fitness Zoom Hour 6:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Call or FB Messenger for this week’s zoom address. Mondays Teslin Youth Baseball 3:00 PM Teslin Rec Center For kids age 6-9 be sure to sign up ahead Tuesdays Yoga in the Mezzanine 5:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Mats provided just bring your zen. Tuesdays Adult Softball 7:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Tuesdays Teslin Dance Group Practice 7:00 PM Teslin Healing Centre, For more info contact Melaina at 867.390.2532 ext. 333 or Melaina.sheldon@ttc-teslin. com Saturdays Teslin Youth Club 13+ 7:00 PM Teslin Rec Center For grades 13+, come hang out, games, activities and snacks!

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Thursdays Warriors of the Water 5:00 PM Teslin Rec Center This program is a precursor to the Nisutlin River. Registrations forms must be filled out before going on the water.

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